The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-05-19
CHARTER
OF THE PORTER PLUMBING
COMPANY LIMITED.

Be it remembered that on this the 18th
day of April 1870 before me, Frank A.
Blanchard, notary public in and for said
Parish and State, duly commissioned
and sworn, came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are subscribed
hereto, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named, who stated
and declared to me, notary, that avalllng
themselves of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana with reference to the forma-
ton of corporations, that they have COW
enanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves as we'll as such other persons
as may hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute a corpora
ton and body polite in law, under the
terms and conditions hereinafter named
and under the name and for the purpose
hereinafter stated, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be PORTER PLUMBING
COMPANY LIMITED" with its dom
icile in the City of Shreveport, La, and
under its corporate name it shall have
and enjoy corporate existence for pc
Rod of twenty-five years, unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter stipulated. All
legal process shall be served on its pres
ident, or in his absence on its vice pres
ident, or in their absence according to
law at the office of the company.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at five thousand ($5ooo)
dollars, divided into fifty shares of one
hundred ($Ioo) dollars each, to be paid
for in cash, labor performed or property
conveyed to the corporation, and it shall
commence bushes sand be a going con-
Germ as soon as three thousand $4,000
dollars of its capital stock is subscribed.
The stock of the corporation shall be
transferred on the books of the company
at its donicile OH surrender of cert1f-
Gates thereof The president and secre-
tary shall issue stock, both signing the
certificate for same.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is formed and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de
clared to be: To do plumbing work and
all kinds of plumbing; to conduct a
plumbing shop with necessary tools and
appurtendnces, including all kinds OF
pipe and sewer work and TO buy and
sell the materials for such work and
generally to do such work in the plumb
ing business as is prescribed by the city
ordinances of the City of Shreveport
Louisiana.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have the power
to sue and to be sued; to contract and
be contracted with; to plead and be i'm
pleaded; to own both real and personal
property, and the same to sell, mortgage
Or hypothecate as may be determined by
the board of directors, and generally to
have power and authority to do any ant
all things authorized under the laws Of
the State of Louisiana relative to cor
porations.
ARTICLE v
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by board of directors tc
consist of three stockholders, who shall
be elected annually on the third Tuesday
in April of each year, and who shall hole
office for a period of one year or unit
their successors shall have been elected
and qualified, provided that any vacancy
occurring in the said board of director:
from death, resignation or otherwise
shall be filled for the unexpired term b!
the election of. said successor by the re
Imaining stockholders from among tn
stockholders. The first board of direc
tors shall be j H. Anderson, R. ]. Por
ter and J. w Chamberlain, and the.
| shall hold office from date until tn
third Tuesday in April 1911, and unit
their successors are elected and quail
fed. The officers of this corporation
shall hold Office for one year and unit
their successors are elected and quail
fed, and the first officers are hereby de
Iclared to be ]. H. Anderson, president
R. ]. Porter, vice president; and ]. W
| Chamberlain, secretary and treasurer
! The election of officers shall be held a
the Office of the company on the thir'
Tuesday in April in each year, and no
| tice of said election shall be made i
writing and given ten days prior to sal
election.
ARTICLE VI.
/ All meetings of the stockholders shal
| &c held at its domicile in the City o
/ Shreveport, Louisiana, and at sue
meetings each share of stock shall b
entitled to one vote, either by the holde
or by written proxy, and the board 0
directors shall appoint one or NOR
stockholders to preside at such election