The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-13
CHAR
OF THE INVESTORS REAL Es.
TATE COMPANY.

The State of Louisiana Parish OF
Caddo: Before me, the undersigned no
tary public, duly commissioned and
sworn, appeared Amasa F. Hawkins, a
resident of Houston, Texas; John L.
Tibbott, resident of Shreveport, La,
and Jesse NJ. Hawkins, a resident Of
Houston, Texas, vino declared TO me
that they do hereby form themselves
into a corporation under the laws of
the State of Louisiana, under the stip-
ulations hereinafter set out to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall he
INVESTORS REAL ESTATE COM
PANY; it shall have the right to enjoy
succession for ninety-nine years, with
the right to contract, Sue and be sued.
and TO hold, purchase, lease, SELF and
hypothecate property, real and per.
sonal; its domicile shall be in the CITY
of Shreveport, and all citation and other
legal process shall be made on its pres
ldent, or in his absence at the Office of
the company according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The objects for which this corpora-
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be, to buy and sell
real estate; especial 10 buy acreage
property within the lifliits or adjacent
to the City of Shreveport, Louisiana,
or elsewhere, and to subdividS the same
into lots and to sell or impfoxe and
lease said lots; to own and acquire city
residences, business property and to SELF
or lease the same; to buy and sell farm
lands and timber lands; to buy and sell,
as we'll as lease, mineral lands, and to
buy and sell lands on commission.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed in the sum of one hum
dred thousand ($Iooooooo) dollars,
divided into one thousand shares of
one hundred dollars each; and said
corporation is authorized to commence
business whenever one hundred shares
of its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for in full; the capital
stock of said corporation shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in board of di-
rectors, consisting of three stockhold-
ers. who shall be annually elected on
he second Tuesday in January. The
first board of directors is declared to be
Amasa F. Hawkins, John l. Tibbott
and Jesse M. Hawkins, who shall serve
until their successors are elected The
officers of this company shall be pres
ldent, vice president, secretary and
treasurer, and the first of said officers
are declared to be John I. Tibbott,
president; Jesse M. Hawkins, vice pres
ldent; and Amasa F. Hawkins, secre-
tary and treasurer Said officers shall
De elected annually on said second Tues
day in January A majority of the
stock shall elect the directors, and in all
elections or proceedings of stocIhold-
ers, each share of stock present or rep
resented by written proxy shall be en-
titled, to one vote. Notice of all cleo
ions Of meetings of stockholders shall
be advertised ten days in daily paper;
directors to be chosen at the Office of
he company.
ARTICLE v.
No stakeholder shall be liable on ac-
count of any obligation to this corpora
ion in any other sum than the amount
# unpaid balance due by him on stock
for. No irreguiarity nor
my informality in organization shalt
lave the effect of rendering this char
er null or of exposing any stakeholder
o liability beyond such unpaid balance.
ARTICLE VI.
his charter may be amended Tex
,ept as to increasing or decreasing its
,apital stock) by two-thirds vote of
stock represented at meeting of the
convened for such purpose
lfter ten days previous notice by publ
:ation in any one of the newspapers of
he City of Shreveport, Louisiana.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved,
~ limitation or otherwise, its affairs
hall be liquidated by three commits
ioners elected at stockholders meet
ng, who shall have full power to wind
Up its affairs and settle its Indebtedness.
In testimony of all of which the said
lbove named parties have hereunto af-
liked their signatures in the presence
If S. L. Herold and Sara w. Pearee,
witnesses, on this the 18th
lay of September A. D. 1910.
A: F. HAWKINS.
JESSE NJ. HAWKINS.
Attest: JOHN L. TIBB0TT.
S. L. HEROLD.
SARA w. PEARCE.