The Caucasian., 1910-04-10
CHARTER
Il THE MASONIC BUILDING
GaAfPANY, SHREVEPORT, LA

BE It remembered, that on this the Ist
ay Of March A. D 1910, before me,
Sidney l. Herold, notary public in and
for the Parish Of Caddo, State of Louis
ANA, and in the presence of the under
signed witnesses, personally came and
5ppcared the several persons whose
faames ageYheretmto subscribed, who de-
= clared that availing themselves, as well
as all other persons who may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
a corporation for charitable purposes,
under Section 677 of the Revised Stat
utes of the State of Louisiana, and the
laws amendatory thereof, with the pow
ers and for the purposes hereinafter
stated, and under the following articles,
te-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be "NASONIC BUILDING
COMPANY" and under said corporate
name II may sue and be sued, and shall
enjoy succession for period of ninety
nine years from the date hereof, and It's
dornici!e shall be Shreveport, Cadde
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE H.
The object and purpose of this cor
poration shall be to buy and sell real
estate, borrow money, execute and re-
ceive mortgages, promissory notes,
drafts and bonds erect buildings, and
execute leases, dispense charity, accept
donations, inter vivos or mortis eausa,
and do any and everything that may be
necessary to carry out the purposes as
above outlined, the principal object be
ing the erection of a Masonic Temple
in the City of Shreveport, State of
Louisiana
ARTICLE ILL.,
All citations or other legal processes
shall be served upon the president of
said corporation, and in event of his alb
sence, on the vice president, or in the
absence Of both. upon the secretary
treasurer of said company.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is Exed at the sum of fifty thousand dol
lars $5oooooo) divided into FIVE thous-
and shares of $1,000 each. Said shares
Ut stock shall be represented by GER
tifeates only signed by the president and
+.-s-e,,-a- ,,J eaa1ad ,,,i+I, 4l,a
seal of the corporation, and no transfer
of stock shall be valid unless the same
Is made upon the books Of the company,
and also is approved by the board of
trustees This corporation is author
ized TO commence business when fifteen
hundred shares Of its stock shall have
been subscribed, and paid for, as may
be required by law. the said stock being
payable q cash, in three, six, nine, and
twelve aS6nths from January /, 1910,
and after January /, IoII. all subscrip-
tions for stock shall be payable in cash.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall
he managed by board of trustees, COM
posed OF nine stockholders, and the fol-
loving persons are hereby nominated as
the first board Of trustees, al Of whom
shall hold ofice until the first Tuesday
ii January 1911, as follows, to-wit; l.
Thomas, A. w Cheesn1an, H. NJ
We'll. j J Lyon, D. P Eubank, w. A.
Kerley, T. B. Chase, NJ l. Scove1l and
G. Snyder. The said board of trus-
tees shall select from their number a
president, a vice president, and secre
tars treasurer, who shall have the Off
cial management Of the affairs Of the
corporation,
ARTICLE VI.
The board Of trustees Of this corpora
ton shall be selected as follows
Shreveport Lodge No rs and caddo
Lodge No. 10. Free and Accepted Ma
sons. and Shreveport Chapter No 10,
Royal Arch Masons, and Ascension
connaandery No. 6. Knights Tempiar,
al Of the City OF Shreveport. Louis
iana, shall each elect. in such manner as
they may respectively determine. two
trustees, and these eight when selected,
shall on the FIRST Tuesday in January
sf each year elect one member who
shall Be nSsnber in good standing Of
enc Of the shove mentioned bodies,
making nine trustees, who shall have
fuls charge Of the business and affairs
q this corporation. In case of any va
caney III the board of trustees, which
may Be caused BY death, resignation or
Otherwise, The remaining trustees shall
fli said vacancy for the unexpired term
ef such trustee.
ARTICLE VII.
No person holding any stock in this
corporation shall be permitted to sen or
transfer the same to any person, except
BE approved by the board of trustees
and the various Masonic bodies Of the