The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-29
CHARTER
OF THE MASONIC BUILDING
COMPANY, SHREVEPORT, LA.

Be it remembered, that on this the IS
day of March A. D. 1910, before me
Sidney L. Herold, notary public in and
for the Parish of Caddo, State of Louis.
lana, and in the presence of the under.
signed witnesses, personally came anc
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that availing themselves, as vel
as all other persons who may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
corporation for charitable purposes,
under Section or of the Revised Stat
utes of the State of Louisiana, and the
laws amendatory thereof. with the pow
crs and for the purposes hereinafter
stated, and under the following articles.
to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be MASONIC BUILDING
COMPANY" and under said corporate
name it may sue and be sued, and siall
enjoy succession for period of ninety
nine years from the date hereof, and its
dosnicile shall be Shreveport, cadds
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose of this cor
poration shall be to buy and sell real
estate. borrow money, execute and re-
eeive 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 Masonic Temple
in the City of Shreveport, State of
Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
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 w.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is Fixed at the sum Of fifty thousand dol
lars ($5o,ooooo) divided into FIVE thous-
and shares of $1,000 each. Said shares
Of stock shall be represented by GER
tifcates only signed by the president and
secretary-treasurer, and sealed with the
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
lied 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 in cash, in three, six, nine, and
.welve months from January /, 1910,
and after January /, 1911, all subscrip-
ions for stock shall be payable in cash
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
&c managed by a board OF trustees, COM
posed of nine stockholders, and the fol-
owing persons are hereby nominated as
he first board of trustees, all Of whom
shall hold Office until the first Tuesday
n January 1911, as follows, to-wit: L,
E Thomas, A. w. Cheesman, Fl. NJ.
We'll. ]. j. Lyon, D. P Eubank, w. A.
kerley, T. B. Chase. Nd, L Scevell and
:. G. Snyder The said board of trus
'ees shall select from their number q
vice president. and secre-
.ary-treasurer, whe shall havs the on
liag management Of the affairs Of the
ARTICLE VI.
The board of trustees of this corpara-
ion shall be selected as follows:
Shreveport Lodge No. rs and Caddo
Lodge No. I7o, Free and Accepted Ma
tons. and Shreveport Chapter No. TO,
Royal Arch Masons. and Ascension
-ommandery No s, Knights Templar,
Ill of the City of Shreveport, Louis
ana, shall each elect, in such manner as
hey may respectively determine, two
rustees, and these eight when selected,
hall on the FIRST Tuesday in January
if each year elect one member who
hall be a member in good standing of
me Of the above mentioned bodies,
making nine trustees, who shall have
iull charge Of the business and affairs
IF this corporation. IN case Of any va
,aney in the board OF trustees, which
nay be caused by death, resignation or
otherwise, the remaining trustees shall
i'll said vacancy for the unexpired term
IF such trustee.
ARTICLE VII.
No person holding any stock in this
shall be permitted to sen or
transfer the same TO any person, except
i be approved by the board Of trustees;
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