The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
CHARTER
OF THE EUBANK-MASON REAL
TY COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo ::
Before me, the undersigned authority,
on this day came and appeared the per
sons whose names are hereto subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves Of
of the provisions of law relative 10 the
organization of corporations they do by
these presents bind and obligate them
selves and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the agreements and
stipu1ations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized are hereby
declared to be the acquiring and holding
of property, real, personal and mixed,
together with the right to mortgage,
pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of any
property belonging to said corporation; ;
to act on its own account or as agent for
others in the handling of leases; nego-
tiating bonds, notes or other negotiable
paper, and also to carry on general in
surance agency business in the Parish of
Caddo or elsewhere in the State of
Louisiana, as the board of directors may
prescribe.
ARTICLE II.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be "EUBANK-MASON
REALTY COMPANY" and under its
corporate name it shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession
for a full period of ninety-nine years
to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, of
fcers and agents as the interests and
convenience of said corporation may re-
quire.
ARTICLE III.
The domici1e of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and all citation Oh
other legal process shall be served or
the president of the corporation, or il
his absence on the secretary and treas
urer; the officers of this corporation
shall be president and secretary-treas-
urer. The first officers of said corpora
ton are hereby declared to be Sam w
Mason, president, and D. P. Eubank
secretary-treasurer, all of whom shall
serve until their successors are elected
ard qualified; the first election of ofic-
ers shall take place on the first Monday
in FEBRUARY 1911, and annually there
after.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora.
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors, composed of three
stockholders; said board of director!
shall be elected every year on the frs
Monday in February, beginning with the
year 1911. The first board of director:
shall consist of L. Hansen, Sam w.
Mason and D. P. Eubank The boarc
of directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, each share of stock being
entitled to one vote, to be cast by thu
owner thereof or by proxy and the ma
jority of the votes cast shall elect Any
vacancy in the board of directors shall
be filed by the remaining directors. Two
directors shall constitute quorum.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at FIVE thousand dollars
to be divided into fifty shares of on,
hundred dollars each The corporation
is authorized to begin business whei
thirty shares of the capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for il
full to the treasurer. The stock may b.
issued either for cash, or for its equiva
lent in property, provided, however, tina
no stock shall be disposed of by the di
rectors at less than par, and such stock
when issued, shall be fully paid.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended 0
changed as required by law at any meet
ing of the stockholders, convened fo
that purpose, after ten day notice to tn,
stockholders. If the corporation shoulc
be dissolved its affairs shall be liquidat
ed by two commissioners selected b.
the stockholders at meeting called TO
that purpose.
This done and signed at my office il
the Parish of Caddo, on this 9th day o
February 1910 L. HANSEN.
] SAM w. MASONi
Attest: D. P. EUBANK.
N. J. STUART.
L. CULBERTSON.
S. o. WILLIAMS,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Ofcio Deputy Re
corder and Notary Public.