The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-03
CHARTER
OF THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS
PRINTING COMPANY

| State OF Louisiana, personally came anc
appeared c. G. Williams, r. NJ Viii
tians and Il, W. Williams, all residents
Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana who de
cnared that awaiting themselves Of the
provisions Of the laws of the State of
Louisiana. relative to corporations they
have formed and do by these presents.
form and constitute themselves into B.
body polite and corporation for the OBJ
Jccts and purposes and under the con-
Editions, stipulations and articles as 10
lows to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpora,
ton shall be THE WILLIAMS BROS.
PRINTING COMPANY, and under
this name and style it shall have and
eryCy corporate existence for period
IF ninety-iine years from date hereof
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is established are hereby declared
to be to conduct printing, Autograph
ing, engraving blank book making and
binding establishment and to conduct
other business usually appertaining to
the aforesaid objects or pertinent to the
objects Of this corporation. The domi-
cilesof this corporation is hereby de-
clared to be the City of Shreveport.
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and all legal
process shall be there served on the
president, or in his absence the vice
president or secretary, according to law.
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock Of this corporation
| is hereby authorized to be ten thousand
| ($1o,ooooo) dollars, divided into and
represented by ono hundred shares of
one hundred ($roooo) dollars each, to
be paid for i'll cash or its equivalent at
the discretion of the board of directors,
This corporation shall commence doing
! business whenever three thousand dol
lars ($3.ooooo) of the capital stock
shall be subscribed and paid in full,
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers are hereby vest
ed in the board of directors, to consist
of three stockholders, two of whom
shall constitute quorum for the trans
action of the business of the corpora
ton. The board of directors shall be
elected annually on the first Monday of
March of each year. beginning in 1910,
The first board Of directors. who shalt
hold Office Until their successors are
elected, are hereby declared to be; G. G.
Williams, T. NJ. Williams and H. w.
Williams, with the following officers
c. c. Williams, president. r. NJ. Viii
liams, vice president II. w Williams,
, treasurer.
ARTICLE v.
. This charter may be amended or the
corporation dissolved, by vote of
three-fourths (3-4) in amount of the
capital stock at meeting called for that
/ purpose Whenever said corporation
shall be dissolved by imitation or other
wise. its affairs shall be liquidated by
two liquidators selected for that purpose
by the stockholders, and they shall hold
office and liquidate the affairs of the
corporation are fully settled. In event
TO death or resignation of liquidator,
j the other liquidator shall serve alone.
ARTICLE VI.
No stakeholder of the corporation
shall ever be held liable for its contracts
/ or faults in any further sum than the
: unpaid balance of his stock and no in
E formality in organization shall have the
effect of rendering this charter null or
of exposing any stakeholder to any loss
{ beyond the unpaid balance due on his
stock.
In witness whereof the parties have
signed this act of incorporation, in the
presence of R. A. Grain and F. A. Leon
: ard, competent witnesses, on this the
: 18th day of March A. D. 1910.
G. G. WILLIAMS.
}, f. M. WILLIAMS.
t HUGH WILLIAMS.
j, Witnesses:
/ K. A. GRAIN.
! r. A. LEONARD.
), ROLAND WILLIAMSON,
Notary Public,
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo.
: hereby certify that have examined
the above and foregoing charter, and
finding nothing therein contrary to law,
: hereby approve the same, on this the
j 18th day of March A. D. 1910
/, ]. M. FOSTER,
Il District Attorney First Judicial Dis
: trict of Louisiana.
: Endorsed Filed and recorded March
j, IS, 1910. f. A. LEONARD,
t Clerk and ex-Ohicio Recorder.
T State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
] | hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original act, as the same now appears