The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-10
CHARTER
OF THE BOSsIER ABSTRACT
COMPANY.

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State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo;
Be it remembered that on this the 27ti
day of January 1910, personally came
and appeared before me, S. o. Williams
deputy clerk and ex-oficio deputy re,
corder and notary public, in and for said
Parish and State, l. Hansen, resident
of Jefferson County, Texas; Sam w
Mason and D. P. Eubank, both residents
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who stated
and declared to me, notary, that avail
ing themselves of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, relative
to the formation of corporations, they
have this day formed and constituted
themselves, as we'll as such other per-
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, into a corporation and body
corporate under the terms and condi-
tions hereinafter expressed, and have
adopted and do publish as their charter
and act of incorporation the following,
towit:
ARTICLE /.
The nams and title of this corporation
shall be "BOSSIER ABSTRACT
COMPANY" with its don1icile at the
City of Shreveport, louisiana, and I'M
der its corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for the term of ninety
nine years from this date, unless sooner
dissolved as hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE IL.
The purposes for which this corpora
ton is formed and the nature of the
busifSss to be carried on is hereby de-
clared to be- the creation and mainten-
ance of complete abstract of the re-
cords of title to real estate and immov
able property situated in the Parish of
Bossier, Louisiana, and elsewhere in
said State, and to furnish such abstracts
of title to the public, and to show chains
of title and membranes of real estate
and to certify to the correctness thereof
and to buy and sell all manner of in
formation affecting the title to real es-
tate in said Parish of Bossier and else
where on such terms and conditions as
the board of directors may prescribe.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power and
authority to contract and be contracted
with; to sue and be sued in its corpor-
ate name; to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to alter az pleasure;
to hold, receive, purchase and convey,
under its corporate name, property, both
real and personal, necessary in the man
agenert of its business, and to name,
and appoint such managers, directors
and officers as its interest and eonven
fence may require, and to make and es-
tablish such bylaws for the management
and regulation of its affairs as may be
necessary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of FIVE thous-
and dollars, divided into fifty shares of
one hundred dollars each, and it shall
commence business as soon as said
amount of stock is subscribed and paid
for. Stock may be issued and shall be
paid for when issued, either in cash or
for services rendered to or property
transferred to the corporation, and all
stock when issued shall be fully paid.
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased OF. diminished accord
ing to the laws of this State relating to
the same.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers of this corporation
shall be vested in a board of directors
composed Of three stockholders who
shall be elected on the first Monday in
February of each year. commencing IN
the year 1911, at general meeting con-
vened for that purpose, after ten days
previous notice sent to each of said
stockholders through the mail to their
postofice address, and until such cleo
ton in IoII the following shall com
pose the FIRST board Of directors and
shall hold their Office until their success
sors are qualified, to-wit: L Hanszen,
sam w. Mason, D. p Eubank, with
Sam w. Mason as president, and D. ?.
Eubank as secretary treasurer. Vacaa-
cies in the board Of directors shall be
flied BY the remaining directors by
election from among the stockholders,
and majority of the board shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of
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