The Caucasian., 1910-01-30

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mer8s and stipulations hereinafteF see
foFtlS which they adopt as thebr charter.
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lhe aame OF 8his corporation shall be
Che PAUL HOPE COMPANY, with
its donicile in 4he City of Shreveport
Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana, and
under IFS said corporate name it shall
have and enjoy succession for a period
Of fifty E5o) years, anless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter specified. All legal
process shall DC served on the presi-
dent or in his absence at the office of
che company, according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are hereby
declared to De- 60 buy, sell and improve
reai estate, ana 30 purchase and sell
mortgage notes and commercial paper,
and to borrow and loan money, and to
do all things connected with or apper-
tanning 90 such business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power to
contract sue and to be sued to make
and use . corporate seal and the same
to alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypoth-
ecate under ahe corporate name, all
kinds Of property, and to make and es-
eablish such rules and regulations for
the proper management OF tEte affairs,
40 % e1as 6eer1 necessary, asd the same
60 eltee % change az pleasure; ant 90
enjoy all otheT privileges and immuni-
ties givea by Che laws of Che State of
louisiana 60 corporations organized SOC
0iInilas 0urposes.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation
% hereby fixed 40 the sum Of five thous-
and ($s,Uooo) dollars, divided into hf-
y {so) shares of one hundre1 ($IooD
dollars each, payable at the time of its
issuance, in cash. This corporation
shall commence business as soon as five
thousand ($s,ooo oo) dollars shalt have
been subscribed and paid.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of the corpor
alton shall be vested in board of di-
sscton eomposed .of three CD stock
holders, who shall be elected annually
on Che Brst Monday in December. The
firss bosta of directors is declared to
be H Key, E. Key and R. L. Heard,
who shall serve until their Successors
are chosen. Two (2) members shall
constitute a quorum of the board Of di-
rectors for the transaction of business.
The officers Of this corporation shall be
president vice president and treasurer
and secretary, and the first Of said
officers are declared to be H. Key, pres
ident; E. Key, vice president and treas
urer and K L. Heard, secretary, and
they shall serve until their SUCCESSORS
are chosen, and said officers shall be
elected annually on the first Monday in
December A majority of the stock
present shall elect the directors, and in
all elections or proceedings of stock
holders, each share of stock present or
represented by written proxy shall be
entitled to one e. vote. Notice of all
meetings of stockholders shall be ad-
vertised ten (Io) days in daily news.
paper when required by law Failure to
hold an election for directors on the
day named shall not dissolve the cor
poration, but the incumbent directors
shall hold over until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. Any va
cancy in the board of directors shall be
filled by the remaining directors.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or this
corporation may be dissolved at a gen
eral meeting Of the stockholders. CON
vened for that purpose, after due and
legal notice, as required by the laws of
the State of Louisiana, on a vote Of
threc-fourths go of the entire cap
ital stock Of this corporation, and when
so dissolved, or when dissolved by lin
itation, its affairs shall be liquidated BY
a commissioner appointed for that pur-
pose to be elected by such meeting Of
stockholders, anIHNho shall give such
bond and perforff such duties as thcyI
may require.
ARTICLE VII