The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-02-27
CHARTER
Of THE AMELIA LAND COM
PANY.

The State of Louisiana, Parish of
NCaddo: Before me, the undersigned au-
thority, on this day came and appeared
1.-The several persons whose names are
hereto subscribed, who declared that
they do hereby form a corporation I'M
der the laws of the State of Louisiana,
for the objects and purposes and under
the stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized are hereby
declared to be the purchase and sale of
real estate and other property, with the
right of holding and disposing of same,
or of mortgaging, leasing or pledging
the same, as the directors of this cor
poration may see proper.
ARTICLE II.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be AMELIA LAND COM
PANY, an dunder its said name it shall
have power and authority to enjoy sue
cession for period of twenty-five
years
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, louisiana citation or other
legal notice shall be served on the pres
ident, or in his absence on the vice
president.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate power of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors, composed of three
stockholders, which said board shall be
elected annually by the stockholders on
the first Monday in January, beginning
with the year 1911 The officers of the
corporation shall be a president, vice
president and secretary-treasurer The
officers shall be elected by the directors
and the first board of directors. who
shall serve until the first Monday in
January 1911, or until their successors
shall have been elected, shall be J. C.
Foster, J. b. Foster and J. A. Thigpen.
with J. c. Foster as president, ], B
Foster as vice president and J. A. Ting
pen as secretary Notice Of
stockholders meetings shall be given by
ten days publication i'll any one of the
newspapers published in the City OF
Shreveport, but such notice may be
waived by the stockholders. At all
stockholders meetings each share Of
stock shall be entitled to one vote, ano
may be cast by the owner thereof or by
proxy. Any vacancy in the board of di-
rectors shall be filled by the remaining
directors Two directors shall constitute
a quorum. The directors shall have full
power and authority to adopt all rule:
and bylaws that may be necessary Oh
needful in the management of the bust
ness of the corporation.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at one hundred thousand
dollars, to be divided into 1000 share:
Of one hundred ($Ioo) dollars each.
The stock may be issued either for casl
or for its equivalent in property; pro
vided, however, that no stock shall b
disposed of by the directors at less thar
par. This corporation is authorized tc
begin business when one hundred share.
of its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for in full.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be amended witt
the consent of a majority of the stock
holders, at a meeting called for sucl
purpose, after ten days notice in writing
When this corporation is dissolved, it
affairs shall be liquidated by two com
rnissioners, selected by the stockhold
ers, at a meeting called for such pur-
pose
Signed at my Office in the Parish o
Caddo, on this the 9Th day Of February
A. D. 1910.
J. c. FOSTER.
r. FOSTER.