The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-03-31
CHARTER
OF THE MASONIC BUILDING
COMPANY, SHREVEPORT, La

day of March A. D. 1910, before me,
Sidney L. Herold, notary public in and
for the Parish of Caddo, State of Louis
lana, and in the presence of the under
signed witnesses, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who de-
clared that availing themselves, as we'll
as all other persons who may hereafter
Become associated with them, to form
corporation for charitable purposes,
under Section 677 of the Revised Stat
utes of the State of louisiana, AMI the
laws amendatory thereof. with the pow
ers and for the purposes hereinafter
stated, and under the following articles,
to-wit
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be MASONIC BUILDING
COMPANY" and under said corporate
aame it may sue and be sued. and shall
enjoy succession fer period of ninety
nine years from the date hereof, and its
dotnicile shall be Shreveport, cadAs
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose of this cor
poration shall be to buy and sell real
estate, borrow money, execute and re-
ceive mortgages, promissory netes,
drafts and bonds; erect buildings, and
execute leases, dispense charity, accept
donations, inter vivos Or mortis eausa,
and do any and everything that may be
necessary TO carry out the purposes as
above outlined the principal object be
ing the erection of Masonic Temple
in the City of Shreveport, State of
Louisiana.
ARTICLE Ill.
/ All citations or other legal processes
shall be served Upon the president OF
said corporation. and in event of his ab-
sence, on the vice president, or in the
absence of both, upoa the secretary
treasurer of said company.
| ARTICLE ".
| The capital stock of this corporation
is Fixed at the sum Of fifty thousand dol
lars ($5o,ooooo) divided into Eve thous-
and shares of $1,000 each. Said shares
Of stock shall be represented by GER
tihcates only signed by the president and
secretary-treasurer and sealed with the
seal of the corporation, and no transfer
Iof stock shall be valid unless the same
| is made upon the books Of the company,
and also is approved by the board OF
trustees. This corporation is, author
lied to commence business when fifteen
hundred shares of its stock shall have
been subscribed, and paid for, as may
be required by law, the said stock being
payable in cash, in three, six, nine, and
twelve months from January !, 1910,
and after January I, 1917, all subscrip-
lions for stock shall be payable in cash
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed by board of trustees, COM
posed of nine stockholders, and the fol-
flowing persons are hereby nominated a
the FIRST board of trustees, an of whom
shall hold Office until the first Tuesday
in January 1911, as follows, te-wit: L
Z. Thomas, A. w. Chessman, H. M
We'll, J. ]. Lyon, D. P. Eubank, w. A
lKerley, T. B. Chase, M. L. Sceyell and
IF. G. Snyder. The said beard of trss-
tees shall select from their number
president, a vice president, and secre-
tary-treasurer, whs shall havs the OH
lciar management of the affairs Of the
corporation.
i ARTICLE VI.
| The board of trustees Of this corpora
ltion shall be selected as follows
Shreveport Lodge No. It's and Caddc
| Lodge No. 17o, Free and Accepted Ma.
sons. and Shreveport Chapter No. 10
Royal Arch Masons, and Ascension
Comnandery No. 6, Knights Templar
| ali Of the City Of Shreveport. Louis
/ lana. shall each elect, in such manner al
they may respectively determine, twc
trustees, and these eight when selected
shalr on the first Tuesday in Januar,
lof each year elect one member witt
! shall be member in good standing o
lone of the above mentioned bodies
making nine Il trustees, srhn shall hav
full charge of the business and aIfair
of this corporation. In case of any va
cancy in the board OF trustees. whiel
may be caused by death, resignation Q
otherwise, the remaining trustees shal
! fill said vacancy for the unexpired teri
tof such trustee.
ARTICLE VII.
No person holding any stock II shl
corporation shall be permitted to sen g
transfer the same to any person. excef
Il be approved by the board OF trustees
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