The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-31
CHARTER
or The Shreveport Motor Company.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on TINS
the 25th day Of November 1911, be-
fore me, John ID. Wilkinson, a notary
public in and for said parish, duly
commissioned and sworn, personally
came and appeared II. e. Spring,
Walter Marburg and q. |. Wilson, all
residents of said parish and State,
VINO declared 10 me, notary, that
MAILING Themselves Of the COnstltu-
fion ana laws Of the state Of Louis
lana iii relation to the formation Of
Corporations, they have formed and
themselves and do here
by form and constitute themselves,
las well as such other persons as may
become associated with
them. into a corporation and body
corporate and have adopted and or
damed and do adopt and ordain as
their charter and act Of incorpOra-
ton the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE ].
The name and title of this corpOr-
alton shall be the Shreveport Motor
Company, and under said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy sue
Iccssion for a period of fifty years
Euniess sooner dissolved as herein
after provided. Its domicile shall be
lat the City OF Shreveport, Parish Of
Caddo, State Of Louisiana, and all
| legal process shall be served on the
president or in his absence on the
INice president at the office Of the
company.
ARTICLE H.
The purposes for which this cor
lporation is formed and It's objects
ARE hereby declared 20 be 10 manu-
facturc, buy and sell automobiles,
motor trucks or other vehicles, es-
Ilablish agencies, operate a garage,
and TO do a general supply business,
and to that end to acquire, own or
purchase both real and personal
property in the State of Louisiana
or elsewhere, and the same TO mort
gage, hypothcate or sell at the will
,of The board of directors.
ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock Of the corpora
ftion is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars, divid-
ed into two hundred and fifty shares
of the par value of one hundred dol
lars each. and it shall commence
business and become a going con-
Germ whenever five thousand dollars
Of its capital stock is actually sub
scribed and paid for; said stock may
be paid for in cash, property or
labor or other thing of value at the
discretion of the board Of directors.
| ARTICLE ~.
! The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
board Of directors consisting OF
three stockholders to be elected an
imlally on the first Monday in each
wear, at general stockholders
meeting called for that purpose;
each share Of stock shall be entitled
i to one vote by its owner or through
written proxy. Until the election
sin-z- the following shall compose
1.-The board of directors Of this COM
jpany: H. C. Spring, who shall be
president; Walter Marburg, who
shall be secretary and treasurer:
and G. I. Wilson, who shall be vice
president. The said board Of direc-
tors shall have power to make and
adopt such rules, regulations or by
laws as the business of the company
lmay direct, and to employ and dis
fcharge at pleasure any and all
fclerks. laborers, assistants or other
help needed in the administration OF
Its affairs. and shall have power to
fill any vacancy in the board Of d.
Irectors however caused by electlne
Ia stakeholder to fill the uneXpired
term Of such member retiring there
from.
ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be amended, al
tered or this corporation dissolved
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