The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-11-28
CHARTER.
or the Bossier Land Coiiipanys LTD.


do: Before me, The undersigned au-
thority, personally came ana ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereto signed, VINO de-
clared that they do by these pres
ents form themselves into a eorpof-
alton under the laws of the State OF
Louisiana for the objects and pur-
poses as follows; to-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style Of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
The Bossier Land Company, Limited.
II shall enjoy corporate existence
and shall have all of the powers
given by law TO corporations OF its
kind for period Of fifty years
from the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved, as hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF TINS
corporation are hereby declared TO
he TO conduct the business OF buying
selling. exchanging or holding lots,
lands, real estate, houses, timber, in
the states OF Louisiana, Arkansas
and Texas, with full power to mort
gage any real estate, lands, houses
or timber that it may hold. The
domicile of this corporation shall
be in Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana. Citation shall be made
upon the president or in his alb
sence on the officers of the corpor.
alton according to law.
ARTICLE i'll.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed in the sum OF
fifty thousand (s5O,OO0) dollars, di-
|yided into five hundred shares ot
one hundred 100000 dollars each;
and this corporation is authorized
to begin business when twenty five
thousand five hundred 1926, 10000
dollars of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid in
cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporation power OF THIS
corporation shall be vested IN a
board of directors. consisting OF
| four stockholders, three OF whom
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction Of business. This board
shall be elected annually by ballot
10y tho stockholders at meeting
lfa be held on the first Monday in
December in each year, beginning
With the year 1912. and the directors
shall elect the other officers of the
Incorporation until such meeting shall
De held and their successors elected
and qualified. The directors of this
corporation shall be A. j. Murff
who shall be president. C. o. Gayle,
who shall be vice-president; w. A
Mabry, who shall be secretary; and
IT, Il. Murray, who shall be treasurer
Ihe board of directors shall have
authority TO make such regulations
Tor the conduct and management oil
Eof The corporation and shall have
the right to appoint such officers
and agents and employees as they
may deem proper and necessary ir
| the conduct of the business and af-
fairs OF the corporation.
j ARTICLE Y.
i This corporation shall have tht
Ipower TO sue and be sued; to buy
Iseli and mortgage any and all kind.
of property; to contract and be con
Il tracted with; TO make and havl
la corporate seal and the same Il
change and alter at pleasure; Il
make donations whenever such ma,
be to the evident interest of tn
, corporation, and generally to do an,
: perform any and everything tina
, may be necessary in the promotion
| Iof the objects and purposes TO
which it is formed.
ARTICLE VI.
IL At all meetings of stakeholder
: leach share of stock shall be entitle
2 tied to one vote to be cast in tn
+ Iperson of the holder or by prox.
and the majority of votes cast shal
] elect; public notice of the meeting
: of stockholders shall be given b
: IIrinted notice in one of the news
] papers published in the city {
] Shreveport, or by personal motto
q lmailed to the stockholders, to h
!, postoffice address, provided ii
]; stockholders may waive notice {
] may meet by unanimous conseI
), without notice.
ARTICLE VII.
= This charter or act of ID irpsl
= iation may be changed, altered /,
? abolished or the corporation di
: solved by a vote Of tliree-fourths
Z lall the stock outstanding at a spe,
:, ial meeting called for that purpo
= after len days notice. as above pr,
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