The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-29
CHARTER
OF the CaddO Sand and Constructor
Company.

d9v before me. I. +. Bell, Jr., a no
ltarv public in and for said parish
and State, personally came ana ap-
Ipcared H. NJ. Severance ana l.. f.
IStokrs. residents of Caddo PARISH
|Louisiana. and ID. ]. Smith, W. .
Sorrells and R. 4. Gibson, residents
Iof Hot Springs. Arkansas, VINO stated
and declared to me, notary, that,
iayalling themselves of the conStllu-
lion and laws OF the State OF Louis
Llama governing the formation OF cor
IDOratiOns in general, they nave
formed and constituted themselves
las we'll as such other persons as may
thereafter become associated with
Ithrm. and do hereby form and con-
|siilule themselves into a corpora
Iton and have adopted and ordained
as they charter and acts of incor-
poration the following t0-Wlt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corpor-
Ialion shall be the CaddO Sand and
Construction Company, and under
said corporate name it shall have
land enjoy succession for period OF
fifty years unless sooner dissolved,
with its domicile in the city OF
Shreveport, parish of Caddo, State
Iof Louisiana. All legal process shall
be served on the president, or in his
absence on the vice president at the
Iof1ice of the company.
ARTICLE IL.
The purposes for which this cor
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be 10 own,
acquire, lease and dispose of lands
and water fronts for the purpose Of
reclaiming sand for commercial use,
and own and operate dredge boats
and all other mechanical apparatus
for the carrying out of its purpose,
to raise levels and reclaim lands by
pumping sand and other material
thereon, and to do a general con-
II az iIio business. " lIdHul dCLu-t
cement brick and blocks and other
ornamental parts of buildings.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
ten thousand (sl000000) dollars, di-
Vided into one hundred shares at the
par value Of one hundred dollars
each, and it shall commence bust
ness and become a going concern
whenever five thousand dollars of
its capital stock is fully subscribed
and paid for in full, and no stock |
shall be issued until fully paid for. |
and when issued shall be full paid
and worcestershire, and may be paid
for IN money, property or labor done |
for the corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled BY
a board OF directors consisting of |
five stockholders. three of whom
shall constitute a quorum. to be
elected at general stockholders
on the first Monday of Sep
Jember OF each year or until their
are elected and installed.
| ntll the election in September 1912
The following shall constitute the
beard OF directors: II. NJ. Severance,
d. J. Smith, L. f. Stokes. w. S. Sor-
'eils and r.. A. Gibson, with H.. NJ.
severance as president, ID. ]. Smith
as wee president and l.. +. Stokes
as secretary-treasurer. The board
IL directors shall meet Immediately
alter their election and elect from
among their number a president,
wee president and secretary
treasurer. The board of directors
snail have power and authority to
make such rules, regulations and
bylaws as to them seems best. and
he same to change or alter at pleas
Ire, with power to employ and dis
'hafge at will any clerk. manager or
'thef employee as may be needed in {
ne administration OF the company.
Any vacancy occurring in said board
hall be filled by the remaining di- {
'ectors electing a stakeholder to fill I
he uneXpircd term. If
ARTICLE Y. II
his charter may be amended al
cred, or this corporation may be
'issoived at any time on vote of {
of the stock present
" represented at a meeting called
or that purpose except as other
wise provided by law Ten days
:rltten notice Of all stockholders /
meetings. except as otherwise pro-
-Ided by law, shall be given to each :
tockholder of record, and each :
hare Of stock shall be entitled TO ,
ne vote by its owner in person or :
y written proxy: provided thatt
iothlne herein shall prevent said {
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