The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-12
CHARTER
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Louisiana, 1uly commissioned Sl'
qualified, C;Ane, III tAr Rrese0re 81
| the witnesses Nereinaftce un4cr-
signed, 'hc several RcrsoNs slsost
names are hcrcuNto subscrlhSA she
dec larcd that asaiiing themselves OF
the provisions Of Act IS - the Gee
| eral Assembly OF lhc STATE of lolsis-
lana, Approved AuNc ~, t&sS, aI9 AcI
1 ~ of 1904, as ~cII as those OF che
general laws of shc Sale - Souls
lana relative to ttRc Organisation n
corporations, theS Gave forased ano
| do by these presents foIan aIl0 or
game themselves Asto . corporation
for the objects sac VHFposes and
lunHcr He slipu1aSions SorciNsfteI
sci torlh, WIsi.h ters A. A.S-bs o.
cept ~ thcir cAAri"r. te-@A:
AEfNaE
Ghe Nam" and title ~ tAs COZ
poraton shall d. Toe AstRa @rrGaA.
tile GtsnVaMs AsszihFA w THAT came
it shall have power @nS satAoray TO
haNc and enjoy slacHssise sor the
term of twenty-five 80 ScNs erom
and after the date ecrcof, ~ cuN-
tract. sue and be sued. 20 laake end
use 4 corporate seal HnA saAAr TO
change nj pleasure: lN AoiA, Veceise,
lease and eusrhasc, aIicNsIe and
convey, as well as mOrlgi&c AnA bS-
pOthccatr. property real GlA per-
sonal and miSeA; % naI&s @l6 20
point such managers diGrft"rs. Oai-
GERS and agents. aS tfc sntprI@a of
such corporation may scpuSr. end
To make an fr~ab'ish SGcA 10 lave,
rules ami regulations SNr TO- SprOper
management of bee aHAifs q said
corporation rs may w. useeMBRry
and proper. anf tiIe saNc - x1seG Al
pleasure.
ARTICLE y.
The domicile of this corporation
shall b. ia the town of &oaa on,
Cadddo Parish, LouisiAnA, and all
citations and legal process shall be
served on the president of the cor
poratiOn. or in his absence al the Of
flee Of The corporation XccordiIW to
Article l9S of the Cote 0f Practice
of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ~.
The purpose for which mis- coz
poration is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on hS il
are declared to be general mer-
camille business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at twenty thous-
and t$20,000.00) dollars, TO be divided
into Two hundred 200 shares of
one hundred 100000 dollars per
share, and The corporation may be-
gin business when five thousand
S5.00000l of The stock is subscribed
and paid up. The stock shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent when
subscribed for. or The same may be
issued at not less than par in pay
ment for the property purchased by
the corporation.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers OF this
corporation shall be vested in a
board of directors 10 he composed
Of four stockholders, which board
shall be elected annually on the
fourth Monday in January, begin
ming on The fourth Monday in jan
uary 1912 The first board Of direc-
tors is declared 10 he ID. r. Alien, j.
&. Alien ST., J. G. Allen .Ir, and Flor
ence V. Allen, with ID. R. Allen as
president: j. G. Allen vice president,
and J. G.. Allen Jr., secretary and
treasurer. This said board is to
serve until the fourth Monday in
January 1913, or unit their success
ors are duly elected thereafter and
such new board shall elect its presi-
dent and secretary and treasurer.
The directors shall be elected by The
stockholders, each share Of stock 10
be entitled to one vote, 10 be east by
its owner in person or by proxy, and
a majority of votes shall elect.
Three 81 directors shall constitute
a quorum. Any vacancy occurring
in the board Of directors may be
filled by the remaining members of
The board until a general election.
The president may appoint from
time TO time and dismuss such
clerks, agents and other employees
as may be deemed necessary for the
purposes and business of this cor
poratinn. The board Of directors
may make all such rules and regnla-
lions for the management OF the
business as they may deem neces-
saPy; shall have power TO collect all
debts, borrow money, issue bills OF
exchange. notes, execute mortgages
and generally TO do all things Incl
dent TO the objects and purposes Of
The corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may he modified.