The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-15
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA STATE
FARMER AND PUBLISHING
COMPANY LIMITED.

Dc II kllOWI anu ISIIlGIHUCIeQ THAT Oh
this day, before me, ]. NJ Wise, a notary
public, duly commissioned and sworn, in
and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, came
and appeared the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared
unto me, notary public, that they have
formed and constituted themselves, do
| by these presents form and constitute
themselves, as well as such other per-
sons as may hereafter become associat-
ed with them, into a corporation and
corporate body, and have adopted and
ordained as their charter and act of in
corporation the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
| is hereby declared to be the Louisiana
State Farmer Publishing Company Lin
tied. By that name it shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy success
sion for term Of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof unless sooner dis
solved as may be hereinafter provided
| to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use corporate seal and the same
| to change at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease and purchase, ALLEVIATE and convey
as well as mortgage and hypothecate
property, real, personal and mixed; to
name and appoint such managers and
directors, officers and agents as the in
terest Of the corporation may require,
and to make and establish such rules,
bylaws and regulations for the proper
management of said corporation as may
be necessary, and the same to change or
alter at pleasure. |
ARTICLE H.
The domicilc of this corporation shall
! be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on
the president of the corporation, and in
his absence en- the secretary as the law !
may direct
ARTICLE III.
II is hereby declared that the objects |
and purposes of this corporation is to
publish in the City of Shreveport, Louis
lana a newspaper known as the Louis |
lana State. Farmer and such other pa
pers that may be necessary and profit |
able to buy, own, lease and sell printing
machinery and all things necessary for
the complete equipment of modern
publishing establishment, to publish |
books, journals and all other things
necessary for conducting the business of
general publishing establishment.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of ten thous-
and ($Io,ooo) dollars, to be divided into
one hundred shares of par value of one
hundred dollars each; the corporation
Ito begin business when three thousand |
dollars (S3ooo) of its capital stock is
subscribed for and paid in. Said stock
shall be paid for in cash, property or
service or its equivalent in such manner
as the board of directors may determine.
ARTICLE V.
All corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in a board of direc-
tors to be composed of three stockhold-
ers, two of them shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business,
which board shall be elected annually |
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beginning the first Tuesday in January
1912. The first board of directors who |
shall serve until the first Tuesday in
January 1912 shall be composed as fol-
lows L. NJ. Nelson Sr, T. S. Neal and
3. A. Phillips, with L. NJ. Nelson ST..
as president; B. A. Phillips as vice pres
ident; T. S. Neal as secretary-treasurer.
The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, each share of stock to be
entitled to one vote, to be cast by its
owner in person or by written proxy,
and majority OF the votes cast shall |
elect The board Of directors may make
all such rules and regulations for the
management of the business as they
may deem necessary and advisable, and I
shall hold office until their successors
are elected and~qualifed.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be modified, changed
or amended, or this corporation dis
solved with the consent of theefourths
|of the capital stock represented at
meeting called for that purpose provid-
ed ten days notice shall be given each
stakeholder by letter and ten days mo-
tice Of said meeting published in
Shreveport paper whenever this corpor- /
alton is dissolved by limitation; other
wise its affairs shall be liquidated by two
commissioners elected by the stockhold-
ers for that purpose who shall have full
power to wind up its affairs, settle its
liabilities and distribute the proceeds
among the creditors and stockholders.
ARTICLE VII.