The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-17
CHARTER
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state of louisiana, Parish of tat-
lido Be ii remembered mat on thls
1.-The a5ih day Of November 1877, ere
Irorr nae. John -. Wilkinson, notary
public in and for said parish, DULY
commissioned and sworn, personally
Jeanne aud appcareh H. u. N0rlng,
Walter Marhurg and q. ]. Wilson, oil
residents of said parish and STATE,
IWnu declared To me, notary, that
IaNaiIing themselves of the Constilu-
Ition and laws Of The state of Louis
lana IN relation TO the formation ~
Temperatures, they have formed and
constituted themselves and do here
Ihy form and constitute themselves,
as well as such other persons as may
thereafter become associated with
them, into corporation and body
corporate and have adopted and or
dained 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
cession for a period of fifty years
unless sooner dissolved as herein
after provided. Its domicile shall be
Mt the City of Shreveport, Parish of
Caddo, State of Louisiana, and all
legal process shall be served on the
Ipresident or in his absence OIL the
vice president at the Office of the
company.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this cor
poratiGn is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to manu-
facture, buy and sell automobiles,
motor trucks or other vehicles, es-
Itablish 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
lof the board of directors.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of the corpora
|tion is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars, divid-
ed into Two hundred and fifty shares
lof the par value of one hundred dol
lars each, and ii shall commence
business and become going con-
oern whenever five thousand dollars
lof 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
a board of directors consisting of
three stockholders to be elected an
nually on the first Monday in each
year, at general stockholders
injecting called for, that purpose;
leach share of stock shall be entitled
Ito one vote by its owner or through
a written proxy. Until the election
lin------the following shall compose
1.-The board of directors of this COM
lpany: II. c. Spring, who shall be
president; Walter Marburg, who
Ishall be secretary and treasurer:
land G. |. 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
may direct, and to employ and dis
charge at pleasure any and all
CLERKS, laborers, assistants or other
Ihelp needed in the administration Of
its affairs, and shall have power to
I'LL any vacancy in the board of di-
lrectors however caused by electing
la stakeholder to fill the unexpired
term of such member retiring there
from.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, al
tered or this corporation dissolved
at vote of three-fourths Of its
stock at a meeting called for that
purpose in accordance with the laws
lof the State of Louisiana, and when
ldissolved, either by limitation or
lotherwise, its affairs shall be liqui-
dated by commissioner appointed
for that purpose who shall give such
bond and have such powers as may
ibe conferred on him by the stock
holders at such meeting. All notices
may be given to stockholders or di-
Irectors by letter addressed to them
lat their postoflice address, provided
THAT nothing herein shall prevent
1.-THE stockholders or directors from
waiving such notice, OF holding
meetings without any notice at all
Iby unanimous consent.
ARTICLE VI.
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