The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-22
CHARTER
OF the Caddo. Sand and Construction
Company.

uuN DtIuIG INT. d. L. bclls IL, llc-
tary public in and for said parish
and State. personally came and ap-
lpeared H. NJ Severance and J.. f..
| Stokes, residents of Caddo Parish.
| Louisiana. and u. ]. Smith w. s.
SorrclIs and r. \. Gibson, residents
| of Hot Springs, Arkansas. who stated
land declared to- me, notary. that,
Iavalling themselves of The cuusiltu-
| ton aud laws OF the State Of Louis
llama governing the formation at cor
Iporaljous IN general they have
| formed and constituted themselves.
| as we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them. and do hereby form aud con
| stitute themselves into a corpora
ton and have adopted and ordained
as they charter and acts of incor-
pcralion the following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be The CaddO Sand and
Construction Company, and under
said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for period of
Iffty years unless sooner dissolved.
with its domicile in the city Of
shreveport, parish of Caddo, State
of Louisiana. All legal process shall
be served on the president, or in his
absence on the vice president at the
loffice of the company.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this cor
!poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to own.
acquire, lease and dispose Of lands
and water fronts for the purpose Of
rccIaiming sand for commercial use,
and own and operate dredge boats
| and all other mechanical apparatus
for The carrying out Of lis purpose,
to raise levels and reclaim lands by
pumping sand and other material
thereon, and TO do a general con-
tracing business: to manufacture
cement brick and blocks aud other
ornamental parts of buildings.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
ten thousand (SiO,00000) dollars, di-
vided into one hundred shares at the
par value of one hundred dollars
each, and ii 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, 10 be-
elected at general stockholders
meeting on the first Monday of Sep
TENDER of each year or until their
successors are elected and installed.
Until the election in September 1912
the following shall constitute the
board of directors: IL. NJ. Severance,
r Gr1,i4h Il Gfni-nu w - Cor
rells and r. 4. Gibson, with II. NJ
Severance as president, -. j. Smith
as vice president, and l.. +. Stokes
as secretary-lreasurer. The board
of directors shall meet Immediately
after their election and elect from
among their number a president, a
vice president ana a secretary
treasurer. The board of directors
shall have power and authority to
make such rules, regulations and
bylaws as to them seems best, and
the same to change or alter at pleas
ure, with power to employ and dis
charge at will any clerk, manager or
other employee as may be needed in
the administration Of The company.
Any vacancy occurring in said board
shall be filled by the remaining di- |
rectors electing a stakeholder to fill
the unexpircd term.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, al
tered, or this corporation may be
dissolved at any time on vote of
Of the stock present
or represented at a meeting called
for that purpose except as other
wise provided by law. Ter days
written notice Of all stockholders
meetings, except as otherwise pro-
sided by law, shall be given to each
of record and each
share Of stock shall be entitled to
one vote by its owner in person or
by written proxy: provided that
nothing herein shall prevent said
by unanimous consent
paiyinp such uofipe and holdinu a