The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-14

respective Offices Until IflSlE SuISSSSOlS
are duly chosen and elected as herein
after set forth. No person shall be
eligible as director or an officer who is
not stockholder of this company. Dur-
ing the absence of the president the vice
president shall act and preside. Said
board shall continue in office until the
Ist day of January in the year 1912, on
which date and thereafter annually, the
board of directors shall be elected on
the Ist day of January of each year, url-
less the same should be a legal holi-
day, when the election shall be held on
the next legal day thereafter. Notice
of such election shall be given by at
least ten (Io) days continuous publica-
ton Immediately preceding each cleo
ton, in one of the daily English news
papers of said corporations domicile
ard the board of directors shall appoint
one or more stockholders to preside at
such election as commissioners. In the
event of the failure of any commits
sioner or commissioners to attend, the
president shall, by appointment, fill the
vacancy. Any failure from any cause
whatever to elect directors the day
named for that purpose shall not dis
solve the corporation and body polite,
but the directors then in Office, as well
as the officers of said company, shall
hold over until their successors are
chosen. In such event the president
shall cause another election to be held
within thirty (3o) days, and shall give
notice thereof as hereinbefore provided
| At every election and meeting each
stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock registered in his
| name, and may vote by proxy, The cleo
ton of directors shall be by ballot, and
the majority in amount of votes cast,
each share of stock voted upon to be
counted for one vote, shall elect the per-
| son or persons for whom they have been
cast. After each election the board OF
directors shall elect from their own
number the officers of said company
The board of directors shall have full
opwer to fiji vacancies in their number
caused by death, resignation or other
/ wise, from among the stockholders OF
the corporation and body polite. The
/ said board shall have full control of the
property Of this company, and shall SO
conduct, manage and use the same as if
/ their discretion they deem fit, and that
is consistent with the objects of this
] company, or the welfare of the same
/ The said board is further authorized to
frame and adopt such by-lwas, rules and
regulations as the affairs and business
of the corporation and body polite may
4 require, and as it may deem necessary
for the conducting and management
thereof; provided the same shall moi
conflict with this charter, or with the
laws of the State, or OF the United
/ States. The said board shall elect OF
appoint such officers, agents, employees
/ servants and clerks as it may deem
necessary for the conducting of the
business of the corporation and body
i polite; fix their compensation, term O
service, with the right to dismiss them
at said boards pleasure; and said board
shall have the right to fix and determine
the salaries of the several officers here.
in provided for.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be changed, modi-
lied or amended, the increase or de-
crease of the capital stock excepted, OF
this corporation and body polite may bt
/ dissolved, at general meeting of tht
/ stockholders convened for that purpose
with the assent OF three-fourths of tht
entire capital stock, whether present Of
i represented at such meeting Ten days
| prior notice of such meeting shall b.
j given iii any daily English newspapei
Ipublihed at the domicile of said corpor.
alton and body polite. In case of dis
i solution or termination of this corpora
Ition and body polite either by limitation
Iof its charter or from any cause, thu
| liquidation Of its affairs shall be con
Quoted by three commissioners selected
| from the stockholders, with like assent
and at a meeting called for that pur
/ pose, as above set forth In this article
/ Said commissioners shall remain in Of
/ fee until the affairs of said corporation
/ and body polite shall have been full.
| liquidated In case of the death of on
/ or more OF said commissioners, the sur
vivors or survivor shall continue to act
i ARTICLE VI
q The capital stock Of this corporation
and body polite shall be increased 0
decreased to any amount deemed suffl
cient in the following manner, to-wit
i The directors thereof shall publish a nm
tice for thirty (3o1 days preceding III
: time fixed for such meeting, in an
daily English newspaper published a
. the donicile of said corporation an
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