The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-26
CHARTER
Or the Caddo Sand and Construction
Company.

day before me. Z. T. Bell. il, a no
tary public in and for said parish
and State, personally came and ap-
Ipeared H. NJ Severance and L.. Il.
| Stokes. residents Of Eaddo Parish,
Louisiana. and ID. J. Smith, w. S.
Sorrells and R. A. Gibson, residents
of Hot Springs, Arkansas, who stated
land declared to me, notary, tnal,
lavailing themselves of the constltu-
ton and laws of the State OF Louis
Llama governing The formation OF cor
porations 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 and con-
stitute themselves into corpora
| ton and have adopted and ordained
as they charter and acts OF moor
p6ration The following. to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corpor-
lation shall be the CaddO Sand and
Construction Company, and under
said corporate name it shall have
land enjoy succession for period OF
fifty 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
IOffice 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
reclaining sand for commercial use,
and own and operate dredge boats
and all other mechanical apparatus
for the carrying out of its purpose,
to raise levels and reclaim lands by
pumping sand and other material
thereon, and 10 do a general con-
tracing business; 10 manufacture
cement brick and blocks and other
ORNAMENTAL parts Of buildings.
ARTICLE H.
The capital stock Of This corpora
tlon is hereby fixed al the sum Of
ten thousand lSi0,000G0l dollars, dl-
>iled into one hundred shares al the
par value of one hundred dollars
each, and il shall commence busl-
mess and become a going concern
whenever five thousand dollars Of
IFS capital stock is fully subscribed
land paid for i'll full. and no stock
shall be issued until fully paid for,
Iand 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
board Of directors consisting OF
five stockholders, three of whom
shall constitute quorum, to be
elected at a 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
1.-The following shall constitute the
beard of directors: II NJ Severance,
| -. j. Smith, l.. E. Stokes, w. S. Sor-
reHs and r. A. Gibson, with h. NJ.
Severance as president, d. J. Smith
rs vice president, and L. +. Stokes
as seeretary-treasurer. The board
lof directors shall meet Immediately
after their election and elect from
among their number a president, a
| vice president and Il secretary
| treasurer. The board OF directors
shall have power and authority to
make such rules. regulations and
! bylaws as to them seems best, and
1.-The same to change or alter at pleas
lure, 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.
1Any vacancy occurring in said board
shall be filled by the remaining di-
rectors electing a stakeholder to fill
1.-THE unexpired term.
/ ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be amended, al
tered, or this corporation may be
dissolved at any time on vote OF
|three-fourths Of the stock present
Tor represented at meeting called
for that purpose except as other
wise provided by law. Ten days
written notice Of all stockholders
meetings, except as otherwise pro-
I yided by law, shall be given to each
Ilstoekholder of record, and each
lshare Of stock shall be entitled tf
lone vote by its owner in person OF
by written proxy; provided ina
nothing herein shall prevent salG
stockholders by unanimous consen
elWaiving such notice and holding.
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