The Caucasian., 1911-04-13
CHARTER
OF SHREVEPORT TYPEWRITER
AND SUPPLY COMPANY.

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notary public in and for the Parish Of
Caddo, State Of Louisiana, duly COM
1n.cs'oned, qualified and acting, person
ally appeared +. c. Douglass, II. M.
Phillips and w. H. Phillips, all residents
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who dc
clated to me, notary, in the presence of
the undersigned legal and competent
witnesses, that, availing themselves Of
the laws Of the State Of Louisiana rela
tive to the organization of corporations,
they have formed and constituted them
selves, as we'll as such others that may
be hereafter associated with them, into
corporation and body polite, for the
objects and purposes and under the con-
ditons and stipulatons hereinafter set
forth, t0-wit:
ARTICLE /.
| The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be THE SHREVEPORT
TYPEWRITER AND SUPPLY COM
PANY, under which corporate name it
shall exist and continue for and during
period Of ninety-t1ine years from date
hereof, with power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued to make and use
corporate seal and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; to name and
| appoint such officers, directors, agents
and employees as the interest and con
venience Of said corporation may re-
quire: to make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulation for the man
agement of its affairs as may be neces-
sary and proper; and to do all acts and
things necessary to carry out the OBJ
jects and purposes Of this corporation
ARTICLE H.
The domicilc Of this corporation shall
be in the City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, and all legal process
shall be served on the president, and III
his absence as provided by law.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects for which this corpora
ton is formed and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by it are here
by declared to be to buy, SELL rent, ex-
change and repair all makes of type
writer's, cash registers, duplicating ma
chimes and all other machines used i'll
Offices. stores, banks and other places OF
business; to buy and sell all kinds OF
supplies for the above machines; to act
a agent for and dealers in iron safes,
store, office and bank furniture and fix
tures: to buy and sell office and store
supplies of all kinds to do public type
writing and multigraphing.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of ten thous-
and $toooo) dollars, divided into one
hundred shares of the par value of one
hundred ($too) dollars each, and it
shall commence business and be a going
concern whenever three thousand dol
lars (S3ooo) Of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for in
full. The capital stock shalF be paid for
in cash. by the transfer of property
rights and credits, or for labor and
services done and performed, provided
that no stock shall be issued which is
not fully paid for at the time of its is
suance.
ARTICLE V.
r The affairs of this corporation shall
; be managed aud controlled by board
= Of directors composed of three stock
lhotders. who shall be elected annually
on the first Monday in March, beginning
with the year 1912, and the directors so
elected shalt hold Office until their ste
cessors are elected and qualified. Until
1.-THE election of directors in 1912, the fol-
flowing stockholders sl1alf compose the
, jboard of directors of this corporation
Il L. G. Douglass, II. NJ. Phillips and w.
vIH. Phillips. The officers of this cor
= poration shall be president, vice pres
ident and secretary treasurer, who shall
be elected by the board of directors
from among their number; the powers
!. and authority of these officers shall be
fixed and established by bylaws to be
duODIEu- Dy llII hIlNSlVlo VA thS Scs PS''%
! ton. The first officers of the corpora.
ton. who shall serve until their success
I, ors are elected and qualified, are hereby
declared to be E. c.. Douglass, presi
dent; II. M. Phillips, vice president
w. H. Phillips, eeretary-treasurer. A
all meetings of stockholders for th'
:, election Of directors, or for any othei
: purpose, except to increase or decreas
u the capital stock, the majority of stool
!" present or represented at such meeting
lshall control, each share of stock to b.
entitled to one vote, to be cast in persoi
le or by proxy in writing. Notice of al
) elections or of the meetings of tn
stockholders shall be published ten day
in advance in any one of the newspaper
K. published in the city Of Shreveport, l.
ARTICLE vi
This charter may be altered or amend
ii ed, or the corporation dissolved, by