The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-12-10
CHARTER



State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
lido: Be it remembered that on TINS
1.-The 18th day Of November 1911, be-
fore me. John II. Wilkinson, notary
IpubIic i'm and for said parish, duly
commissioned aud sworn, personally
icalne and appeared H. e. Spring,
i Walter Marburg and q. /. wilson, all
Presidents of said parish and State,
IWno declared to me, notary, mat
IaNailing themselves OF the COnStItll-
lion and laws of the State OF Louis
llama in relation to the formation Of
corporations. they have formed aud
constituted themselves and do here
Iby form and constitute themselves,
las we'll us such other persons as may
thereafter become associated with
them. into a corporation and body
corporate and have adopted and or
dained and do adopt and ordam as
their charter and act of incorpora-
Ition the following. to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpor-
ation 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
latter provided. It's domicile shall be
at the City of Shreveport, Parish OF
Caddo, State of Louisiana, and all
legal process shall be served on the
president or III his absence on the
vice president at the Office Of the
company.
ARTICLE IL.
The purposes for which this cor
poration is formed and It's objects
are hereby declared 60 be to manu-
, facture, buy and sell automobiles.
: Imotor trucks or other vehicles, es-
tabIAh agencies, operate a garage,
| land to do a general supply business
land to that end to acquire, own or
purchase both real and personal
J property in the State of Louisiana
or elsewhere, and the same to mort
gage, hypothcate or sell at the will
of the board Of directors.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of the corpora
Ition is hereby fixed at the sum of
twenty-five thousand dollars, divid-
led into two hundred and fifty shares
of the par value Of one hundred dol
liars each, and it shall commence
business and become going con-
lcern whenever five thousand dollars
! lof its capital stock is actually sub
scribed and paid for: said stock may
be- paid form cash, property or
labor or other thing Of value at the
discretion Of the board of directors.
ARTICLE II.
The affairs of this I corporation
! shall be managed and controlled by
Ia board of directors consisting OF
three stockholders to be elected an
: nually on the first Monday in each
wear. at general stockholders
Injecting called for that purpose
= leach share of stock shall be entitled
to one vote by its owner or through
a written proxy. Until the election
J in------the following shall compose
1.-The board of directors of this COM
Ipany: FL. C. Spring, who shall be
president: Walter Marburg, who
shall be secretary and treasurer:
and G. I. Wilson, who shall be vice
! president. The said board of direc-
u 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
! Icharge at pleasure any and al
! lclerks. Iaborers, assistants or other
J help needed in the administration OF
Its affairs, and shall have power tC
U It'll any vacancy in the board of di-
: Erectors however caused by electine
stakeholder to fill the unexpirec
T term Of such member retiring there
y from.
: ARTICLE v.
@ This charter may be amended, al
i TERED or this corporation dissolved
e lat a vote of three-fourths of it:
.. stock at meeting called for tina
purpose in accordance with the laws
n of the State of Louisiana, and whe1
: dissolved, either by limitation Of
IS otherwise, its affairs shall be liqui
e dated by commissioner appointed
II for that purpose who shall give sucl
le bond and have such powers as ma,
II be conferred on him by the stock
y holders at such meeting. All notice
is may be given to stockholders or di
rectors by letter addressed to then
IS at their pestoffice address, provides
le THAT nothing herein shall proven
l. the stockholders or directors iron
IN waving such notice, or holdin
meetings without any notice at al
lby unanimous consent.
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