The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-03-21

| not a stakeholder OF this company. DuT'
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, TN
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 i'll Office, as we'll
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 OF 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 fill 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 in
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
require, and as it may deem necessary |
for the conducting and management
provided the same shall not
conflict with this charter, Or with the
laws of the State, or of the United |
States. The said board shall elect or
appoint such officers, agents, employees,
servants and clerks as it may deem
necessary for the conducting of the
business of the corporation and body
polite; fix their compensation, term of
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, mod1-
fed or amended, the increase or de
crease of the capital stock excepted, or
this corporation and body polite may be
at general meeting of the
convened for that purpose,
with the assent of three-fourths of the
entire capital stock, whether present or
at such meeting. Ten days
prior notice of such meeting shall be
given in any daily English newspaper
publihed at the domicile of said corpor-
alton and body polite. In case OF dis
solution or termination OF this corpora
ton and body polite either by limitation
of its charter or from any cause, the
liquidation of its affairs shall be con-
Quoted by three commissioners selected
from the stockholders with like assent,
and at 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 fully
liauidated In case of the death of one
or more of said commissioners, the sur
vivors or survivor shall continue to act
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of this corporation
and body polite shall be increased or
decreased to any amount deemed sufl-
cient in the following manner, to-wit:
The directors thereof shall publish mn
tice for thirty (3o) days preceding the
time fixed for such Nneeting, in any
daily English newspaper published at
the domicile Of said corporation and
body polite that a meeting of the stock
holders win be held at the office of the
corporation and body polite for the
purpose of increasing or decreasing the
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