The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-01


corporate seal and the same to alter
or break at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, have, purchase, ALLEVIATE, con-
vey. sell, pledge, mortgage, hypoth-
ecate and lease property real, per
sonal or mixed: to name and ap-
point such officers, trustees, agents
and employees as the interest and
convenience of said corporation
may require; to make and establish
bylaws. rules and regulations tor
the proper management OF It's al
fairs as may be deemed necessary
and proper. and the same to alter
or change at pleasure; and general
" TO do all other acts and things
necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes Of this
corporation. This corporation, I'M
less sooner dissolved as hereinafter
provided. shall exist and continue
for period Of ninety-nlne years
from and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed
are hereby declared to he to estab-
lish, construct. operate and carry
on works to supply cities and towns
and the inhabitants thereof with
electricity. manufactured or natural
gas or oil for light. heat, power and
other purposes: TO open and work
mines; 10 bore for. oil. gas or other
minerals, and to establish pipe lines
and other means for The transport
tation of same to Hlaket: and til
build. construct. operate and main
tain street and interurban railways
in the State Of Louisiana or else
where
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
lion shall be one hundred thousand
(siOOO00) dollars, divided into and
represented by one thousand 1000 |
shares OF The par value of one hun
dred 800 dollars each. with au-
thOrity TO commence business when
Ihirty-SiX thousand six hundred
S36, 900 dollars of the capital stock |
shall have been subscribed and paid |
for. No stock shall be issued except |
for labor done or money or prop
erty actually received. and no sale
Or transfer of The stock shall affect |
the corporation unless a record of |
same is made upon its books at its |
office in The City Of Shreveport. La,
and then only on the surrender of |
the certificate therefor.
ARTICLE VI.
The corporate powers of this cor
poratiOn shall be vested in and eH-
erciSed by a board of directors Of
three 3 stockholders. The following
persons shall constitute the first
board Of directors: Walter b. Wal
ter. Samuel Topltf and Alien Ren-
dali. with William b. Walter as
president: Samuel TopItf as >ice
president; Allen Kendall as sccre-
tary: and William b. Walter Is
treasurer. The said officers and d!-
rectors shall hold their office until
he first day of December \. ID. 1913.
or until their successors snail have
been duly elected and qualified On
the said date in December 1913. and
annually thereafter, board of d.
rectors shall be elected. unless said
date shall be legal holiday. When
said election shall be held first sec
ular day following the said holiday.t
Notice of said election shall be
given by ten (lOi days publication
in a public newspaper published in
said City of Shreveport. Any failure
form any cause whatever to hold
such meeting or elect said board of
directors on the day named for thai
shall not dissolve said cor
pOration. but the directors and Off
GERS then in office shall hold their
Offices until other officers are chO-
sen and qualified. That at every
election and stockholders meeting
each stakeholder shall be entitled to
one vote for each share of stock
registered on the books of the cor
poration in his name. which vote
may be cast in person or by proxy
authorized in writing. The board of
directors shall elect from their
the above named officers.
All citation and legal seryi. e shall
be made at the domicile of the COM
pany according to law.
- ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be changed. al !:
tered or amended except to in
crease or decrease the capital stock
which shall be done in accordance
With the special laws of the Stale
of Louisiana relating thereto) s.r
f ha cOrnOrat ion NAV he dissolved |