The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-22
CHARTER


| State o. l0usiana, PARISH ~ Cad
'o: Be it rtaleMis,rt that OF 1his
dsy, before Me, j. 4. Thigpen. q no
VARY public il. and SOr the said Par
lish ana STATE. duty commissioned
lanf sworn, personally came and an
tper"s AIInu ". gohness, Andre s
|Ih'n'' and DOUGLAS ". HarIvIl. all
J residents of Shreveport CaddO Par
!lSh. Louisiana who cieciarcd to me.
SnOtary, that they have amt do BY
! these presents fOrm and constitute
|thomseIcV into corporation and
have adopted as their charter the
! following. tO-Wit:
ARTICLE Z.
The name and title Of this cOrDOr-
alton shall BE- General Realty Com
pany, with its dOmcile in the CITY
OF Shreveport, in the Parish Of Cad
do, state Of Louisiana. and under its
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for a period of
fifty years. unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided. All legal
process shall be served on the pres
ldent, or in his absence on the vice
president Of the company at the of
flee OF the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
porati0n is formed and the nature
OF It's business is declared to be ehe
buying and selling of both real and
personal property and the conduct !
ing OF general real estate business. |
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of ten thou |
sond dollars, divided into one hun
dred shares of the par value of one
hundred (SlO0) dollars each, and it
shall commence business and be-
come a going concern when three
thousand $4,000 dollars of it's cap
ItaI stock is subscribed and paid for
IN cash or property, at a valuation
to be fixed by the board of direc
tors and when issued shall be fully
paid and asseSsabIe.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of this corporation
shall be managed by a board of di-
rectors consisting of three stock
holders, to be elected at a general
stockholders meeting on the first
Monday IN July of each year, who
shall hold their offices for one year.
Or until their successors are elected
and installed, and any vacancy oc-
in said board of directors
shall be filled by an election of the
BOARD OF directors of a stakeholder
or the uneXpired term. Until the
election of the first stakeholder in
July 1913 the following shall con-
ttute the board of directors of this
corporation: Allen H. Johness. Wits ,
shall be president; d.. w. HarreU,
Who shall be vice president; Andre O
}. Ghenet, who shall be secretary |
nd treasurer. The board of direc-
ors shall have the right to make
nd adopt all needful regulations or
y-laWs and the same to alter or
hange at pleasure, and to employ \
r discharge all managers, superin-
clerks or other employees
s may be needful in the manage
lent OF the affairs of said cOrpOra-
on. .
ARTICLE V. O
This charter may be amended. or 0
lis corporation dissolved. by the a
ote OF its capital stock at a meet h
lg called for that purpose after p
IN days notice addressed to each o.
sockholder through the United Il
tates mails, except when otherwise c.
)eclally provided by the laws of d.
he State Of Louisiana, provided
lat the stockholders may by unani- L.
Gus consent waive notice of any b.
Getting. AT all stockholders meet tn
gs each share of stock shall be pl
Titled to one vote to be cast by its al
ynefs in person or by proxy. IF so
Is corporation should be dissolved az
the charter expire it shall be de
Undated by two commissioners tn
pointed by the stockholders for ty
at purpose. ! De
ARTICLE VI. Ju
This corporation shall have the of
Wef to contract, sue and be sued on
It's corporate name: to make and to-
e corporate seal; to hold, re-
I've, purchase and convey, to