The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-15
for period Of ninety-nine years
from and AFTER the date hereof.

The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed
are hereby declared TO be to estab-
}lish. construct, operate and carry
on works to supply cities and towns
and. the inhabitants thereof with
electricity, manufactured or natura
gas Or Oil for light, heat, eowRr and
other purposes; 10 open and work
mines: TO bore for oil, Gas or other
minerals and 10 establish pipe Lines
and other means for the transport
tatlsn of same TO maAe!: and -
! build, construct. operate ana main
! tain street and inserurban RAILWAYS
in che StMe of dauis!asS or else
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ARTICLE lIA
The capital stock Of This cmpora-
ton shall be one hundred thousand
! 100000 dollars. divided into and
represented lD one thousand 400?
shares OF the par value % one Aun-
dred $500 dollars eacA. with aW-
thority 90 cortsnence business when
thirty-six thousans sin hundred
ts36,6OO) dollars of the capital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid
for. No stock shall be issued except
for labor done or mortey or prop
erty actually received, and no >ale
or transfer Of the stock shall affect
the corporation unless record 90
same is made upon its books at its
Office in the City of Shreveport, d.,
and Chen only on the surrender %
the certificate thdrefor. =.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers of CHS cor
pOratiOn shall be vested in and eH-
ercised by a board of directors OF,
three g stockholders The following
persons shall constitute the first
board of directors: Walter B. Walls
ter, Samuel Topliff and allen Rem
dali. with William B. Waller as
president: Samuel Vopliff as woe
president: Allen Kendall as secre-
tary; and William B. WaltaS as
treasurer. The said officers and di-
raaors shall hold their office until
the first day of December 4. D. 1913,
or until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified. On
the said date in December 1913, and
annually thereafter. a board of di-
rectors shall be elected, unless said
date shall be a legal holiday, when
said election shall be held first sec
ular day following the said holiday.
Notice of said election shall be
given by ten (i0) days publication
in public newspaper published in
said City of Shreveport. Any failure
form any cause whatever 10 hold
such meeting or elect said board Of
directors on the day named for that |
purpose, 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 aud 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 servi. shall |;
De made at The domicie of the COM
)any according to law.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be changed al
cred Or amen ed Except to in :
'rease or decrease the capital stock
which shall be done in. accordance Il
With the special laws of the Stale
IF Louisiana relating thereto) II {
he. corporation may be dissolved Is
It general meeting convened for {
hat purpose, with the assent Of il
ga Of the capital
took represented at such meeting. {
Ten (i0) days prior notice of such
Meeting shall be given by publica-
ion as. herein provided for: and IN
ase of the dissolution of The cor
'ofation, by limitation or otherwise,
IS affairs shall be liquidated by
hree commissioners selected by
nd from among the stockholders
{ meeting call I'd after due notice c
or This purpose. No stockholdpr I
hall ever be held liable or respon-
IDLE for the faults or contracts Of
his corporation in any further sum
han the amount due. by him to said
ofpofation, moi. shall any informal
y il, organization have the eifec.
t rendering this charter null OF Of IS
xposing stakeholder. to any liza .
ility beyond the amount due ny e
i'm to said corporation. /
Done and passed at my Office "a
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