The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-27
CHARTER
Of the f. w. Hamiter Company
Limited.

do: Before me, w. A. Mabry, notary
public in and for the Parish of Cad
do, State of Louisiana, duly COM
mlsslOned and sworn, on this day
came, and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed who declare to me notary
that they do hereby form them
selves into corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana, I'M
Ger the following conditions, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
the L. w. Hamiter Company; it
shall have the right to enjoy sue
cession for fifty years, with the
right to contract, sue and be sued,
and to hold, purchase, lease, sell
and hypothecate property, both real
and personal. It's domiciIe shall be
in the city of Shreveport, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Caddo, and all
citation and other legal process
shall be made on its president, and
in his absence, on the secretary
treasurer at the office of the com
pany, according to law.
ARTICLE ii.
The object for which this corpor-
alton is organized and the nature of
the business to be carried on by it
are declared to- be: to do general
merchandise brokerage business,
conduct a general insurance agency,
and to carry on a general real es-
late business and to do any and all
things necessary to be done in the
furtherance of such objects and
purposes of such business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at Fifteen
Thousand Dallars ($i5,000) divided
into one hundred and fifty shares
of One Hundred $500 Dollars each
and shall commence business and be
a going concern when fifty shares
shall have been subscribed and paid
for. in full. Stock may be paid for
in money, property received or for
services performed, and when issu-
ed shall be fully paid and non-as
sessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers OF this cor
poration shall be vested in board
of directors, is hereby declared to
be E. w. Hamiter, JOS. X. Herold, j.
J. Hamiter, who shall serve till the
first Monday in July, 1913, or until
their successors are elected and
qualified, The officers Of this cor
poration shall be president, vice
president and secretary treasurer
and the first officers of said com
pany are hereby declared to be, E..
w. Hamiter, president; JOS. X. Her
old, vice president, and J. j. Ham
tier. secretary treasurer. A major
ity of stock shall elect the directors
and in all elections or proceedings
of stockholders each share of stock
present or represented by proxy
shall be entitled to one vote. No.
tice of all elections or meetings OF
stockholders shall be given in writ
ing or published in newspaper in
Shreveport, Parish of Gaddo, State
of Louisiana, ten days before the
said election. Directors shall be
elected at the office of the company.
ARTICLE V.
No stakeholder shall be liable on
account of any obligation of this
corporation in any further sum than
the amount of the unpaid balance
on The stock subscribed for, and no
irregularity nor any informally in
organization shall have the effect OF
rendering this charter null or void
or of exposing any stakeholder to
any liability beyond any such I'M
paid balance.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended Tex.
cept as to increasing or decreasing
of its capital stock by two-thirds
vote fthe stock represented at a
meeting of the stockholders con
vened for that purpose after ten
days notice has been given, as above
described. When ever this corpor.
1 a
alton is dissolved by limitation or
otherwise its affairs shall be liqui-
dated by two commissioners elect
ed at a stockholders meeting. who
shall have full power to wind up It's
affairs and settle its Indebtedness
In testimony of which the said
| above parties have affixed theIf
signatures, together with the under
dersigned competent witnesses, OF
this the 2ist dayof June, 1912.
| Il. w. HAMITER,
JOS. X. HEROLD,
| j. ]. HAMITER.