The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-09
CHARTER
OF the &. ~. Hamiter Company
Limited.
Sc.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Before me, ". a. Mabry, notary
public in and fog the Parish Of Cad
do, State of Louisiana, duly com
misslOned and sworn, Oh this day
came, ana appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed ghO declare to me notary
that they do hereby form them
selves into q corporation under the
laws of the State Of Louisiana, un-
der the following conditions, to-wit :
ARTICLE ].
The name and style OF this cog
poration is hereby declared to be
the f. w. Hamiter Company; it
shall have the rQght to enjoy sue
cession fer fifty years, with the
right TO contract, sue and be sued,
and to hold, purchase, lease, sell
and ilypothecate property, both real
and personal. Its domicile shall be
in the city of Shreveport, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of Caddo, and all
citation and other legal process
shall he made on its president, and
in his absence, on the secretary
treasurer at the office of the com
pany, according to law.
ARTICLE IT.
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 Oh general real es
tate business and to do any and all
things necessary to be done in The.
furtherance of such objects ana
purposes Of such business.
ARTICLE jill.
The capital stock of Shis c0rpOr-
alton is hereby fixed at Fifteen
Thousand Dallars (si5,0OO) divided
into one hundred and fifty shares
Of One Hundred (SiG0) 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 a board
IF directors, is hereby declared to
De 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 anC
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. K. Her
old, vice president, and J. J. Ham
ter, secretary treasurer. A major
ity of stock shall elect the directors
and in all elections or proceeding
| of stockholders each share of stOcl
present or represented by prOX,
shall be entitled to one vote. No
tice of all elections or meetings o1
stockholders shall be given in writ
ing or published in a newspaper il
Shreveport, Parish of CaddO, Stat
lOf Louisiana, ten days before thu
said election. Directors shall b.
lelected at the office OF the company
| ARTICLE V.
No stakeholder shall be liable OF
account of any obligation Of thl
Incorporation in any further sum THAI
the amount of the unpaid balanc
lon the stock subscribed for, and n
irregularity nor any informality il
organization shall have the effect O
rendering this charter null or Vol
OF of exposing any stakeholder t
any liability beyond any such IN
Ipaid balance.
/ ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended lex
cept as to increasing or decreasin
of its capital stock by two-third
vote o fthe stock represented at
meeting of the stockholders cor
q vened for that purpose after a tie
ltdays notice has been given, as abov