The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-01
CHARTER
OF Eureka Construction Company, Of
Shreveport, Louisiana

Be il known. TEaat on this. the eighth
aay of November, A D. 1912, before
me, William r. Thomas. a Notary Pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified IN
and for the Parish of Caddo. in the
State Of Louisiana therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and underslgne
personally came and appeared Joseph c.
McCue, Charles E. Clancy, Erwin Aux
ter. Charles H. Bliss and Hampden
Story. all Of the ages OF majority, who
h me severally declared that. availiEg
themselves Of the provisions of laws Ct
the State of louisiana in such ease
made and provided, and particularly
re provisions of Act No. - of the Acts
of 1904, they had covenanted and
Agreed, and by shese presents covenant
and agree and bad themselves. as also
all such other PERSONS who may here
SITTER become assoc lated with them in
this behalf, and whG may become hold
eYs Of shares of stock therein, to eonsti
tute end form and do hereby forsa
eerpoFatiea and body polite for the
obieets and purposes and under the
terms, stipuSations, agreements and
conditions hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed, and this instrument is hereby
a. ho of ttjS
tien. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
Is EUREKA CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY.
Its demicile shall be in the City Of
Shreveport, in the Parish of Caddo. IN
the State of Louisiana, and it shall have
and enjoy succession under its corpor-
ate name for a period Of ninety nine
isa) years from and after the date
hsresf
Citations and other legal process
against this corporation may be served
upon the President, any Vice-President.
the Secretary or any Assistant Secre-
tasy, the Treasurer or any Assistant
Treasurer, and at least enc Of such of
fcers shall reside at the domicile of the
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purpose for which
this corporation is formed is the estan-
hsasng Of Company for the eonstruc-
tion sad maintenance of. any species OF
roads and bridges in connection there |
With also fer the purpose Of engaging
in and carrying on general contract
ing and construction business in the
state Of Louisiana and elsewhere and
Of similar industrial pursuits, including
the construction of pavements, sewers
and other municipal Improvement, as
well as other works of any and all
kinds for individuals, firms and eorpor-
atoms. ~
. ARTICLE III. 49,
The powers and authorities which |
this corporation shall have and smay ex-
sreise and enjoy are all such as are
now or may hereafter be granted under
the laws of the State Of Louisiana to
corporations created fer any of the OBJ
jects and purposes above indicated, in
Guiding the authority and power to con-
tract; to sue and be sued in its .corpor-
ate name; to make and use corporate |
seal. and to break, alter and amend the !
same at pleasure; to hold, receive, rent,
hire and purchase or otherwise acquire
property Of every kind, real, personal |!
and mixed, for any corporate purpose,
and to sell, mortgage or pledge or 9th
erwise hypotheeate or convey or dis
pose of same; to borrow money and |
issue bonds, debentures, notes, and
other obligations; and to do and per-
form all things necessary, reasonable,
convenient or proper to carry out the
objects and purposes of its organiza
ton, OF any of. such objects and pur-
poses, provided only, that such things
be not repugnant to. law or these arti-
eies of Incorporation OF any duly adopt
ed amendment thereof.
And without in any particular limit
ing any of the objects, purposes and
poNers of the corporation, it is hereby
expressly declared and provided that
the corporation shall have power and
authority to issue its stock, its bonds
a4d its other obligations in payment
for property purchased or acquired by
it, or for any other object in or about
its business; to mortgage or pledge any
stocks, bonds or other obligations, or
any property which may be acquired by
il to secure any bonds or other obi
cations by it issued OF incurred; and
to make and perform contracts of any
kind and description in carrying on