The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-12-22

ARTICLE II.
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
4 and the inhabitants thereof with
! electricity, manufactured or natural
gas or oil for light, heat power and
other purposes; to open and work
mines; TO bore for oil, gas or other
minerals, and to establish pipe lines
and other means for the transport
tation of same to maket; and to
build, construct, operate and main
tain street and interurban railways
in the State Of Louisiana or else
| where.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be one hundred thousand
+ (siOO,O00) dollars, divided into and
represented by one thousand $1,000
shares of the par value of one hun
dred $500 dollars each, with au-
thority to commence business when
thirty-six thousand six hundred
| (S36,6OO) dollars of the capital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid
for. No stock shall be issued except
for labor done or money Or prop
| ,nt,,aj1x- ,,nnni,-n1 an1 cola
or transfer of the stock shall affect
the corporation unless record OF
same is made upon its books at its
office in the City Of Shreveport, La,
and then only on the surrender OF
the certificate therefor.
ARTICLE VI.
The corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in and eX-
ercised by a board of directors Of
three g stockholders. The following
persons shall constitute the first
board of directors: Walter B. Wal
ter, Samuel Topliff and Allen Rem
dali, with William B. Waller as
president; Samuel Topliff as vice
PRESIDENT; Allen Kendall as secre-
tary; and William B. Walter as
treasurer. The said officers and di-
rectors shall hold their Office until
the first day of December a. D. 1913,
or until their successors shall have
been duly elected and qualified. On
the said date in December 1918, and
annually thereafter, board of di-
rectors shall be elected, unless said
i date shall be 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 (10) days publication
| in public newspaper published in
| said City of Shreveport. Any failure
| form any cause whatever to 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 and 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
number the above named officers.
All citation and legal servi..e shall
be made at the domicile of the CON-
pany according to law.
/ ARTICLE V.
| This charter may be changed, al
tered or amended Except to in
crease or decrease the capital stock
! which shall be done in accordance
with the special laws of the State
of Louisiana relating thereto) IT
the corporation may be dissolved
at a general meeting convened for
i that purpose, with the assent of
three-fourths 80 Of the capital
stock represented at such meeting.
Ten u0) days prior notice of such
meeting shall be given by publiea
ton as herein provided for: and IL
case of the dissolution of the cor
poration, by limitation Or otherwise,
! it's affairs shall be liquidated by
three commissioners selected by
and from among the stockholders
at meeting call>d after due notice
for this purpose No stakeholder
shall ever be held liable or respon-
sible for the faults or contracts of
this corporation in any further sum
than the amount due by him to said
corporation, nor shah any informal
lily in organization have the e1fec.
Of rendering this charter null or Of
exposing stakeholder to any la;
| biIity beyond the amount due by