The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-16
CHARTER
Richland Compress and Warehouse
Company OF Delhi, Louisiana.

A. i. f'rry"r, a notary public in and
| for he Parish of CaddO, stat" oi
| Louisiana. duly commissioned and
Qualified, and III the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and
under signed, personally came ana
appeared the several persons whose
names are hrrrlntO subscribed, who
ISr\rrallN declared that awaiting
! Themselves of the laws Of Louisiana
relative to the organization of cor
! pOra IONS, they have rONrnantrh and
agreed. and dn hN these presents
| covenant aud agree and bind them
selves. rs we'll as al surtI other per-
Sons amd'maN hereafter be- aSSOrial-
ed with them, to form themselves
and body corporal" IN law, for the
object and purpose, and under tn"
conditions SIIpulatlonS and r"g'Ila
tInmS following, tO-Wil:
ARTICLE |.
the name ana title of this cOrpOr-
alton shall hr Richland Compress
and Warehouse Company Of Dclhi
| Louisiana, ami its dOmlcllr shall ~"
in Shreveport. Gaddn Parish, Louis
| lama, and under iln said nam" II
shall exist. have and enjoy success
ion for The period of nln"ty-ninr
years from date hereof; il shall haN"
power to contract, sue and be sued,
to make and use c0rpOrat" seal;
to hold. acquire, improve. lease, sell
and convey, as we'll as mortgage and
| hNpOihrcalr under It's corporate
name. property, real, personal and
mixed: and to borrow and lend
money. and Civ" and receive sccurl-
ties therefor, 10 appoint such man
ayers. officers, agents or employees
as lis interests may require, and
make and amend at pleasure such
| bylaws AS they may deem proper
for The management Of its affairs.
ARTICLE H.
Tn" purposes of the corporation
are tine cOmprrSSIng, storing and
shipping and draying Of cotton and
other merchandise. establishing Of
Warehouses; and elevators, and the
transaction Of all business apprr-
tanning or Incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
Il" corporate powers of this cor
pnraiIOu are hereby vested in and
shall be exercised by a board of di-
rcctorS composed Of three 81 stock
holders. Said board shall be- elected
annually on the second Tuesday in
! September each year, and enter up
on the duties Of their office imme-
diatrIy upon same day of each year
Each share of stock shall be entitled
| to one vote to be east in person or
| by proxy at an election, and at any
meetings of stockholders. Il majority
Of votes east shall be required to
elect. Twenty days prior notice of
all elections shall be given TO all
stockholders, by written or printed
notices mailed to each stakeholder
| by The secretary addressed to each
stockholders at his usual pOstOflicc
address. The said board of directors
at their first meeting shall elect an
nualiy ont of their number preSi-
dent and vice president and also a
secretary treasurer. w. +. Crawford
:. i. Hicks and +. b. Rand are here
by designated as the first board of
directors, with w. T. Crawford as
dent and f. p. Rand as secretary
treasurer. who shall act as same
until the first election under this
charter. lOwit. second Tuesday in
September 1912, or until their sue
cesSOrS are elected and qualified
Citation and all other legal process
to be served on the president or in
event Of his absence on the vice
president. Vacancies in above board
of directors and on all other boards
shall be filled by election by remain
ing members of the board.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
| ton is fixed at the sum of St200000,
represented by i2O shares at $4,000
each, payable in cash or property,
real or personal. on such terms and
conditions as the board of directors
may determine. The company shall
begin business as soon as 100000
Of the capital stock has been sub
scribed. All transfers of stock shall
be made on the books of the COM
pany and shall be signed by the
stakeholder or his attorney.
ARTICLE V.
The board of directors may bor-
row money from time to time, sums
of money as may be required for
construction, repairs or acquisition
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