The herald., 1912-02-08

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Know all men by these presents, that on
this 18th day OF the month of December, in
the year nineteen hundred and eleven
ll9lll, before me, Mark Mayo Boatner, a
notary public duly commissioned and ouali-
fled in and for the city Of New Orleans par-
ish and state aforesaid, and in the presence
or the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigped, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that ayailing
themselves Of the laws OF the state Of Lou
isiana, In such cases made and provided,
they have covenanted and agreed and do
hereby mutually covenant and agree, for
themselves, their successors and those who
may hereafter become associated with them.
to form a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the conditions and stlpu-
lations contained in the following charter.
viz:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be THE SHREVEPORT LAND AND
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY" and under
That name it shall have and enjoy all the
law to corporations; 1t shall exist for a
period OF ninety-nine years from the date
nereof, Ii shall have power TO contract she
and be sued under its said corporate name :
/
| same to break or alter al pleasure; to hold.
receive, purchase, convey, lease rent, mort,
gage; hypothecate or pledge property, per-
sonal, movable and immovable; to issue
bonds, notes and other obligations to have
and employ such managers, directors, Off
GERS, agents and other employees as the in
terest and convenience of said corporation
may require; and to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
corporate management and control Of the
analrs or said corporation as may be deem
ed necessary and expedient
The domicie OF said corporation shall he
IN the city or New Orleans, state Of Louisi.
ana, and all citations and ali other legal
process shall be served on the president. and
IN MS absence, on the vice-presidept. and in
tne absence OF both Of these officers on the
secretary OF said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized. and the nature of
tne business to be carried on by II, are here
py declared to be: to deal in, buy and sell
Tor IT'S own account and for account of 9th.
ers, real and personal property, lands, tene-
u r, tramways, water-craft, mortgages.
mortgage notes, bonds, shares of stock and
other securities: and to exercise all the
rights and privileges of ownership of stock
OF corporations including the right to vote
, SAME, 70 lenu money on property, real
ana personal, on railroads, tramways. canals.
water-craft, bonds, stocks. and other securi.
ties TO lease, rent or hire property. make
leases to act as broker, agent, or trustee
Tor individuals. firms or corporations to
guarantee titles to lands and other real es-
tate; TO reclaim and improve landed pro-
perry TO lay out town lots or suburbs nave
streets, sidewalks and alleys; to put down
sewer, drainage, water and gas pipe to CON
meet with municipal or private plants or for
the sole use of such subdivisions: TO erect
poles and lay conduits to support or receive
wires for electrical transmission; TO con-
struct or erect or to contract for the con.
structlon or erection OF buildings, docks.
Water-craft, tramways, canals, work shops
and mechanical plants. and generally to do
ana engage In any other business under
taking or enterprise connected with, grow
ing out OF, germane or incidental to any OF
me purposes herein above set out or con-
templated by this charter.