The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-01-23
CHARTER
Richland Compress and Warehouse
Company OF Delhi. Louisiana.

BE it known that on this the 18TH
day of January A. ID. 1912, before me,
\. b. Freycr, notary public III ana
for the Parish Of CaddO, State o!
| Louisiana. duly commissioned and
|uualitied. and i'll the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and
under signed, personally came ana
appeared the several persons whose
names are hcreunto subscribed, who
ScVeraIIy declared that avalllnS
| themselves of the laws Of Louisiana
relative to the organization of cor
poratiOnS. they have cONcnant"d and
agreed. and do by these presents
covenant and agree and bind them
selves. as we'll as al such other per
sons and may hereafter be asSocial-
ed with them, to form themselves
into and constitute a corporation
and body corporal" in law. for the
object and purpose, and under the
conditions, stipulation. and r"e'!a-
ton. following, tO-Wli:
ARTICLE J.
The nam" and little OF this rMpor-
alton shall tr Richland Compress
and Warehouse Company Of Delhi
Louisiana, and its dOmicllc shall %
in shreveport, <addo Parish, LOUIS
lana. and under me said name II
shall exist, have and cni"N success
ion for The period Of nin"ty-nln'
years from dat" hereof: il shalt have
epOWcr to. contract, sue and be sued
Ito make and Use a corporate seal
10 hold. acquire, improve, tease, sell
and convey. as we'll as mortgage and
hypOthrcatr under itS corporate
name. property. real, personal ano
mixed: and To borrow and lrIn'
tmOncN. and give and rerciN" srcuri-
ties therefor. to appoint such man
ayers. officers, agents or cmpl0yc:
las It's interests may require. ana
make and amend at pleasure SucN
bylaws a. they may deem proper
for the management of lis affairs.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes of the corporation
are the COMPRISING, storing ant
shipping and draying of cotton anC
other merchandise, establishing o.
warehouses and elevators. and the
transaction of all busiRcss apper.
tanning or incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The corporate powers OF Inns cor
pOraliOu are hereby vested in ant
fslall be exercised by a board of d.
rrrtOrS composed of three g. stock.
holders. Said board shall be elected
annually on the second Tuesday. il
September each year. and enter up.
on the duties Of their Office imm".
diairly upon same day Of each year
Each share Of stock shall be entitg',
10 enc vote TO be east in person o.
by proxy at an election, and at an.
meetings of stockholders. ma jOrIt,
of votes cast shall be required t.
elect. Twenty days prior notice O
all elections shall he given to al
stockholders, by written or printed
p notices mailed to each stOckholdc
( by the secretary addressed to cacl
q stockholders at his usual pOstoffic
address. The said board Of director
\ at their first meeting shall elect an
q Inually ont of their number a presl
p dent and vice president and also
q secretary treasurer. W. +. Crawfor'
ri $. b. Hicks and f. H. Rand are here
by designated as the first board o
q directors. with W. T. Crawford a
4 president. s. r. Hicks as vice prcsl
:, dent and F.. r. Rand as secretary
E treasurer. who shall act as sam
q until the first election under thl
Il, charter. tOWit, second Tuesday
September 1912. or until their sue
! Ecassors are elected and qualified
Citation and all other legal process
to be served on the president, or i
event of his absence on the vic
president. Vacancies in above boar
lof directors and on all other board
= shall he filled by election by remain
y ing members OF the board.
I'll ARTICLE ".
'ri The capital stock of this corpora
n ton is fixed at the sum Of $4,000
represented by i20 shares at StOO.t
n each, payable in cash or propert
# real or personal, on such terms AT
% conditions as the board Of director
3 may determine. The company sha
20 begin business as soon as $i0,OO0I
: of the capital stock has been sui
: scribed. All transfers Of stock sha
in be made on the books of the con
ID pany and shall be signed Dy Il
,ol stakeholder or his attorney.
ARTICLE Y.
The board of directors may DO
r. row money from time to time, sur
OF money as may be required +
construction, repairs or acIuisiti