The Caucasian., 1912-07-04
CHARTER
OF the E. w. HamiteP Company
Limited.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Before me, w. A. Mabry, notary
public in and for the Parish of Cad
do, State of Louisiana, duly com
missioned and sworn, on this day
came, and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scribed who declare to me notary
that they do hereby form them
selves into a corporation under the
laws of the State of Louisiana, un-
der the following conditions, te-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
The E. w. Halniter Company; it
shall have the right to enjoy sue
eession for fifty years, with the
right to contract, sue and be sued,
and to hold, purchase, lease, sell
and hypothecate property, both real
and personal. Its domicile shall be
in the city of Shreveport, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of Caddo, and all
citation and other legal process
shall be made on its president, and
/ in his absence, On the secretary
| treasurer at the office of the COM
pany, according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corpor-
| alton is organized and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by it
are declared to be: to do a general
| merchandise brokerage business
conduct a general insurance agency
and to carry on a general real es-
tate business and to do any and all
things necessary to be done in the
furtherance of such objects ane
purposes of such business.
| ARTICLE III.
| The capital stock of this corpor
tation is hereby fixed at Fifteer
Thousand Dallars ($i5,000) divides
| into one hundred and fifty shares
| of One Hundred ($t00] Dollars eacf
and shall commence business and b.
| going concern when fifty share
| shall have been subscribed and pai'
for in full. Stock may be paid TO
in money, property received or 10
services performed, and when issu
ed shall be fully paid and non-as
sessable.
81 ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers OF this COZ
poration shall be vested in boar
tof directors, is hereby declared t
. Ibe E. w. Hamiter, Jos. X. Herold,
81 j. Hamiter, who shall serve till tn
s first Monday in July, 1913, or unit
e their successors are elected an
Il qualified. The officers of this col
i poration shall be a president, vic
e president and a secretary treasure
Il and the first officers OF said con
a pany are hereby declared to be,
h w. Hamiter, president; Jos. h. He
S old, vice president, and j. j. Han
i tier. secretary treasurer. A maJo
,-tity of stock shall elect the director
e and in all elections or proceeding
e of stockholders each share OF stot
IT present or represented by pro-
FL shall be entitled to one vote. N
t. tiee of all elections or meetings
stockholders shall be given in wrl
lie ing or published in a newspaper
is Shreveport, Parish of Gadde. Sta
mi of Louisiana, ten days. before Il
nj said election. Directors shall
n elected at the office of the compaT
IL ARTICLE "
lgi No stoekholder shall be liable
lg account of any obligation OF u
nd corporation in any further sum tn
ly the amount of the unpaid baian
ne on the stock subscribed for, and
irregularity nor any informaiity
i'd organization shall have the effect
III rendering this charter null or "
he or of exposing any stoekholder