The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-08-29
CHARTER
OF the General Realty Company.

VI thc UtHcFdi Ncdity NOfllPdiS
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on this
day, before me, J. A. Thigpen, no
tary public in and for the said Par
ish and State, duly commissioned
and sworn, personally came and ap-
pered Allen H. Johness, Andre S.
Chenet and Douglas W. Harrell, all
residents of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, who declared to me,
notary, that they have and do by
these presents form and constitute
themselves into a corporation and
have adopted as their charter the
following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpOr-
alton shall be General Realty Com
pany, with it's domicile in the City
of Shreveport, in the Parish of Cad
do, State of Louisiana, and under its
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for period of
fifty years, unless sooner dissolved
as hereinafter provided. All legal
process shall be served on the pres
dent, or in his absence on the vice
president of the company at the Of
flee of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and the nature
Of its business is declared to be the
buying and selling of both real and
personal property and the conduct
ing of a general real estate business.
ARTICLE lit.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of ten thou
sond dollars, divided into one hun
dred shares of the par value of one
hundred (S10O) dollars each, and it
shall commence business and be-
come going concern when three
thousand $4,000 dollars of it's cap
ital stock is subscribed and paid for
in cash or property, at valuation
to be fixed by the board of direc-
tors and when issued shall be fully
paid and nom assessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by board of di-
rectors consisting of three stock
holders, to be elected at a general
stockholders meeting on the first
Monday in July of each year, who
shall hold their offices for one year,
or until their successors are elected
and installed, and any vacancy oc-
curing in said board of directors
shall be filled by an election of the
board of directors of a stakeholder
for the unexpired term. Until the
election of the first stakeholder in
July 1913 the following shall con-
stitute the board of directors of this
corporation: Allen H. Johness, who
shall be president; D. w. Harrell,
who shall be vice president; Andre
IS. Chenet, who shall be secretary
and treasurer. The board of direc-
tors shall have the right to make
and adopt all needful regulations or
bylaws and the same to alter or
change at pleasure, and to employ
or discharge all managers, superin-
tendents. clerks or other employees
as may be needful in the manage
ment of the affairs of said corpora
ton.
ARTICLE V.
| This charter may be amended, or
this corporation dissolved, by the
vote of its capital stock at a meet
ing called for that purpose after
ten days notice addressed to each
stakeholder through the United
States mails, except when otherwise
specially provided by the laws of
the State of Louisiana, provided
that the stockholders may by unani-
nous consent waive notice of any
meeting. At all stockholders meet
ings each share of stock shall be
entitled to one vote to be cast by its
owners in person or by proxy. If
this corporation should be dissolved
on tho oha rfnp aypipn II shall hn