The herald., 1912-02-01

OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Know all men by these presents, that on
this 2Sth day Of the month Of December, In
the year nineteen hundred and eleven
notary public duly commissioned and quail.
fed in and for the city of New Orleans, par
ish and state aforesaid, and In the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigped, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that, availing
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,
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 It shall exist for a
period of ninety nine years from the date
hereof, Ii shall have power to contract, sue
and be sued under its said corporate name
to make and use corporate seal, and the
| same to break or alter at 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
| affairs Of said corporation as may be deem.
ed necessary and expedient.
| ARTICLE H.
The domicile Of said corporation shall b.
in the city OF New Orleans, state Of Louisi
ana, and all citations and all other lega
| process shall be served on the president, anC
/ In his absence, on the vice-president, and II
the absence Of both Of these officers, on tn,
secretary Of said corporation.
| ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which thi
corporation Is organized, and the nature o
the business to be carried on by 1t, are here
by declared to be: to deal in, buy and sell
for Its own account and for account of 9th
ers. real and personal property, lands, tene
4 mortgage notes. bonds, shares Of stock an,
other securities; and to exercise all tn
} rights and privileges of ownership OF stoc
OF corporations including the right to vot
the same; to lend money on property, rea
and personal, on railroads, tramways, canals
Z water-craft, bonds, stocks, and other secur
] ties; to lease, rent or hire property, max
E leases +; to act as broker, agent, or truste
for individuals, firms or corporations I
| guarantee titles to lands and other real es
? tate; to reclaim and improve landed Orc
perry; to lay out town lots or suburbs paw
streets, sidewalks and alleys; to put dow
sewer. drainage, water and gas pipe to COZ
meet with municipal or private plants or 70
e the sole use OF such subdivisions; to eret
= poles and lay conduits to support or receiv
q wires for electrical transmission; to col
s struct or erect or to contract for the col
struction or erection of buildings, dock
I water-craft, tramways, canals, work shor
: and mechanical plants, and generally to d
: and engage In any other business, unde
taking or enterprise connected with, grow
Ing out of. germane or Incidental to any
e the purposes herein above set out or col
: templated by this charter.