The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-02-20
CHARTER
Richiand Compress and Warehouse
Company of Delhi, Louisiana.

BE it known that on this the 18th
day Of January A. d. 1912, before me,
A. B. Frtyer, a notary public in and
for the Parish OF CaddO, State Of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and
under Signed, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed, who
severally declared that aVailing
themselves of the laws Of Louisiana
relative to the organization of cor
pOratiOns, they have cOVenantcd 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 assOCiat-
ed with them, to form themselves
into and constitute a corporation
and body corporate in law, for the
object and purpose, and under the
conditions, stipulatiOns and regula-
lions following, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this COrpOr-
alton shall be Richland Compress
and Warehouse Company of Delhi,
Louisiana, and its dOmicile. shall be
in Shreveport, CaddO Parish, LOUIS
lana, and under the said name II
shall exist, have and enjoy success
ion for the period of ninety-nine
years from date hereof lit shall have
power to contract, sun and be sued,
ter: s..etlice ard use a corporate seal;
TO hold, acquire, improve, lease, sell
aud convey, as we'll as mortgage and
hypothecate under its corporate
name, property, real, personal and
mixed; and to borrow and lend
money, and give and receive securi-
Ties therefor, to appoint such man
ayers, officers, agents or employees
as its interests may require, and
make and amend at pleasure such
bylaws as they may deem proper
for the management of its affairs.
ARTICLE II.
Che purposes Of the corporation
are the COMPRISING, storing and
shipping. and draying of cotton and
other merchandise, establishing Of
warehouses and elevators, and the
TRANSACTION of, all business apper-
tanning or Incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration are hereby vested in and
shall be exercised by a board of di-
.reetors composed OF three ~ stock
holders. Said board shall be elected
annually on the second Tuesday in
September each year, and enter up
on the duties OF their office imnle-
.diately upon Same day of each year.
Each share of stock shall be entitled
TO one vote to be east in person or
by proxy at an election, and at any
meetings of stockholders, a majority
of votes cast shall be required to
elect, Twenty days prior notice of
all elections shall be given to ali
stockholders, by written or printed
notices mailed to each stakeholder
by the secretary addressed to each
stockholders al his usual postoflice
address. The said board Of directors
at their first meeting shall elect an
nually one of their number a presi-
dent and vice president and also a
secretary treasurer. w. Z. Crawford
s. e. Hicks and e. b. Rand are here
by designated as the first board of
directors, with w. T. Crawford as
president, S. b. Hicks as vice presi-
dent and e. B. Rand as secretary
treasurer, who shall act as same
until The first election under this
charter, ioWit, second Tuesday in
September 1912, or until their sue
eessors. are elected and qualified.
Citation and all other legal process
to be served on the president, or in
event Of his absence on the vice
president. Vacancies in above board
of directors and On all other boards
shall be filled by election by remain
ing members of the board.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is fixed at the sum of $i2,000.00,
represented by i20 shares at $4,000
each, payable in cash or property,
real or personal, on such terms and
as the board of directors
may determine The company shall
begin business as soon as Si0.000.00I
OF the capital stock has been sub
scribed. All transfers Of stock shall
be made on the books of the COM
pany and shall be signed by the
stakeholder OF his attorney.
ARTICLE ".
The board Of directors may Dor
row money from time TO time, sums