The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-07-23
CHARTER
or the Hercules Rail Joint Com
pany.

otdte Vi LOUISIANA, parish OF Cad
do: Be it known that on this 18th
day OF June 1912, before me, Otis w.
Bullock, a notary public in and for
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, duly com
mlSSlOned, qualified and acting,
personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, residents Of Caddo Par
lsh, La, who declared to- me, notary,
that awaiting themselves of the pro
visions of the laws of the State of
Louisiana governing the formation
OF corporations in general, and es-
pecially of Act No. 70 of 1904 of the
General Assembly Of Louisiana, they
have formed and constituted them
selves. as well as such other per
sons as may become associated with
them, into corporation and body
spolltic in law, and have adopted
and Ordained as their charter and
act of incorporation the following.
tO-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be HertA'les Rail
Joint Company, under which name
it shall enjoy corporate existence
for and during the term Of ninety
nine 800 years erom the date of
| this charter, with power and au
| thOrity to contract, sue and be sued;
to make and use corporate seal
and the same to change at pleasure;
to receive, have, purchase, hold,
sell, transfer, convey, pledge, mort
gage and hypOthecate, property,
sreal, personal and mixed; to name
and appoint such directors, officers,
agents, managers and employees as
| the interest or convenience of the
corporate may reGG.ire; to make and
| establish such bylaws, rules and
| regulations for the management Of
its affairs as may be deemed neces
sary or proper, and the same to
change at pleasure; and generally to
do all acts and things necessary to
carry out the objects and purposes
of this corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, La, and citation end
laIl other legal process shall be
served upon the president, or in his
absence on Che vice president, or in
the absence of both president and
vice president, upon the secretary
at the office of the company accord
ing to law.
| ARTICLE Ill.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is organized and the nature
of the business to be cqDsried on by
lit are Gereby declared TO be the
manufacture, purchase and sale OF
rail Joints and other railway sup
plies.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at fifty thous-
and dollars, to be divided into and
represented by five hundred shares
of the par value of one hundred dol
lars each; the corporation to begin
business whenever ten thousand
dollars shall have been subscribed.
lStock may be paid for in cash, or
l in, ufInh Tsbn :
the board Of directors may deter
mime, provided that no stock shall
| be issued until it is fully paid for.
ARTICLE V.
|. The affairs of this corporation
lshall be managed and controlled by
ba board of directors to be composed
Iof not less than five nor more than
nine stockholders, who shall be
elected annually on the first Tues,
day in June, beginning with the yeaI
1913, and the directors so elected
shall hold office until their success.
sors are elected and qualified. The
first board of directors shall be q
lW. Robinson, G p. Munday, L. Il
Williams, j. G. Willis, P. G. Butler
. land B. T.. Carl The officers of this
corporation shall be a president,
vice president, secretary and treas
urer. who shall be elected annual!
by the board of directors iron
among their number. The powers
and authority of said officers shal
|be fixed and established by bylaw
: to be adopted by the board OF dlrec
. tors of the corporation. The mrs
officers of the corporation shall b
lG. w. Robinson, president; r. I
Butler, vice president; c. p. Nun
: day, secretary; and T. E. Williams
treasurer, who shall serve unit
their successors are elected an
qualified. The board of director
D shall have full power to fill all va
cancies among the officers and o
The board itself. At all meetings 9
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