The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-23
ARTICLE .,

it shall have power to ENJOY sue
cessjon for period of thirty years
from date hereof; to have and use
corporate seal; to contract, sue and
be sued; to hold under lease or pur-
chase personal property, and the
same to sell, hypOthecate and alien
| ate at pleasure; to name and at-
point such managers and agents a.
the interests of the business may
require, and to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations
| as the directors may deem proper,
and the same to alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE 10.
The dOmicilc Of this corporation
shall be in the City of Shreveport,
| puisana, and all citations or other
process shall be served on the pres.
| ident, and in his absence upon the
vice. president
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this cor
pOratiOn is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be as fol
lows: The manufacturing Of steel
structural braces, together with all
kinds of building appliances used in
the construction of buildings and Oil
derricks: the manufacturing of all
parts necessary to the sale or mar
keting of said products; the hold
ing, under lease or otherwise, Of
letters patent on all kinds of struc-
turaI appliances: the operation of
foundries for the casting of brass,
iron and STEEL the marketing or
sale of all products manufactured
by the company, and the doing Of
all other acts consistent with the
foregoing purposes. '...'
| ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
| three hundred thousand 1890, 100000
dollars divided into and represented
| by twelve thousand shares of stock
of par value of twenty-five dollars
lper share, and this corporation shall
| begin doing business as soon as fifty
thousand dollars in stock has been
subscribed for; said stock to be paid
flor in cash or issued in exchange
for property, real or personal, and
services actually rendered to the
company in such manner as the
board of directors may determine.
| ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this cor
operation shall be vested in a board
of directors to be composed of three
stockholders, which board shall be
elected annually commencing on the
first Monday in June 1913. The first
board of directors, which shall
serve until said election, shall be:
J. W. Clark, who shall be president;
1 A.. S. Miller, vice president, and W.
w. Blocker, secretary-treasurer
Said directors and officers to serve
until their successors are elected.
Notice of each annual election shall
be given by ten days prior notice b.,
publication in newspaper pub
lished i'll the City of Shreveport
ARTICLE INI.
This charter may he modified.
changed or amended, or the said
corporation dissolved by and with
the consent Of three-fOurtlfs Of thf,
stock thereof, present or represent
ed at, said meeting, at a meeting
held for that purpose, Of which at
! least Ten days prior notice shall he
given by publication as above pro
vided. Whenever this corporatiof
IS dissolved, by Limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be hquidatcd
| by three commissioners chosen al
said meeting, who shall have com
plete power to wind up the com
pany's affairs and distribute the
I proceeds Of the sale of its assets
!, among creditors, and stockholders.
ARTICLE VII.
Il No stakeholder shall ever be held
4 liable for the contracts or faults of
This company in any further sum
| II, II the unpaid balance on his
stock, nor shall any mere informal
| lty IN organization have the effect
of rendering this charter null or ex-
posing the stockholders to any liza
blllty beyond the amount of the IN
paid balance on their stock. All
transfers Of stock must besmade on
the books of'the corporation.
| Done and passed at my office at
| Shreveport, La, in the presence of
j. H. Russell and d. n. Stewart.
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