The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-18
CHARTER
OF the United Marine Motor and
Propeller Company.

| that on this day before me, Hugh c.
Fisher, notary public in and for
the above named Parish and State,
duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereto
subscribed, all of full age, who de-
claPed that, availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this
State relative to corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed, and
bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the purposes
and objects, and under the stipula-
tons, articles and conditions fol-
| lowing, to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the said
corporation and body polite shall
be the United States Marf1e Motor
and Propeller Company, and it:
domicile is hereby established in the
City of Shreveport, Parish Of Caddo,
State of Louisiana; and by its said
corporate name shall have and en-
joy succession, exist and continue
unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with its charter, as hereinafter
set forth, for the period of ninety
nine (99) years from and after the
date hereof, and in its said corpor-
ate name shall have power and au-
thority to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use corporate
| seal, and the same to break and al
| ter at pleasure; to hold, receive
have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate under and in
its said corporate name, property
real, personal and mixed, immov-
able and movable, corporal and in
corporal, tangible and intangible
directors, officers, agents and en-
ployes as the interest and conven-
fence of said corporation and body
polite may require; to make anC
establish such bylaws, rules anC
regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of the affair!
of said corporation and body polite
as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same to change anG
alter at pleasure; and to do al
other acts and things permitted b!
law, or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects
and purposes of said corporation
and body polite.
/ ARTICLE II.
| The objects and purposes OF SAT-
corporation are hereby declared tt
be: To manufacture marine motor
wheels, for the development OF wa
ter powers in the various ways il
which our motor wheels may b.
used and applied; to construc
power plants, obtain franchise
Therefor, and erect and operate
light and power plants, to ligh
cities, supply power and all othe
uses to which our power wheels
may be applied; to build, own, u.s.
and operate propellers, boats, ship
and all manner Of water craft tina
may use our propellers; to purchas'
and own patents and improvement
thereon, relating in any manner T.
Its business; to own, operate, buy o
sell factories, light and powe
plants; to purchase, own, lease an
sell real estate, and in general tn
doing of any and everything neces
sary. incident or consistent with tn
purposes and objects of said cor
poration. All legal process shaQ b
served on the president, and in hi
absence according to law.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corpor
alton and body polite shall be tw
hundred and fifty and no-i00 dollar
$3.50, 100000, divided into and rep
resented by. two thousand five hun
bred (2,5Oo.e0) shares OF the sum
one hundred $4,000 dollars eacl
the par value thereof, which sal
stock shall be paid for in cash
the time of issuance, or the sam
/ may be issued at not less than p;
in payment or exchange for PROF.
/ erty or rights actually received
llpurchased by said corporation an
| body polite, or the same may
Ilissued, fully paid, for money q
| yanced, and for such other vail
l liable considerations or services
1.-THE board of directors OF said co
lIporation and body polite may d
| ltermine, provided that no stot
lIshall be issued until conslderatl'
l therefor has been received by sa
l lcorporation and body polite. Al
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