The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-15
CHARTER
N The Utz Tract Land Companv

18th day OF May A. ID. 1918, before
me, A. B. Freyer, notary public in
and SIR said State and Parish. dnlv
.cenJ esioned, qualified and sworn
and IN the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hegeunto
s,lbscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of
The laws of this State relative to the
organization of corporations they
have covenanted and agreed and do
|by these presents covenant and
egree and bind themselves and
hose who may hereafter become
associated with them to form and
Constitute a corporation for the OBJ
iects and purposes and under the
articles and stipulations following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be
The Utz Tract Land Company, and
under its said name it shall have
power and authority to contract, to
sue and be sued; to make and use
1 corporate seal and the same 70
alter and break at pleasure; to hold,
receive, purchase, ALLEVIATE, convey,
sell, pledge, mortgage, hypothecate
Or lease property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such
officers, directors, agents and en-
ployes as the interest and conven-
ience of the said corporation may
require; to make and establish by
laws and rules and regulations for
The proper management of its af-
fairs as may be deemed necessary,
and the same to alter or change at
Measure, and generally to do all
other acts and things necessary TO
barry out the objects and purposes
81 the corporation. This corporation
unless sooner dissolved as hereinaf-
ter provided shall exist and. con-
tinue for a period of ninety-nine
years from and after this date. All
citation and other legal process
shall be served upon the president,
or in his absence upon the vice
president, and in the absence Of
both upon the secretary or treasur-
e, at the domicile Of the company,
which is hereby declared to be in
the City of Shreveport, Parish Of
Caddo, Louisiana.
.s ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes OF this
corporation and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are
declared to be to buy, improve, sell,
and lease real estate, urban or ru-
raj, wherever situated; to build
houses for sale OF rent. and~t con-
duet - carry on general real
esta kokerage business in the
City of Shreveport and other points
as the directors may see tit, and
generally to do any and all things
and conduct all manner OF business
necessary or incidental to the car
rying out of the objects as above set
forth.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be ten thousand dollars
divided into and represented by one
thousand shares at par value on
ten dollars each, which stock shall
Be- paid for in cash or its equlva-
lent. This corporation is authorized
10 commence business when three
thousand dollars of its capital STOCK
shall have been subscribed anu
paid in.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers OF TINS COZ
poration shall be vested IN ana eA-
ercised by a number of directors
'Somposed of five stockholders, Tue
following persons shall constitute
the first board of directors, naneis :
i. E. Etchison, F. C. BuckeieW, n
L. Mayfeld, H. H. Kennedy and !. =
Smith. with F. C. BuckeleW as pres
ident. Z. E. Etchison as wee PRES
dent, and r. L. Maytield as SER,
tarv-treasurer. The said officers anu
directors shall hold their oilioes
.Entil the list day of January lsi9' ~
rntil their successors are guy
elected and qualified. On the sa ny
day in January 1915 ana aiiiiua'' !,
thereafter board of directors sna',
be elected. unless said day be ,esaa
holiday when the election VIII IL, Dc
held on the first secular day ioilom ~
ing. Notice of said election snail ~
given bysten days publication IL und
Of the public newspapers pu la,s ,ea
in said parish. On the same oas a, ~.
directors so elected shall sele',
Z, .-...~~hor the above ndIutu