The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-29
CHARTER
The State Line Fishing and Hunting
Club.

do: Be if known that on this day be
fore me. s. 0. Williams, deputy clerk
and ex-of1icio deputy recorder ana
notary public in and for the Eaid
State and parish, came ana ap-
reared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, ana
who declared to me, notary, III the
presence Of attesting witnesses, that
ayailing themselves of the proVl5-
ions of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana. relative to the OrganlZa-
ton OF corporations and assocla-
tions for hunting, fishing, athletic
ard social and other incidental pur-u
poses. they have agreed and cove
nanted and do by these presents
and agree to form and or
ganize themselves into corporation
and body polite for the objects and
under the conditions and Tor the
considerations hereinafter set forth,
tO-WIt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this cor
pOration shall be The State Line
Fishing and Hunting Club, and UNI
der its name it shall have power
and authority to contract, sue ana
be sued. make and use corporate
seal and the same to alter or break
at pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
pledge, mortgage, hypothecate or
lease property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such
officers, directors, agents and en-
pIoyes as the interests and conVen-
fence of the said corporation may
reduire: to make and establish by
laws. rules and regulations for the
proper management of its affairs
that NAV be deemed requisite or
necessary to properly carry out the
objects and purposes OF this cor
poratiOn.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of the said corpora
ton is hereby declared to be IN the
CITY of Shreveport, CaddO Parish,
Louisiana. where all legal process
shall be served This corporation,
unless sooner dissolved as herelnaf-
ter provided for, shall exist for a
period of ninety-nine 800 years
from and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes f9E
which this corporation is organlzAF.
are hereby declared to be to orgaW
ize. construct and maintain club
house or lodge; to establish and
hunting and fishing park
or preserve; to establish and main
tain a golf course and tennis courts,
and to provide for such other forms
Of recreation and amusementFtpe
may deem prdEAor
necessary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be fifteen thousand dol
lars ($t5,OOO00), divided into fifty
shares of the sum of three hundred
dollars (S300.00) each, which stock
shall be paid for in cash or in prop
erty actually received, and no stock
shall be issued until the coHsidera-
ton therefor has been received by
the corporation. No stakeholder
shall hold more than one share OF
stock of this corporation, and any
stakeholder may sell or assign or
transfer his share in said corpora
ton provided thirty 1907 days notice
of his intention to sell, transfer or
assign the same be given to the sec
rotary of the corporation in writing,
and during the said period of thirty
800 days the corporation shall have
the right and option to purchase the
said stock at its market value, and
all certificates of stock of this cor
pOratlon shall be so endorsed in ac-
cordance with the provisions of see
ton 10 of Act No. $50 of 1916. Own
ership of stock in this corporation
shall not of itself entitie the holder
to membership in the club main
tanned by this corporation, and the
5 ock certificates shall be so en-
dorsed; membership in the club
shall be prescribed by the bylaws.
The stock Of this corporation may
be transferred under the above con-
iltlons, bat no transfer shall affect
the corporation unless made upon
It's books at its office in the City of
shreveport, and then only on sur
render of the certificate thereof.
Provided further, that no stockhold-
er shall transfer his stock until he
has paid all Indebtedness due the
corporation, and provided that SAIL