The Caucasian., 1913-11-02
CHARTER
(s the N0me Construction Company
Of North Louisiana.

do. He If known that on this day
before NE. Emerson Bentley, a no
tary public in and for the parish o.
Csddo. State Of Louisiana, duiy
commissioned. qualified and sworn,
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto SUD
seribed, residents Of SAID PARISH ana
State. who in the presence OF the
undersigned attestng witnesses de'
elared to me, notary, that aValiine
themselves OF The Constitution anu
laws of the Etate Of Louisiana reBI-
ing 10 the formation Of corporations,
they have formed and constituted
themselves and do by these pres
ents form and constitute thein-
selves. az well as such other per-
sons AS NAV hereafter become as
Sociated with them, into corpora
ton and body corporate ana nave
adopted and ordained az their char
ter and act Of incorporation the fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this cor
poratiOp shall be the some Cog
slr,,ctiOn Company Of North Louis
lana. and under said name and title
Il shall have and enjoy succession
for period Of fifty years from the
date hereof unless sooner dissolved
under the provisions OF the laws o.
the state of Louisiana: and shall
have power and authority 10 sue and
he sued: to make and use corpor-
ate seal and the same to use, break,
alter and amend at pleasure; 10
hold, receive, have, purchase, inn
prove, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell. bor-
row. lease, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate, or otherwise acquire
or dispose of property, real, per
sonal and mixed, to name and ap-
point such officers, directors, agents
and managers or employees as the
interests or convenience OF the cor
poration may require; TO make and
establish bylaws, rules and regula-
lions as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same TO change
and alter at will; and to do any anc
all other acts and things permitted
by law as shall be necessary anc
proper to carry out the objects ane
purposes of the corporation.
ARHfCLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation
ia hereby fixed In the City sol
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, where all legal process shal
be served in the manner provided
by law.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes OF thi'
corporation are hereby declared !.
be to buy, sell, lease and improve
real estate, urban or rural, wherever
situated in the State Of Louisiana o.
elsewhere: to build houses, stores
or other buildings or Improvement
thereon, and the same to sell o.
lease on such terms and condition.
as the officers and directors may de-
feimine and approve; and gellerall.
10 do and perform every net neees
sary and incident to conducting
general real estate Improvement ant
development business. with tn
right 10 construct, acquire and ope-
rate such plants, machinery OF
other facilities for the manufacture
OF materials useful and necessary il
improving such real estate as ma,
come into its possession.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
lion is hereby fixed at two hundred
thousand t$200,o00.00l dollars. to b,
divided into four thousand shares O
the par value OF fifty (S5000l dollars
each, which shall be divided int
two classes, namely, common stocl
and preferred stock. The capita
stock as herein authorized is flxe,
at one hundred thousand 100000
dollars of common stock and on
hundred thousand {Si00,000l dollars
of preferred stock. To the preferred
stock there Is hereby pledged thu
net earnings Of the corporation Al
security for The payment annual.
Of dividend Of eight per cent upor
tho preferred stock paid for and IS.
sued and as part Of the corporate
charter ii is stipulated that out .
the net earnings Of the corporation
for each year Of its existence ther'
shall be set aside as segregated b.
this pledge an amount dual to elgh
per cent Of the full amount OF pre-.
ferred stock paid for and issued
which said sum shalt be declaret
and paid in dividends to the holders
Af such stock, but said stock shai
not participate in the profits Of th'
corporation In excess Of said eigh
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