The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-15
CHARTER
OF The Dickson Land Company

Sldl6 u LOulSldlld. PARISH OI Ldu-
do: Be it remembered that on tins
day before me, John D. Wilkinson.
6 notary public in and for said par
ish, duly commissioned and sworn.
personally came and appeared S. A.
Dickson, G. S. Dickson, Mildred D.
Levy, wife Of Mahlen Levy; C. Is.
Dickson j., Claudius NJ. Dickson
and Susie Dickson, residents OF said
Parish and State, who stated and
declared to me, notary, that ayailing
themselves of the Constitution and
laws Of the State of Louisiana re-
lating to the formation Of corpora
lions in general, they have formed
and constituted themselves and do
by these presents form and consti-
tute themselves, AZ well as such
other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, into a
corporation and body corporate, and
have adopted and ordained as their
charter and act Of incorporation TIE
following, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the Dickson Land
Company, with its domicile at tn:
City Of Shreveport, La, and under
it's corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for a period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided. All legal pro-
cess shall be served on its presl-
dent, or in his absence on the vice
president Of the company.
ARTICLE II.
The objects Of this corporation
and the purposes for which it is
formed are hereby declared to be
to acquire, purchase, receive and
own both real and personal prop
erty and the same to sell, mortgage
and dispose of at will, and more
particularly to conduct and operate
farms, plantations and plantation
stores and gins and other operations
necessary in conducting such farms
and plantations, and in general to
conduct agricultural operations -
the State Of Louisiana and else
where.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at sixty thous-
and dollars, divided into SIX thous-
and shares OF the par value OF one
hundred dollars each, and it shall
commence business whenever thirty
thousand dollars Of its capital stock
is actually subscribed and paid for
No stock shall issue except when
fully paid, and may be issued fo1
money, property, services Or otheI
thing Of value to the satisfaction OF
the board of directors, and when is
sued shall be worcestershire. NC
stakeholder shall sell or otherwise
dispose Of his or her stock IN THIS
corporation without first offering
the same to the other stockholders
in writing and waiting thirty Day
thereafter. WhereupOn if none 81
the stockholders will buy the sam,
at the price offered, heoor she may
sell or dispose of the same to other
parties at the same price and or
the same terms and conditions.
ARTICLE. ".
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
. board of directors consisting Q
seven stockholders to be elected a
a general meeting of the stockhold
ers to be held at the office of thu
company on the first Monday 9
January Of each year, and until To-
election Of a board Of directors OF
the first Monday in January 1914
| the following shall constitute tn
| board Of directors Of this company
/ s.. "a. Dickson, who shall be presl
dent; g. S. Dickson, who shall b
vice president; Mildred D. Levy
who shall be treasurer; c. B. Dick
son, who shall be secretary; 5. .
/ Dickson Jr., Claudius NJ. Dlckso
and Susie Dickson. The said boar
of directors shall have authority !
fiji any vacancy occurring therel
| from any cause by the election .
| another stakeholder thereto Tor IN
| unexpired term, and shall have tn
=Ipower to elect, name and appoln
| any and all agents, employees 9
| managers that may be necessary
| the operation Of its business, an
| may make such bylaws and RUE
! for the government Of said corpof
| alton as in their Judgment seen
i best and the same to change an
alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be amended
|altered, or this corporation may :
dissolved by a vote of three-fouftf
nf the stockholders at a meetlI