The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-15

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Stock may be paid for in ca,
property, rights and credits, in such
manner as the board of directors
may determine, provided no stock
shall be issued until it is paid for.
ARTICLE V.
The powers of this corporation
are hereby vested in board of di-
rectors to be composed of three
stockholders, who shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in
January. beginning with the year
1914, and the directors so elected
shall hold Office until their success
sOrs are elected and qualified. The
first board of directors shall be
Charles Reed, j. A. Stephenson and
y. b. knighton. The officers of this
Corporation shall be president, a
vice president and secretary
treasurer, who shall be elected an
|nually by the board of directors
from among their number, and
"HonC po"ci anu dulholilS Shoii ~
fixed and established by bylaws to
be adopted by the board Of direc-
tors. The first officers are hereby
declared to be Charles Reed, presi-
dent; J. B. knighton, vice president;
and ]. A. Stephenson, secretary
treasurer, and said officers shall
serve until their successors are
elected and qualified. The board of
directors shall have full power TO
fill all vacancies among the officers
or on the board itself. At all meet
ings of stockholders for the election
of directors, or for any other pur-
pose Except to increase or TO de-
crease the capital stock three
fOurths of the stock present or rep
resented at such meeting shall con-
troll, each share Of stock to be en-
titled to one vote. which may be
cast in person or by proxy in write
ing. Notice of all elections and of
the meetings of stockholders shall
be published ten days in advance in
any one of the newspapers pub
lished in the City Of Shreveport, La,
except where otherwise required by
law, which shall be taken as full
notice
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be altered or
amended, or the corporation dis
solved, by vote of three-fourths
of the capital stock at a stock
holderS meeting called for that pur-
pose. after due notice given. as
above provided, and according TO
law. Whenever the corporation is
dissolved by limitation or otherwise.
its affairs shall be hquidated by two
commissioners elected by the stock
holders, who shall have full power
to wind up It's affairs and to distri-
butte the proceeds among its credit
ors and stockholders.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be held liable for the
contracts or faults of the corpora
ton in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due the corporation
on shares of stock owned by him,
nor shall any informally or irregu-
larity in organization have the eff
feet of rendering this charter null,
or of exposing any stakeholder to
any liability beyond such unpaid
balance.
Done and passed at my Office IN
the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, La, in the presence of the I'M
dersigned legal and competent wit
nesses, on the day and date first
above written.
CHARLES REED.
J.. A. STEPHENSON.
Attest: ]. B.oKNIGHTON.
C.. B. PROTHRO.
f. B. HERNDON JR.
OTIS w. BULLOCK,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Having examined the foregoing
charter of the Charles Reed Realty
and Assurance Company, and find
ing nothing therein contrary to law,
| hereby approve the same. This 9Th
day of March 1913.
| w. A. MABRY,
District Attorney.
| Endorsed: Filed and recorded
March 8, 1913. so. WILLIAMS.
Deputy Clerk and ex-OfficiO Deputy
| Recorder
State of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: | hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of the original act, as the same
now appears On file and of record in
my office. Given under my hand and
seal of office, this 9Th day Of March
1919 s O WILLIAMS