The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-08
CHARTER
OF The Dickson Land Company.

) 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. r.
Dickson Jr., Claudius M. Dickson
and Susie Dickson, residents OF said
Parish and State, who stated and
declared to me, notary, that availing
themselves of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana re-
ating to the formation Of corpora
ions in general, they have formed
and constituted themselves and do
by these presents form and consti-
tute themselves, as we'll 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
and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit: ..... ~
.... ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this cor
poration shah be the Dickson Land
Company, with it's domicile at the
City of Shreveport, La, and under
it's corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession for period Of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter provided. All legal pro-
cess shall be served On its presi-
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 10
the State Of Louisiana and else
where.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby hxed 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 for
money, property. services or other
thing Of value to the satisfaction OF
the board Or directors, and when t.
sued shall be worcestershire, NO
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 days
thereafter, whereupon il none 81
the stockholders will buy the SAINT
lat the price offered, he or she may
sell or dispose OF the same TO other
parties at the same price and on
the same terms and conditions.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs OF this corporation
shall be managed and controlled By
board Of directors consisting O
seven stockholders to be elected q
general meeting Of the stockhoid'
ers to be held at the Office OF tnt
company on the first Monday O
January OF each year, and until tn
election Of board OF directors o.
the first Monday in January 1911
1.-THE following shall constitute tn
board Of directors Of this company
| S. A. Dickson, who shall be pres'
dent: G. s. Dickson, who shall b.
lviee president: Mildred D. Levy
who shall be treasurer; G, B. Dick
son, who shall be secretary; s. A
/ Dickson Jr., Claudius n. Dickso
and Susie Dickson. The said boar
OF directors shall have authority :
IAN any vaSkhcy occurring therein
from any cause BY the election 9
another stakeholder thereto for tn
| unexpifed term, and shall have tn
Ipower to elect, name and appoin
sfany and all agents. employees 9
managers that may be necessary
| the operation OF its business, an
|may make such bylaws and rule
flor the government Of said corpoF
alton as in their judgment seen
best and the same to change an
latter at pleasure.
ARTICLE Y
This charter may be amended {
altered, or this corporation may /
dissolved by vote Of three-fourt1
| OF the stockholders at q meetin
called for that purpose IN acoore
anee with the laws Of the State
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