The Caucasian., 1913-11-11
CHARTER
OH ahe 1eaois GOnsRNf4ion COME
panyo

SIdt% OF xIOuiSidlla, FdIlS1i vi Aao-
do: BE it known that on this day be-
fore me, o notary public, within and
for the state and parish aforesaid,
duly commissioned and sworn, came
and appeared the several parties
whose names are hereunt0 sub
scribed, who declared that they
have formed and do by these pres
ents Form, organize ana constitute
themselves into a corporation under
the name and style, for the objects
and purposes and under the condl-
tions and regulations following, 60
wit:
ARTICLE T.
The name and title of said gDr-
poration shall be the BenOia Gone
struction Company, and its domiciie
is hereby fixed and established at
Shreveport, Gaddo Parish. La, and
under its said corporate name sail
corporation shall hase power and
authority to- contract, sue 0n6 DE
sued; to make and use q corporate
seal and the same to break or alter
at pleasure; to hold, receive. have,
purchase, improve, alienate, GOnses,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and 10y
pothecate under ole said corporate
name, properte, reel, personal and
mixed, and 10 do oil the things
and acts permitted 10y law and
necessary and proper 60 car
ry on the objects and purposes OF
said corporation. Yhe president, OF
in his absence the sice president,
shall be the proper person upon
whom legal process shall be served.
This corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its char
ter. shall exist and endure for . pc
riod of ninety-nlne years from and
after the date hereof
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes Aor
which this corporation 10 organ
lied and the nature Of the business
to be carried on by it are hereby de-
clared to be to buy real estate, con-
struct houses thereon, and to en-
gage in the business of constructing
and erecting buildings of every ma
ture or character whatever, and
generally to do such acts and things
as are necessary and incident to
such business.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton shall be fifteen thousand dol
lars (Si5,0 100000, divided into and
represented by one hundred and
fifty shares of the sum OF one hun
dred dollars $4,000 each, which
said stock shall be paid for at the
time of subscription, or the same
may be issued at not less than par
in exchange for property or rights
actually received or purchased by
the corporation, or the same may
be issued full paid for money ad-
vanced or other valuable considera-
ton as the board of directors may
determine. This corporation shall
commence business as soon as tive
thousand dollars ($5,000.00) of the
capital stock shall have been sub
scribed.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this
company shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by a board of three diree-
tors, who shall for the present be
A. Benoit, J. w. Benoit and Mrs.
Willie Benoit, of which board A.
Benoit shall be president, and j. w.
Benoit vice president, secretary and
treasurer, and who shall hold their
offices until the next regular meet
ing of the stockholders for the Sc
lection of the board Of directors,
which shall be held not later than
the first day of December 1914,
and annually thereafter stockholders
meetings shall be held, and OF which
meetings written notice shall De
given and directed to the last known
place of residence of each OF the
stockholders.
ARTICLE Y.
The board of directors shall have
full power to fill vacancies in then
number caused by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, and from the
stockholders of the company; they
shall have full control of the prop
erty of the company and shall sc
conduct, manage and use the same
as they may deem best and as is
consistent with the objects and puf-
poses of this company; they are au-
thorized and empowered to frame
and adopt such bylaws and regula.
items as the affairs and business o1
the company may require, and en-
ploy all officers, agents, employees
servants and clerks as they may