The Caucasian., 1913-12-16
CHARTER
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Of 1he Esa 1eHas 7itie sod A.
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state O9 Texas, County 0g W0O3:
Be u vemsmbsrsd that on this day
before Me. N. ". J.Sndsrs. . Notary
public en and for said Go.snty and
State, duIy commissioned end
sworn. personally came ana sp-
pearet ). l.. Hu1soD. h. N. Moore,
M. l.. hemphill, vi residents OF
Wood county, Yesas; y. Bowyere a
resident N Hopkins County, Yexas,
bs her agent and attorney g.. l.. Hud-
son; =. 6. Hudson, resident of Caddo
Parish. La, by HE agent and attor-
ney Jess Hutchinsonc }. l.. Hudson,
by }. l.. Hudson, attorney and agent,
who stated and declared % me, noe
tary, that availine themselves Of tha
Constitution and lave of the State
Of Louisiana pelating to the forma
ton of corporations, they have
formed themselves, as well az such
others as may hereafter become as.
sociated with them, into . corpora
ton and body corporate, and have
adopted as their charter and act OF
incorporation the following, sO.Sit:
ARTICLE i.
The name and title oS said cor
poration shall be The East Texas
Title and Abstract Company, and Its
domicile is hereby Axed ana sstab-
Iished at Shreveport, Caddo Earish,
Louisiana, and ~ith such other
branch offices - snay be necessary
to successfully conduct this busi-
ness, end undev its said corporate
name .saia corporation shall 0avs
power and OuthoritS 60 contract,
sue ond be sued; 20 make sn6 use
a corporate seao snd Che came 60
break Os altes ~ plessuree 20 base,
own and hold, 70 ssoeise, purchase,
seH end ampsoSs. and Go ALLEVIATE,
convey, 20 pledgve mortgage end
hypothecase land and property. zeal,
personal ana mixed: 90 oorrev end
lena N1ones On che conduct os eaid
business, ana 90 give sna cake &C.
curity ehereof; ana 20 do s1 ahings
ana acts permitted by Paw necessary
and proper 20 carry QUE the objects
and purposee ~ said corporation.
The president, or On his absence che
vice president, shall be che proper
person upon whom legal process or
citation shall be served. 'ghis COR
poration, snless sooner dissolved in
accordance with its charter and the
law, shall exist and endure for a
term and period Of fifty years from
ana afteS the date hereof.
ARTICLE ".
fhs objece ana purposee oS ehis
corporation and GOV which ~ ss
organized and the nature es ea
business arv declared % be 20 buy
Land sell and "a own land, eeai es-
tate, and che fruits snd profits &C.
cruing eherefrom, ana 20 mortgage
hypothecate end cucumber eaid
lands, and % own property, zeal
personal and mixed: so Ssne, Yee ems
lease ana omVross snd occups
ito saiA lands; 20 qsrns, eill and
develop sns % cts eoiS qsnds
% oroper<so Q" acquire. owo ono
! use sny end olg buildings. e'sslee
sueee ana manufacturing eNier-
prisee eheseon qor handling Che
products produced aheseooe onC
generally "a 60 ans and alS elacH
! scts sn6 shiNss - sro aeceessrs COL
incident so che oropee ans s"es
msfasemen9 ana oonduso oS sDlt
corporation. snd 20 so . general sl.
stract business in ehe ssstos o.
Texas snd IOuisians.
ARTICLE NY.
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton shall be one hundred Thousand
dollars, divided into four Thousand
shares Of twenty-five dollars each
which said stock shall be paid fol