The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-21
CHARTER
OF the United Marine Motor and
Propeller Company.

that on this day before me, Hugh C..
Fisher, notary public in and for
the above named Parish and State,
duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are hereto
subscribed, all of full age, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF
the provisions of the laws of this
State relative to corporations, they
have cOvenanted and agreed, and
bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the purposes
and objects, and under the stipula-
tons. articles and conditions fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of the said
| corporation and body polite shall
be the United States Marine Motor
and Propeller Company, and its
domicile is hereby established in the
City of Shreveport, Parish of Caddo,
State of Louisiana; and by its said
corporate name shall have and en-
| JOY succession, exist and continue,
| unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with its charter, as hereinafter
set forth, for the period of ninety
nine 800 years from and after the
date hereof, and in its said cOrpOr-
ate name1hall have power and au-
| thority to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to break and al
ter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE,
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate under and in
its said corporate name, property,
real, personal and mixed, immov-
able and movable, corporal and in
corporal, tangible and intangible.
directors, officers, agents and en-
ployes as the interest and conven-
fence of said corporation and body
polite may require; to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of the affairs
of said corporation and body polite
as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same to change and
alter at pleasure; and to do all
other acts and things permitted by
law, or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects
and purposes of said corporation
and body polite.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of said
corporation are hereby declared to
be: To manufacture marine motor
wheels, for the development of wa
ter powers in the various ways in
which our motor wheels may be
used and applied; to construct
power plants, obtain franchises
therefor, and erect and operate
light and power plants, to light
cities, supply power and all other
uses to which our power wheels
may be applied; to build, own, use
and operate propellers, boats, ships
and all manner of water craft that
may use our prOpellers; to purchase
and own patents and improvements
thereon, relating in any manner to
its business; to own, operate, buy or
sell factories, light and power
plants; to purchase, own, lease and
sell real estate, and in general the
doing of any and everything neces-
sary, incident or consistent with the
purposes and objects of said cor
poration. All legal process shall be
served on the president, and in his
absence according to law.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corpor-
alton and body polite shall be two
hundred and fifty and no-i00 dollars
(S25O,000.00), divided into and rep
resented by two thousand five hun
bred (2,50O.00) shares of the sum of
one hundred 100000 dollars each,
the par value thereof, which said
stock shall be paid for in cash at
the time of issuance, or the same
may be issued at not less than par
in payment or exchange for prop
erty or rights actually received or
purchased by said corporation and
body polite, or the same may be
issued, fully paid, for money ad-
vanced, and for such other. valu-
able considerations Or services as
the board of directors of. said cor
poration and body polite may de-
termine, provided that no stock