The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-02-20
CHARTER
vi the United Marine Motor and
PROPELLER Company.

.n"' oi ILLS DAY before me. Hugh r.
flsher, notary public in and for
the above named Parish and State
ouly commissioned and qualified
personally came and appeared the
parties whose names are harato
subscribed, all of full age, who de-
ciafed that, availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of This
state relative to corporations. thew
nave covenanted and agreed, and
blnd themselves, as well as sucb
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
anu constitute corporation and
Dody polite in law, for the purposes
and objects, and under the stinula-
IONS, articles and conditions fol-
| lowing, tO-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
lhe name and title of the said
corporation and body polite shall
be the United States Marine Motor
and Propeller Company, and its
domlclle 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 (99) years from and after the
date hereof, and in its said corpor-
ate name shall have power and au-
thorlty to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use 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 bt
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 otheI
uses to which our power wheels
may be applied; to build, own, use
and operate propellers, boats, ships
and all manner of water craft thai
may use our propellers; to purchase
and own patents and improvements
thereon, relating in any manner to
its business; to own, operate, buy OF
sell factories, light and power
plants; to purchase, own, lease and
sell real estate, and IN general thu
ldoing of any and everything neces-
|sarv. incident or consistent with thu
purposes and objects OF said cor
lDoration. All legal process shall d.
served on the president, and in his
/ absence according to law.
i ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corpor'
alton and body polite shall be tW'
hundred and fifty and no-fOO dollars
$3.50, 100000, divided into and rep
resented by two thousand five nun
dred (2,5OO.OO) shares of the sum o
one hundred 100000 dollars each
the par value thereof, which sail
stock shall be paid for in cash a
the time of issuance, or the sam
NAV be issued at not less than pa
in payment or exchange for prop
erty or rights actually received Q
purchased by said corporation an
body polite, or the same may D
issued, fully paid, for money ad
vanced, and for such other valu
able considerations or services
the board of directors OF said col
poration and body polite may de
termine, provided that no stoc
shall be issued until considerable
therefor has been received by sal
cornoration and body polite. An