The Caucasian., 1913-11-25

them. into corporation and body
corporate, and have adopted and or
dained and do by these presents
adopt and ordain as their charter
and act of incorporation Sls soi-|
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE ..
The name and title of this cNrCOr-
alton shall be the Shreveport Hotel
Company, with its domicik att
Shreveport Louisiana. and under|
said corporate name it shall nave
and enjoy succession Mr . perlodl
Of fifty years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided ALI
legal process shall be served on thel
president, or in his absence on the
vice president. or in the absence OF
both on the secretary of the COM
paDy at its domicile.
ARTNlIE o.
1'he purpose for which this corr
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to own,
lease or acquire hotels, restaurants
or rooming houses, and TO conduct,
operate and maintain hotel, res
taurant or rooming house, together
with a cafe attached thereto, and to
engage in the purchase and sale OF
personal property in the State Of
Louisiana or elsewhere, and gener-
ally to do any and every thing
necessary or usual in conducting a
hotel, restaurant or roOmlng house,
and III purchasing and selling such
property as may be necessary or IN
tident to the operation Of the same.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
fifty thousand dollars, divided into
five hundred shares OF the par
value Of one hundred dollars each,
and it shall commence business and
become a going concern whenever
five thousand dollars of its capital
stock is subscribed for and paid for
| in full. All stock may be paid for
ia cash. property or labor, at the
ldiscretion Of the board Of directors,
and when issued shall be fully paid
| and nom -assessable.
| ARTICLE ".
/ The affairs Of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
a board OF directors consisting OIL
three stockholders, two Of whom
shall constitute a quorum, TO be
1 elected at general stockholders
meeting on the first Monday in No
vemher OF each year, and to hold
/ Office for one year, or until thell
successors are elected and installed
Until the election in November 1871
the following shall constitute thu
| board OF directors of this corpora
ton. to-wit: H. b MADISON, who
shall be. president; James Furlong
| who shall be vice president, and G
lC. Miller. who shall be secretary
| and they shall hold their offices un.
lii the first Monday in November
/ 1914. or until their successors ar
elected and installed. They shal
have power and authority to max
| such bylaws or rules and reglla
'ltions as they may deem necessar,
| for their government; to fill an
vacancy occurring in said body b
eleeting stakeholder for the TIN
expired term, and in fact to do an
perform any and all things that sal
corporation may do under the law
Of the State of Louisiana, except a
. herein otherwise provided. tn
president Of said board of director
shall have power and authority t
employ and discharge any and 2
employees, clerks or managers, to il
sue any check, note or other obllga
lion Of The company that he ma
deem necessary in transacting i
business.
] ARTICLE ".
This charter may be altered
amended. or this corporation ms
he dissolved on vote OF three
! / feurths OF the stock cast at NEE
ing called for that purpose aft
Thirty DAYS written and publisht
notice to said stockholders, as
now or may hereafter be redulf'
by law, and al such meeting, as W.
as any other stockholders meetlr
each share of stock shall be eltltl
). Ito one vote, to be cast by its own
in person or by written pros
when not otherwise required
law notice Of all stockholders NEE
q ;nes shall be given by written n
lire mailed to the stockholdsr at !
usual postofliee address ten days .
fore such meeting. provided tnat
unanimous consent the stockhold'
may waive notice Of any meeting