The Caucasian., 1913-12-23
CHARTER
OS Jne Easa Texas Title eud Abs
strac> Company.

Be it remembered that on this day
before me, Nj. H. Landers, y notary
public in and for said County and
State, duly commissioned and
sworn, personally came and ap-
peared J. L. Hudson, E.. NJ. Moore,
NJ. L.. Hemphill, all residents OF
Wood County, Texas; P. Bowyer, a
resident of Hopkins County, Texas,
by her agent and attorney J. L. Hud-
son: +. G.. Hudson, resident Of Caddo
Parish, La, by his agent and attor-
ney Jess Hutchinson; J. l.. Hudson,
by J. L. Hudson, attorney and agent,
who stated and declared to me, no.
tary, that availing themselves OF the
Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana relating to the forma-
ton of corporations, they have
formed themselves, as we'll as 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, to-wit:
ARTICLE !.
The name and title OF said cor.
poratioR shall be The East Texas
Title and Abstract Company, and ITS
domicile is hereby fixed and estab-
lished at Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, and with such other
branch offices as may be necessary
to successfully conduct this busl-
ness, and under its said corporate
name said corporation shall have
power and authority to contract,
sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal and the same to
break or alter at pleasure: to have,
own and hold, to receive, purchase,
sell and improve, and to ALLEVIATE,
convey, to pledge, mortgage ana
hypothecate land and property, real,
personal and mixed; to borrow and
lend money in the conduct of said
business, and to give and take Sc
curity thereof; and to do all things
and acts permitted by law necessary
and proper to carry out the objects
and purposes of said corporation.
The president, or in his absence Che
fvice president, shail be the proper
person upon ~'hons ega9 process or
citation shall be sersed. Yhis cor
! porstion, slnless sooner dissolved On
accordance with ito charter and she
lsw. shall exist and endure foe .
term and period o4 fifty Sesre Ssona
ana sitter Che date hereof.
! ARTICLE u.
! Vhe object and purposes oY ehls
corporation and lor which ID is
organized and the nature of it:
business are declared to De 90 buy
and sell and to own land, real ss-
tate, and the fruits and profits ac-
cruing therefrom, and to mortgage
hypothecate and cucumber .ait
lands, and to own property, real
personal and mixed; to rent, let ait
lease and improve and occupy
its said lands; to farm, till anc
develop any of its said land
or property; to acquire, own ant
use any and all buildings, struc-
lures and manufacturing enter
prises thereon for handling th
products produced thereon, an
generally to do any and all sucf
acts and things as are necessary o.
incident to the proper and lega
management and conduct of sal
corporation, and to do general ab
stract business in the States o
Texas and Louisiana.
ARTICLE TIT.
, The capital stock of this corpora
, ton shall be one hundred thousan
dollars, divided into four thousan
81 shares of twenty-five dollars eacf
which said stock shall be paid fo
! at the time OF subscription, or tn
= 1 . 4 a r.. 4.