The Caucasian., 1913-11-23
CHARTER
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atatS % 9.ouielana. Y1riSea 0s Q,As-
%: 6}e it known that ON this DAY be
folv meo notary Sublice @itloin and
TOO he state and 0orish Aforesaid,
duly commissioning AND sworne cams
and sp0eares the sesera 0orties
q hOee naneo oro hereunt,o cub
scribede who declares that shes
Gase 9ormra ans aio by oieese 6oree-
ente 9orm, organize an2 constitute
themselves into o corgoratioD unIer
ae name an1 etylee for she ob4ects
and purposes anG unSeg the eomli-
lions and regulations kolo@ineo to-
wit:
GBVGGg.g, O.
glae name and title of said cor
poration shall DE the Bcnoia Come
srFenrtin0 Company, and its 1omicile
is hereby fixed and establishe0 40
Shreveport, Gaddo Parish, la., and
under its said corporate name said
cooperation shall have power and
'aushoritg 90 coDtrsce, sue aled be
sued; to- make and Use o corporate
seal anai the salsle 20 dpreak oG alter
lac pleasure; to hold, ssceise, Aage,
purchase, improse, ALLEVIATE, eOuveS,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hy-
pothecate under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal and
mixed, and To- do all the things
and acts permitted by law and
necessary and proper 20 cor
ry on the objects and gurposes OF
said corporation. Che president, or,
in his absence the vice president,
shall be the proper person upon
whom legal process shall be eerseG
this corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with ite char
ter, shall exist and endure for a pc
Rod OF ninety-nlne years frona AMI
after the date hereof.
ARIaCeE 90.
The objects ana Rurposes Gori
which this corporation ie organ
lied and the nature of Ahe business
to be carried on by it are hereby de-
clared to be to buy real estate, CON
struct houses thereon and tD On
cage in the business of constructing
and erecting buildings % every na-
tuIp or character Whsteger, and
senerslly 70 do such acts and thingsI
ae are oecesserY and dncideDG tOi
such business.
ARIfClE VIC.
The capital stock of tsie eOrpoFae
tion shall be ifteen thousand dole
lars (ei5,00OOO), Siside0 into an6S
by one hundred andt
fifty shares OF tAe suuo % one hun-f
dre0 dollsrs 100000 each, wlsichY
ssiS stock shsll be Dsid for OF the
time os subscription, OF the seme
mag be issued st not less tAaD oar
in eschonge for Droperts or rights
actually received or purchese6 by
the corporation, or the same msy
be issued full paid FOR money ei
or other valuable considers
lion as the board Of directors mss
determine 1his corOoratioD shall
commence business as soon o. fVe
thousand dollars (e5,00O00) os the
capital stock shall hsve 6DeeU sutp-
scribeA
ARTICLE gV.
She corporate powers 0S 6l0ie
shall be vested iO ono ex-
,rcise6 by . board Of three diloc-
ors, who shall for the present 6o
b. Benoit, .. ~. Benoit SnN Mrs.
Willie Benoit, of which board =.
3enoit shall be president, and D. W.
3enoit vice president, secretary and
reasurer, and who shall hold their
ffices until the next regular meet
ng of the stockholders for the Sc
ection of the board of directors,
which shall be held not later. than
he first day of December 1914, .
nd annually thereafter stockholders
neetings shall be held, and of which
Meetings written notice shall be
iven and directed to the last known
lace >of residence of each of the
tockholders.
ARTICLE y. .
The board of directors shall have
ull power to fill vacancies in their
lumber caused by death, reSigna- +
ion or otherwise, and from the :
of the company; they .
hall have full control of the prop 8
rty of the company and shall so 4
onduct, manage and use the same .
5 they may deem best and as is !
with the objects and pur- I
oses of this company; they are au- ,
loriZed and empowered to frame q
nd adopt such bylaws and regula- .
ons as the affairs and business OIL G
le company may require, and en- I
10y all officers, agents, employees, .
ervants and clerks as they mayk 3
aen naenSaSry and fiy fho salaries n