The herald., 1917-02-22
CHARTER
j EAIRN-IEM IANn CON


) &c Of Louisiana, Parish OF Orleans, Ci;y
Of New Orleans.
BE II known. that on the nineteenth day OF
December. A. ID. 1910. before me. K. NJ. Nag-
ner. a notary public in and Tor the County
II Adams in the State of Illinois. duly com
uli-sioued and qualified. personally came and
appeared Myrtle Coppers, Homer Black, Fred
Ga. Wolfe, and John Sherman Rupe, whose
ma Sles are hereto subscribed, who severally
dtSared that. awaiting themselves (together
" A. George W. Rupe and Harry NJ. Rupe OF
~ Parish of Caddo, in the State OF LOUIS
lanai Of the provisions OF the laws OF the
State, IF Louisiana in such case made and
providSd. they have contracted and agreed,
and x, by these presents. covenant, agree
and bind themselves, as well as all such per,
sons~ as may hereafter become associated
with them. TO form and constitute a corpora
ton for the objects and purposes and under
the stipulations hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name OF said corporation
shall be Fairview Land Comapny, IncorpOr.
ated, limited, and under said name II snail
enjoy succession for the term OF ninety nine
(99) years from and after the date hereof,
unless sooner dissolved. 1t shall have power
TO enter into contract, to sue and be sued, TO
make and use a corporate seal, TO designate
directors managers and agents, TO establish
bylaws and rules for the management OF the
corporate affairs, etc.
Article 1.-The domcile Of said corporation
shall be in the Parish OF Orleans in the State
OF Louisiana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served on the president, or:
both of said officers shall be absent. service
may be made on the secretary of said corpor-
alton.
which this corporation is established and the
nature of its business shall be: To buy and
sell real estate, and 10 farm and cultivate
the
poration shall be One Hundred Thousand
Dollars (SlOO. 100000 divided into ten thou
sand shares 10000 OF par value OF ten
dollars $1,000. each. Said stock shall be
paid for in installments The amounts of said
ms: allments and the times when they shall
be paid, shall he determined by the directors.
ANY portion of said capital stock NAV be
issued by the directors in exchange for ser
vices rendered or for property constituting
the equivalent Of cash in the accomplishment
of the corporate purposes.
Article N-The entire Corporate powers
shall be vested in a Board OF Directors com.
posed of five 81 members, of which board
three 90 shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction Of business. Said Board of Di-
rectors shall be electeu by and from the
stockholders at meeting OF the stockholders
20 be held on the first Monday in February,
in each year, beginning with the year lSI:
Said election shall be held upon twenty days
notice duly mailed TO each stakeholder. at ms
last known place OF address, postage prepare
Said election of directors shall be by ballot, one
vote being allowed to each share, and ma
iority of the votes cast shall be necessary &c
an election. Any vacancy occurring IN the
Board of Directors shall be filled by the re-
'1 TRe sir s' board of Directors shall consist
of the following persons: Myrtle Coppers
| Homer Black, Fred c. Wolfe, George W
hold office until the fifth day of February
| 1917, or until their successors are elected
Immediately following the adjournment o.
the annual meeting Of the stockholders, the
the election of president. vice president
\ secretary, and treasurer All OFFICERS Sc
elected shall hold office for one year anC
until their successors are elected.
Article VI.-Upon the dissolution of thi:
| corporation. by expiration of its charters OF
otherwise. its affairs shall be liquidated by
/ three 90 commissioners elected by the stock
holders at a meeting called for that purpose
upon thirty GOD days notice OF the holding
thereof duly printed in at least two news
papers published at New Orleans, Louisiana
Article Widths act of Incorporation may
be modified, changed or amended, or saiC
| corporation may be dissolved, upon the vote
of three-fourths of the capital stock repre-
| scented at a general meeting held tor that pur
pose upon thirty 800 days previous notice
printed in at least two newspapers published
| in the city OF New Orleans and in the city
of SHREVEPORT in the state Of Louisiana. :.
Article VIII.-No stockholder shall be liza
/ Bile for any contract or fault Of this cor
poration in any further sum than the balance
| due on the shares OF stock owned by him.
| Article IX.-The amount OF capital stool
| TO which said Falrview Land company may
be increased is to be Two Hundred Thousand
| Dollars.
\ Article X.-The names and poss office ad
dresses of the subscribers of the articles o
the corporation, and the number of shares
of stock which each have agreed 20 take IL
| the corporation and description and valu,
of the property given in exchange for suei
| stock is as follows, namely:
| Myrtle Coppers. 5l3 Hamp St. Quincy, Ill.
| $3.50 shares; Homer Black, Hurdland. Mo-, i
| shares; Fred G. Wolfe, Stems Building
| Quincy. Ill, 10; J. Sherman Rupe, Shreveport
| La. 10 shares; George w. Rupe, Shreveport
La, 10 shares; Harry NJ. Rupe, Shreveport,
La, 10 shares; total, 10000.
4 Description of property given, etc. A Ger
tain tract of land now or formerly known
as the "Fairview Plantation, situated OF
| the left or east bank of the Mississippi riyei
/. Al or about a distance o. swenty-pine mile