The Caucasian., 1919-02-25
gUA0TER
Os The Cypress Jsns Co. 9nes
State of louisiana

Before me. Sohn O. slatterse =
Notary Public. 5n and for the Parish
of Caddo. duly commissioned end
qualified, personally came ana ape
peared NJ. 4. Stanton, whose post
office IL Shreveport, La: p. J. Mo
ran, whose postoffice is O1 City,
La; J. r. BlantoD, whose postoffice
10 Shreveport, La: E. n. Skidmore,
whose postoffice is Shreveport La;
H. A. Backeberg, Thomas Moran and
Anthony Sharp. whose postoffice is
| Oil City, Ia, who declared that
|availing themselves OG the provi-
sions of che laws of Louisiana and
particularly Act 267 of the General
Assembly Of Che year Of 1914, they
have formed = corporation under
the following articles. to-wit:
ARTICLE Z.
The name and style Of this cor
pOration shall be The Cypress Tank
Company, Inc, and shall exist for 4
period of Ninety-nine Years, unless
sooner dissolved in some manner
by lave
ARTICLE II.
This corporation is formed Sor
the following objects and purposes:
To manufacture, buy, SELL import,
export, repaiv ana erect wooden
tanks and cisserns, and che mate.
| |rials that are used in Che manu-
facture Of wooden tanks and els.
terms, and 20 generally deal in same.
wholesale and setai1. Generally 20
buS sell ant deal iD goods, wares
[and materials necessary and Incl
dents 20 che manufacture erecting
land repairing Of wooden tanks and
cisterns.
To purchase, tease, hire or other
wise acquire, houses, warehouses,
plants, machinery or other proper
| ty. and to erect or construct any
buildings, plants or machinery, or
things necessary or convenient for
the carrying out of any of the pur-
poses of the corporation.
To sell, lease, mortgage or other
wise dispose of, upon such terms as
may be, thought expedient any and
all the property, rights and credits
Of said corporation. To make, ac-
cept, endorse. and execute prom
isory notes, bills of exchange and
other negotiable instruments.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpor-
alton shall be the sum of One Hun
dred Thousand $iOO,000OO Dollars,
Idivided.into and represented by Two
Thousand Shares, of the par value
| Of Fifty $50 per share each, pro-
vided that the capital stock may be
increased to not more than One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars in the manner provided by
law. There shall be no preferred
stock and all stock shall be COM
mon stock.
ARTICLE ~.
The dOmicile Of this corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport
Caddo Parish, Louisiana. All meet
ings of stockholders and directors
shall he held at the domicila, pro-
yided they may be held elsewhere
4 in the state or out of the state by
complying with the provisions O
the law.
| ARTICLE V.
The affairs Of this corporation
Ishall be managed by Board OF Dl.
|reetors consisting of not less thar
Three nor more than five stock,
lholders. to be elected at genera
Injecting of the stockholders, to b.
lheld the first Monday Of Janua".,
each year. The officers of this cor
Iporation shall be president,
vice-president, a secretary, and
: treasurer. The positions of presi
: dent and treasurer may be held b
/, one and the same person, and tn
following shall constitute the frs
: set of officers, with their place o
. .lresidence set opposite their name:
land they shall serve until the frs
regular election, or until their sue
!, lcessors have qualified:
NJ. A. Stanton, President-Treas
urer, Shreveport, La.
y P. J. Moran, Vice-President, O
City, La.
!, J. R. Blanton, Secretary, Shreve
lport, La.
The following shall constitute tn
!. Board of Directors: M. A. Stan
ton and J. R. Blanton, of Shreve
lport. La, and P. J. Moran, of 0
City, La. The board Of director
las now or hereafter constitute
i ffshall have authority to increas
: their number up to seven. as prt
n vided herein, and without any ful
ther formality than the mere elet
4 tion of said additional directors.
e ARTICLE VI.
Il A majority of the board OF d
e rectors shall constitute a quoru
= for the transaction of business.
IS ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amende
D. altered or Inundated and the cap