The Caucasian., 1920-01-16

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Ceive. lease, purchase and convey
under its corporate name property
both real and personal; to lend
money on security; to name and ap-
point such officers and agents as
| the interests and conveniences OF
said corporation may require; to-
make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the prop-(
er management of it's affairs as
may be necessary, and the same 70
change at pleasure, ana generality
to do all such acts as may be Nec-l
1 essary and proper to carry out che
objects and purposes of said cor
lporation.
i ARTICLE II,
i The domiciIe of said corporation
i shall be in the city of Shreveport,
II state of Louisiana. and all citations
or other legal process shall be serv-
ed upon the president of said cor
i poration, or in his absence on the
vice-president, Or in the absence OF
i these officers. on the secretary
i treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
y The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed
are declared to be: To advance or
J lend money or credits on the notes,
}, bonds or other securities or obli-
,, cations, secured or unsecured, Oh
any person. firm. or corporation; to
draw, accept, endorse, buy, sell and
deliver, exchange, deal in, guaran-
tee. hold and enjoy, mortgage, hy-
pothecate and otherwise dispose of
shares, stocks, bonds, debentures,
promissory notes. obligations and
securities Of any person, firm or
/ corporation; to acquire, purchase,
lease, sell mortgage, hypothecate,
pledge. dispose of and otherwise
deal in property, both real and
personal: to issue bills of exchange,
5 promissory notes, bonds, deben-
, lures and other obligations Of this
corporation from time to time, and
: to secure the same by mortgage,
z pledge. deed of trust Or otherwise,
:. and to sell, exchange, mortgage,
t pledge or hypothecate the same for
i any Of the objects or purposes OF
4 this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The period of the existence OF
= this corporation is hereby fixed at
! ninety-nine years unless sooner dis
= solved under the provisions OF law
ARTICLE V.
) The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at Fifty Thou
sand Dollars (s5OOOOOO) divided in
to five hundred 900 shares, oI
One Hundred Dollars (si00.0O) each
ARTICLE VI.
II The corporate powers OF this cor
: poration shall be exercised by
!, board of directors, consisting of five
~ stockholders, who shall be elected
by the stockholders annually on tht
second Monday in January. A ma
iority of the board shall consti-
tute a quorum.
The board of directors shall cleo
from among their number a presi
dent. vice-president, and secretary
treasurer. They shall also appoin
" such other officers Or employees a
Is may be necessary; and shall hav
the power to fill all vacancies caus
ed by death, resignation or other
wise.
Justin R. Querbes George Bishop
Philip Lieber, w. G. Patterson an
J. A. Boring, all of Shreveport, La
= shall constitute the first board o
u directors, to serve until the secon
IL Monday in January, 1921, or unit
! their successors are elected an
u qualified; with Justin R. Querbe
as president; George Bishop, vice
president. and Philip Lieber as sec
retary-treasurer.
10 ARTICLE VII.
No stock shall be transferred ex
cept upon the books Of the cor
poration.
ARTICLE VIII.
This act of incorporation shall b
ly,l altered or amended or modified 3
proper vote of the stockholders
accordance with law.
Whenever this corporation is di'
solved by limitation or otherwls
he its affairs shall be liquidated |
ar one liquidator appointed by u
ndl stockholders at meeting called II
A.. the purpose.
'Orl ARTICLE TX.
NJ No stockholder shall ever be he
he liable or responsible for the col
in tracts or faults of this corporate
er- in any greater sum than the unpa
" balance due on his stock, nor sns
re- any mere informality in organic