The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1920-01-16
CHARTER
or Meri~ether Investment &O<apaa,s
9ncorporateds

me, Sidney M. COOK. q notary pub
lie. duly commissioned and qualified
in and for the above named parish
and state, personally came and APP
peared Minor Mcriwether, ST., Min
or Meriwether, Jr, William M
Meriwether and James s. Meriwe-
Their. all residents of Shrevepor!
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, except Mi
nor Meriwether, Jr., who is resi-
dent of Tulsa. Oklahoma, who stat
cd to me, notary, that they have
and do by these presents constitute
and form themselves, as well as
such other persons who may here
after become associated with them
into a corporation under the laws
of Louisiana, and have adopted The
following articles Of incorporation
tO-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation
shall be the Meriwetl1er Investment
Company, Inc. with its domicile il
The city Of Shreveport, Louisiana
and under said name shall have anc
enjoy succession for period oil
nincty-ninc years unless sooner dis
solved according to law. All lega
process shall be served at the Of
flee of the company on the presi-
dent, Or in the absence of the presi-
dent. on the socretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE IT.
The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is formed
are declared to be to purchase OF
otherwise acquire, own. hold, sell
convey, lease, mortgage or encum-
Der real estate, stocks. bonds. Oh
any either kind of property, real
personal or mixed; to improve anc
develop city property: to operate
and improve farms; 20 buy, sell
and generally trade in, store, con
vey and transport all kinds of goods
wares. merchandise and supplies.
ARTICLE TIT.
The capital stock Of this corpor-
alton shall be Fifty Thousand $780,
OoO), Dollars, divided into five
hundred (500l shares of the PAL
value of One Hundred (slOO.OO)
Dollars each. Stock may either be
paid for in cash or in property OF
services already rendered provided
that where property or services are
taken for stock, the issue shall be
made upon valuation of the Same
contained in resolution Of the
board of directors of the corpora
ton. Stock when issued shall be
fully paid and worcestershire.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in q board
of directors, consisting of three
stockholders, who shall be elected
al meeting of The stockholders of
the corporation on the first Monday
of January of each year. The board
of directors shall have power and
authority to buy, sell, mortgage or
otherwise incumber real estate or
other property in the name of the
corporation: to employ on such
terms as it may deem best such
help as may be required in the con-
duct cf the company business and
discharge the same at will. The
number Of directors may be in
creased to not more than seven
members by majority vote of the
stockholders at any annual meeting
Of the stockholders for the cleo
ton of officers and directors.
The board OF directors shall have
power and authority to fill any va
cancy that may occur on the board
ARTICLE v.
The officers of the corporation
shall be president, vice-prcsi-
dent, and secretary treasurer, who
shall be elected by the board of d.
rectors from among their number.
The first board of directors of the
corporation shall be Minor Meri-
wether, ST., who shall be president:
William M. Meriwether, who shall
be vice-president, and James s..
Meriwether, who shall be secretary
treasurer, which board shall hold
office until the first Monday in
January, Nineteen Hundred and
Twenty-one, or until their success
sOrs are elected and installed.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended or
the corporation may be dissolved
by two-thirds vote of the stock
outstanding. cast at a meeting called
for that purpose, and Of which due