The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1903-01-15
CHARTER OF
Hodges Connell Company,
Limited.

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State OF Louisiana-Parish of Caddo. |
DE it known that on this, the Goth day |
ID of November, A. D. 1902, before
me, R. D. Webb, a Notary Public duly !
commissioned and sworn in for and for
the Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana,
personally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all of full age, who declared
that availing themselves of the provis- ,
ions of the laws of this State relative to
corporations, and especially of Act No.
IS, of 1883, of the General Assembly OF
Louisiana, they have covenanted and
agreed, and by these presents covenant
and agree, and bind themselves, as well
as such other persons 40 may hereafter
become associated with them to form
and constitute q corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and OBJ
iects, and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be HODGES, CONNELL CON-
PANY. LIMITED, and its domicile is
hereby established at Elm Grove, Bossier
parish. Louisiana. and under the said
corporate name it shall have power to
contract. sue and be sued. to hold, &C
auire, receive, purchase, sell, convey,
deliver. rent, lease, mortgage, hypothe-
cate, borrow and pledge property, real,
personal and mixed; to make and estab-
fish bylaws, rules and regulations, for
proper management of its affairs, and
the same to alter and change at pleasure,
| and to do all other acts and things as may
be necessary and proper to effect the
| objecss and purposes of said corporation.
The President, or in his absence the
| Vice President, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other legal
process shall be served.
This corporation shall exist for period
Of nine-nine years, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter.
ARTICLE II.
| The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be, to conduct and
carry on general mercantile and plant
ing business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at thirty thousand dollars. divid-
ed into three hundred shares of one
hundred dollars each. and it shall COM
mence business hereunder when the en-
tire capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for. All stock shall be paid for
in cash at the time of subscription, or the
same NAV be issued at par, in payment OF
exchange for property, rights or credits
actually received or purchased by said
1
full paid for money advanced and fol
; suct other valuable consideration as the
Roard of directors NAV determine.
u Anv stockholder nav sell. assign Of
transfer his stock In this CORPORATION
nrov;ded thirty DAVIS notice of such in.
fent;on to se1l ASSIGN or transfer. b.
given the comnanv. and the other stock.
holders shall have the privilege OF pur.
CHASING game
me stock at said cornoration NAV IN
transferred nnder the above Conditions
r nrov;ded s,ch transser he made on ia.
/ hooks ~ the cornnany at its Office at Fir
) Grove Rossier nar;sh la. and on srr
| render Of the certif icate therefor.
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. Tho ,fa;rs ~ this corporation shall h
4 vested in and exercised bv a Beard O
: D;rec+ors to he elacted from aroonor tn
i. atooLholdars ri said oornoration. Tn
: cold Rnara shall have authority To ri
vacano;es in their number ca,'sed b
daath rou;goat;on or othe-wise fron
t anono, the stockholders Of the CORPORA
e ton fneu shall have full ans entire con
4 troI ~ the affairs and nronertv Of tn
n CORONATION with f,,Il authority to Tram
r and ,aont sn"b b., 1aws niles and rso,,
: iat;ors % the BUSINESS or the cornorat;o
: NAV require. They shall appoint sue
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e dam necssaarv to conduct the hns;nes
n of The cornoraf;on. Ar their connensa
n t;on terT, ~ service with the r;pht
% d;sn,;ss thorn At said boards nleasur,
e Sa;d Roar,l shai, al AZ have the r.yht to +
I'D 80 d.torn,;na tho salaries Of ar off;ce1
;. herein nroyided for.
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