The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-19
CHARTER
OF THE BURT CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY.

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scribed. all Of full age, who declared
that availing themselves OF the provis-
ions OF the laws OF the State OF Louis
lana, and especially Art, q OF 1904, they
have covenanted and agreed, and by
these presents covtnant and agree and
bind themselves, as we'll as such other
persons who may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form and constitute
a corporation and a body polite in law
| for the purposes, objects, articles and
conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE ].
| The nature and title Of the said cor
poration shall be THE BURT CON
STRUCTION COMPANY, and its
domic1e is hereby established in the
City OF Shreveport and State Of Louis
lana, and, under its said corporate name,
the said corporation shall have the pow
er and authority to contract; sue and
be sued; to make and use corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter at
pleasure hold, receive, convey, pur
chase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and saypothe-
cate under its said corporate name,
property, real. personal and mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, directors,
agents, managers, or employees as the in
terests and convenience of the said cor
| poration may require; to make and es-
tablish bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management of its at
pleasure. and to do all acts and things
permitted by law, or shall be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes Of the said corporation. The
said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue for period OF
twenty five years, from and after date
| hereof
The president, or, i'll his absence, Ne
secretary, shall be the proper person
upon whom al citation and other legal
| processes shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corpration is organize and the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be as follows, to-wit: To COLI
tract, to build, to erect, and to construct
levees, entertainments, railroad embank-
ments, and do any and all other work
usually done with teams and scrapers.
| ARTICL III.
u The capital stock of the said cirpora-
TOM shall be ten thousand .(SIo,ooo.oo)
dollars divided into and represented by
one hun1e ked (roo) shares of the sum of
one hundred (srooeo) dollars each
which said st5Hsk shall be paid for in
cash at the time ii subscription, or the
same may be issued a not less than par
in ypament, or excfane LOT properly,
If rights, actually receivedVA2f purefaseo
by the said corporation, ON Inc Same
may be issued fully paid for nS2ney ad-
or for such other valuaB!S COR
sideration or services, as the board ~
directors of the said corporation may de- \
ternline, provided that no stock shall be
issued until the consideration therefor
has been received by the said corpora
ton. Any stakeholder may sell, assign,
Or transfer his stock TO this corporation,
provided, thirty (3o) days prior notice
Of such intention to SELL assign or trans
fer same be given the company, and the
other stockholders thereof shall have the
first privilege of purchasing same, after
which thirty 500 days notice the said
stock may be sold in open market. The
stock of the said corporation may be
under the above conditions,
provided the said transfer thereof be
made on the books of the said company
n its office on the surrender of the GER
ihcate therefor. No transfer Of any |,
fractional part of a share shall be made.
This corporation shall commence doing
business as soon as seventy-five hundred
($7. soooo) dollars of the capital stock
las been subscribed for and paid in. The
board Of directors shall have the right
o determine how much stock shall be
ssued
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this COM
,any shall be vested III, and exercised by,
i board of three directors, consisting of
he president, vice president and secre-
Two of the said board
hall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business, and their decisions
shall be valid corporate acts. The fol-
owing persons shall constitute the first
BOARD Of directors: S. B. Hicks, w. c.
Burt, and R. Z. Comegys No person
hall be eligible as a director or officer
who is not stakeholder of this COM
,any. During the absence of the presi-
lent, the vice president shall act and
preside. The said board shall continue
n Office until the first Tuesday in April