The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-05-12
CHARTER
OF THE BURT CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY.

parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed all of full age, who declared
that, availing themselves of the provls-
ions of the laws of the State of Louis
lana, and especially Art Is 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 body polite in law
for the purposes, objects, articles and.
conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The nature and title Of the said cor
poration shall be THE BURT CON-
STRUCTION COMPANY, and its
domicile 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 ard use a corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; hold, receive, convey, pur-
chase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypothe-
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
fairs, and to change and alter same 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, in his absence, the
secretary, shall be the proper person
upon whom all citation and other legal
processes shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes for which
this corpiration Isl Organize and the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be as follows, to-wit: To con-
tract, to build, to erect, and to construct
Ilevees, entertainments, railroad embark
ments, and do any and all other work
usually done with teams and scrapers.
ARTICL III.
The capital stock of the said cirpora-
ton shall be ten thousand $4,000. CO.,
dollars, divided into and represented b,
one hundred (Ioo) shares of the sum Of
one hundred ($Ioooo) dollars each
which said stock shall be paid for II
cash at the time OF subscription, or the
same may be issued at not less than pal
i'll ypament, or exchanged for property
ir rights, actually received or purchased
by the said corporation, or the same
may be issued fully paid for money ad
vanced, or for such other valuable con
sideration Or services. as the board O.
directors of the said corporation may de
termine, provided that 10 stock shall b
issued until the consideration therefo
!. 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 MOTTO
of such intention to sell, assign or trans
: fer same be given the company, and tn
other stockholders thereof shall have tn
, first privilege of purchasing same, afte
: which thirty (3o) days notice the sal
stock may be sold in open market TIL
stock of the said corporation may b
transferred under the above conditions
) provided the said transfer thereof
made on the books of the said connpan
III its Office OH the surrender of the Ger
!, ti6cate therefor No transfer of an
5 fractional part of share shall be made
This corporation shall commence doin
: business as soon as seventy-five hundre
($7,soooo) dollars of the capital stoc
: has been subscribed for and paid in. TIL
, board of directors shall have the RICH
, to determine how much stock shall b
issued.
ARTICLE " .
The corporate powers of this com
pany shall be vested in, and exercised by
board of three directors, consisting G
the president, vice president and secre
tary-treasurer Two of the said boar
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business, and their decision
shall be valid corporate acts The TO
lowing persons shall constitute the fir:
board of directors: S. B. Hicks, w. {
A Burt, and R. E. Comegys. No perso
shall be eligible as director or office
3 who is not a stakeholder of this CON
pany. During the absence of the pres
dent, the vice president shall act an
t preside The said board shall continu
r in Office until the first Tuesday in Apr