The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-04-23
CHARTER
OF THE BURT CONSTRUCTIONS
COMPANY.

scribed all of full age, who declared
that. avaling themselves OF the prOvls-
ions of the laws of the State of Louis
lana, and especially Art. 7S 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, 70 form and constitute
a corporation and a body polite in law
for the purposes, objects, articles and
conditions following, to-Wit
ARTICLE l.
The nature and title OF The said cor
poration shall be THE, BURT CON
STRUCTION COMPANY, and its
domicile is hereby established i'll 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 20 contract; sue and
be sued; to make and use corporate
seal, and the same to break and alter at
pleasure; holde receive, convey, pur-
chase, improve. allenate, 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 It's 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. he
said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved, i'll accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue for a 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 aud other legal
processes shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes Tor which
his corpiration is organize and the
business to be carried on by it are de
clared to be as follows, to-wlt: lo CON
| ,ract, to build, to erect, and to construct
tevees. embankments, railroad embank-
nents, and do any and all other work
usually done with teams and scrapers.
ARTICL III.
The capital stock of the said clrpora-
ion shall be ten thousand ($Io,ooooo)
lollars, divided into and represented by
1ne hundred (Ioo) shares of the sum ot
1ne hundred ($Ioooo) dollars each
which said stock shall be paid for II
+ cash at the time of subscription. or the
same NAV be issued at not less than pa
in ypament, or exchanged for property
If rights, actually received or purchased
, 5y the said corporation, or the same
may be issued fully paid for money ad
| vanced, or for such other valuable con
|
directors of the said corporation may de
t termine. provided that no stock shall b
? issued until the consideration thereto
has been received by the SAID corpora
: ton. Any stockholder may sell, asslgl
or transfer his stock to this corporation
). provided, thirty (3o) days pr1or motto
| oil Ip,
fer same be given the company, and tn
)ther stockholders thereof shall have tn
+ first privilege of purchasing same, atte
: which thirty 800 days notice the sal
I stock NAV be sold i'll open market /
l. stock of the said corporation may
Il transferred under the above condition
:. provided the said transfer thereof
4 made on the books of the said compar
o. in its Office on the surrender of the ce
,e tihcate therefor. No transfer OF al
fractional part of a share shall be mad
This corporation shall commence don
business as soon as seventy-tve hundrt
d (S7. 5oooo) dollars Of the capital sto'
ae has been subscribed for 8rd paid IN. II
* board of directors shall have the rig
a to determine how much stock shall
rd issued.
r ARTICLE ~.
d. The corporate powers Of this COZ
w pany shall be vested in, and exercised
er board OF three directors, consisting
of the president, vice president and sect
Mry-treasurer. Two of the said boa
% shall constitute quorum for the trar
wv action of business. and their dec1s1c
No shall be valid corporate acts. The I
lowing persons shall constitute the II