The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-24
CHARTER
OF THE c. w. HARDY LUMBER
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that this day before me
R. D. Webb, notary public, duly com
missioned and sworn in and for tn.
Parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana
personally came and appeared c. w.
Hardy, G. A. Morse and F. D. Hutch.
ems, residents of above State and Par
ish, who declared that, availing them
selves Of the laws of the State of Louis
lana relative to corporations, they have
formed and constituted themselves, as
we'll as such other persons as may here
after be associated with them, into a
body corporate, and they have adopted
as their charter the following act of in
corporation:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the c. w. HARDY LUM-
Der COMPANY, and its domicile is
hereby established at the City of Shreve-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and UNI
der its said corporate name it shall ex-
ist and continue for a period of ninety
nine years, unless sooner dissolved in
accordance with the stipulations of this
charter.
ARTICLE II.
The object 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 buy and sell
lumber and lumber products, and to buy
and sell a general line of builders ma
tsrial, and as Incidental to said business
to own and operate such plants and ma
chinery necessary for the successful
conduct of said business, and to acquire
such real and personal property as may
be necessary therefor, and the same to
dispose OF, mortgage, pledge or assign
as may be deemed necessary.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be ten thousand dollars, divided
INTO and represented by one hundred
shares of one hundred dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid for in
ash at the time of subscription, or the
same may be issued, at not less than
BAR, in payment or exchange for prop
,rty or rights actually received or pur-
biased by the said corporation, and for
such other valuable considerations as
he directors may determine, and it
shall commence business as soon as
.hree thousand dollars of the capital
stock shall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
ooration shall be vested in and exer-
Used by board of directors consisting
If three stockholders, who shall be
.leced at a stockholders meeting to be
leld at the Office of the company in the
City of Shreveport, Louisiana, on the
irst Monday of June of each year, who
hall hold their Office until the election
# their successors as above provided.
The following persons shall constitute
he first board of directors and officers
If the company, viz: c. w. Hardy,
resident; F. D. Hutchens, vice presi-
lent; and G. A. Morse, secretary and
treasurer, who shall hold their Offices
Until the above election above provided
or on the first day of June A. D. 1910.
The board of directors shall have the
,ower to fill all vacancies in their num-
,er from the stockholders of the com
,any, and they shall have the power to
rame and adopt such rules and bylaws
IS they may deem proper and necessary
or conducting said business, and to ap-
Joint such agents, managers and clerks
II other employees as may be deemed
roper and necessary for conducting
aid business, and to appoint such
agents, managers and clerks or other
employees as may be deemed necessary;
o fix their salaries, with power to dis
harge at pleasure, and they shall have
he power TO fix the salaries of the re-
'pective officers provided for herein.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended. altered
,r changed, the capital stock increased
'r decreased, or it may be dissolved at
meeting Of the stockholders held for
,uch purpose, with the assent of three
ourths of the capital stock, whether
present at such meeting or not; in case
If dissolution of this corporation. for
my cause, the liquidation of its affairs
hall be conducted by three commission
.rs, selected from the stockholders, who
hall be selected at meeting for that
purpose as above, who shall continue in
,ffice until the final liquidation.
In all stockholders meetings each
shall be entitled to one vote
;or each share Of stock owned by him,
which vote may be cast by proxy; no.
ice of all stockholders meetings must
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