The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-17

the State of Louisiana relative to the
organization Of corporations, and espe-
cially Act No Is of 1904 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, they do hereby form and consti-
tute themselves, associates and success
ors into a corporation for the objects
and purposes hereinafter set forth, to-
wit
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall . be BUCKELEW HARD
WARE COMPANY, and its domicile
is hereby fixed in the City of Shreve-
port Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where all
| legal process shall be served on the
president, or in case of his absence or
disability, upon the vice president, or
secretary, or treasurer.
ARTICLE H.
Til object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on By it is hereby de-
fclarcd TO be to carry on a general
wholesale and retail hardware business
/ in all its branches, and in the conduct
of said business to acquire property,
both real and personal, and to construct
OF lease or otherwise acquire /such
buildings or cher property necessary
for The proper and advantageous con
duct Of said business.
ARTICLE Ill
This corporation shall have the power
TO contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal and the same
to alter or break at pleasure to hold,
receive, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate prop
erty under its corporate name in the
conduct OF its business, and to make
and establish such rules and regulations
for the proper management Of its at
fairs as it nliy deem necessary, and the
same to alter at pleasure; and to enjoy
all other privileges and immunltie:
given by law to corporations organized
for similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at fifty thousand dollars
J divided into shares OF one hundred dol
lars each, which shall be paid for at tht
; time of its issuance. and said stock MAJ
Be issued for money, goods, property
or for services performed, as the boart
of directors may determine. No stock
+ Holder shall sell or transfer his stool
: in this company until after ten day
: notice, i'll writing, to the president o
E other officers. during which time tn
) other stockholders shall have the RICH
] Ito purchase said stock, and all transfer
, of stock shall be made on the books 0
the company at its Office The said cor
poration shall commence business a
!. soon as thirty thousand dollars capita
stock sholl be subscribed and paid for
ARTICLE Y.
The affairs Of this corporation sha
be managed by board of director
composed OF four stockholders, tire
Of whom shall constitute a quorum, t
:. be elected at a general meeting of tn
r stockholders to be held on the frs
|, Monday OF June 1910, and ANNUAL
4 thereafter, all directors and officer
f holding Office until their successors al
d elected and installed Each share {
d stock shall be entitled to one vote Z
: stockholders meetings, cast by its owne
It in person or by written proxy, and tn
0 majority of votoes cast shall elect.
e ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended c
: modified at a special meeting called fo
that purpose, or the corporation may b
dissolved at said meeting by a vote {
three-fourths of the stock present c
: represented therein. Notice of all stool
holders meetings, with exception {
those called for purpose of increasin
: or decreasing the capital stock, shall /
given to all stockholders in writing, ;
least It'll udyS plSFlObo " ooAh
: the said notice stating the object an
e purpose for which the meeting is Gale
S Whenever this corporation shall
n dissolced by limitation or otherwise, i
is affairs shall be wound up by two con
missioners selected by the majority
the stock present at meeting called ft
: the purpose Of dissolving this corpor'
ton, as set forth above. In case of Il
death or inability of either of the con
missioners to act, the other shall act ;
- sole 1iquidator.
y ARTICLE VII.
The officers of this corporation sha
B be as follows: w. F. Buckelew, pres
i dent; w. c. Bucke1ew, vice presiden
III w. L Andreola, secretary; and A. {
) Ruckelew, treasurer. The said parti
lei1a11 atsn constitute the first board