The Caucasian., 1909-01-19
CHARTER
o. THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL
COMPANY.

| Before me, RydOn ID. Webb, Che under
| signed authority, a notary public in ane
for the Parish % Caddo, Louisiana, a
my Office in the City OF Shreveport La >.
came and appeared on Vhe date herein,
after written, the following: Samuel
Burger and R. :. Burger, sesidents o.
Texarkana, Texas, and w. A. Mabry
resident of Caddo Parish, louisiana
| all to me we'll known, who declared
unto me, in the prpesence of Che attest
ing witnesses, Chat they desired to form
and constitute corporation under the
| laws of the State of Louisiana; and that
they do hereby form themselves and
their successors into corporation and
constitute the same in compliance with
the provisions and subject to the reseric-
tions of Che laws of the State of Louis
lana governing corporations and under
the provisions of Che srticles a incor-
poratioe hereinaftee set forth.
ARTICLE I.
The SSa1ne of this corporation Sa1all be
THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL COM
PANY, and Vy this name shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for a period % fifty (5o)
years, unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with ehis charter; 20 contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use corpor-
ate seal and the same to break, alter or
amend at plepasure; and undes This
name to hold, receive, purchase and
otherwise acquire, to own, convey, sell
or otherwise dispose of, to lease, pledge,
mortgage Or otherwise hypothecate,
property, Sl, personal or mixed; %
name and appoint such officers, directors,
agents and managers, or employees, as
the interest or convenience of said cor
poration may require; to make and es-
tablish bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation
of its affairs, as may be deemed neces-
sary and proper, and the same % alter
and change at pleasure; and to de- all
acts and things permitted by law, or
as shall be necessary and propet 70 car
ry out the objects and purposes Of said
corporation.
The president. or in his absence, che
vice presidenA shaft be che proper per-
son upon whom citation OF other legal
process shall be served
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporatioa is
declared to be the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, LOUISIANA.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be as follows, to-
wit: To carry on general burial and
undertaking. business, % buy. sell and
otherwise deal in coffins and general
undertaking goods, and to do any and all
things incidental % the purposes above
named, and generally % do any and all
things necessary to be done in further
ance of such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this eorporp-
alton shall be vested in board of direc-
tors composed of three stockholders.
The directors shall elect president vice
president and secretary-treasurer, and
shall prescribe their duties. Elections
of directors shall take place the first
Tuesday of January of each year. The
first board of directors shall be as fol-
lows: Samuel Burger, w. A. Mabry,
and R. E. Burger, with Samuel Burger
as president, W. A. Mabry as vice pres
ideht, and r. E. Burger as secretary
treasurer.
All officers shall serve until their suc
cessors are elected. If any vacancies oc-
cur among the officers or directors, the
remaining directors may select stock
holder to fill same.
The board of directors shall have
power to borrow and lend money; to
issue Bills of exchange, notes, bonds.
drafts, and other negotiable paper; exc
cute mortgages and generally to do all
things incident to the objects and pur-
poses of this corporation.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be five thousand dollars ($5ooo),
divided into fifty (5o) shares Of par
value of one hundred dollars ($1oo)
each. The stock shall be subscribed and
paid for in cash or its equisaleut before
issued, and at least thirty (3o) shares
of the value of three thousand dsllars
{$3ooo) shall be subscribed and paid for
before this corporation shall commence
business.
No stockholder shall be liable for
more than the unpaid balance ON the
stock subscribed for BY him, nor shall
any mere informally in organization
have the effect Of rendering this charter
null or exposing stoekholder to any
l;.f,:l;<,, hevns,A fhe amnunt of his stock