The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-18
CHARTER
OF THE BRADFORD-HICkS LUM-
BER COMPANY.
PANY.

Before me, E. B. Herndon. notary
Before me, John D. Wilkinhon, notary
public, duly commissioned and sworn
for and within the Parish and State
aforesaid, personally came and appeared
W. r. Bradford and S. B. Hicks, resi-
dents of said Parish and State, and w.
a. Field, resident of the Parish OF
Vernon, said State, who stated and de-
clared to me, notary, that availlng them
selves of the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana, they have formed
and constituted themselves, as we'll as
such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, into body
corporate, and have adopted and do
hereby adopt as their act of incorpora-
ton and charter, the following:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the "BRADFORD-HICkS
LUMBER COMPANY" with its domi-
cile at the City of Shreveport, in said
Parish and State, and under said cor
porate name it shall have and enjoy sue
|cession for period of twenty-five years,
unless sooner dissolved as herein speci-
fled.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is formed and its object is hereby
declared to be to own and operate saw
mills planers and other means for man
ufacturing lumber in the State of Louis
lana, and in the State of Texas, and to
own and acquire timber and timber
lands either by purchase, lease or other
wise, and to conduct in connection with
their said saw mills and lumber busi-
ness, commissaries, stores, and to own
and operate as incidental thereto tram
roads or other means of transport
ing logs or lumber or other prop
erty necessary in the conduct and
operation of the said business of con-
Quoting general saw and planning mills
with the right to acquire such real
estate or personal property as may be
necessary therefor, and the same to dis
pose of, mortgage or hypothecate OF
pledge as ay be necessary in the sue
cessful operation of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
| is hereby 6hxed at the sum of twelve
Thousand dollars, divided into one hun
dred and twenty shares Of one hundred
dollars each, and it shall become 60
ing concern when one hundred share:
of its capital stock is subscribed AM
actually paid for, which payment ma,
be made in cash or the transfer of prop
erty or the rendition of services to tn,
said corporation, the value of which
shall he passed on and approved by th'
board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed and directed by board o
directors consisting of three stock
holders who shall be elected at a gen
eral stockholders meeting held at tn
office of the company in the City O
shreveport on the second Monday Q
January of each year, and who sha
hold their Offices until the next succeed
ing election or until their successors ar
!: elected and qualified Until the electio
on the second Monday i'll January 1o1.
the following shall constitute the boar
, of directors and officers of the corn,an,
viz: w. r. Bradford, who shall be pre-:
ident; S. B. Hicks, who shall be vic
president, and W. A. Fields, who sha
be secretary and treasurer. The sal
: board of directors shall have autfori
, to adopt all regulations and bylaw
that may seem to them necessary and
name and appoint such agents, mai
layers, clerks or other employees as ms
be necessary for the welfare of the co
Iporation and TO discharge the same /.
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