The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-07
CHARTER
OF THE BRADFORD-HICKS HIM
Der COMPANY.

!
Der COMPANY.
& State on Louisiana. Parish If Cad,lo
Before me. T. I. Herndon. ,ot,r,.
Before ms. John y. Willinhon q not,r,
public duly commissioned and svor,
for and Within the Parish and STATE
sfAe said. personally cam. and anreared
w K. Bradford and s 4 Hicks res;-
dents Of said Parish and State and "
A. Field. a resident If the Parish n
Vernon. SAID State. who stated and DE-
clared to me. notary. that awaiting them
selves Of the Constitution and laws of
the State Of Louisiana. they have formed
and constituted themselves as well nc
such other persons as may hereafter be
como associated with them. into hodv
corporate, and have adopted and do
hereby adopt as their act of ,ncorpora
t'cn and charter. the following:
ARTICLE /
The name and title of this corpora alton
shall be the HICKS
LUMBER COMPANY with it's DOM
Gle at the City of Shreveport. in SAID
Parish and State. and under said cor
|poratc name it shall have and enjoy sue
cession for period OF twenty five wears.
unless sooner dissolved as herein speci-
fled
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
ion IS formed and its object IS hereby
declared 10 be 70 owh and operate saw
E Mills. planners and other means for man
lfacturiilg lumber IN the State Il Louis
lana, and III the State Of Texas. and t.
own and acquire timber and timber
lands either by purchase. lease OF other
wise, and to conduct III connection with
3 their said saw mills and lumber bust
ness, Commissarles. stores. and to own
and operate as incidental thereto tram
roads or other means Of transport
ing logs or lumber or other prop
efty necessary III the conduct and
operation of the said business of con
Quoting general saw and planning mills,
wfh the rigtt to acquire srch real
estate 6t'personal property as may he
necessary therefor and the same to dis
pose of, mortgage or hypothecato or
pledge as ay be necessary IN the sue
ces,ful operation of said business
ARTICLE Ill
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed al the sum Of twelve
thousand dollars. divided into one hun
dred and twenty shares of one hundred
dollars each. and it shall become a GO
ing concern when one hundred shares
of it's capital stock is subscribed and
actually paid for. which payment may
be made in cash or the transfer of prop
erty or the rendition of services to the
raid corporation. the value Of which
shall be passed on and approved by the
board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs Of this corporation shall
BE nan4yed and directed by board Of
direl brs consisting Of three stock
holders who shall be elected at gen
eral stockholders meeting held at the
Office of the company IN the City of
Shreveport - the second Monday OF
January of each year. aud who shall
hold their offices until the next succeed
iflp election or until their successors are
elected and qualified Until the election
3 az, the second Monday III January 1910.
the following shall constitute the board
( Of directors aiid officers Of the company.
wiz. w. r. Bradford. who shall he pres
ident, S. III Hicks. who shall be vice
president, aItl ". A Fields. who shall
be secretary And treasurer. &c sad
board of dird prs shall have authority
10 adopt all regulations and bylaws
that NAV seen 10 them necessary and to
name and appoint such agents man
ayers, clo1ts OF other employees as may
4 he NECESSARY for the welfare Of the cor
~elfation and to discharge the same at
3 V&dSuIt fAH lSEdi PioeSse "Soiis1t 'i'i'
company shall be served on the presi-
dent. or in his absence on the vice pres
ident, at the office of the company IN
said Parish and State.
ARTICLE "
This charter may be amended or al
tered or abolished at vote OF three
Y fOurths of the stockholders meeting.
held for that purpose. after thirty days
public notice, as provided by law. and
Whene dissolved. either at a vote OF the
stockholders or by limitation, its affairs
4 shall be liquidated by one or more
Nopidators elected by the stockholders 5
81 such general meeting, and who shall
1--WE such bond and perform such duties
% may be required Of them at the time