The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-16
CHARTER
OF THE BRADFORD-HICKS COM
PANY.

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 availing them
selves Of the Constitution and laws of
the State of Louisiana. they have formed
and constituted themselves. as well 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 HICKS
COMPANY" with its domicile at the
City of Shreveport, in said Parish and
State. and under said corporate name it
shall have and enjoy succession for a
period of twenty-five years, unless
sooner dissolved as herein specified
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is formed and its object is hereby
declared to he to own and operate saw
mills, planners 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 bust
ness. coninissaries, stores, and to own
and operate as incidental thereto tram
roads, railroads or other means of
transporting logs or lumber Or other
property necessary in the condnot 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 or
pledge as ay be necessary in the Sue
cessful operation of said business
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of twenty five
thousand dollars, divided into two hun
bred and fifty shares of one hundred
dollars each, and it shall become a 60
ing concern when one hundred shares
Of its capital stock is subscribed and
actually paid for. which payment may
be made in casl, or the transfer of prop
erty or the rendition of services to the
said corporation, the value Of which
shall he passed on and approved by the
board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation shall
be managed and directed by board OF
directors consisting of three stock
holders who shall be elected at gen
cral stockholders meeting held at the
office of the company III the City OF
Shreveport on the second Monday OF
January of each year, and who shall
hold their offices until the next succeed
ing election or until their successors are
elected and qualified Until the election
on the second Monday in January 1910.
the following shall constitute the board
of directors and officers Of the company
viz: w. X. Bradford, who shall be pres
ident; S. B. Hicks. who shall be vice
president, and W. A. Fields. who shall
be secretary and treasurer. The said
board of directors shall have authority
TO adopt all regulations and bylaws
that may seem to them necessary and to
name and appoint such agents. man
ayers, clerks or other employees as may
be necessary for the welfare Of the cor
poration and to discharge the same al
pleasure. All legal process against this
company shall be served on the presi-
dent, or in his absence OIL the vice pres
ident. at the Office of the company m
said Parish and State.
| ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended or al
tered or abolished at vote OF three
fourths of the stockholders meeting
held for that purpose, after thirty day
public notice. as provided by law, ant
when dissolved, either at vote of tn
stockholders or by limitation, its affair
shall be liquidated by one or NOR
|liqudators elected by the stakeholder
at such general meeting, and who shall
give such bond and perform such dutie
as may be required Of them at the tim
J Of their sal appointment. In all stock
} holders meetings, each stakeholder sha
be entitled to one vote either in perso
or by written proxy, for each share Q
stock owned by him, and except as 9th
erwise provided by law. no other note
of stockholders meeting shall be r.
! CURED than a letter addressed to sue
stakeholder and mailed to his ordinar
|postoffice address; provided that tt
stockholders may waive notice OF an
such meeting. except when otherwi.