The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-17
CHARTER
or THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL
COMPANY.

my office in the City Of Shreveport, La
came and appeared on the date herein
after written, the following: Samuel
Burger and r. f. Burger, residents Of
Texarkana, Texcs. and w. A. Mabry
a resident Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana
all to me we'll known, who declared
| unto me, i'll the prpesencc of the attest
! ing witnesses, that they desired to form
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 restric-
tons of the laws of the State of Louis
| lana governing corporations and under
the provisions of the articles of incor-
poration hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL CON-
PANY, and by this name shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for a period of fifty (5o)
years, unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with this charter; to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use a corpor-
ate seal and the same to break, alter or
amend at plepasure; and under this
name to hold, receive, purchase and
otherwise acquire, to own, convey, sell
or otherwise dispose OF, to lease, pledge,
mortgage or otherwise hypothecatc,
property, real, personal or mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, directors,
agents and managers, or employees, as
the interest or convenience of said cor
poratlon may require; to make and cs-
tablish bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation
of its affairs, as may be deemed ncces-
sary and proper, and the same to alter
and change at pleasure; and to do all
acts and things permitted by law, or
as shall be necessary and proper to car
ry cut the objects and purposes of said
corporation.
The president, or in his absence, the
vice president, shall be the proper per-
son upon whom citation or other legal
process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The domicilc of this corporation 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 OH general burial and
undertaking business, to buy, sell and
otherwise deal in collins and general
undertaking goods, and to do any and all
things incidental to the purposes above
named, and generally to do any and all
things necessary to be done in further
ance of such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corporp-
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,
md r. E. Burger, with Samuel Barger
as president, W. A. Mabry as vice pres
dent, and R. f. Burger as secretary
treasurer.
All officers shall serve until their sue
:essors are elected If any vacancies oc-
:ur among the officers or directors, the
directors may select a stock
,older to fill same.
The board of directors shall have
power to borrow and lend money: to
ssue bills of exchange, notes, bonds,
traits. and other negotiable paper; exc
:ute mortgages and generally to do all
Kings incident to the objects and pur-
,oses of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
hal be five thousand dollars $4,000,
divided into fifty (5o) shares of par
'alue of one hundred dollars ($1oo)
ach. The stock shall be subscribed and
'aid for in cash or its equivalent before
ssued, and at least thirty (3o) shares
# the value of three thousand dollars
$4,000 shall be subscribed and paid for
'efore this corporation shall commence
No stakeholder shall be liable for
more than the unpaid balance on the
took subscribed for by him, nor shall
ny mere informally in organization
ave the effect of rendering this charter
ull or exposing stockholder to any
liability beyond the amount of his stock.
ARTICLE VI.
The directors shall be elected by a