The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-25
CHARTER
OF THE BRADFORD-HICKS LUM
Der COMPANY.

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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, a 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 l.
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-
| fed.
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, planners and other means for man
lufacturing 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, comnlissaries, 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.
i 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 i'll the Sue
cessful operation of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum OF twelve
thousand dollars. divided into one hun
bred and twenty shares of one hundred
dollars each. and it shall become 60
/! ing concern when one hundred shares
of its capital stock is subscribed and
actualiy paid for. which payment may
be made in cash or the transfer of prop
ertv or the rendition of services to the
said corporation. the value of which
shall lie 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
eral stockholders meeting held at the
office of the company i'll 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 i'll January 1910
the following shall constitute the board
of directors and officers Of the company
wiz. w. R. Bradford, who shall be pres
lident; S. B. Hicks, who shall be vice
lpresident, and w. A. Fields, who shall
be secretary and treasurer. The said
board of directors shall have authorit,
to adopt all regulations and bylaw:
that may seem to them necessary and te
name and appoint such agents, man
layers, 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 thi.
company shall be served on the presi
dent, or in his absence on the vice pres
ident, at the office of the company il
said Parish and State.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended or al
tered or abolished at a 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
l'shall be liquidated by one or NOR
lliquidators 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
of their sail appointment. In all stock
holders meetings, each stakeholder shal
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 motto
of stockholders meeting shall be r.
louired than a letter addressed to sue
h stockholder and mailed to his ordinar
lpostofice address; provided that til