The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-10
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo !:
Before me, Rydon D. Webb, the under
signed authority, notary public in and
for the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, at
my office in the City of Shreveport, La,
came and appeared on the date herein
after written, the following: Samuel
Burger and r. E. Burger. residents of
Texarkana, Texas, and w. A. Mabry,
resident of Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
all to me well known, who declared
unto me, in the prpesence of the attest
ing witnesses, that they desired to form
and constitute a corporation under the
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-
lana governing corporations and under
the provisions of the articles of incor-
poration hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL COM
PANY. and by this name shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for 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 hypothecate,
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
poration may require; to make and es-
tablish bylaws. rules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation
of its affairs, as may be deemed neces-
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 out 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 domicile 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 on 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 w.
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 fhall be as fol-
lows: Samuel Burger, w. A. Mabry,
and R. E. Burger, with Samuel Burger
as president, W. A. Mabry as vice pres
ident, and R. E. Burger as secretary
treasurer.
All officers shall serve until their Sue
cessors are elected. If any vacancies oc-
cur among the officers or directors, the
remaining directors may select a stock
holder to fill same.
The board of directors shall have
power to borrow and lend money to
issue bills of exchange, notes, bonds,
drafts, and other negotiable paper; exc
cute mortgages and generally to do all
things incident to the objects and pur-
poses of this corporation.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be FIVE thousand dollars ($5ooo)
divided into fifty (5o) shares of PAL
value Of one hundred dollars ($1oo)
each. The stock shall be subscribed and
paid for in cash or its equivalent before
issued, and at least thirty (3o) shares
of the value of three thousand dollars
($3ooo) shall be subscribed and paid fol
before this corporation shall commence
business
| No stakeholder shall be liable fol
more than the unpaid balance on the
stock subscribed for by him, nor shall
any mere informally in organization