The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-03-30
CHARTER
OF THE BRADFORD-HICKS LUM-
BIER COMPANY.

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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, a resident of the Parish OF
| Vernon, said State, who stated and de
clared to me, notary. that avalling 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 dc
hereby adopt as their act of incorpora
ton and charter, the following:
ARTICLE /.
| he name and title of this corporation
shall be the BRADFORD HICKS
LUMBER COMPANY with its domi-
Gle at the City of Shreveport, III said
Parish and State, and under said cor
porate name it shall have and en- 10Y sue
ccsslon for period of twenty five years,
unless sooner dissolved AS herein speci
fed
ARTICLE H.
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
ufacturng lumber III 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
and operate as incidental thereto tram
roads or other means of transport
ing logs or lumber or other prop
erty necessary iii the. conduct 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 av be necessary in the sue
cessful operation of said business.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of twelve
thousand dollars, divided into one hun
dred and twenty shares of one hundred
dollars each, and it shall become go
ing concern when one hundred shares
OF its capital stock is SUBSCRIBED am!
actually paid for, which payment may
be made ill cash or the transfer of prop
erty or the rendition of services to the
said corporation, the value of which
shall be 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 che 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. R. 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 a,
pleasure All legal process against this
company shall be served on the presi
dent. or in his absence on the vice pres
ident at the Office of the company II
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 a vote OF thu
stockholders or by limitation, its affair
shall be liquidated by one or NOR
liquidators elected by the stockholders
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 sal appointment. In all stock
holders meetings. each stakeholder shall
be entitled to one vote either in person
or b. written proxy. for each share 0
stock owned by him. and except as 9th
erwise provided by law, no other notice
of stockholders meeting shall be re
CURED than letter addressed to sucl
stakeholder and mailed to his ordinar.
|nostof7ce address, nrOvided that tn