The Caucasian., 1909-08-19
CHARTER

OF THE MEYER DRUG COM
PANY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it remembered that on this the 18th
day of July 1909, before me, John u.
Wilkinson, a notary public duly COM
stoned and sworn for and within the
State aforesaid, personally came and
appeared l. R. Meyer, president of said
corporation; P. B. Meyer, and Gabe
Meyer, resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
who stated and declared to me notary
that availing themselves of the Consti-
tuition and laws of the State of Louis
lana relative to the formation of cor
porations and especially Act I78 of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1904, they have
formed themselves and do by these
presents form themselves, as we'll as
such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, into
corporation and have adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE MEYER DRUG COMPANY"
with its donicile in the City of Shreve-
port, in said Parish and State, and un-
der said corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for a period of
fifty years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter specified All legal process
shall be served on the president, or in
his absence or disability, on the vice
president at the office of the corpora
ton
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bus
mess to be carried on by it shall be to
manufacture, buy and sell drugs, medi-
cines, paints, oils, toilet articles, and
other similar articles of merchandise,
and in the conduct of the business may
acquire property both real and per-
sonal, and construct or lease or other
| wise acquire such buildings, machinery
or factory as may be necessary for the
proper conduct of its business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power to
contract, sue and to. be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and the same
to alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypothe-
cate under its corporate name all kinds
of property, and to make and establish
such rules and regulations for the
proper management of its affairs as ii
may deem necessary, and the same to
alter or. change at pleasure, and to en-
/ 10y all other privileges and immunlt1es
given by the laws of the State of Louis
lana to corporations organized for SIM
| liar purposes.
/ ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
lis fixed at ten thousand dollars divided
Into one hundred shares of one hundred
!. dollars each, which shall be paid for al
1.-THE time of its issuance, and said stock
may be issued for money, goods, prop
erty or for services performed as th'
board of directors may determine. NJ
stockho1der shall sell or transfer hi
stock until after ten days notice of suci
intention to sell has been given to thu
president or vice president of the com
pany, during which time the remaining
stockholders shall have the first option
s to purchase said stock, and on thei
failure to do so within the ten day
stated, it may be sold to other persons
hut all transfe of stock must be ma
OF the books of the company at its OF
fee. This corporation shall commenc
business as soon as eight thousand dol
/ lars of its capital stock is subscribe
: for.
ARTICLE V.
E The affairs of this corporation sha
:, be managed by board of director
: consisting of three stockholders, two
f whom shall constitute quorum, VIII
shall be elected by the stockholders
a general stockholders meeting held
the second Monday of July 1910, an
annually thereafter, but all director
shall hold their office until their succe'
sors are elected and installed. Unt
said election in 1910, the following sha
constitute the board of directors of tn
a. corporation: /. R. Meyer, who shall
'e president and manager; P. B. Meye
If who shall be secretary and treasure