The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-21
CHARTER
OF THE SHREVEPORT R1JRIAI
COMPANY.

Before me, Rydon D. Webb, the under
signed authority, notary public in and
Tor the Parish of Caddo, Louisiana, at
my otf'ce in the City of Shreveport, La. j.,
came and appeared on the date herein
after written, the ! following: Samuel
burger and R. E. Burger, residents of
lexarkana, Texas, and w. A. Mabry,
a resident of Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
all y me we'll known, who declared
unto me, in the prpesence of Che attest
ing witnesses, that they desired to form
and constitute . 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-
tons of the laws of the State of Louis
lana governing corporations and under
the provisions of the srticles of incor-
poration Hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE T.
The name of this corporation shall Be
THE SHREVEPORT BURIAL CON-
PANY, and by this name shall have
power anG 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; 10 make and use a corpor-
ate seal and the same 10 break, alter or
amend at plepasure; and undes this
name % hold, receive, purchase and
otherwise acquire, to own, convey, sell
or otherwise dispose of, 20 Tease, pledge,
mortgage Or otherwise hypothecaee,
property, real, personal % mixed; %
name and appoint such officers directors,
agents and managers, or employees, Is
the interest or convenience OF said cor
|poration may require; 70 make ana es-
|tablish bylaws, Jules and regulations for
the proper management and regulation
of its affairs as may be deemed neces-
sary and proper, ana the same 90 ahes
and change at pleasure; ana % % all
acts and things permitted by law, or
as shall be Necessary ana propes % eas-
ry out the objects and purposes Of said
corporation.
The president, or in Mis- absence. Che
vice president, snail BE- the proper per-
son upon whom citation Ct othes legal
process shall De served
AR21CLE II
The domicile Of ehis corporation is
declared to be che City of Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects ana purposes foe which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared 70 be as follows, Co.
wit: To carry on a genera! 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 Gone in further
ance of such objects ana purposes.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this corpory-
alton shall be vested in a 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,
and R. E. Burger, with Samuel Burger
as president, W. 4. 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 stock
holder to 6ll 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 Ill
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 par
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 stockhelder shall be liable fol
more than the unpaid balance on the
stock subscribed for BY him, nor shall
any mere informally in organization
have the effect of rendering this charter