The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-23
CHARTER
OF THE. BRADFORD-HICkS LUM
Der COMPANY.

| State of Louisiana Parish of Caddo
Before me, t. B. Hcrndon, a notary
Before me, John D. Wilkinhon, notary
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, 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 a body
corporate, and have adopted and do
hereby adopt as their act OF ncorpora-
ton and charter, the following:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the HICKS
LUMBER COMPANY" with its doml-
|
Parish and State, and under said COZ
Dorate 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
ufacturing lumber i'll 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, commissaries, 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 i'll 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 ay be necessary i'll the sue
cessful operation of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fhxed 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
ling concern when one hundred shares
of its capital stock is SUBSCRIBED and
actually paid for, which payment may
be made in 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 in the City Of
Shreveport on the second Monday o.
January of each year, and who shall
hold their offices until the next succeed
ing election or until their successors art
|elected and qualified. Until the election
on the second Monday in January 1910
the following shall constitute the boart
! of directors and officers of the company
viz. w. R. Bradford, who shall be pres
idemt: S. B. Hicks, who shall be Wet
president, and W. A. Fields, who shall
be secretary and treasurer. The salt
board of directors shall have authorit.
to adopt all regulations and bylaw
that may seem to them necessary and Il
name and appoint such agents, man
ayers, clerks or other employees as ma,
be necessary for the welfare of the cor
poration and to discharge the same
pleasure. All legal process against thu
company shall be served on the presl
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, an
- when dissolved, either at vote of tn
stockholders or by limitation, its affair
shall be liquidated by one or MOI
|liquidators elected by the stockholdel
at such general meeting, and who sha
give such bond and perform such dutls
as may be required of them at the tim
of their sal appointment. In all stocl
holders meetings, each stakeholder sha
lbe entitled to one vote either in perso
or by written proxy, for each share
e+ocL ouyned nv him and EXCEPT as oil