The Caucasian., 1909-08-15
CHARTER
OF THE MEYER DRUG COM.
PANY.

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OF THE MEYER DRUG COM
PANY.
State of Louisiana, Paria1 of Caddo;
Be it remembered that on this the 18TH
day Of July 1909, before me, John D.
Wilkinson, 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 well as
such other persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, into a
corporation and have adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
/ following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE MEYER DRUG COMPANY"
with its domicile 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 tht
proper management Of its affairs as il
4 may deem necessary, and the same te
after or change at pleasure, and to en-
JOY all other privileges and ifnnunitie.
given by the laws of the State Of Lonis-
lana 10 corporations organized for sim
liar purposes.
II Ah1IILE IN.
The capital stock of this corporation
J Its fixed at ten thousand dollars divided
into one hundred shares of one hundred
: dollars each, which shall be paid for a
t the time of its issuance, and said stock
: may be issued for money, goods, prop.
i erty or for services performed as th'
board Of directors may determine. NJ
stockholder shall sell or transfer hi
stock until after ten days notice of sucf
, intention to sell has been given to tht
) president or vice president of the com
i lpany, during which time the remaining
stockholders shall have the first optiof
{ to purchase said stock, and on thei
failure to do so within the ten lay
: stated, it may be sold to other persons
S lllt all transfers of stock must be ma 4
J OF the books Of the company at its Of
: fee. This corporation shall eommcnc'
business as soon as eight thousand dol
/ lars Of its capital stock is subscribe
: for.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shal
!, be managed by a board Of director
! consisting Of three stockholders, two 0
whom shall constitute quorum, wht
shall be elected by the stockholders a
general stockholders meeting held ol
the second Monday of July 1910, ant
annually thereafter, but all director
shall hold their Office until their success
sors are elected and installed. Unit
said election in 1910, the following siiai
constitute the board of directors of thi
!. corporation: !. r. Meyer, who shall b
president and manager; P. B. Meyer
who shall be secretary and treasurer
and Gabe Meyer, vice president. NJ
person shall be eligible as directo
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