The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-28
CHARTER
OF THE BRADFORD HICKS LUM
BIER COMPANY.

|OF THE BRADFORD HICKS LUM-
BIER COMPANY
State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Caddo ::
Pcfurc me. T. T. IIerudou. notary
Before nc. John y. W1l>infou. a notary
public. duly commissioned and sworn
for ale. within the Parish and State
aforesaid, personally came and appeared
w X Bradford and &. T. Hicks. resi-
dents of sad Parish and State. aud w
| A. Field, resident of the Parish Of
| Vernon. SAID State, who stated and dc
clared to me, notary. that awaiting them
selves of the Constitution and laws OF
the State Of Louisiana, they have formed
aud constituted themselves. as we'll 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 l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the "BRADFORD-HICkS
| HUMBER COMPANY.' with its domi-
Gle at tho City of Shreveport. in SAID
| Parish aud State. and under said cor
|poratc name it shall have and enjoy ste
lccssion for a period of twenty five years,
unless sooner dissolved as herein spcCi-
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
uiacturing lumber in the State Of Louis
lana. aud II the State OF Texas, and to
own and acquire timber aud timber
lands either by purchase, lease or other
wise, and to conduct III connection with
their said saw mills and lumber bust
ness, commlsSar1eS, stores. and to own
and operate as incidental thereto tram
roads or other means Of transport
ing logs or lumber or other prop
crty necessary II, the conduct and
operation of the SAID business Of con
Quoting general saw and planning mills,
with the right to acquire such real
estate OF personal property as may he
necessary therefor, and the same to dis
pose Of mortgage or hvpothecate or
pledge as ay he necessary in the Sue
ccssful operation of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby ti1xed at the sum Of twelve
thousand dollars, divided INTO ono hun
drcd and twenty shares Of one hundred
dollars each. and it shall become a go
ing concern when one hundred shares
Of its capital stock is Subscribed and!
actually paid for. which payment may
be made i'll cash or the transfer of prop
crty or the rendition of services to the
said corporation, the value of which
shall he passed OH 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 a 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 the next succeed
ing election or until their successors are
elected and qualified Until the election
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
he secretary and treasurer. | he sad
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 at
pleasure. All legal process against this
company shall be served on the prcsi-
dent, Or in his absence on the vice pres
idcnt at the office of the company in
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 days
public notice, as provided by law, and
when dissolved, either at a vote Of the
stockholders or by limitation. its affairs
shall be liquidated by one or more
|liquidators elected by the stockholders
at such general meeting, and who shall
give such bond and perform such duties
as may be required of them at the time
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