The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-26
CHARTER
OF THE RRADFORD-HICKS COM
PANN

State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Cad 10 ::
Before me. John d. Willlinhon, notary
public. duly commissioned and sworn
for and within the Parish and State
aforesaid, personally came and appeared
W f. Bradford and $ B. Hicks, resi-
\. Field, a 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
ald constituted themselves. as well As
such other persons as may hereafter be =
come associated with them. INTO body
corporate, and have adopted and do
hereby adopt as their act of lnCorpOra
ton and charter. the following
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the BRADFORD-HICkS
COMPANY" with its domic!e at the
City of Shreveport. in said Parish aud
State, and under said corporate name it
shall have and ENJOY succession for Il
period of twenty FIVE years. nnles,
sooner dissolved as herein specified
ARTICLE H.
The purpose for which this corpora
Il I.;t. .Sl,y-
declared to he to own and operate saw
mills, planers and other means for man
ufacturine lumber III 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. ColnmiSSar,es. stores. and to own
and operate as ~,ncidental thereto tram
roads, railroads or other means OF
transporting logs OF lumber or other
property necessary III the conduct and
operation of the SAID business, Of con
Quoting general saw aud planning mills,
with the right to acquire such real
estate or personal property as may be
necessary therefor. and the same to dis
pledge as ay be necessary in the suc-
cessful operation of said business
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of twenty-five
thousand dollars, divided into two hun
dred and fifty shares Of one hundred
dollars each. and it shall become a go
ing concern when one hundred shares
Of its capital stock is su',,criptI anI
actually paid for. which payment may
be made III 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 a gen
eral stockholders meeting held at the
Office of the company IN 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
on the second Monday IL January GpIG
! the following shall constitute the board
| Of directors and officers OF the company
| VIZ w K Bradford. who shall be pre-
dent s T. IIcls. who sIall be vice
PRESIDENT and w \ Field, who shall
he secretary and treasurer. l he SAID
board Of directors shall have authority
to adopt all regulations and By law
that may seem to them necessary and to
name and appoint such agents, man
ayers, clerks or other employees as may
I be necessary for the welfare OF the cor
poration and to discharge the same at
pleasure. All legal process against this