The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-02-14
CHARTER
OF The R2ADFOKDIIICkS CC1I-
PANI.


W. r. Bradford and 5 g. Hicks, resi-
dents Of said Parish and State, and w
4. Field a rcsiden, Of the Parish OF
Vernon. said State. who stated and de
clared to ne, notary, shat avallng them
selves OF the Constitution and laws OF
the State CT Louisiana, they have formed
and constituted themselves. as we'll as
such other persons as May hereafter be
come associated with them. into d body
corporate and have adopted and dc
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 is domicile at the
City of Shreveport. in said Parish and
State, and under said corporate name it
shall have and enjoy succession Tor
period OF twenty years. unless
sooner dissolved as herein specitie,.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which thus corpora
ton is formed and its object is hereby
declared to be 10 own and operate saw
mills. planners and other means for man
ufacturing lumber in the State OF Louis
lana, and III tie State Of Texas. and to
own and acquire timber and timber
lands either by purchase, lease OF other
wise, and to conduct III connection with
their said saw mills and lumber bust
ness, comnissaries, stores. and to own
and operate as incidental thereto tram
roads. railroads or other means of
g.; transporting logs OF lumber Or other
property necessary III 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 hypotheoate or
pledge as ay be necessary II? the sue
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 60
ing 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 he 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 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 in January 1910,
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
be secretary and treasurer. The said
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 presi-
dent or in his absence on the vice pres
ident, 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
| 1OuTtnS OF tue StOCkHOlOeIS ucSIlHk,
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
of their sail appointment. In all stock
holders meetings, each stakeholder shall
be entitled to one vote either in person
or by written proxy, for each share of
stock owned by him, and except as 9TH
erwise provided by law, no other notice
of stockholders meeting shall be re-
quired than letter addressed to such
stakeholder and mailed to his ordinary
posto6ice address; provided that the
stockholders may waive notice of any
such meeting, except when otherwise
required by law.