The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-26
CHARTER
OF THE MEYER DRUG COM
PANY.
Caucasian, August IL, 1900.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it remembered that on this the 18TH
day of July 1909, before me, John ID.
Wilkinson, a notary public duly COM
stoned and sworn for and within the
State aforesaid, personally came and
appeared |. R. Meyer, president of said
corporation; P.~B. Meyer, and Gabe
Never, resident of Pine Bluff, Arkansas,
who stated and declared to me notary
that availing themselves of the Constr
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
CORPORATION and have adopted as their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
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 O.
fifty years, unless sooner dissolved a
hereinafter specified. All legal process
shall be served on the president, or II
his absence or disability, on the VIC
president at the Office of the corpora
ton.
ARTICLE II.
The object for which this corpcratio
| is organized and the nature of the bus
mess to be carried on by it shall be t
manufacture, buy and sell drugs, med
cines, paints, oils, toilet articles, an
other similar articles of merchandis
and in the conduct of the business ma
acquire property both real and pei
sonal, and construct or lease or othe
wise acquire such buildings, machinel
or factory as may be necessary tor II
proper conduct of its business.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have power
contract, sue and to be sued, to mai
and use corporate seal and the san
to alter at pleasure; to hold, receiN
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, Sc
borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypotf
cate under its corporate name all KIN
Of property, and to make and estaDll
such rules and regulations tor
proper management of its affairs as
may deem necessary, and the same
alter or change at pleasure, and toa'
ioy all other privileges and immunit
given by the laws of the State of Lot
lana to corporations organized for 81
liar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporal
is fixed at ten thousand dollars DIVE
INTO Ole GU Cd VI NiAN A'eS-'@
dollars each, which shall be paid for
the time of its issuance, and said st
may be issued for money, goods, pr
erty or for services performed as
board of directors may determine.
stakeholder shall sell or transfer
stock until after ten days notice OF
intention to sell has been given to
president or vice president OF the
pany, during which time the remain
stockholders shall have the first op
to purchase said stock, and on
5. failure to do so within the ten
S. stated, it may be sold to other pers
Tut all transfers of stock must be n
s. OF the books of the company at its
5. fee. This corporation shall comm
S. business as soon as eight thousand
,cks. lars of its capital stock is subs"'
cks. for.