The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-19
CHARTER
OF THE BUCKELEW HARDWARE
COMPANY.

Be it remembered that on this the 9TH
day of September 1900, before me, 7.
F. Bell Jr., a notary public in and for
said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and sworn, personally came and
appeared w. F. BucIclew, w. c. Buck
elew, A. c. Buckelcw and w. L. An
dreola, all residents of above Parish and
State, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of
the State Of Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations, and espe-
cially Act No. 78 of 1904 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana, they do hereby form and consti-
tute themselves, associates and success
ors into a corporation for the objects
and purposes hereinafter set forth, to-
wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be BUCKELEW HARD
WARE COMPANY, and its domicile
is hereby fixed in the City of Shreve-
port, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, where all
legal process shall be served on the
president, or in case of his absence or
disability upon the vice president, or
secretary, or treasurer.
ARTICLE II.
TIL object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it is hereby de-
c1ared to be to carry on general
wholesale and retail hardware business
in all its branches, and in the conduct
of said business to acquire property,
both real and personal, and to construct
or lease or otherwise acquire such
buildings or other property necessary
for the proper and advantageous con
duct of said business
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have the power
to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use corporate seal and the same
to alter or break at pleasure; to hold
receive, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate prop
erty under its corporate name in the
conduct of its business, and to make
and establish such rules and regulations
for the proper management of its at
fairs as it may deem necessary, and the
same to alter at pleasure; and TO enjoy
all other privileges and immunitie'
given by law to corporations organized
for similar purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at fifty thousand dollars
divided into shares of one hundred dol
lars each, which shall be paid for at tn,
time of its issuance, and said stock ma.
be issued for money, goods, property
or for services performed, as the boar
of directors may determine. No stock
holder shall sell or transfer his stocI
in this company until after ten day
notice, in writing, to the president o
other officers, during which time tn
, other stockholders shall have the RICH
1 to purchase said stock, and all transfer
+ of stock shall be made on the books o
f the company, at its Office. The said cor
lporation shall commence business a
a soon as thirty thousand dollars capita
o stock sholl be subscribed and paid for
h ARTICLE V.
: The affairs of this corporation sha
it be managed by a board of director
= composed Of four stockholders, tfrt
+ of whom shall constitute quorum,
L be elected at a general meeting of ii
stockholders to be held on the fir
Monday of June 1910 and annual
r. thereafter, all directors and Office
holding office until their successors al
elected and installed. Each share
stock shall be entitled to one vote
stockholders meetings, cast by its own
;" in person or by written proxy, and Il
majority of votoes cast shall elect.
ARTICLE VI.
" This charter may be amended
n modified at a special meeting called f
to that purpose, or the corporation may
ne dissolved at said meeting by vote
a. three fourths of the stock present
represented therein. Notice of all stoc
IL holders meetings, with exception
av those called for purpose Of increasi
or decreasing the capital stock, shall
given to all stockholders in writing,
K. least ten days previous to said meetir
the said notice stating the object al
purpose for which the meeting is caIl'
r. Whenever this corporation shall
a dissolced by limitation or otherwise,
nd affairs shall be wound up by two CO..
missioners selected by the majority
B. the stock present at meeting called
ed the purpose of dissolving this corpo
ip ton, as set forth above. In case of
to death or inability of either OF the co
he lt1issioners to act, the other shall act