The Caucasian., 1910-08-25
CHARTER
OF THE CAVETT CARRIAGE COM
PANY.
7-2I.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that this day before me,
John F. S1attery, notary public III and
for Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana,
personally came and appeared W. R.
Cavett, S. B. Hicks, A. N. Cavett and
R NJ. Patterson, all residents of Caddo
Parish and State of Louisiana, who de-
c1ared to me that they do hereby form
for themselves and such other persons
as may hereafter boone associated with
them, a corporation under the laws OF
the State Of Louisiana, made and pro-
vided for the formation of corporations,
for the purpose and objects and under
the stipulations and agreements as fol-
lows, to-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style OF this corpora
ton shall be CAVETT CARRIAGE
COMPANY, and its domici1e shall be
in the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana Under its said name it
shall have power and authority to exist
and enjoy succession for fifty years from
and after this day.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on by
it is hereby declared to be to buy and
sell buggies, surries, farm and delivery
wagons and vehicles of all kinds, haying
tools, farm implements and machinery,
road machines, gasoline engines, etc, and
to that end to borrow money, give notes
and mortgages and do any and all things
necessary to carry on the objects for
which this corporation is created, sue
cessfully.
ARTICLE III.
This corporation shall have the right
to sue and be sued, citation to be served
on the president, and in his absence or
any officer of the said company at its of
| fee.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation
| is hereby fixed at the sum of twenty-five
thousand ($25,ooooo) dollars, dividet
into two hundred and fifty (25o) share:
of one hundred ($1oooo) dollars each
Ito be issued for cash paid the corpora
ton, or for property conveyed, and fol
services rendered, provided, however
that no stock shall be issued at less thar
par, and provided further that this cor
poration may begin business as soon a
one hundred and twenty-five (I25.
shares of its capital stock shall hav
been subscribed and paid for in full
either in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE v.
The corporate powers Of this corpora
i ton shall be vested in and exercised b
| board of directors consisting of thre
stockholders, two Of whom shall cor
stitute a quorum for the transaction G
| business. The board of directors sha
make all bylaws, rules and regulation
| IOI the management VI tliC DuoiiICoo ct1l
affairs of the company, and may amen
and change the same at pleasure. Th
board of directors shalf elect the Officer
of this corporation All vacancies crt
ated in the board Of directors by deatl
resignation or otherwise. shall be file
by the remaining directors The fir
, board Of directors of this corporate
! shall consist of w. r. Cavett, president
S. B. Hicks, vice president, and R. 4
Patterson, seeretary-treasurer, whic
said board of directors shall remain
! Office until the first Tuesday in Augu
r 1911, or until their successors shalt fa'
: been duly elected and qualified; on Il
E first TUESDAY in august 1911 and al
: nually thereafter, election of directo