The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-09-11
CHARTER
or THE CAvETT CARRIAGE COM
PANY.

john 3 Slattery, notary public in and
for Caddo Parish, State of Louisiana, /
persoYY came and appeared w. R.
Cave 81 B. Hicks, A N. Cavett and
E. Patterson, all residents of Caddo
Parish and State Of Louisiana, who de-
clared 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 stipu1ations 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 bel
in the City Of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ISL, 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
ii is hereby declared to be to buy and
sell b1ggies, sarries, farm and delivery
wagons and vehicles of all kinds, haying
fools, 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 on.
any officer of the said company at its of
fee.
ARTICLE ".
The capital 9ck of this corporation
IS hereby fixed VI the sum of twenty-five
thousand (s25,oN ao) dollars, divided
into two hundred agd fifty (25o) shares
Of one hundred ($1oHEao) dollars each,
to be issued for cash I'D the corpora
ton, or for property conveyed, and for
services rendered, provided, however,
that nc. stock shall be issued at less than
par, and provided further that this cor
poration may begin business as soon as
one hundred and twenty-five (I25)
shares Of its capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid for in full
either in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE v.
corporate powers Of this corpora
fis shall Be vested in and exercised by
Board of directors consisting of three
stockholders, two of whom shall con-
slifute quorum for the transaction Of
business. The board of directors shall
make all bylaws, rules and regulations
for the management OF the business and
affairs of the company, and may amend
and change the same at pleasure. The
board Of directors shall elect the officers
Of this corporation All vacancies Gre
ated in the board of directors by DEATH
resignation or otherwise, shall be filed
By the remaining directors. The first
board Of directors of this corporation
shall consist of w. R. Cavett, president;
S. b. Hicks, vice president, and R. NJ.
Patterson, seeretary-treasurer, which
said board of directors shall remain IN
Office until the first Tuesday in August
rorI, or until their successors shall have
been duly. elected and qualified; on the
first Tuesday in August 1911 and an
nualiy thereafter, election of directors
shall Be held at the Office of the corpor-
alton III this City of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, Louisiana. notice Of which said
meeting shall Be given ID any one Of the
newspapers published ii the City Of
Shreveport, Louisiana, for ten days prior
Is the said meeting. AT ali stockholders
meeting each share shall be entitled to
one vote, either in person Or by proxy
ii writing III the event of failure to
elect directors as specified above. the
directors then ia office shall serve until
their successors shall have been elected,
and 4 meeting for such election may
then be held at any TIME after ten Gays
written notice to each stakeholder.
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be modified or
amended, except as to the increase or
decrease Of its capital stock, and this
corporation may Be dissolved with the
assent ii the majority Of the stock at q
general meeting Of the stockholders for
sguch purpose after thirty days notice
published III any of the newspapers IN
tie City Of Shreveport, Louisiana.
ARTICLE VII.
Whenever this corporation IS dis
solved. either BY limitation OF ITS char
Ter or amy other cause, its affairs shall
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