The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-07
CHARTER
OF THE c. C. HARDMAN COM
PANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Be it known that this date before me,
George Whitfield Jack, notary public
in and for the above named parish and
State, duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared G. C..
Hardman, A. B. Hardman, r. t. Carr,
and ]. C. Baker, all residents of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, who declared that
availing themselves of the statutes OF
the State of Louisiana, and particularly
of Act 70 of 1904 relative to the creating
of corporations, they have formed and
do by these presents form themselves in
to corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the stipulations herein
after set forth, which they do hereby sc-
cept as their charter, to-wit;;
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of the corporation
shall be C. C. HARDMAN COMPANY,
and by that name it shall have the power
and authority to have and enjoy success
ion for the term of fifty years from and
after the date Of this charter; to sue and
be sued; to make and use corporate
seal, and the same to change at pleasure;
to hold, receive, lease, purchase, alien
ate and convey as well as mortgage and
hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such man
ayers, directors, officers and agents as
the interests of such corporation may
require, and to make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the
proper management of the affairs of said
corporation as may be necessary and
proper, and the same TO alter at will
ARTICLE II.
The donlicile of this corporation shall
be in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, and all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president
of the corporation, or, in his absence, on
the vice president.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be the manufacture, buying,
and selling Of lumber in all its forms,
timber of all kinds, shingles, laths, sash,
doors, blinds, and other products OF
wood, the buying and selling Of builders
hardware and all kinds of building ma
terial and the purchase and sale of tim
Der lands.
ARTICLE w
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of one hun
bred thousand dollars, to be divided in
to. one thousand shares Of the par value
of one hundred dollars each, the corpor-
alton to begin business when fifty tfous-
and dollars of the capital stock IS sub
scribed and paid in. Said stock to be
paid for in cash or in property or its
equivalent, in such manner as the board
of directors may determine.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in a board of d;-
rectors to be composed of five stock
holders, which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in Janl-
airy, beginning with the year 1912. The
first board Of directors and officers shall
BE as follows: c. c. Hardman, presi-
dent; Al. B. Hardman, vice president;
R. T. Carr, treasurer; ]. c. Baker, sec
rotary, and Meyer Noyes. The president,
vice president, secretary and treasurer
shall constitute the officers of the cor
poration, and their duties shall be the
same as usually devolve on such officers
The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, each share of stock to be
entitled to one vote, to be cast by its
owner or by proxy, and the majority Of
votes shall elect. The board of directors
shall make all such rules and regulations
for the management of the business of
the corporation as it may deem neces-
sary and expedient.
ARTICLE VI
The charter may be modified, changed
Tor amended, or this corporation dissolved
with the consent of three-fourths Of the
amount Of the capital stock represented
at meeting of stockholders convened
for that purpose. There shall be ten days
notice of all meetings Of stockholders
published in one Of the daily newspapers
Eof the City of Shreveport, or notice OF
isuch meeting mailed to each member by
THE secretary ten days before the date
Of the meeting, provided such notice
may be waived by written consent Of
Iail stockholders. Whenever this corpor-
alton is dissolved by limitation or other
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated b.
two commissioners elected BY the stock