The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-08
CHARTER
OF THE c. C. HARDMAN COM.
PANY.

State, duly commissioned and qualified
personally came and appeared c. c.
Hardman, A. B. Hardman, R. T. Carr
and J. z. Baker. ali residents of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, who declared that
ayailing 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 ac-
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 Tor the term of fifty years from and
after the date of this charter; to sue and
be sued to make and use a corporate
SEAL and thessame to change at pleasure;
to hold, receive lease, purchase, alien
ate and convey as we'll 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 NAV
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 domicile 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 III all its forms,
timber of all kinds. shingles, laths. sash,
doors, blinds, and other products of T
wood, the buying and selling Of builders
hardware land all kinds of building ma
teria1 and the purchase and sale of tim
Der lands.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
|. is hereby fixed at the sum of one hun
lred thousand dollars, to be divided in
8 one thousand shares of the par value
lAof one hundred dollars each, the corpor-
alton to begin business when fifty tl1ous
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, III such manner as the board
of directors may determine
ARTICLE v
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested ii a board Of di-
reetors to be composed Of FIVE stock
.hoIders. which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in Janu-
ary, beginning with the year 1912. The
first board of directors and officers shall
be as follows c. c. Hardnan, presi-
dent: A. B. Hartman, vice president; Z
II. e. Carr, treasurer ]. G. 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 devolye on such officers.
The directors snail be elected by the
stockholders, each share of stock to be
entitled to one vote, to be cast by its
owner orsby 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 expedicnt
ARTICLE VI.
The charter may be modified, changed
Or 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 parpose. There shall be ten days
notice Of all meetings of stockholders
published in one. of the daily newspapers
of the City Of Shreveport, or notice OF
such 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
all stockholders. Whenever this eorpor-
alton is dissolved by limitation or otherS
swise. its affairs shall be hquidated by
two commissioners elected BY the stock
holders who shall have full power to
wind up its affairs. settle its Liabilities /;
and distribute the proceeds among the
creditors and stockholders.
ARTICLE VII
10 steskholder shall ever be liable for
tl,e contracts or faults Of this corpora
80. 49, further StiY4l than the unpaid