The Caucasian., 1911-07-23
CHARTER
Of the Roll Osborn Undertaking
Company.

do. On this day, before Llle, L. A
nett a duly qualified notary puDilc
within and for Caddo Parish, LOUIS
lana. appeared the parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, ana
in the presence of the attestlng com
nefent witnesses, declared that
avaiIing themselves of the laws Oh
fhe State of Louisiana relative 10
the organization of corporations
thev have formed themselves, their
associates and successors into a cor
noratioD under the following artl-
cles, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE %
The name and style Of this corpor-
alton shall be The Roll Osborne In
dertaking Company, and by that
name it shall have the power ana
authority to enjoy corporate exist
ence for a period of fifty years un-
less sooner dissolved as hereinafter
provided for, and under such name
it shall have the power to sue and
be s1ed; to contract and to lease,
purchase, mortgage, pledge or sell
real and personal property; to make
and use a corporate seal and the
same to alter at pleasure; to make
such bylaws and to employ such
managers, directors or agents as
may be deemed proper and TO the
interest of the corporation.
ARTICLE 10
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport,
Caddo parish, Louisiana, and all cl-
tation or other bgal process shall
be served on the president, or in his
a.sence on the secretary treasurer
of said corporation at its office.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this cor
pOration is organized and the nature
of the business to be carried on by
it is declared to be the conducting OF
a general undertaking business in
this@nd surrounding territory, and
such other business as may properly
be connected Herewith.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be five thousand dollars,
represented by one hundred shares
of the par value of fifty dollars each,
and this corporation shall be con-
sidered a going concern and author
lied to commence business when
sixty shares of it's stock shall have
been subscribed and paid for either
in cash or its equivalent.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by board of di-
rectOrs consisting of three stock
holders, two of whom shall consti-
tute a quorum for the transaction
of all business. Until the next regu-
lar meeting for the election OF a
board of directors the following
shall constitute the board: Roll Os-
born, Mrs. M. C. Atkinson and ]. F.
Slattery, with Roll Osborn as its
president; Mrs. M. C. Atkinson as its
vice president, and J. F. Slattery as
its secretary treasurer, who shall
hold office until their successors are
duly elected and qualified. A regular
meeting of the stockholders shall be
held on the first Monday of July
1912 and annually thereafter for the
purpose of selecting directors for
the year, and at such election as
we'll as at all other elections, each
share of stock present or represent
ed by written proxy shall be entitled
to one vote, and a majority of votes
cast, except in cases specially other
wise provided by law, shall elect. AS
scon after each election of board
of directors as is convenient the
said board shall meet and from
among its members elect the officers
of the corporation. Notice of all
elections shall be given by registered
mail addressed to each stakeholder
at his last known residence (provid-
ed, however, that by unanimous con-
sent of the stockholders this may be
dispensed with ten days previous to
the holding of such election, unless
otherwise specially provided by law.
ARTICLE VI.
The charter of this corporation
may be amended or it may be dis
solved after due notice as above
provided, or its capital stock in
creased or decreased after due legal
notice, and if dissolved its affairs
shall be liquidated by one commits
sioner named by the stockholders at
the time and in the manner in which
the dissolution is voted. No stock
holder herein shall ever be held liza
BILE for the contracts or faults of
this corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due on the
stock subscribed by him, neP- shall