The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-03
CHARTER
OF THE c. c. HARDMAN COM
PANY.

State, du1y commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared c. c.
Hardman, A. B. Hardman. K. T. Carr,
and J. c. Baker. all residents of Caddo
Parish. Louisiana. who declared that
avaling themselves Of the statutes of
the State Of Louisiana, and particularly
of Act"7S of 1904 relative to the creating
of corporations, they have formed ahdI
do by these presents form themselves in
to a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the stipulatiohs herein
after set forth, which they do hereby ac-
cept as their charter, to-wt:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of the corporation
shalt 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 a corporate
seal, aud 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 matt
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
q
proper management of the affairs of said
corporation as may he necessary and
proper, and the same to alter at will.
ARTICLE II,
The donicile of this corporation shall
be in Shreveport, Caddo Parish. Lofts
lana, and all citations and other legal
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 ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum Of one hun
bred thousand dollars, to be divided III
to one thousand shares of the par value
Of one hundred dollars each, the corpor
alton to begin business when fifty thous-
and dollars of the capital stock is sub-
scribed and paid in Said stock to be
paid for in cash OF in property or its
equivalent, in such manner rs the board
Of directors may determine.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this eor-
Doration shall be vested in board of di-
tectors to be composed Of five stock
holders, which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in Janu-
Try, beginning with the year 1919. The Z
first board Of directors and officers shall t
DC as follows c. c, Hardman, rfesid )
dent; A. B. Hardman, vice presideng :
Z. I Carr, treasurer; ]. e. Baker, Sc
-etary, and Meyer Noyes The presiddt, .
vice president, secretary and treasrer n
shall constitute the officers OF the of e
ooration, and their duties shall be the t.
same as usually devolve on such 06cers.
The directors shall be elected 10y the :,
each share of stea to be :,
entitled to one vote, to be ta by its
owrler or by proxy, and the HnBority Of
,otes shall elect The beard d directors
hall make all such rules authorizations W
or the management of robustness Of I
he corporation as it fnavdeen neees- W
AIRY and expedient Z.
ARTICLEH 81 :,
The charter may betdodifed, changed - -
If amended or this cohtoration dissolved n
With the consent of Aree-fourths of the is
mount of the capihl stock represented ia
It a meeting of softholders convened til
or that purpose. there shall be ten days &C
lotice of all msehngS of stockholders co
in oneoffhe daily newspapers l 1o
f the City ofshfeyeport, or notice of 20
UGH meeting hsiled TO each member by tit
he secretarSn B days before the date co
# the meetkg provided such notice
nay be waived BY written consent of
II stockl1adep Whenever this cofpor-
tion IS soived by limitation or other. gr
wise. itS afairs shall be liquidated by tn
wo coaitiissioners elected by the stock ne
Older who shall have full power to -, NJ
winding It's affairs, settle its liabilities r.
nd distribute the proceeds among the IN,
reAofs and stockholders. Bile
ARTICLE VII. fri
Is stoekholder shall ever be liable for $40
contracts or faults of this corpora =,
n III any further sum than the t,nnaid -.