The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-02-05
CHARTER
OF THE C. &C. HARDMAN COM
PANY.

4
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it known that this date before me,
/ George Whitfield Jack, a notary public
in and for the above named parish and
| State, duly commissioned and qualified,
personally came and appeared c. c.
Hardman, A. B. Hardman, R. T. Carr,
land J. C. Baker, all residents of Caddo-
Parish. Louisiana, who declared that
ayailing themselves Of the statutes of
the State OF Louisiana, and particularly
lof 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-
Icept as their charter, to-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
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 a corporate
seal, and the same to change at pleasure;
to hold, receive, lease. purchase, alien
ate and convey as Wen as mortgage and
i1ypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such man
ayers, directors, ofhcers and agents as
the interests OF such corporation may
require, and to make and establish suetl
by-laWs, rules and regulations tor the
proper management OF the affalrs OF sad
corporation as may be necessary and
proper, and the same 70 alter at Will
ARTICLE II.
The doniciIe 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
/ tor is organized and the nature of the |
business to be carried on BY it are de-
elared to be the manufacture. buying,
and selling Of lumber ia all its forms,
timber eff 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
beg lands.
ARTICLE IN,
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 valae
of one hundred dollars each, the corpor-
alton to begin business when fifty thous-
and dollars of the capital stock IS sub
scribee1 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 ".
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested IN a board Of di-
reetors TO be composed Of FIVE stock
holders, which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday IN lan1i-
airy, beginning with the year 1912. The
first board Of directors and officers shall
be as follows: c. G. Hardman. presi-
dent; A. B. Hardnia1l, vice president
R. T. Carr, treasurer; J. c. Baker, sec
retary, and Meyer Moves. The president,
vice president. secretary and treasurer
shall constitute the officers Of the cor
poration, and their duties shall be the
same as usually devplve on such officers.
The directors shall be elected by the
stockholders, each share Of stock to bel
entitled to one vote, to be cast by its
owner or by proxy, and the majority Of
votes shall elect The board of directors