The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-10
CHARTER
OF THE C. c. HARDMAN COM
PANY.

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,
and J. 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 e Of 1904 relative to the creating
of corporations, they have formed and
do by these presents form themselves in
to a corporation for the objects and pur-
pr 5es and under the stipulations herein
after set forth, which they do hereby &C
cept as their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
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, ynd the same to change at pleasure;
to hdId, receive, lease, purchase, alien
ate ard convey as well as mortgage and
hypotFecate property, real, personal and
mixed to name and appoint such NAH
agers' 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 ofesaid
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 i'll 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 hum
dred 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 thous-
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 Y.
All the corporate powers of this cor
Doration shall be vested in board OF dl-
rectors to be composed of five stock
holders, which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday in Janu-l
airy, beginning with the year 1919. The
first board Of directors and officers shall
be as follows: C. c. Hardman, presi-
dent; A. 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
or amended, OF this corporation dissolved
with the consent of three-fourths of the.
amount of tie 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
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 corpor-
alton is dissolved by limitation or other,
wise, its affairs shall be liquidated 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.
No stakeholder shall ever be liable for
the contracts or faults of this corpora
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