The Caucasian., 1911-07-18
CHARTER
af The Roll Osborn Undertaking
Company.

tnett, a. Quly qualified notary puDllt
within and for Caddo Parish, Louis
llama, appeared the parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, and
lin the presence of the attesting com
Ipetent witnesses, declared that
Iavailing themselves of the laws of
the State of Louisiana relative to
1.-The organization of corporations,
lthey have formed themselves, their
associates and successors into a cor
Iporation under the following arti-
tcles, tO-wit:
| ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpor-
alton shall be The Roll Osborne I'm
dertaking Company, and by that
name it shall have the power and
authority to enjoy corporate exist
Ienee for 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 sued; to contract and to lease,
purchase, mortgage, pledge or sell
real and personal property; to make
Iand use 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 II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport,
Caddo parish, Louisiana, and all ci-
tation OF other legal process shall
be served on the president, or in his
absence 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 and surrounding territory, and
such other business as may properly j
De connected tneFeWltn. 4
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be five thousand dollars,
by one hundred shares
of the par value of fifty dollars each,
and this corporation shall be con-
sidered a going concern and author
ICED to commence business when L
sixty shares of it's stock shall have /
been subscribed and paid for either /
in cash or it's equivalent. v
ARTICLE v. S
The affairs of this corporation ll
shall be managed by a board of di-
rectors consisting of three stock j
holders, two of whom shall consti- J
tute a quorum for the transaction
Of all business. Until the next regu-
ar meeting for the election of a
beard Of directors the following !
shall constitute the board: Roll Os-
born, Mrs. M. c.. Atkinson and J. r.
Slattery, with Roll Osborn as its
president; Mrs. M. C. Atkinson as its d
vice president, and j. F. Slattery as e
It's secretary treasurer, who shall o
hold office until their successors are S
July elected and qualified. A regular n
meeting of the stockholders shall be f
held on the first Monday of July 7
1912 and annually thereafter for the
purpose of selecting directors for J
he year, and at such election as j
we'll as at all other elections, each
share of stock present or represent
I'd by written proxy shall be entitled
10 one vote, and majority of votes :
,ast, except in cases specially other
wise provided by law, shall elect. As
,eon after each election of a boardf
Of directors as is convenient the |
said board shall meet and from t
among its members elect the officers |
Of the corporation. Notice of all u
elections shall be given by registered 9
mail addressed to each stockholder
at his last known residence (provid- q
cd, however, that by unanimous con- |
sent of the stockholders this may be
with ten days previous to
Lhe 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 L
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
bic for the contracts or faults of
this corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance due on the
stock subscribed by him, nor shall
any informality in the formation
hereof have the effect of rendering IC