The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-22

P0oCo dLu uIdeT the SupulatlOnS here1Q-
after set forth, which they do hereby &C
cept 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 we'll as mortgage and
hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such man
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
proper management of the affairs of said
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-
c1ared 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
lis hereby fixed at the sum of one hun
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
4 scribed and paid in Said stock to be
paid for in cash or in property or its
Ieat1ivalent, in such manner as the board
of directors may determine.
ARTICLE V.
i All the corporate powers of this cor
lporation shall be vested in board OF d.
trectors to be composed OF FIVE stock
holders. which board shall be elected
annually on the first Monday IN Janu-
Iary. beginning with the year 1912. The
FIRST hoard of directors and officers shall
he as follows: c. c. Hardman, presl-
dent: A. B. Hardnan, vice president;
In T. Carr, treasurer; ]. c. Baker, sec
1 retary. 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 devolye on such otflcers.
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, or this corporation dissolved
with fhe consent of three-fourths Of the
amount of the capital stock represented
IL 4 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
nf the City Of Shreveport, or notIce OF
such meeting mailed to each member by
tbe secretary ten days before the date
of the meeting, provided such notice
NAV be waived by written consent OF
al stockholders. Whenever this corpor-
at;on s dissolved BY limitation or other
; .,;se ifs 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 stockholder shall ever be liable Tor
The contracts or faults Of this corpora
ton in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due 10 the company on shares
/ Eof stock subscribed for; nor shall any
possible illegality Or informality IN or
panization have the effect Of rendering
N fb;s charter null OF exposing a stock
-lholder to any liability beyond the
amount Of his stock due by him as
/ aforesaid. All sales or transfers Of
{ stock to be valid must first be made on
the books of the company, and no sale
Iof stock to an outsider shall be valid IN
L.. 4t,a etneIr Is FIRST offered the other