The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-01-29
CHARTER
OF THE c. c. HARDNAN COM
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State of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo:
Be it known thai this date before me,
George Whitfield Jack, a notary public
Ill and for the above named parish and
State, duly commissioned and qualified,
personally. came and appeared c. c.
Hardman, A. B. Hardnan, R. 7. Carr
and J. c. Baker, all residents of Caddo
| Parish, Louisiana, who declared that
avNIing themselves Of the statutes of
the State of Louisiana, and particularly
of Act 78 of 1904 relative to the creating
of corporations, they have formed and
do by these presents form themselves i'll
to corporation for the objects and pur
poses and under the stipulations herein
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; 10 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
llama, 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 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 hum
bred 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
Z scrihed and paid in. Said stock to be
! paid for III cash OF in property or its
! equivalent, III 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-
! rectors to be composed OF hive stock
holders. which board shall be elected
n annually on the first Monday in Janu
2 ary. beginning with the year 1912 The
! first board Of directors and officers shall
= he as follows: c. G. Hardman. presi.
I dent; A. B. Hardtnan, vice president
: r. 7. Carr, treasurer; ]. c. Baker, sec
!, retary, and Meyer Noyes The president
:. vice apresident, secretary and treasurer
shall constitute the officers of the cor
: noration. and their duties shall be thu
/, same as usually devolve on such officers
7 The directors shall be elected by TIL
: :, stockholders, each share Of stock to b.
entitled to one vote, to be cast by It
: owner or by proxy, and the majority 0
: votes shall elect. The board of direetori
! shall make all such rules and regulation
i for the management Of the business o
) the corporation as it may deem neces
! sary and expedient.
ARTICLE VI.
+ The charter may be modified, cllange'
le or amended, or this corporation Dissolve
) with the consent of three fourths Of tn
}. amount Of the capital stock represente'
at meeting Of stockholders convene
for that purpose. There shall be ten day
k. notice Of all meetings Of stakeholder
<. published in one of the daily newspaper
Of the City of Shreveport, or notice 0
such meeting mailed to each member b
the secretary ten days before the dat
IF of the meeting, provided such motto
may be waived by written consent Q
}: all stockholders Whenever this corpof
IS alton is dissolved by limitation or other
/ wise, its affairs shall be liquidated b
4 two commissioners elected by the stock
IN holders, who shall have full power t