The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-14
CHARTER
or the Cedar Grove Construction
Company

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: Be it remembered That on this
day before me, S. 0. Williams, Dc-
Iuty Clerk of the Parish of CaddOI
and ex-Officio Notary Public, per
sonall came and appeared }. 3. A.
kins, S. II. BoIinecr, F. WayIr>
Browne, and }. u. Wilkinson. Ii. Il.
Emery, p. n. Browne. r. r. I.aWh0n
B. r. Jones, J. w. Atkins. J. NJ. Tros
per Jr.. l.. f. Thomas, n. C.. BIanch
ard, residents of said parish and
State, who stated and declared TO me
notary, that availing themselves of
the constitution and laws Of ihnI
State of Louisiana they have tormruI
and constituted themselves and d1|
by these presents form and cons
tute themselves into a corporation
and body corporate and have adopt
cd and ordained and do by these
presents adopt and ordain as their
as their charter and act of incOrpor-
alton the following to-Wit:
the following to-wit:
ARTICLE !.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the "Ccdar Grost
Construction COMPANY" with it
domicile at the City of Shreveport
in the Parish of Eaddo. St2 " q
Louisiana and under sad corporate
name it shall have ard ,ri0y e'rr".
sion for a period of fifty cars, IL.
less sooner dissolved as here Matte
provided. All legal process stall h
served on the President. Vie" Pres
ident or Secretary and Treasurer al
the domicile Of the Company.
ORTICLE IT.
The purpose for which HIS cor
poratiOn is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to he to ac-
|quire, own, mortgage and dispose OF
real estate, to improve the same, to
build and construct houses, and
dwellings thereon and the same to
dispose of, lease, mortgage or pledge
on such terms and conditions as its
board Of directors may prescribe
and to build, construct and equip
houses, dwellings or other build
ings on its own land or lots or for
|other persons with whom it may
contract to do so and to buy and sell
or otherwise dispose of building
material or equipment of any and
|all kinds.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this cOrpor-
alton is hereby fixed in the sum of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars, di
vided into one thousand shares of
the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars each, and it shall commence
business and become going con
Germ whenever Thirty Thousand
Dollars of its capital stock is sub
scribed for and paid, which stock
may be paid for in money, labor
or property of any kind at valu
alton agreed on by the Board Of Di-
rectors.
ARTICLE ". ...
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and controlled by
a board of directors consisting of
nine stockholders, four of whom
shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business, and WHIT
shall be elected by the stockholders
at an annual meeting held on the
first Monday of March of each year,
and who shall hold their offices for
one year, or until their successors
are elected and installed.
Until the election on the first
Monday in March, 1913, the follow:
ling stockholders shall constitute the
board Of directors of this corpor-
alton: ]. b. Atkins, who shall be
President; J. d. Wilkinson, who shall
be vice president; E. Wayles
Browne, who shall be secretary and
Treasurer; and S. H. Bolinger, r.
R. Emery, J. M. Tresper Jr., Z. r.
Lawhon, l.. E. Thomas and N. C.
Blanchard. Any vacancy occurring
| in said board of directors from
whatever cause shall be filled by
1.-The remaining directors electing a
stakeholder for the unexpired term.
Said board of directors shall have
Authority to appoint such commit
tees, or name such agents and enr
lployes as may be necessary in the
prosecution of the business of this
corporation, prescribe their duties
and fix their salaries and may adopt
such rules and bylaws for the con.
duct of the business of this cerpor-
alton as they may desire and the
same to change or alter at pleas
ure.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be altered or
lamended, or this corporation may
be dissolved at the vote of two
thirds of the stockholders thereof