The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-10
CHARTER
OF the Cedar Grove Construction
Company

@Iult VI ItuISldild, al ioi VI N"'A
do: Be it remembered That on this
dav before me, S. 0. Williams, De
putty Clerk of the Parish of Caddo
and ex-Officio Notary Public, per
scnall came and appeared J. B. At
kins, s. H. BOlinger, E. Waylee
Browne, and j. d. Wilkinson, R. r.
Emery. P. n. Browne, f. R. LaWhon,
Is. r. Jones, J. w. Atkins, }. N. 1rOS
per Jr.. L. E. Thomas, \. C.. Blanch-
ard, residents of said parish and
State, who stated and declared to me
notary. that avaling themselves Of
The constitution and laws OF The
state of Louisiana they have formed
and constituted themselves and do
by these presents form and conSil-
lutr themselves into a corporation
and body corporate and have adopt
I'd and ordained and do by th"Sr
presents adopt and Ordain as their
as their charter and act OF lncOrpOr-
alton the following to-Wlt:
Tie ItllUN1IlS tD-Nll
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of THIS cor
pOration shall be the ''CcdIr GFON {
Construction Company with it,
domicile at the City of Shreveport.
in the Parish ur Eaddn, >l1tr &.
Louisiana and under said corporal"
name it shall have and enjoy Sucr,'-
sion for a period Of fifty ears, TN
less sooner dissON ed as hereinafter
provided All legal process shall be-
served on The President. Vice Pres
ident or Secretary and Treasurer al
the dOmiciIc OF The Company.
CRITICIZE II.
The purpose for which tAiS rHr
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be 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
ether 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 TIT.
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 a going con-
Icern whenever Thirty Thousand
Dollars of its capital stock is sub
scribed for and paid, which stock
may be paid for in money, labor
OF property of any kind at a valu,
alton agreed on by the Board of Di-
rectors.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporation,
shall be managed and controlled by
IA board of directors consisting of
nine stockholders, four of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business, and whu
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
ing stockholders shall constitute the
board of directors of this cOrpor-
|ation: J. B. Atkins, who shall be
President; J. d. Wilkinson, who shall
Treasurer; and S. H. Bolinger, R.
R. Emery, J. M. Trosper Jr., F. R.
treasurer; and J. ID. Wilkinson, R.
R. Eemery, J. NJ. Trosper Jr, F. R.
LaWhon,L. L. Thomas and N. C.
Blanchard. ANY vacancy occurring
in said board of directors from
whatever cause shall be filled by
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 en-,
.Ployes 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 corpor-
alton as they may desire and the
same to change or alter at pleas
.ure. -
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be altered or
amended, or this corporation may
be dissolved at the vote of two