The Caucasian., 1912-03-31
CHARTER
OF the Cedar Grove Construction
Company


do: Be it remembered That on thls
day before me, S. O. Williams, De
putv Clerk Of the Parish OF Caddo
and ex-Officio Notary Public, per
sOnall came and appeared }. Is. At
kins, S. H. Bolinger, E. Waylee
Browne. and J. d. Wilkinson, X. X.
Emery. p. y. Browne, F. R. LaWhon:
B. r. Jones, }. w. Atkins, ]. N. Tros
per Jr., L. E. Thomas, N. C. Blanch-
ard. residents of said parish and
State. who stated and declared to me
notary, that avsiling themselves OF
the constitution and laws of the|
State of Louisiana they have formed
and constituted themselves and 90
by these presents form and constl-
tute themselves into a corporation
and body corporate and have adopt
ed 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 Cedar Grove
Construction Company" with its
domicile at the City of Shreveport,
in the Parish of Caddo. State OF
Louisiana and under said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy success
sion for a period of fifty ears, un-
less sooner dissolved as hereinafter
provided. All legal process shall be
served on the President, Vice Pres
ident or Secretary ard Treasurer at
the domicile of the Company.
ORTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to ac-
auire. 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 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 a 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 a quorum for the
transaction of business, and who
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 eorpor-
alton: J. 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. Trosper Jr., 2. R.
Lawhon, L. E. Thomas and N. G.
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-,
Iloyes 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.
Thirds of the stockholders thereof
eaSt in nersop or nv written proyv