The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-12
Sheriff, ex-Of1iciO AuctiOneer
Caucasian, May 6, 1913.
CHARTER
OF the Crich:On Mercantile Com
pany
j. p. FLOURNOY


10: Be it remembered that on this
day before me, John ID. Wilkinson
a Notary Public in and for said par
ish and State, personally came and
appeared o. A. Wright and f. E
LacaZe, residents of said parish and
State. and ID. II. Anglin a resident OF
the Parish of Red River, said State,
who stated and declared to me, no
tary, that availing themselves of the
laws of the State of Louisiana, re-
lating to the formation of cOrpOr-
ations, they have formed and con-
stituted themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, into d
corporation and have adopted anG
ordained as their charter, the fol-
lowing, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpor-
!tion shall be-the Cricht0n Mer-
camille Company, and under saiC
corporate name it shall have anG
njoy succession Of period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved a,
hereinafter set forth. It's domici!e
is hereby fixed at the ely OF
Shreveport. Parish of Caddo, Louis
ANA, and all legal process shall b.
erved on the President, at the DOM
ellie of the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poratiOn is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to own
operate and conduct a general IMer-
camille business at Crihcton, n the
Parish of Red River, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this cOrpor-
ltion is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Ten Thousand Dollars, and it shal
commence business and become &
going concern whenever Three
Thousand Dollars of its capita
stock is actually subscribed; an;
each share of stock shall be of TIM
par value of One Hundred Dollar!
md shall be issued only for cash
property or services to the satisfac-
ion of its BoaOrd Of Directors, anC
when issued shall be fully paid anC
worcestershire.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this. corporation
shall be managed by a Board of Di-
rectors consisting of three stock.
holders to be elected at a genera
stockholders meeting to be held a
| the office Of the company, on thu
| first Monday in January Of eacf
| GEAR. Until the election of a BOarC
If Directors in January, 1914, thu
following shall compose the Boar
| of Directors of his company: 0. A
Wright, who shall be president; |
Fl. Anglin, who shall be vice presi
dent, and +. f. Lacaze. who shall b.
secretary and treasurer. Any va
cancy occurring in said Board q
directors may be filled by the re
manning directors electing a stock
holder for the unexpired term. Sal
Beard shall have the authority
employ any and all agents, mana
gers or clerks that may be neces
sary in conducting its business, an
| he same to discharge at pleasure.
II ARTICLE V.
4 This charter may be amended, {
}, this corporation may be dissolve
| by vote of the majority of tn
lstock cast at a general stakeholder
meeting TO be called for that pun
, pose, except when Otherwise pre-
vided by law and at all stockholdeI
meetings each share Of stock sha
be entitled to one vote to be ca
by its owner in person, or by wri
e. ten proxy. When not otherwi
;, provided by law, notice of all stool
81 holders meetings shall be given
nj zen days written notice to ea'
: stakeholder at his usual pOstoffi