The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-03
CHARTER
OF the Crich:on Mercantile Com.
pany

pany
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on this
day before me, John d. Wilkinson
a Notary Public in and for said rar-
ish and State, personally came and
appeared o. A. Wright and F. E
Eacaze, residents of said parish ano
State, and ID. H. Anglin 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 q
corporation and have adopted and
ordained as their charter, the fol-
lowing, to-Wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of this corpor-
alton shall be the CrichtOn NJ err
camille Company, and under saif
corporate name it shall have anG
enjoy succession Of period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter set forth. It's domicile
is hereby fixed at the city OF
Shreveport, Parish of Caddo, Louis
lana, and all legal process shall be
served on the President, at the DOM
icile Of the corporation.
t ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
| poration is formed and its objects
al hereby declared to be to own
operate and conduct a general mer-
camille business at Crihcton, n the
Parish of Red River, Louisiana.
" ARTICLE III.
/ The capital stock Of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Ten Thousand Dollars, and it shall
| commence business and become 8
going concern whenever Three
Thousand Dollars Of its capita
| stock is actually subscribed; an;
each share Of stock shall be of the
par value of One Hundred Dollars
and shall be issued only for cash,
property or services to the satisfac-
Ition of its Boaord OF Directors, and
when issued shall be fully paid and
nom ssessable.
5 ARTICLE Nv.
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
1.-THE office of the company, on the
!. first Monday in January Of each
/ year. Until the election Of Boarc
of Directors in January, 1914, the
following shall compose the Boart
laof Directors Of this company: O. A
Wright, who shall be president; y
4 Il. Anglin, who shall be vice presi.
dent, and +. D. Lacaze, who shall be
I !, secretary and treasurer. Any va,
zcancy occurring in said Board 9
Directors may be filled by the re.
manning directors electing stock
holder for the ,lnexpired term. Sal
! Board shall have the authority t
|,empIoy any and all agents, mana,
t gers or clerks that may be neces
sary in conducting its business, an
1 the same to discharge at pleasure.
ARTICLE v.
Il This charter may be amended, Q
this corporation may be dissolved
Il by d vote Of the majority Of tn
stock cast at general stockholder
meeting to be called for that pur
/ pose, except when otherwise pro
! vided by law and at all stakeholder
4 meetings each share Of stock shall
sIbe entitled to one vote to be cas-
si5by its owner in person, or by writ
item proxy. When not otherWis
] provided by law, notice of all stock
'Isholders meetings shall be given =
Zen days written notice to eac
/ stakeholder at his usual postofflc
address, provided that by unan
nous consent stockholders meeting
may be held without any preyiou
notice. When this corporation
dissolved by limitation, or otherWls
Y it's affairs shall be iiquidated an
settled by one or more liquidator
elected by the stockholders at III
meeting called for that purpose, an
! such Hauidators shall give sue
slbona and perform such duties
aI 1.-THE stockholders may prescribe.
u ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this corporatio
b shall ever be held liable for tt
contracts or faults thereof in AZ
81 further sum than the unpaid ba
ance due ON his stock, nor shall an
a mere informally have the effect
u rendering this charter null, or