The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-26
CHARTER
Gf tire Grich.on Mercantile Com
Ddny

NoE3LN fHbliC III ana TOT Sala par
lsh and Slate, personally came and
appeared .. \. Wright and +. F..
LacaZe, residents Of said parish and
State, and II. II. Angiin resident Of
the Parish of Red River, said State,
who stated ana declared TO me, no
tary, that awaiting themselves Of the
laws Of the state Of Louisiana. re-
IatIng to the formation Of corpor-
ations, they have formed and con-
slituted themselves. as we'll as such
Other PERSONS as may hereafter be
come associated with them, into a
corporation and have adopted and
ordained as their charter, the fol-
lowing, lo-Wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title Of this corpor-
alton shall be the Cricnton sIer-
camille Company, and under said
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession Of a period Of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter set forth. It's dOmicile
is hereby fixed at the ely Of
Shreveport. Parish of CaddO, Louis
lana, and all legal process shall be
served On the President, at the dom
lcile Of the corporation.
ARTICLE IL.
The purpose for which this cor
poratiOn is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to be to own,
operate and conduct general mer-
camille business al Crihcton, n the
Parish Of Red River, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpor-
alton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
i ten Thousand Dollars, and it shall
commence business and become a
eoing 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 satlsfac-
lion of its BOaGrd of Directors, and
when issAd shall be fully paid and
non assessable.
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs Of this corporation
shall be managed by a Board of Dl-
| 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
year Until the election of a Boart
Iof Directors in January, 1914, TIT
following shall compose the Boar'
of Directors of this company: .. A
| Wright, who shall be president; !
+ III. Anglin. who shall be vice presl
tlent, and +. Il. Iacaze, who shall b.
secretary and treasurer. Any va
cancy occurring in said Board Q
4 Directors may be filled by the re
manning directors electing a STOCK
holder for the uneXpired term. Sal
Board shall have the authority t
lemploy any and all agents, mana
gers or clerks that may be neces
i sary conducting its business, an
/. The same to discharge at pleasure.
ARTICLE Y.
This charter may be amended,
| ~, ", oxr ba diccniUp
1y a vote of the majority of tn
: stock cast at general stockholdeI
meeting to be called for that pun
/ pose. except, when Otherwise pre-
gidetl 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, OF by VII
ten proxy. Wien not otherWl
provided by law, notice Of all stool
c holders meetings shall be given
ten days written notice. to ea'
y stakeholder at his usual posto11l
: address, provided that by unaI
nous consent stockholders meetllnI
NAV be held without any prevlo
4 notice. When this corporation
= dissolved by limitation, or otherWl
its affairs shall be liGuidated al
d settled by one or more liquidato
:. elected by the stockholders at t
Injecting called for that purpose. a
such liquidators shall give su
bond and perform such duties
he stockholders may prescribe.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this CORPORATE
+ shall ever be held liable for
contracts or faults thereof In q
further sum than the unpaid D;
ance due on his stock, nor shall a
mere informally have the effect
rendering this charter null, or
exposing any stakeholder to
greater loss than the amount OF
stock.
!, I'm testimony whereof SAID part
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