The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-17
+. CHARTER
OF the Crich:on Mercantile Com
pany


State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: Be it remembered that on this
| day before mes John D, Wilkinson,
a Notary Public in and for said Tar-
ish and State, personally came and
appeared 0. A. Wright and F. r..
| Lacaze, residents Of said parish and
State, and D. H. Anglin a resident Of
the Parish Of Red River, said State,
who stated and declared to me, no
tary, that availlng 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 c0rpor-
alton shall be the CrichtOn Mer-
camille Company, and under said
corporate name it shall have and
enjoy succession Of period Of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved as
hereinafter set forth. It's domiGile
is hereby fixed at the cityGbi
Shreveport, Parish Of Caddo, Louis
lana, and all legal process shall be
Eerved on the President, at the DOM
icile OF the corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is formed and its objects
are hereby declared to hto own
operate and conduct 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 tn
par value of One Hundred Dollars
land shall be issued only for cash
property or services to the satisfac-
ltion OF its Boaord Of Directors, and
when issued shall be fully paid anc
worcestershire.
! ARTICLE ".
| The affairs Of this corporation
shall be managed by 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 each
year. Until the election Of Boart
Iof Directors in January, 1914. thu
II following shall compose the Boart
Of Directors OF this company: @. a
| Wrigh GAWho shall be president; !
H. Anglin, who shall be vice presl
|dent, and +. E. Lacaze, who shall b.
secretary and treasurer. Any va
! cancy occurring in said 9oard g
DirectoT=Y may be filled by the re
naming directors electing stock
holder for the unexpired term. Sal
! Board shall have the authority 7
employ any and all agents, mana
gers or clerks that may be neces
sary il conducting its business, an
| the same to discharge at pleasure.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended, 9
this corporation may be dissolve
by vote Of the majority Of tn
stock cast at general stakeholder
meeting to be called 9or that pur
pose, except when otherwise pro
yided by law and at all stockholdeT
II meetings each share Of stock sha
= be entitled to one vote to be ca
By its owner IN person, or BY VIII
ten proxy. When not aotherWi:
i provided by law, notice OF all stocl
holders meetings shall be given !
Ten days written notice to eae
II stakeholder at his usual postoffi.
address, provided that by unan
nous consent stockholders meetln!
may be held without any previo'
notice. When this corporation
81 dissolved by limitation. or otherWi
its affairs shall be liquidated a.
settled by one or more liduldatol
4 elected BY the stockholders at y
meeting called for that purpose, Al
such liquidators shall give SUI
! bond and perform such duties
1.-THE stockholders may prescribe.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this corporate
: shall ever be held liable for =
! contracts or faults thereof in g
further sum than the unpaid ba
ance due on his stock. nor shall a
= mere informality have the effect
= rendering this charter null, or
nxnasinp any stakeholder to 3