The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-06-19
CHARTER
Of the Crich:on Mercantile Com
pany

state OF Louisiana, PARISH OF Cad
90: Be 1t remembered that on this
day before me, John ID. Wilkinson.
a Notary Public in and for said par
lsh and State, personally came and
appeared o. A. Wright and f. F..
Lacaze, residents of said parish and
State, and ID. H. 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-
latlng to the formation Of cOrpor-
atlons, 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 I.
The name and title of this corpOr-
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 "a
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
icile 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 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
Fen Thousand Dollars, and it shall
commence business and become q
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-
ton of it's Boaord of Directors, and
when issued shall be fully paid and
worcestershire.
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
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
of Directors of this company: o. A
Wright, who shall be president; u
FL. Anglin, who shall be vice presl
dent, and f. E. LacaZe, who shall bt
secretary and treasurer. Any va
cancy occurring in said Board o
Directors may be filled by the re.
naming directors electing a stock
holder for the uneXpired term. San
Board shall have the authority t.
employ any and all agents, mana
gers or clerks that may be neces
| sary in conducting its business, an
the same to discharge at pleasure.
ARTICLE V.
This charter may be amended, o
this corporation may be dissolve'
by a vote of the majority of tn
stock cast at a general stakeholder
meeting to be called for that pur
pose, except when otherwise pro
videdby law and at all stakeholder
meetings each share of stock shal
be entitled to one vote to be cas-
by its owner in person, or by writ
ten proxy. When not otherwls
provided by law, notice of all stock
| HOlueIS HlctGiHGo oiIull NC SiNOii a.
Ten days written notice to eac
| stakeholder at his usual postofflc
address, provided that by unan
nous consent stockholders meeting
may be held without any previo,
notice. When this corporation
dissolved by limitation, or otherwl'
| it's affairs shall be liquidated an
settled by one or more liquidatol
elected by the stockholders at tt
meeting called for that purpose, al
such llquidators shall give sue
bond and perform such duties
The stockholders may prescribe.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this corporate
, shall ever be held liable for tt
contracts or faults thereof in al
further sum than the unpaid ba
ance due on his stock, nor shall al
mere informally have the effect
rendering this charter null, or
exposing any stakeholder to al
greater loss than the amount OF h