Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-05
CHARTER OF cARAWAY q COM
PANY. INCORPORATED

United States of America, State Of
LOUIS ana. Parish of Washington
Be it known that on this, the goth
day Of November, A. D., 1918, before
me, Bascom d. Talley, Notary Pub
| lie, duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified in and for Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, and in the presence. of
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned,
Personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all of legal age and resi-
dents of Washington Parish, Louisi-
ana, who severally declare unto me,
said Notary, that availng themselves
Of the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the
formation of corporations and par
ticularly Act 267 of 1914 of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louis ana, they have covenanted and
agreed, formed and organized, and by
these presents do covenant and agree,
form and organize corporation and
body polite in law under corpor-
ate name, for the objects and pur-
poses and with the stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth as
follows:
ARTICLE /
The name of this corporation shar
be "CARAWAY & COMPANY. IN
CORPORATED," and it shall have
its domicile at BogaIusa, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, and shall have and
enjoy corporate successor Tor pc
Rod of ninety-nine years under its
corporate name.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be Seventy-five Hundred
($7,500.0O) dollars, divided into
seventy-five (75) shares of one hun
dred ($100.00) dollars each, which
said shares shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent in accordance with
the terms and provisions Of Act 267
of 1914 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana. This corpor-
alton shall become a going concern
when Five Thousand ($5, 000.O0) dol
lars of the capital stock has actually
been subscribed and paid for in ac-
cordance with the terms of Sections
2 and 8 of Act 267 of 1914 above
mentioned.
ARTICLE III
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized are
hereby declared to be as follows: To
engage in a general merchandise
business; to buy and sell persona
property, either at wholesale or re
tail; to buy, sell, lease, trade, or by
pothecate real and personal property,
of any and every kind 90 open and
operate branch stores anywhere in
the City Of Bogalusa or the Parish
Of Washington the Board of Directors
see fit; to buy and sell t.mDers, lum-
Der, ETC., to operate sawnills, farms,
and any other kind of business not
with the laws Of this
state and the provisions of this char
ter.
ARTICLE w
This corporation shall have the |
right to sue and BET sued may have |
and use q corporate seal circular in |
form with such inscription or device
Is the Board Of Directors may deter
mine and in case of suit against this /
service of citation shah /
be made at the office Of the corpor-
alton as provided by existing laws. /
The president of this corporation or
IN his absence or inability to act, the
5ice-president is hereby authorized to
enter suit for the corporation when
ever in his judgment the interests of
The corporation require it, which
Suits shall be in the name of the cor
Ooration, and no resolution of the
Board of Directors shall be necessary
% maintain the suit, and may take
my and all other steps necessary to
protect the interests of this corpora
whenever he thinks it necessary.
ARTICLE "
Tn capital stock Of this corporation
nay be increased to FIFTEEN Thousand
,$15,0O0) dollars upon otherwise
with the laws of the
United States and the State Of
louisiana.
ARTICLE vi
The officers of this corporation are
hereby declared to be: President
nd manager and secretary-treasurer.
he secretary shall act as
in the absence of the
residents The president shall siEA
Il contracts, deeds, leases, etc, ana
reside at all directors and stock
olders' meetings; shall also manage
he business and make reports regu.
arly to the Board Of Directors Of the
rogress Of the business. The secre-
shall keep an accurate
linute Of all meetings of the Board
{ Directors and stockholders meet
lgs, and attend to such other bust
ess as the Board Of Directors may
etermine.
ARTICLE VII
The first Board of Directors is
ereby declared to be ]. w. Cara
ray. Minnie Woodward and G. L.
nrawav. of whom ] w. CaraWaY