Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-11-28
CHARTER OF cARAWAY & COM.
PANY, INCORPORATED

i. Be it known that on this, the got
day of November. A. D., 1918, befor
me, Bascom D. Talley, a Notary Pub
lie, duly commissioned, sworn an
qualified in and for Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, and in the presence o
the witnesses hereinafter named AMI
undersigned,
Personally came and appeared thu
persons whose names are hereunt,
subscribed. all of legal age and resi-
dents of Washington Parish, Louisi
ana, who severally declare unto me
| said Notary. that availing 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 Oh
Louisiana, they have covenanted and
agreed. formed and organized, and by
these presents do covenant and agree
form and organize a corporation and
body polite in law under a corpor-
ate name, for the objects and pur
poses and with the stipulations and
agreements hereinafter set forth as
follows:
ARTICLE I
+ The name of this corporation shall
| be "CARAWAY & COMPANY, IN
| CORPORATED." and it shall have
its domicile at Bogalusa, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, and shall have and
enjoy corporate successor FOR pc
Rod of ninety-nine years under its
corporate name.
ARTICLE II
The CAPITAL stock of this corpora
tion shall be Seventy-five Hundred
| ($7, 500.00) dollars, divided into
seventy-five (75) shares of one hun
dred ($1O0.0O) 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 going concern
when Five Thousand ($5, 000.00) dol
lars of the capital stock has actually
been subscribed and paid for in ac-
eordance with the terms of Sections
2 and 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 personal
property, either at wholesale or re-
tail; to buy. sell, lease, trade, or hy-
pothecate real and personal property, |
of any and every kind; 20 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 Iim0ers, lurn-
Der, ETC., to operate sawmills, 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 be sued may have
and use a corporate seal circular in
form with such inscription or device
rs the Board of Directors may deter
mine and in case of suit against this
corporation service of citation shall /
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
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
poration, and no resolution of the
Board of Directors shall be necessary
TO maintain the suit, and may take
any and all other steps necessary to
protect the interests of this corpora
whenever he thinks it necessary.
ARTICLE v
TIL capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to FIFTEEN Thousand
ISIS, O0O) dollars upon otherwise
complying 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
md manager and secretary treasurer.
The secretary treasurer shall act as
rice president in the absence of the
president. The president shall sign
III contracts, deeds, leases, ETC., and
preside at all directors and stock
holders meetings; shall also manage
he business and make reports regu-
arly to the Board of Directors of the
progress of the business. The secre-
shall keep an accurate
minute of all meetings of the Board
If Directors and stockholders meet
ngs, and attend to such other BUSH
less as the Board of Directors may
determine.
ARTICLE VII
The first Board of Directors, is
lereby declared to be ]. w. Cara
way, Minnie Woodward and c. L.
garaway, Of whom ]. w. Caraway
hall be president and manager of the
business, with C. L. Caraway as sec
.etary-treasurer This present Board
IF Directors shall hold office until
he first Tuesday in March, A. D.,
1920, or until their successors shall
lave been regularly elected and
qualified.
ARTICLE VIII
The regular annual meeting of the
shall be held on the first
TUESDAY in March, 1920, and annu-
div thereafter. and the directors then