Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-19
CHARTER OF cARAWAY G COM
PANY, INCORPORATES

Louisiana, Parish of Washington
Be it known that on this. The goth
| day of November, A. D., 1918, before
me, Bascom e. 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 hereunso
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 OF
Louisiana, they have covenanted and
agreed, formed and organized, and by
these presents Go covenant and.agree,
| form and organize corporation and
body polite in law under a corpoF-
ate name, for the objects and pur-
poses and with the stipulations and
4 agreements hereinafter set forth as
follows:
ARTICLE /
The name of this corporation shall
be f'CARAWAY & COMPANY, IN
/ CORP0RATED," and it shall have
its domicile at Eogalusa, Washington
1 Parish, Louisiana, and shall have and
enjoy corporate successor Tor Pc
Rod of ninety-,ine years under its
corporate name.
/ ARTICLE II
! The capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be Seventy-five Hundred
(S7, 500.O0l dollars, divided into
seventy-five (75) shares of one hun
bred (S100.00l dollars each, which
said shares shall be paid for in cash
or its equivalent in accordance with
The terms and provisions of Act 267
lot 1914 Of the General Assembly of
The State Of Louisiana. This corpor-
alton shall become a going concern
when Five Thousand ($5, 000.00) dol
lars of the capital stock has actually
/ been. subscribed and paid for in ac-
cordaace with the terms of Sections
IL 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 q general merchandise
business; to buy and sell personal
property, either at wholesale or re-
/ tail; TO buy, sell, lease, trade, or n.y.
pothecate real and personal property,
of any and every kind; 20 open and
. IN
4 the City of Bogalusa or the Parish
Iof Washington the Board Of Directors
tsee fit; to buy and sell t1mDers, lum-
! Der, etc, to operate sawmills, farms,
end any other kind of business not
inconsistent with the laws Of this
istate and the provisions of this char
ter.
ARTICLE w
This corporation shall have the
right to sue and be sued may have
arsd sporate seal circular ia
form with such iiiscr1ptlon or device
as the Board of Directors may deter
mime and IN case of suit against this
1 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
lin his absence or inability to act, the
Ivice- president is hereby authorized to
Ienter suit fer the corporation when
ever in his judgment the interests of
1.-THE corporation require it, which
suits shall be in the name of the cor
pOration. and no resolution of the
4 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 "
TIL capital stock Of this corporation
may be increased to FIFTEEN Thousand
f$15,000) dollars upon otherwise
complying with the laws of the
United States and the State of
| Louisiana.
ARTICLE VI
The officers of this corporation are
Il hereby declared to be: President
\ and manager and secretary treasurer
The secretary shall act al
vice-president in the absence of the
president. The president shall sigr
al contracts, deeds, leases, ETC., an5
preside at all directors and stock
holders meetings; shall also manags
the business and make reports regu
llarly to the Board of Directors of ths
progress of the business. The secre
tary-treasurer shall keep an accurate
minute of all meetings of the Bcary
Of Directors and stockholders meet
ings, and attend to such other bust
ness as the Board of>Directors may
determine.
ARTICLE VII
The first Board of Directors i
hereby declared to be J. w. Cara
fway, Minnie Woodward and G. L
Caraway, of whom j. w. Carawa!
shall be president and manager of tn,
business, with C. L. Caraway as sec
retary-treasurer. This present Boar,
or Directors shall hold office unit
the first Tuesday in March, A. D.
1920. or until their successors shall
have been regularly elected AM
qualified.
ARTICLE VIII
The regular annual meeting of tn
stockholders shall be held on the frs
Tuesday in March, 1920, and snnu
iallv thereafter. and the directors thel