Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1918-12-12
CHARTER OF cARAWAY q COM
PANY, INCORPORATED
United States of America, State Of

louisiana, ParlSn or Washington
Be it known that on this, the cot
day of November, A. d., 1918, befer
imes Bascom D. Talley, a Notary Pub
Tic, duly commissioned, sworn an
qualified in and for Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, and in the presence O
the witnesses hereinafter named an,
undersigned,
Personally came and appeared tn
persons whose names are hereunt.
subscribed, all of legal age and resi-
dents of Washington Parish, Louisi
lana, WHO severally declare unto me
ksaid Notary, that awaiting themseIye,
OF the provisions of the laws of til,
State Of Louisiana relative to tn.
| formation of corporations and par
IticnlarIy Act 267 of 1914 of tn,
| General Assembly of the State Of
T Louisiana, they have covenanted anc
/ agreed, formed and organized, and b,
these presents do covenant and agree
form and organize corporation anC
body polite in law under a corpor.
ate name, for the objects and pur,
poses and with the stipuIations and
agreements hereinafter set forth as
follows:
ARTICLE /
The name of this corporation shall
he "CARAWAY &. COMPANY. IN.
t C0RPORATED," and it shall have
its domicile at Bogalusa, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, and shall have and
enjoy corporate successor ror a pc
triod of ninety-nine years under its
corporate name.
ARTICLE IL
The capital stock of this corpora
ticn shall be Seventy-five Hundred
| Isl ,500.00l dollars, divided into
seventy-five (75) shares of one hun
bred (S100.00) 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 going concern
when Five Thousand ($5.000.00) dol
lars Of the capital stock has actually
been subscribed and paid for in ac-
lcordance with the, terms of Sections
2 ard 3 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 general merchandise
business; to buy and sell personal
property, either at wholesale or re-
tail; to buy, sell, lease, trade, or ny-
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 C3mDers, lum-
Der, etc, to operate sawmills, farms,
and any other kind of business not
inconsistent with the laws of this
state and the provisions of this char
ter.
ARTICLE "
This corporation shall have. the
right to sue and be sued may have
and use corporate seal circular in
form with such inscription or device
as 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
vice-p 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
tn capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to FIFTEEN Thousand
($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
hereby declared to be: President
and manager and secretary-treasurer
The secretary shall act as
vice-president in the absence Of the
president. The president shall sign
all contracts, deeds, leases, etc, and
preside at all directors and stock
holders meetings; shall also manage
the business and make reports regu-
larly to the Board of Directors Of the
progress of the business. The secre-
shall keep an accurate
minute of all meetings of the Board
Of Directors and stockholders meet
lngs, and attend to such other bust.
ness as the Board of Directors may
determine
ARTICLE VII
The first Board of Directors is
hereby declared to be j. w. Cara
way, Minnie Woodward and C. L. /
garaway, of whom j. w. Carawayl
shall be president and manager of the I
business, with C. L. Caraway as sec
'etary-treasurer. This present Board |
~ Directors shall hold office until /
he first Tuesday in March, A. D., /
1920, or until their successors shall /
AVE been regularly elected and
qualified.
ARTICLE VIII
The regular annual meeting of the
tockholders shall be held on the first
tuesday in March, 1920, and annu-
.ily thereafter and tka diraaforc tba,, /