The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1920-02-19
CHARTER
CASKEY.LYONS CO., INC.

State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Bienville.
Be it known and remembered. tina
on this the oath day of January. A. D
1920, before me, r. L. Williams, ;
Notary Public in and for Bienvill'
Parish, Louisiana duly commissioned
and sworn, personally came and ap
peared j. A. Caskey, A. L. Caskey anC
Y. NJ. Lyons, all residents Of Arcadia
Bienville Parish, Louisiana, who de
clared unto me, Notary, that awaiting
themselves of the constitution and
laws of the State of Louisiana, they
have this day formed and constituted
themselves, as well as such other per.
sons as may hereafter become as.
ISOLATED with them, into a corporation
and have adopted and ordained as their
charter and act on incorporation as
follows, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this cOrpor-
alton shall be "The Caskey-Lyons
Company Incorporated"
ARTICLE 2.
The object of this corporation and
the purpose for which it is organized
and the nature or the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to be GENERAL RETAIL MER-
CAMILLE BUSINESS" and to buy,
sell and keep for sale, all kinds of
merchandise, hardware, furniture. ve-
hicles and other machinery and such
t0her merchandise as may be deemed
proper by the corporation, and for this
purpose to acquire property and to con
tract for, or purchase or otherwise ac-
quire such buildings, machinery and
merchandise and to sell same as may
be deemed necessary or proper for the
successful conduct Of it's business
ARTICLE 3.
The capital stock of this cOrpOr-
alton shall be Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($25000,0O) divided into and
represented by Two Hundred and
Fifty Shares, (25O) of the par value
Of One Hundred Dollars, (S1O000)
each and shall commence business
when two hundred shares of said cap
ltal stock Is subscribed and paid for.
In accordance with law
ARTICLE 4.
The d0micile of this corporation
shall be in the town Of Arcadia, Bien-
Vile Parish, Louisiana, at which place
all service Of legal process shall be
made on the president and in his alb.
sence, In accordance with law.
ARTICLE 5.
This corporation shall carry on its
business under the corporate name for
period of ninety nine years, unless
sooner dissolved 1t shall have the
)oWer to make and use a corporate
seal and to change same at will. 1t
'hall have the power to sue and be |
'ued and to do and perform all acts
necessary to carry on the business as |
lbOye' mentioned.
ARTICLE 6.
The affairs of this corporation shall !
We managed by and be under the con-
rol OF a board of three directors or |
more, which shall be elected by and
rom among the stockholders, at the
lnnual stockholders meeting, which
hall be held on the third Monday of
January of each year, beginning with
ne year 1921. The following stock
folders shall compose the first board
i directors: J. A. Caskey, A. L. Gas.
icy and Y. NJ. Lyons, all of Arcadia,
'ienyille Parish, Louisiana, who shall !
luiu oiiice anu compose said first board
1 directors till their successors are
lected.
: ARTICLE Z.
The officers Of this corporation shall
e a president, vicepresident, and a
ecretary-treasurer, the secretary may
$50 be treasurer. They shall be
lected annually, beginning with the
ear 1921, by the board of directors
lected on said day by the stockholders
Which board shall Immediately organ.
re and elect said officers.
The first officers Of this corporation
hall be j. A. Caskey, President, "A. l.
'askey Vice-president and Y. NJ
ly0nS Secretary and Treasurer. all of