The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-02-09
CHARTER
Hodges, Horton & BIedsoe, Inc.

State Of Louisi0na, Parrish OF Cddd0.
Be 1t kno.cn, That on this. oath day Of
January Of the year 1922, A. D., before me,
Albert n. vanHook, q notary public duly
appointed, qualified and acting within ana
for Caddo Parish, Louisiana:
Personally appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
declared that, awaiting themselves OF the
constitution and laws of the State OF
Louisiana, they have formed and organized
and by these presents do form and organize
a corporation for the purpose hereinafter
set forth and under. the following condi-
tions and articles, to-scit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of said corporation
shall be: HODGES, HORTON & BLEDsoE. In
corporated, under which name 1t shall have
corporate existence and duration for
period Of twenty-five years, unless sooner
dissolved according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes Of the corpora
tfon are to buy and sell merchandise ana
produce of all kinds, and to do a general
merchandise business. and generally to do
any and all things incidental thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of the corporation
shall be Ten Thousand Dollars $4,000
divided into and represented BY One Hun
dred (io0) shares Of the par value OF One
Hundred ($1O0) Dollars each, all Of which
is subscribed. I
The amount to which the capital stock
may be increased is declared to be Twenty
ave Thousand ($25,O00) Dollars.
ARTICLE w.
The domicile Of the corporation shall be
at Elm Grove, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
and service OF legal process shall be made
on the President, or In his absence, on the
Vicepresident, or in the absence Of both,
on the Secretary.
ARTICLE v.
The business and affairs OF the corpora
tiOn shall be directed and controlled BY a
board of four directors, the first board to
! consist Of W. Fl. Hodges, IT,, A. L. Horton,
NJ. c. Bledsoe, jr., Of Elm Grove La, and
R. e. Wyche, Of Shreveport, La, who shall
serve for the first year, and until their
successors are elected and qualified; pro-
vided the stockholders may at any regular
meeting reduce the number Of directors to
three.
The officers Of the corporation shall be q
President, a Vicepresident, Secretary and
Treasurer the last two of which Offices
regular annual meetings Of stockholders
for the election of directors and other
general business shall be held on the second
Monday In January Of each year, provided
the officers Of the corporation for the first
year, or until their successors are chosen
and qualified, shall be as follows: w. 81.
Hodges. jr., President A. L. Horton, Vice.
president; n. c. Bledsoe. jr, Secretary
's's'' ~ ARTICLE VII.
When this corporation shall be dissolved
by limitation Of its charter or otherwise
Its Affairs shall be liquidated as provided
by law.
Thus done, passed and signed in the
presence Of d. Baker and K. T. Garrett,
witnesses of lawful age, and residents Of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who hcreunto
subscribe their names, together with the
appearers and me, notary, after reading Of
written.
". n. HODGES, Jr., Elm Grove, La, 80
shares-$3OOO.
A. I. HORTON (by ". Il. Hodges, jr.)
Elm Grove, La. 80 shares $4,000.
d.. c. BLEDsoE, Jr. tby w. Fl. Hodges.
jr.) Elm Grove, La, 30 shares, $4,000.
II. E. WYcHE Thy W. II. Hodges, jr.l
Shreveport, La, 10 shares $1,000.
| Witnesses
d. BAKER.
r. T. GARRETT.
/ A. II. yANHooK, Notary Public.
Endorsed Filed for record January so,
1922. at $50 O'clock, am.
| JAS. NJ. Mcpherson,
Clerk and er-o11ci0 Recorder.
| Endorsed Recorded January 80. 1922
in Charter Book OF Mortgages, Volume w
pages 50 ct seq.
JAS. n. HENDERSON,