The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-11-11
LAKE CHARLES CALcAEU PARISH LOUISIANA NOVEMBER ii 1882
CHARTER
OF THE
GhLGASITU LUMBER
COMP AN Y.

w nGIepy I1Iul OuEheiNtS lupO ant
constitute corporation under and il
pursuance Of the general laws Of thu
State Of Louisiana, authorizing the for,
nation of corporations for the purpos,
herein stated. end we hereby adopt tht
following charter therefor;
|. The name and title of said cor
poration is "THE CALoAsIEU LUmREr
COMPANY. The term of its existence
il Thirty (30) years, and the place Of
its domicile is the village Of Lake
Charles, Oalca3ieu parish, in the State
Louisiana.
z. Said corporationis formed for the
purposes, and to carry on the business
Of manufacturing lumber, timber, lath,
shingles and other articles of wood and
marketing the same, and for such pur.
poses and business to acquire lands,
timber, logs, mills, machinery, booms,
implements and real and personal pro-
erty needfrl or proper to be owned and
used in such business.
3. The amount of the capital stock
OF said corporation is Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars, said stock is
divided into Twenty-Five Hundred
Shares of Que Hundred Dollars each
share.
4. The business and affairs of said
corporation shall be managed by a
board of FIVE directors The following
persons shall constitute the first board
of directors of the corporation, viz :
NATHAN B. BRADLEY, WILLIAM @.
YAwKEY, LLBRIpaE NJ. FowLER LEWIS
Pes YER, EDWARD "A. BRAKENRIDGB,
and they shall hold their offices until
their successors shall be elected. Ma
than j. Bradley is hereby made presi-
dent of the corporation, William 9.
Yawkey is made vice president, Lewis
Penoyer is made treasurer and Edward
A. Brakenridge is made secretary.
They shall hold their offices until the
of said board of directorsare
Robert H. Mason is hereby
made superintendent OF the business
of said corporation, and shall have sHch
as shall be expressed in writ
ing from time to time signed by said
The directors may at any
time change, restrict or revoke such
He shall, at all times be
under their direction, and they may at
any time remove him and appoint an
other person in his place, and the per-
son so appointed may be one of their
own number.
s. The election of directors hereafter
snail be by a majority vote OF the Stock
holders of said corporation Bho shall
be represented at the meeting at which
such election shall be held, Such cleo
tions shall take place at the ANIMAL
of the stockholders, which
shall be held on the third
Thursday of February in each yenr, at
the Eour of 10 o'clock A. NJ, at said
village Of Lake Charles.
Notice of all meetings OF the stock
holders shall be given by the secretary,
by publishing the same once each week
for four successive weeks next preced-
ing such meeting, in weekly newspa-
per published at Lake Charles afore-
said.
At all meetings Of the stockholders
sat h stockholder shall be entitled to
1ne vote for each share Of stock owned
by him and his votes may be cast in
person or by proxy, the authority of
he proxy to be IN writing and filed with
he secretary al the meeting.
Special meetings Of the stockholders
may be called at any tlme by the presi-
lent, or majority Of the directors or
stockholders holding one third OF the
jtock.
In such case, in addition to henotice
lbove provided for, the secretary shall
nailto each stockholder whose postoffioe
address, is known TO him, twenty days
lotiee of such meeting.
g. The directors shall hold their
,fices until their successors shall be
elected, and shall have power to iii any
,acancy occurring in their board, but
10 person other than a stakeholder
hal be director.
Tho directors may appoint one of
heir number president, one of their
lumber vice president and one of their
number treasurer and any person Soc
etary, of the corporation. The same
)erson may hold the offices of treasurer
md secretary, bnt the treasurer shall
.lways be one Of the directors.
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