The Lake Charles echo., 1882-11-18
CHARTER
OF THE
CALEASTEU LUMBER
COMP ANY.

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| wv hereby sorm ourselves into ant
constitute q corporation under and il
pursuance of the general laws Of th,
State Of Louisiana, authorizing the for.
nation of corporations for the purpose
herein stated, and we hereby adopt tht
following charter therefor:
|. The name and title of said cor
poration is " THE CALcAsIEU LUafREI
COMPANY" The term of its existence
is Thirty f30) years, and the place oi
its domicile is the village of Lake
Charles, Oalcasieu parish, in the State
Louisiana.
2. Said corporation is 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 needfpl or proper to be owned and
used in such business.
g. 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 One Hundred Dollars each
share.
4. The business and affairs of said
corporation shall be managed by q
board of five directors The following
persons shall constitute the first board
Of directors of the corporation, viz I:
NATHAN B. BRADLEY, WILLIAM @.
YAwKEY, EIBRIDGE NJ. FOWLER LEWIS
PES YER, EDWARD "A. BRAKENRIDGE,
and they shall hold their offices until
their successors shall be elected. Ma
than b. BRADLEY is hereby made presi-
dent of the corporation. William g.
YaWkey is made vice president, Lewis
Penoyer is made treasurer and Edward
"A. Brakenridge is made secretary.
They shall hold their offices until the
successors of said board of directorsAre
elected. Robert III. Mason is hereby
made superintendent of the business
of said corporation, and shall have such
authority as shall be expressed in writ
ing from time to time signed by said
directors. The directors may at any
time change, restrict or revoke such
authority. He shall, at all times be
under their direction, and they may at
any time remove aim and appoint an
other person in his place. and the per-
son SO appointed may be one of their
own number.
5. The election ofdirectors hereafter
shall be by a majority vote of the stock
holders of said corporation who shall
be represented at the meeting at which
such election shall be held. Such cleo
tions shall take place at the annual
meetings OF the stockholders, which
meetings shall be held on the third
Thursday of February in each year, 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 n weekly neyspa-
per published at Lake Charles afore-
said.
At all meetings of the stockholders
each stockholder shall be entitled to
one vote for each share of stock owned
by him and his votes may be cast in
person or by proxy, the authority OF
the proxy to be in writing and filed with
the secretary of the meeting.
Special meetings of the stockholders
may be called at any time by the presi-
dent, or a majority of the directors or
holding one third Of the
stock.
In such case, in addition to the notice
above provided for, the secretary shall
mail TO each stOckholder whose postoffice
address is known to him, twenty days
notice of such meeting.
6. The directors shall hold their
offices until their successors shall be
elected, and shall have power to fill any
vacancy occurring in their board, but
no person other than stockholder
shall be director.
The directors may appoint one of
their number president, one Of their
number vice president and one of their
number treasurer and any person sec
retary, of the corporation. The same
person may hold the offices Of treasurer
and secretary, but the treasurer shall
always be one OF the directors.
The duties and powers Of president,
vice president. treasurer and secretary,
shall be the duties and powers usually
to those officers in like cor
Their duties and powers
may be such other or different duties
and powers as may at any time be de-
clared by the board of directors.
The directors shall have power to APP
point and employ a superintendent,
and TO confer upon him such authority |
for the transaction of the business of |
The corporation from time to time as
they deem proper, to change, restrict |
and revoke such authority, and TO re-
move him at pleasure. The superin-
tendent may be one Of the directors.
He shall receive such compensation for |
bis services as the directors may deter
mine.
The directors shall bave power TO
purchase any property. real and per
,onRl, for the corporation, and to sell |
md convey any property, real and per-
sonal, belonging to the corporation, as
hey shall determine to be for its best /
interests.
Conyeyauces Of real estate may be
,xecuted by the president and secretary, |
vhen the directors authorize such con-
60 be made.
Inc directors may exercise ble powers
peciHed 10 this charter by acts II writ
lg signed by majority Of the diree-
ors. The acts done by such writing
hall be binding on the corporation.
The directors may make bylaws for
he corporation.
7. Citation may be served upon the
'resident Of the corporation or on the
uperintepdent
5. Tns mode of liquidation at the
Of this charter shall be as
ollows The property Of the e9rpora-
ion shan be sold aud out OF the p1o-
eeds all debts and demands lawfully
xisting against the corporation shall be
aid, and the balance Of tho proceeds
hrll be divided smeng and peid 10 tie
tockholders as dividends on tbeirstocE
8. The names Of the subscribers 10
he capital stock OF the corporation ard
be number OF shares subscribed by
ach at the execution Of this charter
re as follows