The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-12-02
VOL. XIV.
CHARTER
OF THE
EALEASIRU LUMBER
COMP ANY.

] hM ~ 1AG ON1EItDlJNEI, ID
w hereby sorm ourselves into an
constitute corporation under and /
pursuance Of the general laws of til
State OF Louisiann, authorizing the fol
nation of corporations for the purpos
herein stated, and we hereby adopt tI
following charter therefor:
l. The name and title of said co,
poration is +" THE CADoAs1EU LUMRE
| COMPANY. The term of its existenc
is Thirty l3Ol years, and the place G
its domicile is the village Of Lax
Charles, CalcaSieu parish, in the Stat
Louisiana.
| 2. Said corporation is formed for th
purposes, and to carry on the bushes
of manufacturing lumber, timber, lath
shingles and other articles of wood an,
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 ant
nsed in such business.
3. The amount Of the capital stool
of said corporation is Two Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars, said stock il
divided into Twenty-Five Hundred
Shares of One Hundred Dollars each
share.
4 The business and affairs of said
corporation shall be managed by o
board Of five directors. The following
persons shall constitute the first board
of directors Of the corporation, viz
NATHAN B. BRADLEY, WILLIAM @.
YAwKEY, EIBRIDaE NJ. FOWLER. LEWIS
PENoYER, EDWARD "A. BRAKENRIDeE,
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 C.
Yawkey is made vice president, Lewis
Panoyer is made treasurer and Edward
A. Breckenridge is made secretary.
They shall hold their offices until the
successors Of said board of directors are
elected. Robert H. 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 him and appoint an
other person In his place, and the per-
son SO appointed may be one of their
own number.
S. Theelection Of directors hereafter
snail be by majority vote of the stock
holders of said corporation who shall
be represented at the meeting at which
sneh election shall be held. Such elec-
tions shall take place at the annual
of the stockholders, which
shall be held on the third
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 weekly newspa-
per published ut Luke Charles afore-
said.
At all meetings of the stockholders
each stockholder shall be entitled to
Dne 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 of the meeting.
Special meetings of the stockholders
nay be called at any time by the presi-
lent, or majority of the directors or
holding one third Of the
took.
In such case, in addition to thenotice
Ibove provided for, the secretary shall |
nail TO each stockholder whose postofice
address, is known to him, twenty days
lotice of snch meeting.
6. The directors shall hold their
'fhces until their Successors shall be
lected, aud shall have power to ELL any
acaney occurring in their board, but
70 person other than stockholder
hall be director.
The directors may appoint one of
heir number president, one of their
lumber vice president and one of their
lumber treasurer and any person sec
etary, Of the corporation. The same
erson may hold the offices of treasurer
nd secretary, but the treasurer shall
lways be one OF the directors.
The duties and powers of president,
ice president, treasurer and secretary,
ball be the duties and powers usually |
elonging to those officers in like cor
orations. Their duties and powers
lay be such other or different duties
nd powers as may ct any time be de-
Jared by the board Of directors.
The directors shall have power to ap-
oint and employ q superintendent,
I'D to confer upon him such authority
II Che transaction of the business of
ae corporation from time to time rs
ley deem proper, TO change, restrict
al revoke such authority, and to re-
IoTe him at pleasure. The aupeEin-
'ndsnt may be one Of the directors.
q shall receive such compensation for
is services as the directors may deter
ine.
The directors shall have power to
nrchase any property. real and per
NAL, for the corporation. and to sell /
"a convey any property, real and per-
NAL, belonging to the corporation. as i,
ley shall determine to be for its best
Iterests.
Conveyanceg of real estate may be
by the president and aeeretary,
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syances to be made.
The directors may exercise the powers I
,eeified in this charter by acts 10 writ I
q signed by q majority Of the direc- !
rs. The acts done by such writing !
al be binding on the corporation. :
The directors may make by-laws for :
q corporation. :
z. Citation may be served upon the !
ssideut Of the corporation or on the !
periutendent.
5. Tne mode Of liquidation at the \
rminafion Of this charter shasl be as !.
Ilows The property Of the corpora :
y shall be sold aud ouf Of the pIo- ),
Jill iii debts aud demands lawfully b
isEing against the corporation shall be 4 4
ia. and the balance ~ the proceeds \ \
all be divided among and peid to the y y
seighold ders "a dividends on their stock. \ J,
D. The names Of the subscribers to Z
8 capitol stock Of the oorporatiou and + +
3 hunter Of Rhakes sUt'seFihed by :
eh at the execution Of this charter : 4
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