The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-12-09
CHARTER
OF THE
EALCASTEU LUMBER
COMPANY.

lWE, THE UNDERSIGNED, d.
w hereby form ourselves into AM
constitute corporation under and il
pursuance Of the general laws of tn
State of Louisiana, authorizing the for
nation of corporations for the purpos,
herein stated, and we hereby adopt thl
| following charter therefor:
4 |. The name and title Of said cor
poration is The CA1cAsIEU LUMREI
COMPANY. The term of its existence
| is Thirty (30) years, and the place ol
its domieile is the village of Lake
Charles, CalcGsieu 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 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 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, WnddAM @.
YAwKEY, ELBBIDaE NJ. FOWLER. LEWIS
PEEoTER, EDWARD "A. BRAKENRIDaE,
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
PenoJer 10 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 II. 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, aud the per-
son so appointed may be one of their
own number.
S, The election of directors hereafter
small be by a majority vote OF the stock
holders al said CORPORATION who shall
he rerresented ~ the meetinp al which
sncb election shall he held, Snch elec-
tions shall take nlace al the annual
meetings Of the stockholders. which
reetinSs shall be held on the third
Thursday Of February in each wear, at
fine Lonr Of 10 o'clock 49, al said
village Of Lake Charles.
Notice Of ali meetings OF the stock |
holders aball he given bv the secretary.
Nv n11bliah;noy the sane once each week |
for four successive weeks next preced-
ING such meeting. in a weekly newspa-
pep published N Lake Charles afore-
said
An ali meanings of the gtoekhoIders
each atockholder ahalI be entitled to |
one vote for each share Of stock owned |
~ him and MS votes NAV be cast il
,,erson or hy nrorv the authority Of |
Ehe proxy 10 he in wiring and filed with
tba secrstarv IN the Tneetipr.
Snee;aI neetinos az tha sfaekholders
NAV ~ called ~ sny time ~ The uresi-
dant or i maioritv az the directors or
atnclbolda,a holding one third of the
atocL
n such case. in addition to the notice
above provided for. the secretary shall
mailto each etockholder whose postoffice
aadress Il known To linn. twenty days'
notica n sneh meeting.
q The diractors shall hold their
ofticea nn4iI thair snecessora shall be
aiectaa AMI Shall have nower To All any
,,sss. sacsncy occurring n their board. bnt
~ person other chan 4 stockholder
,baII he 4 director.
The direetors NAV appoint one of
heir number president. one Of their
,nn,her vice nresident and one az tbeir
,nmher treasurer and any person see
.ats,,v ~ the cornoration THE same
,erson may hold the Offices Of treasurer
M Eecraf,.rv INF the treasnrer shall
,lwavs III one of the directors
me duties and powers u president.
t;ae nresident. treasurer ana secretary.
halt he the duties and powers usually
y " thosa ofFicara IL lilxa cor 4
,orations Their dnties and mowers
IN 'he arch other on diffarent duties
MI powers az NAV Al any time be de-
,lared Nv Inc board Of directors. Il,
Tlhe directors shall have power to APP
,a;nt and employ a superintendent,
MI "a confer tipon him such authority /
~ tie transaction Of the business Of
ia eornoration from time 10 time as
Lav M dseYa nroper ~ change. restrict
nj revole sueiI AUTHORITY. and 10 re-
,ss,ra ,,,s rim AZ nleaanre. d,he superin-
nYsp ltfN as,ss