The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-10-14
OH A. RTER

eonstitate corporation under and IN
pnrunnce OF the general laws OF the
State Of Louisiana. authorizing the for
nation Of corporations for The purpose
herein stated, and we hereby adopt the
following charter therefor
Il. The name and title Of said cor
uoraticn Is 'aTHR GAncAsIEU LUMBER
Coxpk0Y. The term of its existence
i Thirty l30) years, and the place Of
i'll domicile ID the village OF lake
Charles, Calcasiea parish, in the State
Louisiana.
., Said corporation is formed for the
purposes. and TO carry on the business
Of manufacturing lumber, timber, lath,
shineles and other articles ofwood and
marketing the same, and for such pur-
poses and business to acquire lands,
timber, logs, mills, machinery, beoms,
implements and real and personal pro-
erty needfpl 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 a
board of five directors The following
persons shall constitute the first board
OF directors Of the corporation, viz :
NATHAN B. BRADLEY, WILLIAM @.
YAwKsE, EIDRHDaE nj. FOWLER. LEWIS
PExoxKR, EDWARD "A. BRAKENRIDaE,
and they shall hold their Offices until
their successors shall be elected. Ma
than d. BRADLEY is hereby made presi-
dent o. the corporation, William G..
Yapkey is made vice president, Lewis
Renoyer 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 Fl. 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
avn number
s. Theeleetion Of directors hereafter
shall be by majority vote of the stock
holders Of said corporation who shall
be represented at the meeting Mt which
such election shall be held. Such cleo
items 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 An, 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 preeed-
ing such meeting, ina weekly newspa-
per Published at Lake Charles afore-
said.
At all meetings Of the stockholders
each stakeholder 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 aud filed with
the secretary OF the meeting.
Special meetings OF the stockholders
may be called Of any time by the presi
dent, or a majority Of the directors or
stockholders holding one third of the
stock.
In such case, in addition to the notice
above provided for, the secretary shall
mail to each stakeholder whose postoffie
address is known 10 him, twenty days
notice Of such meeting.
s. The directors shall hold their
Offices until thir successors shall be
elected, and shall have power tofill any
vacancy occurring in their board, but
no person other than stockholder
shall be a director.
The directors may appoint one of
their number president, one of their
number vice presidential one of their
number treasurer and any person sec
rotary, 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
belonging TO those officers In like cor
porations. Their duties and powers
may be such other or different duties
and powers as may at any time be de-
ciared by the board Of directors.
The directors shah have power TO APP
point and employ a superintendent,
and TO confer upon him such authority
for the transaction Of the business 81
the corporation from time to tine as
they deem proper, to change, restrict
and revoke such authority aud to re-
m0pe him ut pleasure. The superin-
tendent may be one of the directors.
He shall receive such compensation for
bis services aa the directors may deter
mine.
The directors shall have power TO
purchase any properly. real aud per-
B0nal Tor the corporation, and to sell
and convey any property, real aud per
sonal, belonging to the corporation, as
thas shall determine TO be Tor its best
in&aEesls.
Conveyance OF real estate may be
-e%iA 2. y ~ tAao hco4tcut cttlf
when the directors authorize such con
Teynnc1s no be made.
The directors may exercise thepowers
fpeeifed ia this charter BY acts in,writ-
ing signed By . majority Of the diaec-
tors. The acts done BY such writing
shall be binding on the corporation.
The directors may make bylaws for
ihe corporation.
Citation may be served upon the
Of the corporation Or on tho
superintendent
b Ine mode Of liquidation at the
81 this charter sla1ll be rs
follows The property of the CORPORA
sien shall be sold aud out Of the pIo-
eeells All aehts and demands lawfully
existi Dy aga5nst the corporation shall be
paid. aua she balance Of the proceeds
shaIl be divided among and paid to tIaa
Atpe holders asaividends Oh heiratocla
The names u Ehe subscribers 70
she ezpital stock Of the corporation and
Vie pnmbeF ct shares Subscribed BY
Raqh AZ the exeenkipn 81 this charter
A1.Es, No or SHARES.