The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-10-21
CHARTER
OF THE
CALCASTEU LUMBER
COMP ANY.

| WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, DC
w hereby sorm ourselves into ant
constitute corporation under and in
pursuance 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:
|. The name and title of said cor.
pOration is The OALoAsIEU LUBIREE
COMPANY. The term of its existence
is Thirty 800 years, and the place OF
its domicile is the village OF Lake
Charles, Caleasieu 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.
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 n
board of five directors. The following
persons shall constitute the first board
of directors of the corporation, viz {:
NATHAN B. BRADLEY, WILLIAM @.
YAwKEY, ELDBIDGE NJ. FOWLER. LEWIS
PENlYER, EDWARD "A. BR4KENRIDGE,
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 @.
Yawkey is made vice president, Lewis
PenOyer is made treasurer and Edward
A. Breckenridge is made secretary.
They shall hold their offices until the
of said board of directors are
elected. Robert H. Mason is hereby
made superintendent of the business
of said corporation, and shall have such
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
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. a.
5. The election of directors hereafter
snail 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
lions shall take place at the annual
meetings of the stockholders, which
meetings shall be held on the third
of February in each year, at
lie Lour of 10 o'clock A. NJ, at said
lillage OF Lake Charles.
Notice of all meetings OF the stock
holders shall be given by the secretary, |
)y publishing the same once each week |
or four successive weeks next preced- |
ng such meeting, in weekly newspa-
,er published at Lake Charles afore-
aid
At all meetings of the stockholders
.ach stakeholder shall be entitled to
me vote for each share Of stock owned
". him and his votes may be cast in
,erson 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-
ent, or majority OF the directors or
tockholders holding one third Of the
took.
In such case, in addition to the notice
bove provided for, the secretary shall
nail to each stakeholder whose postoffice
ddress is known to him, twenty days
otice of such meeting.
6. The directors shah hold their
ffices until their Successors shall be
lected, and shall have power to fiji any
acaney occurring in their board, but
Q person other than a stockholder |
ball be director. Il
The directors may appoint one Of
heir number president, one Of their
umber vice president and one Of their
umber treasurer and any person sec
,tary, Of the corporation. The same
EPSON may hold the offices Of treasurer
nd secretary, but the treasurer shall
ways be one Of the directors.
Ihe duties and powers Of president, /
ice president, treasurer and secretary,
lall be the duties and powers usually
elonging 10 those officers in like cor
orations. Their duties and powers
laR be such other or different duties
I'd powers as may at any time be de-
Jared by tile board 81 directors.
Hhe directors shall 51aye power 70 APP
oint and employ a superintendent,
nd to confer upon him such authority
u The transaction Of the business Of
ae corporation from time TO hme as
icy deem proper, 10 change, restrict
70 revoke such althosiig Rnd p re
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