The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1889-11-01
CHA RTER.
srATE LOUISIANA

STATE OF LOUISIANA. :
PARISH OF DALcAsIEU.
Bolt known That o. this the Third 5av b
Aagasts A. y, ons Th1usund Eight HuRdrel
and Eighty Nine, Before me Eamaad u. Miller
a Notary Public In and for the Parrish Of Gales
sigu, Louisiana and IN tbs presence Of The wit
nessss hereinafter named and UNDERSIGNED Per
snnaliF came and appeared, the persons who's
names ere herHunt0 subscribed who severaliS
declared that awaiting themselves OF the PROV
slaas Of she general laws Of this State relative t
the organization Of corporations, they have
faTDed and organized and dc hereby Germ and
organize themselves into and constitute . cor,
/ porRti9n for the objects and purposes and under
the Ehpulafiohs and agreements hereinafter set
forth, which they hereby adopt as their charter,
t8lwit:
The name and title of the corporation hereby
formed Is declared 10 be, LOCK, MOORE AND
Co, lLimiteul. Its domielie shall be the vii
lRge Of LgekpgTt, GHlCasien Parish, Louisiana,
1t shall have and afiigE succession by its cor
p8rHte name for the period Of thirty years from
and altar this date il may have seal with such
device shall be selected by the Board Of DiTeG-
tors il shall have the right t. hold. purchase
mortgage, sell and convey property. movable and
Ium0yable, and 10 sue and be sued IN its cor
POruie name. The President and ia is absence
the Secretary is the officer ON whom citation and
all legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE Il
The objects and purposes Of 8his corporation
are TO conduct and carry on q general timber and
lumber business, and mhuufaGTuFe Of articles
from weed 10 Uub legs and timber, and convey
the same 10 market to build and operate mills
10 buy and sell lands, timber and general mer
chaRJise, and finally TO do and perform any and
every act Bad thing necessary 10 carry out all or
any Of the purposes as herein set fBI1h,
ARTICLE III.
The Capital Stock Of this Corporation is DE-
oiaTe1 10 Be the suEa Of ONE HUNDRED THDJ-
SAND DOLLARS. divided into ONE THOU
SAND SHARES Of the value CT ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS each all stock to be paid In
full. an cash tor its equfTRlent} 81 the time Of
subscription The Capital may bf increased, Oh
complying with tbe requirements OF law. 10
sum not 10 exceed Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars. and should the Capital stock be in
creased the persons holding stock ct The time
shall have III night 30 take, by preference
shargs Of tbc addIyaunal O. Increased stoek, pro
EsgTnouatc 80 the number o. shares 5hen owned
by them respectively.
ARTICLE "
All the corporate powers Of this Corporation
shall be vested IN Hnd exercised by Board Of
Directors 10 consist Of IhTeH stockholders, three
Of VI hazB shall constitute quorum lpE thT Trims
aUtlun Oi ali business with iuii power 10 pUT
chase, EesiL and mortgage property, mRehlneTy
gtC-s to make, sign and BEeeEte contracts, deeds
and 10 lssne and deliver full paid stock II pay
uenT Ui nights or properly actually received and
10 do all acts hich this Corporation Cuuid do in
carrying ont AIS objects and purposes. 10 make
and establish bylaws rules and regulations 1OT
IBe management Of the business Of The COMPANY
10 hire employ and discharge all officers agents
and employees not herein provided for, and 10 TX
all salaries. The beard Of directors BAall elect
a mauaEsr whose powers and duties They shall
III
The first board Of Directors shall consist of L.
1T. MOORE. II. " RYAN AND GEORGE
Luyk. with the said Al W RYAN As President,
{. Il MOORE a. FiUe- President and GEORGE
LOCK Secretary and treasurer They shall
hold their Offices until thr third AundAF At No.
8embrg ibt1 cor HUtlI their successors are CeCIth
and qGAlihedj and Al the event OF a NaCauvE OF