The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-27
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Dees Lumber EmlPPOve-
Inent, and Fuel supply
Company, Limited,


STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARIsH on CALoAsIEU.
BE n KNOWS, That on this tWenty.third day Of
March, ia the year Of oar Lord One Thousand
pendence VI the United States OF America tho
One Hundred and Seventeenth, before me- VIII
liam y. SehWing, Notary Public, in and for
onlcasiel Parish state Of Louisiana personally
names arc Hereinafter subscribed as stockholders,
who seyerally declared that ayailing themselves
Of the powers, rights and privileges conferred by
the various acts of the Legislature Of this State
relative TO corporations they do BY this act, and
by these pt eaents, hereby form among them
selves and such other persons as may become
the p'lpose hereinafter defined, and that they
have agreed and do hereby agree TO tho following
stipulAti9ns and regulations 70 govern SAID
ARTICLE I.
The name Of the corporation hereby formed,
shall DO THE DEbS LUMBER IMPROVE
MENr, AND FUEL sUPPLi COMPANY,
LlLrED, and IT. principal place Of bqsiness
of Galcasleui State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose and object for which this cOTpO,
ration is formed are % conduct tho business 81
dFlilg dressing and otherwise finishing and I'm.
praying lumber by contract the purlhaslng and
selling Of lumber, the purchasing OF timber and
other product for cutting into fuel and the selling
Of Same, the purchasing 0f coat and other fuel
and ceiling tho same and dealing IN general pro-
dnce and merchandise.
ARTICLE III
The said corporation shall enjoy suoesssion by
its corporate maine, and shall possess all the
powers Incident To corporations and authorized
BY law. The time Of its duration and existence
y hereby aked at Twenty-Five yeaFa from date Of
this act, II shall have the power 10 contract,
sue and be sued to MIKE and use Q Corporate
SO i and the same to alter at plsasurei 70 hold,
resolve lease, purchase and convey, as well
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name property, both real and personals To
appoint such officers or agents as the business
may require 70 make such bylaws. rules aud
regulations for the government OF said cprpo-
ration as may be necessary aud the same 70 alter
ARTICLE ",
An citations, and other process Of court, shall
be served on the Secretary.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall be
fixed at the sum of Twenty, 1--we Thousand Dollars
tS25, 000.00l, divided into One Thousand n ,000l
shares Of twenty-five Dollars l$2J00l each.
Said corporation to be authurized 20 transact
business aa soon as Five Thousand Dollhra
[s5 00l has been Subscribed and paid In, the
remaindsr Of capital stock may be issued when,
and " sn9h manner as the board q directors
ARTICLE vi.
The business and affairs Of this corporation shall
be conducted under the control and management
Of Board Of Directors, to be composed Of three
stockholders, ell Of whom shan constitute q
The Board Of Directors shall elect a President,
Yice.President and q Secretary, Treasurer,
and anch other oilieors as may be necessary fol
the management Of its affairs They shall also
have the power to oil all vacancies Nv death,
Resignation, or otherwise. Tie 0tlice OF Secretary
and Treasurer may be consolidated and united,
and may be held by the same person.
The FIRST Board Of Directors shRll consist n
Lemuel o, Deea, Abbot L. Does and Elly n
De 81 with the said Lemnel @. Dees as President
Abbot 4. Does aa Vice Presidents and ely II.
Dees as rotary Treasurer
On the fourth Satnrd y Of March, 1895, and
every three years thereafter, q new Board Ol
niraetors ahall be elected By q majority OF the
yetes cast; Each steckholder Or corporation
being entitled 10 cast, either IN person Or BY
proxy, one vote for each share of stock owned b
him or them Notice Of said election to be given
by publication ~ any Of the city papers, ten dagl
previous thereto, and 70 be held ~ the office 81
the corporation at Lake Charles II. The fail
nre or omission to hold the election, Or To eloci
the officers o. this corporation, III the manner
ia AZ manner suspend 81 affect tbs business n
the corporation bnt the old officers shall hold
over until their places are filled By b now cleo
ton g % provided for BY the acting Board o
ARTICLE WI
IN the event Of a dissolution Of this corporation
1 by Limitation or otherwise, its aftsira shall b
liquidated NJ three commissioners 70 DO choneu
/ ~ VOC uf tllp atVlknQluefH II lho same lutuNe
as provided for the election Of Directors, il
Article sixth.
No stookholder shall ever be held Liable undo
any circumstance for the coutracta Of faults 3
l the Corporation, ~ any FARTHER sum than tho IN
/ paid bRianaA d1u On stock subscribed bS him.
Thus 1ope, road and signed III my Office Va th
| CITY Of Lake Charles, Louisiaaa I'll che pFe1enc
Of William l.. Hatchins sud Morgan u Andrus
competent Witnesses and me, patAgy, The day AM
datc Argt above written,
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