The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-03
CHARTER
OF Tue
Bees Lumber Improve"
Hnent, and Fuel supply
Company, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CALOAsIKu.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARIsH OF CALOAsIEU.
BE IT KNOWS That on this twsnty.third day OF
MaFCh, in the wear of our Lord, One Thousand
Eight Hundred and NinetytwO and OF the indie
pendsnCs Of the United States of America, the
One Hundred and seventeenth, before me- Viii
liam F, SChwing, Notary Public, in and for
UalCasieu Parish State of Louisiana, personally
came aud appeared the several persOn5 whose
names are hereinafter subscribed as tOGkh0lders,
who seVerally declared that ayaillng 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 p eseRts, hereby form among them
selves and such other persons as may become
associated with them hereafter q corporation for
the purpose hereinafter defined and that they
have agreed and do hereby agree to the following
stipulations and regulations to govern said
ARTICLE
The pame of the corporation hereby formed
shall be THE DEhS LUMBER IMPROVE
MENT, AND FUEL SUPPLY COMPANY
LmlrED" and Ito principal place Of business
of CalGasiou, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose and object for which this COrpO
ration il formed are TO conduct the business o.
drl ing, dressing and otherwise finishing and i'm
proving lumber by contract, the purchasing anC
selling Of lumber, the purchasing Of timber ant
other product for cutting into fuel and the selling
Of same, the purchasing Of coat and other fue
and selling the same and dealing in general pro
duCe and merchandise.
ARTICLE III
The said corporation shall enjoy succession BY
| its corporate name, and shall possess all thu
| powers incident t0 corporations and authorizes
| by law. The time Of its duration and existence
| is hereby fixed at twenty-five years from date 0
| this act. 1t shall have the power to contract
| sue and be sued to make and use corporate
SO /, and the same to alter at pleasures to hold
| receive, lease, purchase and convey, as wei
| as hypOthsCate and mortgage, under its cOrpurht
name, property, both real and pers0nalj Il
/ appoint such officers or agents as the businss
may TequlIei to make such bylaws, rules AM
| regulations for the government Of said cOrpo
ration al may be necessary aud the same to altel
at pleasure ,,
All citations, and other process of court shal
be served on the Secretary.
ARTICLEV.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall b
| fixed at the sum Of Twenty, five Thousand Dollar
| 1925, 900 COL divided into One Thousand II 0Ou
shares Of Twenty-Five Dollars ls25.OQl each.
Said corporation to be authorized to transaC
| business as soon as Five Thousand Dollar
| 1885, O00.00l has been subscribed aud paid In, tn
remainder Of capital stock may be Issued when
and in such manner as tho board OF director
may decide.
ARTICLE VI.
The business and affairs of this corporation aha
be conducted under the control and management
Of Board of Directors, ~ be cOmpised OF tire
stockholders, all Of whom shall constitute
quorum,
The Board of Directors shall elect President
q e-President and secretary, Treasurer
and such other officers az may DO necessary e
the management Of its itfairs They shall ais
have the power to all all vaeancies BY deatl
resignation or otherwise. The Odioe Of SecrataE
and Treasurer may be consolidated and united
aud may DO held by the same person.
The first Board Of Directors shall consist
Lemuel q, Dees, Abbot L. Does aud ELY I
De s. with the said Lemnel c. Does as PFesiden
Abbot L. Does as Vice Presldenti aud ELY I
Dees as Secretary Treasurer.
IN the fourth Suturd of March, 1895, m
every three years thereafter, q new Board
DiTsctors shall be elected by majority OF Il
votes cast. Each stOckholder OF coFpOTAtio
being entitled to cast, either in person or
proxy one vote for each share Of stock owned
him or them Notice Of said election TO be give
bS publication in any Of the city papers ten dal
: previous thereto, and to be held In the office
} the corporation, at Lake Charles La. The fai
} uEe OF omission to hold the election, or to Gle
the officers Of this corporation, In the mann
and at the time and place above specified, shi
in no manner suspend or affect the business
the corporation. but the old otieera shall no
over until their places are FLIED by new Gle
ton to be provided for by the acting BoaFd
ARTICLE VII.
In the event of dissolution Of this corporate
by Limitation or otherwise, Its affairs shall
liqnidat0d by three commissioners to be chosi
| by vote OF the stockhpldefs ~ the same mann
as provided for tho election Of Directors,
Article sixth.
No stakeholder shall eyer be held liable Gnd
any circumstance, for the contracts or faults
j the corporation in any further sum than the q
Z paid balance due on stock subscribed By him.
4 Thus done, read and signed at my Office, In I
4 City OF Lake Charles, Louisiapa, IN the presen
!. Of William y Hutehins and Morgan p. Andri
Y competent Witnesses, and me- notary, the day Q
T.. G. DEES,
a. Il. Dies,
ELY ii. DEES
7 WM. II. sCHWING,
/, ... .. Notary Pnblic