The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-20
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Dees Lumber Improve
Hnent, and Fuel supply
Company, limited.
STATE or LOUISIANA,

PARiHH OF OALcAsIEU
BE IT KNOWN. That on this twenty-thiTd day Of
FIsS s Hundfea md Sn S ana u ths indie,
pendence or tho United States of America The
One hundred and seEenteenth, before ne, VIII
VAIN II si pa,ias ~ ~ foasisS personaiiy
came aud appeared the several persona y hose
names are hereinafter Subscribed as atOc khaldeEa,
who generally dselaFed that ayalllng themselves
Of the poWers, rights and PRIVILEGES CONFERRED by
the yarions acts 0t the Legislature ot This sbste
relative 70 corporations, they do By this ACT aAd
By these p, eaents, hereby form among them,
selves, aud such other peEsana ~ may hea0nle
assoGiated with them hereafter, corporation for
the purpose hereinafter Defined and that they
have agreed and do hereby agree ~ the tulleWln4
stipulations and regulations 70 govern pala
ARTICLE T.
The name Of the corporation hereby formed,
shsll b THE pEks kuMBEk 5A.PFKED,V,IEs
LlMirFDf and L, principal place Of business
ahall 10 hxed at tho City 0f Lake Charles, PaEish
Of Caleasieu, state Of Louisiana
ARTICLE II.
The purpose aud object for which this eorpo
ration II fOTmed are 70 conduct the business Of
III, tnE dressing aud otherwise fnishing and inns
proving iumberb BY contract tue pngvhaslng aud
selling nf lumber, the purchasing Or timber aud
other product for cutting iutl tue and the selling
and selling ths same and dealing in general pro-
duee and merchandise.
ARTICLE III.
Yhe said corporation shall enjoy succession BY
lis eoFpoTnts name aud shau possess All the
p0NeT5 incident 10 corporations aud authorized
by law. The time OF ita duration and existence
is hereby hxed at twenty i've years from date Of
this act. IL shall have the power to cputraett
sue and be sued, 10 nj ke and use corporate
50 !, and the same to alter at plsaHnFai 70 hplat
receive lease, purchase and convey as we'll
Is hypOtheeate aud mortgage, under its corporate
name property, 5uth real aud peFs9nalj 70
appoint such officers or agents ~ the busineas
may requiet to make such bylaws, rules and
rel ulati0ns Tor the government ot said eoTpo,
ration o. may be necessary ant the same Eo al1eE
at pleasure. ,,,c,,
An citations, and other process Of court shall
be served or the Secretary
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall be
fixed at the nmuf Twenty i've q hOusand pollar9
s250o1gol divided into One Thousand y oo0l
shares Of twenty-five Dollars ts250Ql each.
said corporation 10 DO authorized 70 transact
business d. coon % FIVE THOUSAND dollars
fS5, 900 O0l has been subscribed aud pald ", inc
remainder Of capital stock may be Issued when
and in such manneT az the board q dlrectoFs
may decide.
ARTICLE vi
The business and affairs Or this corporation shall
he conducted under the control and management
"a Board OF Directors, 10 DO coup sed Of lhrse
stockholders, an Of whom shall constitute
4 fS Board Of Directors shall elect President,
| Vice President and o secretary, Treasurer,
and such other oibceTs as may 10 necessary toE
the management Of ita sihsifs Ahey snais also
| have H.. power 70 Gil all vacancies by death,
/ TesiguatB6n or otherwise. The 0tice pf Secretary
| and Treasurer may DO eon40lidRted aud united
/ and may be held By the came person.
| Lennel d, Dees Abbot L. nses and Ely II
| 10 s. with The said Lemael q. Dees a9 Presidents
\ Abbot j. Dees Al Vice Presidents and ELY q.
/ on tic fourth satlrd of March, 1895 and
| every three yeara thereafter, b new Board 81
| pifectors shall BE- elected BY. majority q the
/ votes cast Each atockh0lier or corporation,
being entitled u cast, either in person % "
1 nroIg one vote for each shAte Of stock owned by
him 81 them Notice Of said election % he given
Pgslicst9a y s s5 % s S os sa y
the CORPORATION, AZ Lake Charles, La. The fail
ne 81 ilnlaei0n 10 hold The election or to eleci
ths officers ef this Cooperation n tps Fla m.
/ II, ~ nlafpsr suspend 81 Affect the buaineas b
the corporation, but the old officers SHAH holt
over until theIF piseea srs alled by Q nsw slee
t ARTICLE VII
In the event Of dissolution Of this corporation
BY iimitaIou Of ctharwteg, tta enair5 ah4n n
/ ljF vote Of ths sicekholders 10 the came naune
b provided tor she elsetacn * directors Y
Article Sixth
~ stoekholder shall ever be held Liable unde
any eifauinstauco for tbs cDutracfs Or fAaltS o
i Tie Compensation IN any further sum than the an
Daid balance due on stock suhaqfihcd ly him,
rhus done. resd and signed 70 nv once " 10
CITY ~ IA e. Charles, Louisiana, - the pregeuc
Of sFllilani (. B0tehius and AorEan y. Andrus
coinpatsnt WITNESSES and me, getary the day en-
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Norasy Public.