The Bossier banner., 1894-10-11
Q. RATXRURG.
Dentist,
No. 3lS Texas Street,
Shreveport. La.
Charter Of
Allen Brothers & Wadley.
Limited.

SParish Of Bossier. this the e' Sist day day Of Of
September, A. D., Eighteen Hundred and
Ninety'foul, before me. j. W Elston, -
Notary Public in and foG the parish of Bossier.
and State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of witnesses
whose names are hereto subscribed also sey-
orally declared that awaiting themselves .oS
Act 36 of the session of 1888, approved June
9th, 1888, as well as those of the general laws
of the State relative TO the organization of
corporations, they have formed and organized.
and by these presents do form and organize
themselves, their associates and successors
into a corporation for the object and purposes
and under the terms and stipulations herein.
after set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this Corporation shall
be ALLEN BROTHERS & WADLEY, Limi-
ted, and under said name it shall have AMI
enjoy succession for the period of ninety nina
years from the date of this charter may
and be sued; may have. hold, purchase, sell.
convey, lease, mortgage and pledge property.
real and personal may have and use q corpo-
rate seal and same to ch snge at will an1,
generally. may have and possess any and all
powers and privileges which corporatiopA
are, or may be authorized to possess by Law
and particularly to carry ont the purposes nf
this corporation; and its domicile shall be iii
| the city of Allentown, La, where their milla
are located and operated.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes of this corporation
are hereby declared to be to buy, build and
| operate saw and planning mills, to buy and sesl
lumber and generally t. engage in general
lumber business, and in connection therewith
| to build and operate railroads, telegraph and
| telephone lines and carry on a general mer-
camille and supply business
| ARTICLE III
Citations and all legal processes shall bo
| served on the Presidenr of the Company, ahd
| in his absence on the Sc ,retary.
ARTICLE w,
The capital stock OF this corporation ia hereh~
| declared TO be one hundred and fifty thousand
| dollars, $3.50 900 00). divided into fifteen hun
| dred shares of one hundred dollars each, to b,,
| paid for in cash or property actually sold anil
| delivered to this corporation and shall be dus
| and payab in such amounts and at such times
and places as the Board of Directors may re
| solve aud determine. This corporation shall
begin business as soon as four hundred and six
| shares making the sum of forty Thousand, six
| hundred dollars shall have been subscribed tD
its capital stock and paid in.
ARTICLE v.
The officers of this corporation shalt be n
President, Secretary and Treasurer and fivN
directors, of hich the President and secretars.
shall be members, and said officers shall N.
elected annually by the Board of Directors.
ARTICLEv
The affairs of this e9rporatio shall be undev
the management and control of the Board ri
Directors composed of five members. to hs,
elected annually at a meeting OF the stock
holders for that purpose ito be held on t =
fourth Monday In September 1894, and year
theFeafterl, and one share OF stock to ooDsl'.
tuts vote at such meetings. Until the fir
election the officers and directors shall be -
follows: II. j. Allen, President, w. d. W3r.-
ley, Secretary and Treasurer, w. G. Wadlt,
| WIN. B. Allen, Wiley b. Allen, ii. j. Allen ard
w. d. Wadley, Board of Directora.
ARTICLE VII.
No stock holder shall ever be held liable for
the contracts OF faults Of said corporation IN
any further sum than the unpaid balance du,,
| to the company on the shares owned by him ,
nor shall any informalisy in tue arganiaati"a
of the company have the effect of renderir :
this charter null or of exposing o stock holdrr
to any liability beyond the apIoupt of bis steeh
No transfer of stock by the holder there,
shall be binding on this corporation, unles'
said transfer is duly entered on its books
ARTICLEyIII.
| WheRe yer this corporation is dissolved rs
Limitation, or any other cause. its affairs sl,a
, be liquidated by three commissioners from Tn
stock holders, appointed for that purpose ~
i | a meeting of same cOnYened after ten cav
notice to said stock holders, given to them Is.
|. letters addressed to each stock holder and e.
: posted In the mail. In case of death or fail
|, | to act, said commissioners shall appoint th
4 successors,
= This done and signed at my Office, in sai,
!, parish of BOssier, the day and date above viii
y ten, in the presence of H. p. Dance ana r. :
= Connell, competent witnessed, who with s.,i'
appearers and me, Notary Public, have signe.
the 80 presents.
II, J. ALLEN.
w. ID. WADLEY.
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