The Bossier banner., 1894-12-20
Charter of
Antrim Lumber Company,
Limited.

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Limited.
& State of Louisiana, Be it known, that on
= Parish of Bossier. this, the eighth day of
November A. d. Eighteen Hundred and Nine
tyfnur, before me, Haywood H. Montgomery,
Notary Public in and for Bossier Parish,
Louisiana, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names are hereun-
to subscribed; also severally declared that
avail, g themselves of the provisions of Act Sc
of Session of 1888, approved June Doth, 1888, as
we'll as those of the general laws of the State of
louisiana relative to the organization of cor
proations they have formed and organized,
and by these presents do form and organize
themselves and their associates and successors
into corporation for the object and purpose,
and under The terms and stipulations hereiIaf-
ter set forth, to- wit:
ART1CLEI.
The name and title of this corporation shall be
ANTRIM LUMBDR CO., Limited, and under
said Eame it shall have and enjoy cuccessiOn
for the period of ninety-nine years from the
date of this charter; may sue and be sued; may
have, hold, purchase, sell, convey, lease, mort
gage and pledge property, real and personal;
may have and use corporate seal and same to
change at will, and generally, may have and
possess any and all powers and privileges
which corporations are. or may be authorized
to possess by law, and particularly to carry ont
cile shall be Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes of this corporation
are declared to be to buy and sell timber lands,
to manufacture, buy and sell lumber and to
build and operate saw and planning mill plants,
railroad, telegraph and telephone lines. to con.
duct retail lumber yards and general mer-
cautiie business.
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served on the President, and in his absence on
the Secretary.
The capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared to be twenty-five thousand dollars
divided into $50 shares of one hundred dollars
each, which shall be paid for in cash or proper
ty actually sold and delivered to this corpora
ton, and shall BE due and payable in such
amounts and at such times and places as the
Board of Directors may resolve and determine.
This corporation shall begin operation as soon
as one hundred t1001 shares, making the sum
of ten Thousand dollars ($l0,000) shall have
been subscribed to the capital stock and paid in
ARTICLEV v.
The affairs oi this corporation shall be under
the management and control of the Board of
Directors composed of three stockholders to
be elected annually at a meeting of the stock
holders, tor that purpose, Ito be held on the
first Monday in November, 1895, and yearly
thereafter, after ten days notice in a newsps
per published in the parish in which the COM
pany is dOmiciled. Uutil the first election the
Directors shall be Chas. A. Antrim, H. G.
Madison and J. A Mitchell, who shall serve
until their successors are duly appointed.
ARTICLEVI.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
President, Secretary and Treasurer, and said
officers shall be elected annually by the Board
of Directors, and until the first election the
officers shall be as follows: Chas. A. Antrim,
President; H. G. Madison, Secretary and
j. A. Mitchell, Treasurer; who shall serve
until their successors are duly elected.
ARTICLE VII
Whenever this corporation is dissolved by
limitation, or from any other cause, it's affairs
shall be liquidated by three commissioners
FROM the stockholders, appointed for that
purpose, at a meeting of same convened after
ten days notice to said stockholders, given
to them by letter addressed to each stock
holder and deposited in the mail In case of
death or failure to act, said remaining COM
misiOners shall appoint their successors.
This done and passed at my Office, in said
parish of BOssier, the day and date above writ
ten, IN the presence of j. p. Keith and I. 2.
Barnett, competent witnesses, who with said
appearers aud me, Notary, have signed these
presents.
CHARLES A. ANTRIM.
H. G, MADISON.
JAMES A. MITCHELL.
Attest:
j. P. KEITH.
T. z. BARNETT. (
H. H. MONTGOMERY.
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Having examined the
Parish of Bossier. foregoing act of lncorpo-
ration. and finding nothing contained therein
contrary to law, hereby approve the same.
Al. MURFF, District Attorney
OF Second Judicial District of Louisiana.
Done and signed this the I4th day of Novem-
Der, 1894. nov 22-dec 20