The Lake Charles echo., 1894-02-23
CHARTHR..
UNITED STATES OF AATBRTCA.3
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CALCASIE

UNITED STATES OF AAIBRTCA,3
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
parrish OF CALCASIET- Z
CRY oF LsssE GnAREEs. 5
REIT KNOWS, That on this l4th Slay of Follu
Rrg 1894 before me, Paul "a SeR11saVrac, nnia,y
pliblic ilt anil for the parish OF Caieasieu tu,y
ooraissi ioneil ana qaalified and in the prese1 %
OF tho Witnesses hereinafter nau1el and mt q,
signed, personally came and appeared the seyr
persons whose names are hereinafter snbscril
as stsekholdeFs who seyerally declared, fhaf
ayalliRg themselves Of the powers rights All
privileges conferred By the vafioas acts Of tie
Legislature Of this state relative TO corporation
they dol BY this act and x these presents here y
form among themselves and sitch rahers as my
hereinafter become associated iefi then aeerprr.
aiien sor tse purposes heFeintitsr defined alsl
lowing stipnlations 20 govern the said eorpo:A,
tion.
Thenane and tide Of the corporation hereby
formed shall be, BTs L-BI5NBElR LUMBER COli.
R.ANI I4iMrrRp and its tlemicfle shall be at the
citva3 Lake Ghstles Caieasieu Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE IL
The purposes and objects Tor Fhiel this o0Fp0T-
alton Is farnts1 are 10 conduct general wholesale
and Fetail luuaieT business and to znannfacture,
bilT. and sell lumber. and All the products thereof
in the rough and manufactured stste and to con-
Itftet n general mercantile business and 10 con-
strnet niaintai1t and operate IN conjunction with
and as q necessary adiunetana part Of said lanAbeT
and mercantile business, o IailToad or railroads,
whether Operated by steam or otherwise and also
10 a4vn and operate stean sail or uther, vessels.
ARTICLE III
AiicisatI0ns and process Of court shall be served
on the President or IN his Absence the Secro-
tary.
The said corporation shall enjoy Succession by
it's corporate NAME and shall possess all the pow
ers incident 10 corporations aud authorized by
law. The term Of its duration and existence is
hereby fixed At fifty years from the date of this
act and It shall have the power to contract sue
aud be sued; 70 make aud use a corporate seal.
and the Same to altar at pleasures 10 hold receive
purchase. lease sell. aud convey Rs well as hr-
pothecate and mortgage under its corporate
name property. both real and personal 10 ap-
point sueh officers as ta business Of said corpora
tiOn may require TO nlaka snch bylaws. rules and
regulations for the government OF said eOFpoFa-
sion as may he necessary and the same to change
ARTICLE v.
The CapitaE sock Uf This corporation Is hereby
liked Al One Huudrei THOUSAND paIlgrs fsI05y
900 CO., divided into ono thousand tlO00 shares of
one hundred dollars tsi01.80l each.
This corporation shall have the right and is
hereby authorized u commence the transaction Of
business, as s0en as tho ab0ve named One Hun
dTed Thousand Dollars as iEs capital stock has
been 80 Inscribed and paid ini either in money or
ARTICLE VI.
The business aud afiairs Of this corporation
shall be conducted under the management Rad
control Of Bosrd Of Directors 20 be Golap0sed Of
a quorum. The Board Of Directors shal elect q
President Vice President Secretary and Treas
Urerr and such ether UtieeEs as may De necessary
fer the mana cement Of its z4iirs. fbsE shall asO
have the power 30 Nil al vacancies Occurring hy
death, resignation or otherwise. The offices Of
: Secretary and Treasurer may be consolidated and
united aud held by the same person, Neasrs.
Martin 7. jones Charles Bunker and ], Albert
Bel shall oonsiitntp and eanposa the rst Board OF
Directors witlEd, a ibert BBlas PTesidentaud Gen.
eTal Manager Martin 7, Jones US N ioe-P PresidenTr
The irst Board Of Dir0etoFs shall held Office until
the first MOnday in February, 1855 eat which time
and Annually thereafter new Board Of Directors
shall he appointed elected bv d majority of the
vote cast. Zach stockholasr being entitled to
eRst. either ia peFsGn or hy proxy, one vote for
each share Of stock owned by him. Said election
70 se given notice q ly publication ~ any Of the
papers pabllshed 40 tho city Of Lake Charles, La,
for tBu days previous thereto, and to be hbld IN
the Office OF said corporation at Lake Charles, La
The iailura or alniss9n % bold the election to
elect tho officers Of This corporation 10 the man,
ner and at the time and place above spscihad
shall in manner suspend OF asieet the business
Of the corporation, but the corporate officers shall
hold BEer until their places aIn r0sll by q neSg
election, to be provided for BY the acting Board Of
ARTICLE VII.
10 transfer Of stock shall be bindfnE uRoBz this
corporation unless the transfer shall have been
pate upon the application Vt the RVuer ter MG
authorized RgeBt, aud eRtsred upon the books 81
tue corporations aud n the event that ANY stock
transfer his stock therein, be shall give the 70
naming st0c kbRiders ths tEAt pIi RuFchas
lng the saHle at the ruling mari pTiOo theregf
ARTICLE VIII
This corporation can be dissolved sither by lin.
itatpR otherwise, or By Stockholders represent
ing tWothirds Of the stock. 10 which seVent its
affairs are 70 be 1lquiatsd by three commissioners
tc be chosen from the stockholders at an election
called Tor such purpose after due notice by publ
cation as provided for 10 Article VI
ARTICLE TX
No stgc Ghaider is to be hold Liable under ans
circumstances tor the contracts OF fanlts Of thit
corporation for any further sum than the amount
OF stock gWBed BY him.
Thus aane, reed and signed en thedag aud datt
and year irst SHOVE Nritten, 10 the presence d
frank iiavsra and Ralph Havard Fitnesses who
sign. y. ALBERT BEL.
1IABFiN 4. JONES
~--> tCHAltLES BUNKER
LIS. n A. S0AiP4ANHAC,
NasarE Puifiie
Attest:
FRANK HAZARD
RALPH tiAVARD