The Bossier banner., 1894-11-22
Charter. Of
Antrim Lumber Company,
Limited.

Gtate of Louisiana, Be it known, that on
y Parish of Bossier. this, the eighth day OF
November. A. D. Eighteen Hundred and Nine.
tyfour, before me. Haywood 81. Montgomery,
a Notary Public in and for Boasier 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 36
of Session of 1888, approved June 18th, 1883, as
we'll as those of the general laws Ofthe 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 hereinaf-
ter set forth, to-wit:
ART1CLEI.
The name and title of this corporation shall be
ANTRIM LUMBDR CO., Limited, and under
said name it shall have and enjoy euccession
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 out
the purposes of this corporation; and its domi-
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-
camille business.
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served on the President, and in his absence on
''' ART1CLEIv.
The capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared to be twenty-five Thousand dollars
divided into $50 shares of one hundred dollars
each, which shall be paid for in cash or proper
ty actually sold and delivered to this corpora
tion, and shall be due and payable in such
amounts and at such times and places As the
Board of Directors may resolve and determine
This corporation shall begin operation as soon
as one hundred (lOOl shares, making the sum
of ten thousand dollars t$l0,0O0l shall have
been subscribed to the capital stock and paid in.
ARTICLE
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 meeting of the stock
| holders, for that purpose, Ito be held on the
| first Monday in November, 1895, and yearly
thereafter,l after ten days notice in newspa-
| per published in the parish in which the COM
| pany is domiciled. Uutil the first election the
| Directors shall be Chas. A. Antrim, II. G..
Madison and J. A. Mitchell, who shall serve
until their successors are duly appointed.
| ARTICLEvI.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
| okar nd Traa
| 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 II. G.. Madison, Secretary, and
| j. A. Mitchell, Treasurer who shall serve
| until their successors are daly 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 alter
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 salC
parish of Bossier, the day and date above writ
ten, IN the presence of j. P. Keith and T. z
Barnett, competent witnesses, who with SAID
appearers and me, Notary, have signed thes'
presents.
CHARLES A. ANTRIM.
| Fl. G, MADISON.
| JAMES A. MITCHELL.
Attest:
}. P. KEITH. }
T. z. BARNETT. -
II. Il. MONTGOMERY.
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Having examined th'
Parish of Bossier. foregoing act of incorpo
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 18th day of Novem
Der. 1894. nov 22-dec 20