The Bossier banner., 1894-10-25
Charter Of
Whited &,Wheless, Limited.

Ctate of Louisiana, Be it known, that on
~ Parish of Caddo. this, the fourth day of
October, A. D. Eighteen Hundred and Ninety
four, before me. Lewis E. Carter, Notary
Public in and for Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and appear
cd the persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed also severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of Act Sc of Ses-
sion of 1883, approved june 18th, 1888, as well
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 q corporation for the object and purpose,
and under the terms and stipulations hereinaf-
ter set forth, to-wit:
The name and title of this corporation shall be
WHITED & WIRELESS, Limited, and under
said name it shall have and enjoy cuOcession
for the period of ninety-nine years from the
date of this charter; may sue and be sued; may
have, hold, purchase, ssa4, 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-
eile shall be Alden Bridge. Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
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. and to
conduct q general mercantile 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 sixty Thousand dollars 900 ,O00)
divided into 600 shares of one hundred dollars
ty actually sold and delivered to this corpora
ton, and shall be due and payable i'm such
amounts and at such times and places as the
Board of Directors may resolve and determine.
This corporation shall begin operation rs soon
as three hundred 1901 shares, making the sum
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 o meeting of the stock
holders, for that purpose, Ito be held on the
| first Monday in October, 1895, and yearly
thereafter,l after ten days notice in a newsps
per published in the parish in which the COM
Directors shall be p. c. Bulkley, f. T. Whited
and III. II. Wheless, who shall serve until their
successors are duly appointed.
ARTICLEVI.
The officers of this corporation shall be q
| President, vice-President and Secretary
| and Treasurer, and said officers shall be elect
ed annually by the Board of Directors and
until the first election the officers shall be az
follows: p. C. Bulkley, President F. T.
Whited, vice-President. who shall act as gen
eral manager; II. III. Wheless, Secretary ana
| Treasurer who shall serve until their success
sors are duly elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable OF
| responsible for the contracts or faults of sale
corporation in any further sum than the un
paid balance due to the company on the share
owned by him: nor shall any inf0rlnality il
the organization have the effect of rendering
this charter null, or of exposing a stockholde
to any liability beyond the amount of hi
stock. No transfer Of stock by the holder
thereof shall be binding on this corporation
unles said transfer Is duly entered ON its books
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved b.
limitation, or from any other cause, its affair
shall be liquidated by three commissioner
from the stockholders, appointed for tha
purpose, at a meeting of same convened afte
ten days notice to said stockholders, give
to them by letter addressed to each stock
holder and deposited in the mail. In case @
death or failure to act, said remaining con
misioners shall appoint their successors.
This done and passed at my Office, in sal
parish of Caddo, the day and date above writ
, ten, IN the presence of Chas. J. Randall an
Foster Carter. competent witnesses, who wit
said appearers aud me, Notary, have signe
these presents.
MARY nj. BULKLEY,
By C. BULKLEY.
PC. BULKLEY.
Fl. WHITED.
III. III. WIRELESS.
Attest:
CHAS. J. RANDALL.
: FOSTER CARTER.
LEWIS E. CARTER,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Having examined tt
Parish of Caddo. { foregoing act of Incorp'
ration. and finding nothing contained therei
contrary to law, hereby approve the same
Al. MURFF, District Attorney
OF Second Judicial District of Louisian.
: Done and signed this the / tn day of Octobe