The Bossier banner., 1894-10-18
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 36 of Ses-
sion of 1888, approved June 2sth, 1883, 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 corporation for the object and purpose,
and under the terms and stipulations hereinaf-
ter set forth, tO-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this corporation shall be
WHITED g. WIRELESS, Limited, and under
said Eame it shall have and enjoy cnccession
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
the purposes of this corporation; and its domi-
cile shall be Alden Bridge, 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. 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
ART1CLEIv.
The capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared to be sixty thousand dollars 1860. .OOO)
divided into 600 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 three hundred 1901 shares, making the sum
of thirty thousand dollars 1880, ,0OO) shall have
been subscribed to the capital stock and paid in.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs OF 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, for that purpose, Ito be held on the
first Monday in October, 1895, and yearly
| thereafter,) after ten days notice in a newspa
| per published in the parish in which the COM
pany is domiciled. Until the first election the
Directors shall be P. c. Bulkley, F. T. Whited
and FL. II. Wheless, who shall serve until their
successors are duly appointed.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
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 as
follows: P. c. Bulkley, President; F. T.
Whited, Vice-PresideDt. who shall act as gen.
eral manager; III H. Wheless, Secretary and
Treasurer; who shall serve until their success
sors are duly elected.
| ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts or faults of said
corporation in any further sum than the un-
paid balance due to the company on the shares
owned by him; nor shall any informality in
the organization have the effect of rendering
| this charter null, or of exposing a stOckhoIder
| to any liability beyond the amount of his
stock No transfer of stock by the holders
thereof shall be binding on this corporation,
unles said transfer Is duly entered on it's books
| ARTICLE VIII.
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 Caddo, the day and date above writ
ten, IN the presence of Chas. J. Randall and
Foster Carter. competent witnesses, who with
said appearers aud me, Notary, have signed
these presents.
| MARY NJ BULKLEY,
ByP. C. BULKLEY.
P. C. BULKLEY.