The Progress., 1897-09-18
CHARTER
Gulf Lumber Go. Ltd.

Hicks Notary Public in and for the
Parish OF Caddo State OF Louisiana,
in the presence OF the Witnesses herein
after undersigned, the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared to me, said Notary, that
awaiting themselves OF the provisions OF
Act IS OF the General Assembly Of the
State OF Louisiana approved June 18th,
1888, as well as those OF the general laws,
OF the State OF Louisiana, in relation to
the organization of corporations, they
have formed, and by these presents do
form and organize themselves into a cor
poratiOn for the objects and purposes and
under the stipuations here in after set
forth, which they do hereby accept as
their cha rter tO-wit:
ARTICLE l. The name and title OF this
corporation shall be Gull LUMBER Co.,
Limited.n
BY that name it shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession
for the term OF twenty-five years from
and after the date hereof; to contract,
sue and be sued; to make and use a cor
porate seal and the same to change at
| pleasure; to hold, receive, lease and Pur-
chase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as we'll as
| mortgage and hypothecate property, real
and personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such managers, directors, OFF,
GERS and agents as the interests OF sucn
corporation may require; and to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the purpose OF manage
ment OF the affairs OF said corporation as
ART. 2 The domicile OF this corpora
ton shall be in the City OF Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, and all citations
and legal proceedings shall be served on
the President OF the corporation, and IN
his absence on the VicePresident, and
in the absence OF both, on the Secretary.
ART. 3. The purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature
OF the business to be carried on by 1t are
declared to be the conducting and carry,
| ing on a general lumber business and
more expressly the buying and selling OF
! lumber in the State OF Louisiana:
ART. 4. The capital stock Of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF
divided into 200, Two Hundred Shares OF
Fifty $50 OO) dollars each, and the corPo-
ration may begin business when Ten
Thousand dollars OF its stock is sub
scribed.
The stock shall be paid for as follows:
In cash, or the same may be issued at not
less than par in payment for property 1or
| the corporation.
ART. 5. All the corporate powers of
this incorporation shall be vested in a
| board OF directors to be composed OF three
stockholders which board shall be elect
ed annually on the first Monday OF jan
uary beginning in the year 1898.
| The first board OF directors is deciar-
ed to E. E. Finney, A: e. List and A.
dent, A. NJ. Finney as Vice-President;
and A. G. List as Secretary and Treasur-
| er.
The said board is to act until the first
Monday in January 1898, aforesaid. or
until their successors are duly elected
| thereafter, and such new board shall
elect it's President, VicePresident and
Secretary and Treasurer.
The directors shall be elected by the
| stock holders; each share OF stock being
entitled to one vote to be cast by its
owner in person or by proxy, and ma
| iority OF votes shall elect. majority
! nj directors shall constitute
| The President may appoint from time
to time and dismiss such clerks, agents
and other employees as may be deemed
necessary for the purpose and necessi-
ties OF this corporation: The board Of
directors may make all such rules and
regulations for the management of the
| business OF this corporatian as may be
deemed necessary, and shall have power
to collect debts, borrow money, issue
bills OF exchange, notes, execute mort
cages and generally to do all things in
| cident to the object and purposes OF the
corporation.
ART. g. This charter may, be modi-