The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-10-07
Charter Of the
Little b Lumber
AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
Limited

STATE OF LOUISIANA Be it known that, on
PARISH OF Boss1ER. this the 23rd day of
August, A. D., 1897, before me. II. B. Hill,
Deputy Clerk and ex-of6cio Notary Public in
and for Bossier Parish, Louisiana, duly ap-
pointed, commissioned and qualified, and in
the presence of the witnesses Hereinafter nam
ed and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names are hereto
subscribed, who seyerally declared that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions Of Act So, of
Session of 1888, approved June %, 1883, as well
as those of all the general laws of the State of
Louisiana relative to the organization OF cor
porations, they have formed and organized,
and by these presents do form and organize
themselves and their associates and successors
into corporation for the objects and purposes,
and under the terms and stipulatiOns herein.
after set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this Corporation shall
be Little B Lumber and Construction Compa-
ny, Limited, and under said name it shall have
and enjoy succession for the period of ninety
nine years from the date of this Charter, and
in said corporate name may sne and be sued;
| may have, hold, purchase, sell, convey lease,
mortgage and pledge property, real and per
| sonali may have and use a 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 corporations and its pres
ent domicle shall be Benton, Bossler 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.
| railroads, telegraph and telephone lines, and
| houses.
ARTICLE III
Citations and all legal processes shall be
| served on the President, and in hi. absence on
| the Secretary and Treasurer.
| ARTICLE ".
| The capital stock of this corporation is de-
| clared to he twenty Thousand dollars $50 0O0)
| divided into four hundred (l0O) shares of $50
each, which shall be paid for in cash or proper
| ty actually sold and delivered to this Corpora
| ton, 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 forty t40) shares of stock-making two
thousand dollars (S2000l-shall have been sub
scribed to the capital stock aud paid in.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this Corporation shall be under
| the management and control of the Board of
| Di 'ectOrs composed of three or five stockbold-
ers to be elected annually at meeting of the
stockholders for that purpose, to be held on
first Monday in October, 1897, and yearly
thereafter, latter ten days notice given to each
stockholder by the Secretary and Treasurer)
Until the first election, the Directors shall be
w. b. Simpson, X. Zuber and b. r. Nash
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this Corporation shall be a
| President, Vice President and Secretary
and Treasurer, and said officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors, and until
the first election the officers shall be as follows
! w. s. Simpson, President; A. X. Zuber, Vice
President; r. Nash, Secretary and Treasur.
err; who shall serve until their successors are
duly elected.
| ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts or faults of said
Corporation in any further sum than the nm.
paid balance due to the Company on the shares
subscribed by him. nor shall any intormality
in the organization have the effect of rendering
this Charter null, or of exposing any stock
holder to any liability beyond the amount Of
stock owned or subscribed by him: Any Officer
of this Company may be removed at auy time
by vote OF majority of the stockholders
Any stock or shareholder of this Company may
offer said stock or shares in payment of any
debt or debts due the Company. The President
and Secretary only shall make debts or con
tracts for the Company.
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this Corporation is dissolved by
Limitation, or from any other cause its affairs
shall be liqudated by three commissioner:
elected by and from the stockholders for tha
purpose at a meeting of the same convened
|
ers given to them by letter addressed to eael
, stakeholder and deposited in the mail. In cas-,
of death or failure to act, said remaining com
missioners shall appoint their successors.
, This done and passed at my Office, in sait
Parish of Bossier, and State of Louisiana, OF
the day and date above mentioned, in presenc,
of j. H. Cabeen and w. p. Oneal, who being
competent witnesses, signed these presents
with said appearers and me as Notary.
Attest: } w. B. SIMPSON.
w. 2. ONEAL. A. X. ZUBER.
J. ii. CABEEN.) BR NASH
, K. B. HILL, Deputy Clerk and
ex-officio Notary Public
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Having examined til
PARISH OF BossIER foregoing act of incor
poration of The Little b Lumber and Con
struction Company Limited, and finding moth
ing contrary to the law contained therein,
( hereby approve the same.
J Done and signed officially on this. the 23r
day Of August, 1897. A J. MURFF,
District Attorney. End District La
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