The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1897-09-25
CHARTER
OF
Gulf Lumber Go. Ltd.

Be it known, that before me, Cal Dial
hic Ks Notary Public in and Tor the
duly commissioned and qualified, came,
in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after undersigned, the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared to me, 'Said Notary, that
availing themselves OF the provisions OF
Act 36 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 cor,
poration for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations here in after set
| forth, which they do hereby accept as
their charter tO-wit:
| corporation shall be &c, ulf Lumber Co.,
Limited.'
By that name it shall have power and
| authority to have and EN- Joy succession
for the term of twenty-five years from
and after the date hereof; to contract,
sue and be sued; to make and use cor
| porate seal and the same to change at
| pleasure; to hold, receive, lease and Pur-
chase, ALLEVIATE and convey, as well as
mort gage and hypothecate property, real
and personal and mixed; to name and
GERS and agents as the interests OF such
corporation may require; and to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the purpose OF manage
|
may be necessary to proper and the same
to alter at pleasure.
ART g 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 Vice President, 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 it are
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.
$40, O00.00 Ten Thousand Dollars, to be
divided into 200, Two Hundred Shares OF
Fifty $3.50 OO) dollars each, and the corfPo-
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 for
incorporation.
ART. 5. All the corporate powers OF
this incorporation shall be vested in a
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 declar-
M. Finney with E. E. Finney as Presi-
dent, A. M. Finney Vice-President;
and A. G. List as Secretary and Treasur-
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, Vice-President and
Secretary and Treasurer.
The directors shall be elected by the
stock holders; each shareNof stock being
entitled to one vote to be cast by its
owner in person or by proxy, and ma
jority of votes shall elect ma iority
Of directors shall constitute quorum.
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 corporation 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