The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-02-18
CHARTER
The Lone Star Lumber Com
p pany, Limited,

Ctatc of Louisiana, Belt known that 49,
- farlSh or Bossier. this the 18th day Of
January. A. D., 1897, before me, X. r inn ~
Deputy Clerk and cx-officIo Notary pnilid l,
and for Bossier Parish. Louisiana, duly az III
pointed, commissioned and qualified and Z,
the presence of the witnesses bereinaf,na
named and undersigned, personally came and
| appeared the persons whose names ara herato
subscribed who severally declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of Act az Of
Session of 1888, approved June 2eth. 1855 vi
we'll as those of all the general laws of tbs
State of Louisiana relative to the organizatop
of corporations, they have formed and oroan
lied, and by these presents do form and orSan-
ize themselves and their associates and suo
cessors into a corporation for the objects and
purposes, and under the terms and stiprIa.
tons hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corporation shall
be LONE STAR LUMBER COMPANY, Ltd,
and under said name it shall have and ep;orr
succession tor the period OF ninety-nine wears
from the date of this charter; and in said cor
p0rate name may sue and be sued: NAV have
hold, purchase, sell, convey, lease mortoaoa
and pledge property, real and person II: NAV
have and use corporate seal and same to
| change at WILL and generally, NAV 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 it,
donieile shall be Adger Bossier Parish, La
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this corDorot;on
are declared to be to buy and sell timber Lands
| to manufacture, buy and sell lumber, ana tn
build and operate saw and planning mil! plants
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines, and
to conduct general mercantile business.
ARTICLE III
Citations and all legal processes shall he
served on the President, and in his absence on
the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLEIv.
The Capita! stock of this corporation is de-.
clared to be $50, OO0) Fifty Thousand Dollars.
| divided INTO 50O) five hundred shares of iS lD0l
one hunured dollars each, which shall be naii
tor IN cash or property actually sold and De.
hVered to this corporation, and shall be due
| and payable in such amounts and at such
times and places as tho Board of Directors NAV
| resolve and determine. This corpOrltion shall
| begin operation as soon as 1901 three hundred
shares Of stock making the sum of $3.50 OODl
| Thirty Thousand dollars shall have been sinh
scrlbed to the capital stock and paid i'll.
| ARTICLE V.
The affairs of this corporation shall be under
| the management and control of the Board of
| Directors composed of three or five stockhold-
ers to be elected annually at meeting of the
| stockholders tor that purpose, to be held on
the first Monday in January, 1897, and yearly
thereafter, latter ten days notice given to
each stakeholder by the Secretary and Treas
urer). Until the first election the Directors
shall be ]. NJ. McGill, f. L. McGill and J. s.
Burgess, who shall serve until their successors
arc duly appointed.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
! President, a vice President and a Secretary
! and Treasurer, and said officers shall be elect
ed annually by, the Board of Directors, aud
| until the first election the officers shall be al
follows: j M. McGill, President, L. l.. Nc
Gill, vice-President, and j. s. Burgess, Secreta-
| ry and Treasurer, who shall serve until thier
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 IN
paid balance due to the company on the shares
subscribed by him; nor shall any informally
in the organization have the effect of render
| ing this charter null, or of exposing any stock
holder to any liability beyond the amount Of
stock owned or subscribed by him. No trans
fer of stock by the holder thereof shall be
binding on this corporation unless said trans
Ter is duly entered on it's books.
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved BY
limitation or from any other cause. its affairs
shall be iquidated by three commissioners
elected by and from the Stockholders for that
purpose, at meeting of the same convened
after ten days notice to each of said stockhold
ers given to them by letter addressed to each
stakeholder and deposited u the mail. In case
of death or failure to act said remaining com.
mlssioners shall appoint their successors.
This done and passed at my office, in said
Parish of Bossier, and State of Louisiana, on
the day and date above mentioned, in presence
OF A. X. Thompson and Joannes Smith, who
being competent witnesses, signed these pres.
ents with said appcarers and Inc as Notary.
Attest: J. NJ. MCGIiL
JOANNEs SMITH. u.s. BURGESS.
r. b. HILL. Deputy Clerk and ex-officio
Deputy Recorder and Notary Public
State of Louisiana, Having examined the
Parish Of Bossier. foregoing act of incor
poration Of the Lone Star Lumber Company
Limited, and finding nothing contrary to the
law contained therein l hereby approve thu
same. Done and signed officially on this thu
18th day of January, 1897
A. j. MURFF. District Attorney
of Second Judicial District of Louisiana
Filed and recorded the 18th day of January
A.. d, 1897, in Volume NJ of Mortgages, page,
Cos ct seq
r. B. HILL, Deputy Clerk
and ex-otfieio Deputy Recorder
1897. THE SUN! 1897