The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1897-06-30
CHARTER.
The State of Louisiana 49, Parish OF
Rapides.

The State of Louisiana 49, Parish OF
Rapides.
DEITK KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
u first day of June, Ammo Domin', one
thousand eight hundred and nlnety-Sev-
en-, before me, Louis }. Hakenyos, a NO
tarv Public in and for the Parish aud
State aforesaid, duly commissioned and
sworn, and in the presence OF the Wit
nesses hereinafter named and underslgn-
ed personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereto siibscrlb-
ed, who declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws and
the Constitution OF this State, and espe-
cially of the provisions of Act No. So of
the legislative acts of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Louisiana for the year
1888, they do by these presents form
themselves, their successors and assigns
and such person or persons who may here
after become associated with them. into
corporation according to the laws of
this State, under the terms aud stipula-
tons set forth in the following charter,
to- " it -
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name of this corporation shall he
''The Union Lumber Company, Limit
ed ;" under which name it shall have cor
rorate existence and succession, for the
period of fifty years from the date hereof,
with full power to contract, sue and be
sued, to acquire, SELL lease, mortgage
and pledge real and personal property.
to elect officers, makc.by-laws and gencr
ally in the prosecution and for the pur-
pose of its business, to do any. act or
make any contract competent to be made
| or done by corporations under the laws
of this State.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The doniclc of this corporation shall
be in the City Of Alexandria, Rapides'
Parish, Louisiana, aud all citations or
other legal process shall I've served on the
President and in the event of his alb
sence from the Office, upon the Secretary
Treasurer.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The objects and purposes of this corro,
ration are hereby declared to be, to buy
and sell lumber and to manufacture the
same, and for this purpose to carry on u
general merchandise i'll manufactured
add unmaunfacturcA lumber and any 9th
CT personal property and to do and per-
form all things appertaining to the SAID
business.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum Of ten Thousand
$50, 0OO) dollars. divided into one hun
bred shares Of one hundred dollars each
payable cash on signing of these pres
cnts. Certificates Tor shares shall he
signed BY tile President and by the See
rctary-T Treasurer, and SHAH he transfrra
/ bic on the books Of said 60. pnration ape,
the surrender of the outstanding Ger
titicate.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The corporate powers Of this corpora
ton shall be- vested in q Hu4 +4 ~ lrec
tors c.n!rl saaca u TI7F7c persons. who shall
T0Wn stock in the corporation, a majority
Of said Board shall cons;itute Il Inorul.
for the transaction Of business, said III
rectors shall he annually elected at
general meeting of the stock holders .
said corporation to be held after iiiteri
days notice thereof by publication IN nnt
of the newspapers published in the Cit,
Of Alexandria. or by personal noti:ira
ton forwarded 10 every ono OF them
'lrrnngh the mails, by the President, o:
the first Monday of the month of Jan,:a,.
of each year.
The Directors Shall hald 'hcir Office &c
The term Of one year and until heir sue
ceSsors shall have been elected and quail
fed At all meetings Of the stakeholder
| ANIL, .i,nh cl,,li 40 ti,I 4. Z. 10
in person, or by rrexy. ono vote Tor eve
ry share Of stock held by him. A MAORI
. ty of the votes cast shall elect or ;!e'id
on questions before the meeting. An.
vacancy occurring by death on resi-na
ton or otherwise, shah be filled Ivy thos
who remain. Immediately after the:
election the Beard Of Directors shall hol'
a meeting and elect Il President, Vice
:. President and Secretary Treasurer. Til
Directors shall determine the s;ilal'ic
and powers of these officers respectively
alway Us providing that all the contracts
notes, checks and all obligations of til
corporation shall bc signed by the Seers
, tary- Treasurer and countevsigned by til
President, who shall be general mana
ger And the Board of Directors shall
-~Sso appoint such other officers, clerk
and employees as it may deem advisabl
: and proper for the carrying Oh of its bus
. mess and shall fix their respective sa!a
,, ries and duties. The Board Of Director
shall also call special meetings of til
stockholders at any time for the consider
alton of such business as shall be speci
. fed in the notice at the request of Il
j least two-thrds in amount of tho stoc
and after the same notice Us is require
for the annual meetings
The first annual meeting OF the stock
f holders of this corporation shall be hel
on the first Monday of the month of JAR
uary, A. ID. 1898; until that date til
following persons shall compose the frs
E Board of Directors viz: d. F.. Clark, "
{. E. Clark aud r. B. Loveland, with til
said H. f. Clark as President, w. ]
: Clark as Vice President and r. b. Low
l land as Secretary Treasurer. and uud,
this organization busurss shall ho mm
y diately begun on the filing Of this cha
ter.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
! This corporation may DO dissolved wit
= the consent of two-thlr'ls of the stock Ii
presented at Il special meet ng for tina
G purpose called. after the same notice Il
s is required for tlo annual meetings: al,
!. in the event Of dissolution of this charte
the stockholders present sh III elect tw
l. commissioners, who shall liluidato til
{ affairs of the corporation.
G This charter may bo amended or alte
"a ed in any respect or the capital stock i