The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-09-30
Charter Of the
Little b Lumber
AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,

Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, } Be it known that, on
PARISH OF BossIER. this, the 23rd day of
August, A. D., 1897, before me, R. B. Hill
Deputy Clerk and ex-oficio 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 g. of
Session of 1885, approved June %, 1888, as we'll
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
into corporation for the objects and purposes,
and under the terms and stipulations herein.
after get forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this Corporation shall
be Little B Lumber and Construction Comma
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.
sona'; may have and use 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 corporation; and it's pres
emit domicle shall be Benton, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
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 tyr
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served on the President, and in hi, absence on
the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock OF this corporation is de-
clared to he twenty Thousand dollars $50 OOO)
divided into four hundred (40O) 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 (lO) shares of stock-making two
thousand dollars t$20OOl-shall have been sub
scribed to the capital stock and paid in.
ARTICLE
The affairs of this Corporation shall be under
the management and control of the Board of
Directors, composed of three or Fl ve stockhold.
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, A r. Zuber and B. R. Nash.
ARTICLE vi.
The officers of this Corporation shall be
President, Vice President and Secretary
and Treasurer, and said officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors, and until
W. B. Simpson, President; A. R. Zuber, Vice
President: R. Nash, Secretary and Treasur.
er; 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
81 described by him. nor shall any ipfornality
in the organization have the effect of rendering
inns 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
oy vote OF majority of the stockholders.-
Any stock or shareholder of this Companym
offer said stock or shares in payment of apy
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 it's affairs
shall be liquidated by three commissioners
elected by and from the stockholders for that
purpose, at a 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 in the mail In case
OF death or faiure to act, said remaining COM
missoners 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 ). H. Cabeen and W. p. Oneal, who being
competent witnesses, signed these presents,
with said appearers aud me as Notary.
Attest: w. B. SIMPSON.
VIZ ONEAL" A. X. ZUBER.
J. H. CABEEN) B.R NASH
K. B. HILL, Deputy Clerk and
exofficio Notary Public
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Having examined the
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
Done and signed officially on this, the o3rd
| day of August, 1897. A J. MURFF,
District Attorney. End District, La.
&Az~~1naS~n> ~