The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-09-02
Charter Of the
Little b Lumber
AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
Limited,

STATE OF LOUISIANA, Be it known that. On
August, A. D., 1897, before me. r. B Hill,
Deputy Clerk and OK -0fioi0 Notary Public in
and for Bossier PArish, Louisiana, duly sp-
pointed, commissioned and qualified, and IN
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter nam
cd and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names are hereto
subscribed, who severally declared that, avail
ing themselves Of the provisions of Act s.. of
Session of 1883. approved June g, 1888. as we'll
rs those of all the general laws Of the State Of
porations, they have formed aud organized,
and by these presents do form and organize
themselves aud their associates and successors
into q corporatioR for the objects and purposes,
and under the terms and stipulatioAs herein.
after ret forth, to-wit:
The name and title of this Corporation shxfl
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
soDal; may have and use corporate seal and
same to change at will, and generally may have
and possess any and all powers and privileges
to possess by law, and particularly to carry out
the purposes of this corporation; and its pres
ent domicle shall be Benton, Bossier 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
m tha pPAa n mt In ahaon
the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared to ne twenty thousand dollars $50, 0OO)
| divided into four hundred (4O0) 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 aud places as the
Board of Directors may resolve and determine.
This Corporation shall begin operation a.
| thousand dollars l$2OO0)- shall have been sub
scribed to the capital stock and paid in.
| ARTICLEv.
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 q 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 fret election. the Directors shall be
w. b. Simpson. A r. Zuber and B. R. Nash.
| ARTICLE W.
The officers of this Corporation shall be .
President, Vice President and . Secretary
and Treasurer, and said officers shall be elected
annually by tho Board of Directors, and until
the first election the officers shall be a. follows:
w. b. Simpson, President; A. r. Zuber, Vice
President: B R. Nash. Secretary and Treasur-
err who shall serve until their successors are
duly elected.
| ARTICLE VII.
No stockhOlder shall ever be hold 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 informality
in the organization have tho effect of rendering
this Charter null, or of exposing any stock
holder to any liability beyond the amount Of
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 sh;ifes 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 liqnidsted BY three commissioner
elected by and from the stockholders for that
purpose, ut a meeting Of the same convened
ers given to them by letter addressed to each
stakeholder and kposited in the mail In case
of death or failure to act. said remaining com
missioners shall appoint their successors.
This done and passed at my Office, in said
Parish of Bossisr, and State of Louisiana, or
the day and date above mentioned, in presence
of J. II. Cabeen and w. p. Oneal, who being
competent witnesses, signed these presents
with said appesrers aud me a. Notary.
Attest: w. B. SIMPSON.
w. P. ONEAL A. X. ZUBER.
J.H. CABEEN. B. r. NASH.
r. B. HILL, Deputy Clerk snd
ex-of6cio Notary Public
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Having examined thu
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 aud signed officially on this, the 23rt
day Of August, 1897. A. j. MURCF,
| District ATTORNEY Ind District La