The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-02-11
CHARTER
The Lone Star Lumber Com.
pany, Limited.

>t"tr oi Louisiana, BE 1t known that
- Parish of B"ssi"r this the 18th J ha. on e
January, a. D., 1877, before me. n nay f, Of
Deputy Clerk ami "X-ntlicio Notary pnh,a
and for B"sSirr Parish. Louisiana. dnIm IN
pointed, commissioned and qualified ANA
the presence OF the witnesses here;n,en
named and undersigned, personally came amt
appeared the persons whose names ara Lahu
subscribed who sevtrally declared tb,t uereto
ing themselves Of the provisions of Act az 'i,
Session ot lSSS, approved June 29th. 1855 VI
we'll as th"s" Of all the general laws ot as as
State of Louisiana relative to the orranga,;'o
OF corporations, they have formed and nr,,a
!zcd, and 10y these presents d" form and orsan.
lzC themselves aud their associates and sna
ccssors into corporation for the objects ana
purposes, and under the terms and stinnia.
tons hereinafter set forth, to-wlt:
ARTICLEI.
The name and title of this CORPORATION chan
be LONE STAR LUMBER COMPANY Isa i
and under said name it shall have and ep;ay
succession for the period of ninety-nine vao.s
from tho date of this charter; and in said EN-.
porate name may sue and be sued; NAV hava
hold, purchase, sell, convey lease, mortpags
and pledge property, real and personal; NAV
have and use a corporate seal and some !.
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,
domicile shall be Ad@er. Bossicr Parish. La.
ARTICLEH II.
The objects and purposes of this CORPORATION
are declared to be to buy and sell timber lands
to Manufacture buy aud sell lumber. and To
build and operate saw and planning mill plants
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines. and
to conduct Il general mercantile business
ARTICLE III
Citations and all legal processes shall bo
served on the President, and i'll his absence on
the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE ".
The Capital stock of this corporation is de-
clared to he $50, O0D) Fifty Thousand Dollars.
divided INTO t1o0) five hundred shares of lSlOGi
one hunured dollars each, which shall he maid
tor Ill 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 the Board of Directors NAV
resolve and determine This corporltion shall
begin operation as soon as (300) three hundred
shares of stock making the sum of $3.50 600,
Thirty Thousand dollars shall have been sub
'crlbed to the capital stock and paid in.
ARTICLE V.
The affairs Of this corporation shall be under
the management and control of the Board of
Directors composed of three or five STOCKHOLM
ersto be elected annually at a 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 j. NJ. McGill, L. L. McGill and J. s.
Burgess, who shall serve until their successors
are duly appointed.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
President, vice-Presdent and a Secretary
and Treasurer, and said Off, ers shall be elect.
ed annually by the Board OF Directors, and
until the first election the officers shall be as
follows: j NJ. McGill, President, E. l.. Nc
Gill, vice-Presidcnt, 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 i'll any further sum than the I'M
paid balance due to the company ON the shares
subscribed by him; nor shall any ntormality
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 its 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 u 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 failure to act said remaining COM
mlssioners shall appoint their successors
This done and passed at my office, in said
Parish of BOsser, and State of Louisiana, on
the day and date above mentioned, in presence
of A. K. Thompson and Joannes Smith, who
being competent witnesses, signed these pres
ents with said appearers and Inc as Notary.
Attest: j. Nj. MCGILL,
A. r. THOMPSON, +. L. MCGILL,
JOANNE3 SMITH. j. s. BURGESS
r. b. HILL. Deputy Clerk and c x oficio
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 | hereby approve the
same Done and signed officially on this the
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. ID 1897 in Volume NJ of Mortgages, pages
Cos ct seq.
X. b. HILL, Deputy Clerk
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