The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-05-05
Charter Of
S. II. B0LIkGER AND COMPANY
Limited.

D. u. nuI'Ndeh AND COMPANY
Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA Be il known that a,
April A. D. eighteen hundred and n;nata N
before me, Haywood H. Montpomarv y Wsas'
~ Public in and for Bossier Par;sh Yo'.;1 Noss-
duly commissioned and qualified. and - .a
presence of the witnesses hereinsfter r ~ sae
and undersigned, personally came and .nnas eo
gu sho pers h whose names are hereunto suh.
themselves of the provisions of Act az nf u1e
sion 1883, approved June @. I86R ~ =. Sos'
those Of the general laws of the Ststs o SIL ~
lslana relative to the organization of .o., .Do'
tons, they have formed and organized apSa-
these presents do form and orrani.s IA. tS.s ~
corporation for the object and nn,ro into
under the laws and stipulations herman. ~. a
forth, tO-wit: 'sl'er cot
The name and title of this corpor.t;o, -,
be rs. H. Bolinger and Company. T;m;. saaii
and under said name it shall have ana u.
succession for the period of ninety-nins osJOy
from the date Of this Charter, may ana "a - ~
sued, may have, hold, purchase, seli. co. n.y. =
Lease mCrtgage and pledge property rsa "a
and to change same at will; and generaiIv ,...,
have and possess any and ali power.
privileges which corporations ara az me-. 10y Ha
authorized to possess by law, and psrticni.-I.
to carry out the purposes of this cornorst;oHy
and it's domicle shall be Bolinger, Boesier M,
The object and purposes of this corno,..,..
are declared to be, to buy and self timhs,
lands, to manufacture, buy and cell lumhsr %
buy, build and operate saw and nlsn;n. u ~
plants, railroad. telegraph and telephone lin
and to conduct general mercantile business
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shah h.
served on the President. and in his absence an
the Secretary. "
The capital stock of this corporation n d.
I clared to be Forty Thousand Dollar. i3Af mn,
| divided into eight hundred shares Of Effy III,
lars (45O.OO) each, which shall be paid "a. h
cash, or property actually sold and deliyer.1
to this corporation, and shall be due and psys-
BILE in such amounts and at such time sra
places as the Board Of Directors nav resojvs
and determine. This corporation shall ham
| operation as soon as six hundred (6OOl shaee.
making the sum Of Thirty Thousand Dollsrs
900, 900 OO) shall have been subscribed to IN
capital stock, and paid in.
ARTICLEv.
The AFFAIR." of this cooperation shall h nna.,
the management and control of the Board a
Directors, composed of five stockholders. thrss
of whom will constitute quorum, to beelecteIl
annually at q meeting of the stockholdern. In
that purpose Ito be held on the first Monday h
May, 1899, and yearly thereafter), after tep
lO) days notice given to each stockholder b
the Secretary, each share Of stock being en-
titled to one vote. Until fhe first election the
Directors shall be W. B. Boggs, 8. H. Boiineer
F. Chester, F. w. Offenhanser and b. u. VaY
Cleave, who shall serve until their sucoessov,
are duly elected.
The officers of this corporation shall be
President, a Vice-President, a Secretary md !
Treasurer, and said officers shall be oleotei
annually by the Board of Directors, and mutt
the first election, the officers shall be a. fol
lows: w. B. BOggs, President; 8. H. Bolinoeg
Vice Presidents F. Chester, Secretary; and T
w. Offenhauser, Treasurer, who shall sery
until their successors are duly elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be held liablc O
responsible for the contracts or faults of sai,
corporation in any further sum than tksoe
paid balance due to the Company on the shsso
owned by him, nor shall any informally in th
organization have the effect of rendering TIL
Charter null, or Of exposing any stock6olde
No transfer of stock by the holders thereo
shall be binding on this corporation, unles
said transfer is duly entered on ito books.
| ARTICLE VIII,
Whenever this corporation 10 dissolved b,
limitation, or from any other cause, ito affair
shall be iquidated by three commissioners
from the stockholders appointed for that PM
pose. at q meeting of same, convened after te
days notice to said st0ckh0lders, given 10 thet
by letter, addressed to each stockholders N,
deposited in the mail. In case of death, q
failure to act, said remaining commissioner
shall appoint their successors.
This done and passed at my Office, in sai
Parish of Bossier, the date and day abov
written, in the presence of w. F. Ansley IN
D. w. Robinson, competent witnesses, VII
, with said appearers and me, Notary, hav
signed these presents.
Names. Number of Share
w. B. BOGGs, q
B. L. VANCLEAvE, by w. B. BoGes,
+. w. OFFENHAUsER, by w. B. BOGGs,
s. HI. BOLINGER, q
HI. J. BUECHLEY,
M. s. BOLINGER,
, FRANK CHESTER,
Witnesses: } g
w. F. ANsLEY.
, D. w. ROBINSON.