The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-12-29
Charter Of
B2ssier Lumber Company,
Limited,


q ~ i OF LOUISIANA, Personally came
- s,AE sH OF BossIER. and appeared before
iHe, HoFle TOmkies. Notary Public in and
Ter the earish OF Caddo, State of Louisiana,
the pa% rs whose names are hereunto signed
ard sabscrlbed all OF full age, who declared
that. aT3slng themselves of the provisions of
the law Of this State, relative to corporations,
ana esr tally of Act No. SO, of 1888, and by
the 'nts covenant and agree, and bind
the o., as we'll as such other persons as
~ inrI' ast;t,,t 'ss., o,u VIII i t'l
polite il ry, for the purposes and objects,
and under tic inulations, articles and condi
lions tollowI@-, to.wit:
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The name ara ella o. the said corporation
shall be "BOoHlEA LUMBER COMPANY,
LlMlIED, an ConlInile is hereby estab-
Hshed at BODCAu. Eoss.er Parish, State of
Louisiana. and unueE Is sad corporate name,
SAID corporation Shall titt power and authOri-
ty to contract, sue ana b. ae.'; to make and
'tor ot sea- ~ o ~ W pieah anu
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njaIge mnrtraaa onI -Stt 80 'rnJnr ~,
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and mixed, to name a. arpC mt such officers,
directors, agents anG IN lag re- or employees
as the interest or co icnte of said corpora
ton may require; make and establish by
laws, rules and 1sitttons for the proper
management and tcitatton CT its affairs, as
may be deemed I ,er<4ry and proper, and the
same to change a1i'. liter at pleasure; and to
an otnT i acts ara 1'i1e- permitted ny law or
carry out the ohi-,js aud purposes Of said
corpOration
Said corpo, ut .. unless sooner dissolved, in
accordance vita iCs charter, shall exist and
continue for tila period of ninety mine wears
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The ohjerls ld purposes for which this cor
poration is sanized, and the nature of the
Husiness ~ 70 .ailieu on W IL aie oeciafeo W
To buy, build and operate Saw and Planning
Mills, to buy and sell lumber and generally to
engage in a general lumber business, and in
connection Herewith, to build and operate
railroads, telegraph and telephone lines and
carry a general mel camille and supply bust
ness
ARTICLE III.
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served on the President, and in his absence on
the Secretary.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this CORPORATION ia de-
clared to be Five Thousand Dollars, divided
INTO Fifty shares OF One Hundred Dollars each,
which shall be paid for in cash or property
actually sold and delivered to this CORPORATION.
and this CORPORATION shall begin operat;on as
soon as the tull amount Of CAPITAL stock shall
be subscribed and paid in.
A"iioLI "
The affairs of this corporation shall be under
the management and control of three stock
holders, to be elected annually at meeting of
the stockholders, for that purpose, each share
of stock representing one vote to be held on
the first Monday of January, 1899, and yearly
thereafter. ten DAYS written notice to be given
to each stakeholder; until the first election the
Board of Directors shall be. Sam BENJAMIN.
LOUIS Hooper and r. A. Grounds.
ARTICLE W.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
President and Secretary and Treasurer, and
said officers shall be elected annually by the
Board of Directors, and until the first election,
the officers shall be as follows: r. A. Grounds,
Presidents Sam Benjamin, Vice President, who
shall act as General Manager; and Louis
Hooper, Secretary and Treasurer; whorhall
serve until their successors are duly elected.
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ANi'oAN WIZ
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts or faults of said
corporation in any further sum than the I'M