The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-14
Charter Of
S. H. B0LlNGER AND COMPANY
Limited.

Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Be it known that nm
PARISH OF RossIER. this the 9th dav Of
April A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-eiobt
before me, Haywood H. Montgomery, Nots'
~ Public in and for Bossier Parish, Louisiana
duly commissioned and qualified, and in Tho
presence of the witnesses hereinafter na,n eas
and undersigned, personally came and appear.
ed the persons whose names are hereunto snh.
scribed, who severally declared that ayail;no
themselves of the provisions of Act So Of Sea-.
sion 1883, approved June %, 1888, as well al
those of the general laws Of the State of Lon.
lslana relative to the organization of CORPORA
tiOns, they have formed and organized and nv
these presents do form and organize them.
selves, their associates and successors into
corporation for the object and purpose. and
under the laws and stipulations hereinafter aet
forth, tO-wit:
ART1cLE1.
The name and title of this corporation shat,
be rs. H. Bolinger and Company, Limited.''
and under said name it shall have and en;ov
succession for the period of ninety-nine ves:,
from the date of this Charter, may sue and he
sued, may have, hold, purchase, sell, convev
lease, mortgage and pledge property, real and
personal; may have and use q corporate seal
and to change same at will; and generally, NAV
have and possess any and all powers and
authorized to possess by law, and particularly
to carry out the purposes of this corporation.
and its domicle shall be Bolinger, Bossier par.
ish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE H.
The object and purposes Of this corporatiop
are declared to be, to buy and sell tiuber
lands, to manufacture, buy and sell lumber. to
buy, build and operate saw and planning mill
plants, railroad. telegraph and telephone lines,
| md foo Iuofn IL. l.
ARTICLE III. ..-.-
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served on the President, and in his absence ON
the Secretary.
| The capital stock of this corporation is de-.
clared to be Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,OOO)
divided into eight hundred shares of Fifty Dol.
| lars ($5O.O0) each, which shall be paid for in
| cash, or property actually sold and delivered
1 to this corporation. and shall be due and paya-
BILE 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 six hundred (6OO) shares,
making the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars
| $3.50, 600 00) shall have been subscribed to the
capital stock, and paid in.
ARTICLEv.
The affairs of this cooperation shall be under
the management and control of the Board Of
!
of whom will constitute quorum, to be elected
annually at meeting Of the stockholders, for
that purpose Ito be held on the first Monday in
May, 1899, and yearly thereafter, after ten
lO) days notice given to each stakeholder by
the Secretary, each share of stock being en-
titled to one vote. Until the fret election the
Directors shall be w B. Boggs, s. H. Bolnger,
F. Chester, +. W. Ofenhauser and b. L. Van
Cleave, who shall serve until their successors
are duly elected.
| ARTICLE VII.
The officers of this corporation shall be
President, Vice-President. Secretary and a
Treasurer, and said officers shall be elected
annually by the Board of Directors, and until
the first election, the officers shall be as fol-
lows: w. B. BOggs, President; 8. H. BOlin .er
Vice-President; F. Chester Secretary; and +.
w. Offenhauser, Treasurer, who shall serve
until sheir successors are duly elected.
| ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever DO held liable OF
responsible for the contracts or faults of sand
corporation in any further sum than the un
paid balance due to the Company on the shares
owned by him, nor shall any informally in the
organization have the effect Of rendering this
Charter null, or of exposing any stakeholder
! No transfer of stock by the holders thereof
shall be binding on this corporation, unles,
( said transfer Is duly entered on its books. a
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved BY
limitation or from any other cause, it's affair
shall be iquidated by three commissioner
, from the stockholders appointed for that pur
] pose. at a meeting of same, convened after tel
days notice to said stockholders, given to then
, by letter, addressed to each stakeholder AMI
= deposited in the mail In case of death, O
! failure to act, said remaining commissioner
shall appoint their successors.
: This done and passed at my office, in sal,
8 Parish of BOssier, the date and day abov
written, in the presence of w. f. Ansley an,
D. w. Robinson, competent witnesses VIII
with said appearers and me, Notary. hav
signed these presents.
Names. Number Of Shares
q w. B. BoGGs, %
: b. l.. VANCLEAvE, by w. b. BoGGs,
F. w. OFFENHAUsER, by w b. BoGGs, 4
10 S. H. BOLINGER, q
e H. J. BUECHLEY,
q NJ. s. BOLINGER,
y FRANK CHESTER, ... /
/. Witnesses: } GU
w. F. ANsLEY.
D. w. RoB1NsoN.)
}. MONTGOMERY,
, Notary Public
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Having examined til
q PARISH OF BOssyER. foregoing act Of inCOi