The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-04-28
Charter Of
5. II. B0LlNGER AND COMPANY
Limited,

S. H. BoL'NeER AND COMPANY.
Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA Be il knov, A..
PARISH OF BOssIER. this the 9th S Suas on
April A. D. eighteen hundred and n;net1 4. OF
oei0le me, Haywood H. Montgomery Ns st.'
ry Public in and for Bossier Parish. Ion;. Eota-
auly commissioned and qualified, and in IT,
presence or the witnesses hereinafter na suo
and undersigned. personally came and an ~.ned
ed the persons whose names are berenntdp ssS
scribed, who severally declared that aro; sao-
themselves OF the provisions of Act az " S.s,n9
sion 1883, approved June g, 1883. as =. ~ Ses-
those of the general laws of the State ola ~
tons, they have formed and organized So ao
these presents do form and orpan;.. a ~ ~
selves, their associates and successora suen'
corporation for the object and nnrn".a aneo
under the laws and stipulations here;pafs,, .nu
forth, to-wit: ses
The name and title of this corporat;o,
be IS H. Bolinger and Companv T;O.:. snai!
and under said name it shall have and anti.
succession for the period of nnety-n;n.. eYoy
from the date Of this Charter, NAV amy ysits
sued, may have, hold, purchase, sell. co ms 70
lease, mortgage and pledge property reai ~
personal; may have and use cornnrats . snu
and to change same at will and generaIlv -. ~,
nave ana possess any and all povers ~
privileges which corporations are or m.v ~
authorized to possess by law, and nart;c"f. -
to carry out the purposes of this corn"sa.ay
and it's domicle shall be Bolinger, Bossisr r.a'
ish, Louisiana. Psz-
The object and purposes of this corno-....
are declared to be, to buy and sell timS Ss
| lands, to manufacture, buy and sell lnmhs,' =
| buy, build and operate saw and plan;ns ~,
plants, railroad, telegraph and telephone linz.
and to conduct general mercantile business
ARTICLE ILL.,
Citations and all legal processes shall, !.
served on the President, and in his absence ON
the Secretary. w
| The capital stock of this corporation ia ia.
: clared to be Forty Thousand Dollars is4O G0M
divided into ito eight hundred shares of Fifty Doi.
lars t$5O.OOl each, which shall be paid for in
cash, or property actually sold and delivered
to this corporation. and shall be due and ma Va.
| BILE in such amounts and at such times ana
places as the Board of Directors NAV resoiva
and determine. This corporation shall begin
| operation as soon as six hundred f6OOl shares
making the sum Of Thirty Thousand Dollars
1880, 900 COY 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 NJ
Directors, composed of five stockholders. three
of whom will constitute quorum, to be elected
annually at meeting Of the stockholders, for
that purpose Ito be held on the first Mondav in
May, 1899, and yearly thereafter), after tan
Q0l days notice given to each stockbolder bv
the Secretary, each share of stock being en-.
titled to one vote. Until fhe first election the
Directors shall be W. B. Boggs, S. H. Bolinper
+. Chester, +. w. Offenhauser and b. L. Van
Cleave, who shall serve until their successors
are duly elected.
The officers of this corporation shall be .
President, a Vice-President, a 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 fol.
lows: w. B. Boggs, President; s. H. Bolin:er
vice-President; +: Chester, Secretary; and r
w. Offenhauser, Treasurer who shall serve
until their successors are duly elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable o,
responsible for the contracts or faults of said
corporation in any further sum than thean
paid balance due to the Company on the shares
owned by him, nor shall any informa!ity in the
organization have the effect of rendering thil
to any liability beyond the amount Of his stock
No transfer of stock by the holders thereof
shall be binding on this corporation, unless
said transfer is duly entered on its books.
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved By
Limitation, or from any other cause, its affair
shall be liquidated by three commissioner
from the stockholders appointed for that pur
pose. at q meeting of same, convened after tel
days notice to said stockholders, given to then
by letter, addressed to each stockh0lder 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,
Parish of Bossier, the date and day abOv
written, in the presence of w. +. Ansley an,
d. w. Robinson, competent witnesses, VIII
, with said appearers and me, Notary. hav
signed these presents.
Names. Number of Shares
w. B. BoGGs, q
b. L. VANCLEAvE, by w. b. BoGGs,
+. w. OFFENHAUsEK, by w. b. BOGGs, 4
S. H. BoLINGER, q
H. j. BUECuLEY,
NJ. s. BoLINGER,
, FRANK CHESTER,
, Witnesses: y
w. F. ANsLEY.
d. w. ROBINSON.
1 HI MONTGOMERY,
: Notary Publ
i STATE OF LOUISIANA, Having examined u
PARISH OF BossIER. ! foregoing act of inco
= pOratiOn and finding nothing contained therei