The Bossier banner., 1898-12-22
Charter Of
Bossler Lumber Company,
Limited,

GrArE OF LoUIsIASA,} Personally came
- PARISH OF BosSIEE. and appeared before
me, Hoyle Eomkies. Notary Public in and
for the Parish Of CadGU. State of Louisiana
lho parties whose names are hercunto signed
and subscribed, all OF full age, who declared
that, availlng themselves of the provisions of
the laws Of this State, relative to corporations,
and especially OF Act No ;}G. of 1885, and by
these presents covenant and agree, and bind
themselves IS we'll us such other persons as
HAY hereafter become associated with them
to form and constitute a corporation and body
politlc in law, for the purposes and objects,
and under the stipniatious, ak tcle5 and con,li
tons following, to-Wit:
ARrIcIEI.
The name and title Of the said CORPORATION
shall he "BOSSIER LUMBER COMPANY,
LIMITED and its lomicile is hereby estab-
iished at BODCAF, Rosscr Parish, State of
LouSlana aud under its SAID corporate name,
said corporation shall have power ana authori-
ty to contract sue and be sued; to make and
Use 4 corporate seal. and the same to break and
alter at peasurc to hold, receive, have, pur-
chase, nnproVc tllcnAte, convey, sell, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and nypothecate, un,lcr its
sad corporate nnInc, property. real. personal
ana mixed, t. nH''Ir and appoint such officers,
dirrI tnfS agents AMI managers or employees,
as the interest nr cuI.EcHlc nee Of sail curpUr
'I"n may require; TO make and establish by
Law, rules ai.d regulations for the proper
management 4HU regulation Ct it, affairs, t3
may II" d'o1nrt necessary end proper, and the
same 10 change "H' al..r at pleasure, and to
att "t 'l,I atA and things permitted 10y law, or
a. 'hal' o. may hc necessary ali proper to
carry ont the O@)Gcts aus Purposes Of said
c0rj.or" ;uii.
SAID c"rp"rstior,, unless sooner dissolved in
H>c0rt&nc2 with lis charter, shall exist and
r"ntlnUe to' tie period Ot niuCt -liue Years
lrI!A the date ot tbs chatter.
ARTICLE IL.
The effects and purposes for when this cor.
pOratlon l- organized and the nature OF the
hu-iacHs 20 bn carried on iy il .4t3 cle.larot to
De the following, to-y,it.
I" buy. hnl.d and operate Saw and Planning
Mills, 20 buy and sol! lumber and generally 10
engage IN general lumber business, ANA III
CONNECTION theroWith, IT, build ana operate,
railroads, telegraph and Telephone liMu4, and
carry IA Geuelal mercantile and supply bust
ness.
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall be
served Oh the President, and il his absence Gu
the Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this CORPORATION is de-
clared to be Five Thousand Dollars, divided
into Fifty shares Of One Hundred Dollars each
which slit! be pad for i'll cash property
actually sod and delivered o this cor poration,
and this corporation shall begin operation "a
sodr as the tall amount OF ca,htal stock shall
be subscribed and pai! i'll.
ARTICLEy.
The affairs Of this corporation shall bo under
the management and control OF three stock
hnIt:yf@ u b" elected annually ut Il meeting of
the tGckhol,lcrs, for that purpose, each share
of stock representing one vote, to be held on
the first ti"Hdar Of January, 1899, and yearly
thereafter. ten days written nntlcc to be given
treacll Storlhn''icr until the tirst election the
Board Of Directors shall he, Sam Benjamin.
LOUIS Hooper and K. a. Grounds.
ARTICLE VI.
The officers cf this corporation shall he
President and Secretary and Treasurer, and
said officers shall be elected ANNUALLY hy tho
Boar, OF Directors and uuti the first election
the officers shall be as follows: Il. Il. Grounds.
Presidents Sam Benjamin. Vice President who
shall act as General Mnna-cr: and Louis
Hooper, Secretary and Treasurer; who shall
serve until their successors arc duly elected.
ARTICLE WI.
No stovEholr,cr shall ever he held liable or
rcsr0nsihin Tor the contracts or faults of said
corporation i'll any further sum than the un-
PAID snll:tce due 20 Company on the shares
owned by him, uor shall any lntorm;tlty in the
organization have the effect Of rendering this
Charter nall or o. exposing a stockhoiler to
ANY liability beyond the amount of his stock
No transfer OF stock by the holders thereof
shall he binding on this corporation, unless
transfer is duly entered on its books
ARTICLE VIII.
Whenever this Corporation is dissolved. its
affairs shall be lquI,iated by three Commits
sioncrs, appointed by the Stockholders from
among their meuihrIs, at a Incctin. held for
that purpose. In ease OF death failure to
act, said remaining Commissioners shall
appoint their successor.
Dcnc and passed. at NY office. in Ca,..to par
ish in presence of l. N McDa.iie ara r. A.
Slatterv. competent witnesses, on this the Ttl
day OF November, 1898.
AtTst: Manr Ey GRoUNRS ! 10 sharss. shres
Il A SLArTERY. LOUIS HOOPER II Shares.
HOYLE TOMKIE.S, Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing act Of incor-
poratson and finding nothing therein contrary
to law, | hereby approve the same.
Done and signed officially. on this the Eth
day of November, A. d., 1898.
a. ]. MURFF,
District Attorney, 2nd District, La.
Filed and recorded .,!nd day OF November,
A. D., 1898, in volume O, Mortgag pages d.
ct seq. IL. Is. HILL,
Deputy Clerk and ex-otl'cio Recorder.
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