The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1898-05-12
Charter Of
5. II. BollheER AND COMPANY
Limited.

AtulI6U,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Be il knov, 49,
IAKish OF b0ssIER this the 9Th Sa as on
before me Hsrg hundred u and ninety-eioht
~ Public IN and for Bossier Parish = Eota-
duly commissioned and qnalified ~ nguisiana,
presence OF the witnesses hereinaftas - the
and undersigned. personally came and named
ca !he persons whose names are berenntpp eaf-
.er,oea VINO severally declared that aro; SUD
sion 1888, approved June %. IssS On 90 OF Ses.
those OF the general laws of the Stats Mell =
islana relative to the Organization of - Lou
tons, they have formed and orpan;.aS colpofa-
these presents do form and orosn;.. a1d ~
serves, tnelr associates and successor. ; .nem-
co.poratlon 1or the object and purno.a .u.o
ortb tue laws and stlpulations . .s
The name and title of this co.,,....
be IS. H. Bolinger and Companv T;snal ANAL
ana under said name it shall have an .u, a
succession for the period of ninetv.r;nnu ENJOY
from the date of this Charter. NAV snS yeass
sued, may have, hold, purchase. ali IIo ~. ana 30
lease, mortgage and pledge property. r syls "y
and 70 chon" ns nav nave and use corporate seaI
nave and possess any and alf navy may
privileges which corporations are or mo- sn 20
authorized to possess by law. and ne "s may %
10 carry out the purposes of this cornoSa.:sy
ana ITS domlcIe shall be Bolinger, Bossier non
The object and purposes of this corro,...
are declared to be, to buy and sell t;mh toa
hnv bn nj d and buy and sell lumber, to
plants railroad. telegraph and telephone i; nu
ana 10 conduct q general mercantile businasss'
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall :.
| the Secretary. '''D0e On
Inc capital stock of this corporation il IA.
ciared to be Forty Thousand Doilara iSan oon 0'
divided into eight hundred shares of Fiffy III
lars l$oo.Oo) each, which shall be Maid for II
cash, or property actually sold and delivarad
70 tnis corporation. and shall be due and psys.
oie IN such amounts and at such times :rd
places as the Board Of Directors NAV rescI Nv
ana determlne. This corporation shall hee;r
operation as soon as ak hundred f6OOl shsrs.
| making the sum of Thirty Thousand noiIs.s,
($5c,OoO OO) shall have been subscribed to H.
capital stock, and paid in. ~ '"e
ARTICLEv.
The affairs of this cooperation sh.1, \. s.
the management and control of the RosrI -
Directors, composed of five stockholders th.s ~
OF whom will constitute quorum. to he electeS
annually at meeting of the stockholders ~
| that purpose Ito be held on the first Mondsv Il
May, 1879, and yearly thereafter), after ten
| !Ol days notice given to each stockbolder ~
| the Secretary, each share of stock be;no an ~
titled to one vote. Until fhe first elect,on -.
Directors shall be w B. Boges, s. H. Rol;ns az
| +. Chester, F. w. Offenhauser and Z Ean
Cleave, who shall serve until their snccessor.
are duly elected. '''A'
| The officers OF this corporation shall be
| President, Vice President, a Secretarv and :.
Treasurer, and said officers shall he electai
| annually by the Board Of Directors. and until
the first election, the officers shall he as fnl-
| lows: WE Boggs, President s. H. Bolinyer.
| Vice. President; +. Chester, Secretary: and il
w. Ofenhauser, Treasurer, who shall aerve
until their successors are duly elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable or
| responsible for the contracts or faults Of s.;d
| corporation in any further sum than the nm
| paid balance due to the Company on the shares
owned by him. nor shall any informalty in the
| organizatlcn have the effect of rendering this
Charter null, or of exposing any stock6older
| to any liability beyond the amount Of his stock.
! No transfer Of stock by the holders thereof
| shall be binding on this corporation. unleaa
said transfer is duly entered on its books.
| ARTICLE VIII.
| . w ueneVer b1ls corporation iS dissolved bY
| Limitation, or from any other cause. its AFFAIR."
| shall be liquidated by three Commissioners
from the stockholders appointed for that Dur.
| pose. at . meeting of same, convened after ten
days notice to said stockholders, given 10 them
| by letter, addressed to each stakeholder Ana
deposited in the mail. In case Of death. or
| failure to act, said remaining commissioners
shall appoint their successors.
| This done and passed at my Office, in said
Parish of BOssier, the date and day above
written, in the presence of w. F. Ansley and
ID. w. Robinson, competent witnesses. who
! with said appearers and me, Notary, have
| signed these presents.
| Names. Number of Shares.
| w. B. BoGGs, "a
| =. Z. VANcLEAvE, by w. B. BoGGs, Is
| W: OFFENHAUsER, by w. B. BoGGs, 10
;: H. BoL1NGER, 2IO
| II. ]. BUECHLEY, is
| NJ. s. BOLINGER, o.
| FRANK CHESTER, 10
Witnesses: Goo
w. F. ANsLEY.
| D. w. ROBINSON.
H. II. MONTGOMERY,
| Notary Public.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, Having examined tho
PARISH OF BOssIER, foregoing act of incor-
poration and finding nothing contained therein
| contrary to law. hArAhv annrOvn the aanA