The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-12-13
Act of incorporation
OF the
Hall & Logan L'b'r Co..
Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF WYNN.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH or WISS.
BE Il remembered that on this the 18th a.
OF October, 1901, personally came and apDeared
the persons whose names are hereunto sub !
scribed, all Of fun age, who declared that avail
I ing themselves of the provisions q the Isxs
OF this State relative TO corporations aud esne-
/ ciaIly of act No. 81 of fSSS of the GeuaraI T.
| seu,6lv of Louisiana thev har.s c--s-- -
and agreed ami BY these presents covenant srS
agree. and bind themselves as well as such
other persons a. may hereafter become $500 .
atied with them TO form and constitute a COR
pOration and body polite in law, for the pur.
pose and objects and under the following sim
| ui1tirns. articles and conditions which thex
| hereby adopt rs their charter 70 wit:
ARTIcLEI.
/ The name and title OF this corporation shan Z
| be the Hall X Logan Lumber Company Limit
| ed, and by that name It shall have power and
| authority TO have and enjoy succession for +
! teSrn of twenty years from and hereafter the
| date hereof unless sooner dissolved by a ma
/ jority Oft stock holders; shall have power
| TO contract; to sue and to be sued; 70 mako
/ ana use corporate seal; to amend and alter
the same and 10 DO all acts necessary TO carry
out lhe purposes for which this corporation 8
established.
ARTICLE 2.
The dcmicile Of this corporation shall be A
Tannehill, in the parish OF VIM, in the STATE
of louisiana Suits for said corporation shaIl
be brought in the name OF the Company
| through its president, in his absence or ina
biliti to act, through the manager, and ali S
process and citation shall be served on sid
president or manager at the dOmieile and
/ Office OF the Company or in case OF the absence
or death or inability 90 act from any cause Of
these two officers citation shall be served On
the secretary. The officers of this corporation
shall be a president, a vice president, a secre-
| taTy and treasurer and n general manager.
The secretary and treasurer may be the same
person and the general manager may be any
one of the aboye-naIhed officers or such Other
person AS the board OF directors may select
The manager and treasurer. if so required By
the board of directors shall give bond in the
amount required by said board. Each of the
aforesaid officers shall be ,stockholder in the
Company with the exception OF the general :
manager, who may or may not be a stockholder I
and shall be elected annually By the board Of
directors and shall serve until their successor {
are elected.
ARTICLE 8.
The purposes for which this Corporation A
organized and the nature of business to Be
carried on by il is; to own and Operate saw
mills, stave mills, shingle mills, heading ma
chimes and all wood working machinery for
the manufacture OF wood into all the various
products. to own construct and Operate rail-
roads, tramroads and TO maintain general
stores and comInissaries, 10 manufacture, bay
and sell goods, wares and merchandise and
engage In q general mercantile business. and
TO manufacture, buy and sell, lumber, slaves.
headings, shingles, lathes and all kinds q I
material and proda-ts, manufactured iron
wood; to own, buy and sell timbered lands s
etc, and TO do all other things necessary TO or
pertinent to the operation OF their plants o. 7
business
ARTICLE 4.
The capital stock of this corporation shall b 4
Thirty Thousond Dollars (sS0, 10000 consist
ing OF and represented by three hunslre1 /.
shares of the par value of one hundred don =
each. And said corporation shall be and an
hereby authorized to begin business when one
scribed for and paid in All stock issued b. !
said corporation shall be paid for in cash a
property at fair valuation or in notes to b z
approved by the board OF directors.
The corporate powers OF this corporatiun .
shall be vested In a board of directors to b 4
composer of not less than three nor more than
five stock holders of said corporation and q 4
stitute quorum They shall I'll all vacancies
in their board and all vacancies occurring IN a
the Offices Of the corporation Said stock
holders shall meet annually on the second
Monday in January and at said meeting shalt 4
elect a board OF directors and transact any a
other lawful business that may come befoFo 4
meet within seven days thereafter and elect
president, secretary and treasurer and gener-
al manager to serve for the ensueing yesr.
The first board of directors shall be and ara
declared TO be G. NJ. Hampton, John E. Logan,
A. B. Hall and W. W. Han, and the first ON
GERS of the corporation shall be as follows;
q. NJ. Hampton president John E. Leggn J
vice president, A B. Hall to be treasurer and
general manager, W. W. Hall secretary. said
first officers to hold office until second Monday 4
in January 1903, and all officers to hold ofico
until their successors are elected appointed
In all election for directors each stock holder
shall be entitled TO one vote for each share q
stock held By him and these votes must be
cast By the stock holder in person or by proxy
authorized in such manner as may be required
and bylaws and n majority of the votes cast
shall elect The board of directors shall m2ko
sheh bylaws, rules and regulations may b
necessary for the proper management OF the {
business corporation and may chrnge or amend (
same they deem best and shall have power 4
of providing for contracting debts, borrowing
QT
ceptances, for the execution of MORTGAGES and .
hypothecafions and for doing all things inci-
dent TO the objects and purposes Of this corpo-
general manager with snch Of these powers -
tnss see it,
ARTICLE g.
This charter may be changed or amende1> =
by three fourths vote of the stock holden
and il sooner than twenty years from the
date hereof three fourth of the stock holders :
should determine to dissolve this corporation
its sasrs !. shall Dc aIidsted sy PessSS
provided that no amendment of this charter s
nor dissolution Of this corporation shall b @
vristen nosice 10 esch ssoct so, S,sa' vs;sS
notice shall contain the date and all the objec>n
for which said meeting in which said dissolu-
ton or amendment is 10 be voted on, Is called
ARTICLE Z.
No stock holder shall in any event be liab1o i
for the contracts or fault OF this corporation o.
Of its officers beyond the unpaid balance due
on shares Of stock owned BY him. shares q
stock may be conveyed, sold or transferred b
giving ten days notice to the president Of the
Company OF the number OF shares 10 be sold
and the price for which said sale is to be made
The President shall in turn notify the other
and they shall have the option q s
buying the stock Offered for sale by paying it, s
actual value, less any amount that the owner
OF said stock may be indebted TO the Company =
at the time No person shall have the right 70
vote on shares Of stock transferred to him untd
the transfer shall first have been made on the
books Of the Company.
ARTIcLE6 8.
The president shall give each stock holder
ten days notice in writing through the mails
before the annual meeting OF stock holders OF Z
any call meeting, provided that If all stock
holders so agree called meetings shall be held Z
within said delay.
This done, passed and signed in the presence
OF j. j. Peters. and q. NJ Smith, legal and
Witnesses on the date first abofe
in my once in the town of Wi1nnelds
State of Louisiana, and in the presence OF me