The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1902-01-03

Be II remembered tnat on TINS the 18th A.
Of October, 1901, personally came and aDpes-
the persons whose names hereunto srk
scribed, all of full age, who declared thai ars;i
ing themselves of the provisions OF the -. Il
of this State relative TO corporations and 49,
cially of act No. IS of lSss of the Genaral T. 4
sembly of Louisiana, they have covenartes
and agreed and by these presents covenan. an :
agree, and bind themselves well a. xnr< ,
other persons as may hereafter become assrc;' 4
atied with them to form and constitute CO.
pOration and body polite in law, FOR the mr.
pose and objects and under the following sim
ulations. articles and conditions which a. -
hereby adopt as their charter to wit:
ARTIcLEI.
The name and title of this corporation shan
be the Ball & Logan Lumber Company Iims
ed, and by that name II shall have power ana
authority to have and enjoy succession for =
term of twenty years from and hereafter fhs /.
date hereof unless sooner dissolved by a ma
| to contract; to sue and TO be sued; TO mafe
ana use q corporate seal; to amend and alf1~
the same and to do all acts necessary TO czr-x
out lhe purposes for which this corporation Z 4
! established
ARTIcLx2.
The domicile of this corporation shah be "A
Tannehili, in the parish OF Winn, in the starr
Of Louisiana- Suits for said corporation shz1
be brought in the name Of the Company
through its president, or in his absence OF ina
biliti 10 act, through the manager, and an
process and citation shall be served on aid +
president or manager ~ the donlicile and
yfiice OF the Company or in c1se of the s5sence
or death OF inability to act from anv cause n K
these two officers citation shall be served On
The secretary. The officers Of this corpor alton {
| shall be president, a vice president, . secre-
/ tsIy and treasurer and a general mznaxer
/ The SECRETARY and treasurer may be the SANE Z
person and the general manager may De any \
one OF the above-named officers or such osbrr /.
person as the board of directors may selecf
The manager and treasurer, il so required b.
he board of directors shall give bond in the
zmount required by said board Each Of the
Aforesaid officers shall be stakeholder in The +
Company with the exception of the genera
manager, who may or may not be a stockholde5 4
| and snail be elected annually by the board II
| directors and shall serve until their successor
are elected. ~
ARrIcLE3.
The purposes for which this corporation :
organized and the nature OF business 10 b
carried on by il is; TO own and Operate san
alills, stave mills, shingle mills. heading M
:hines and all wood working machinery Ia
4 he manufacture OF wood into all the variou1
| products, to own construct and Operate rzil-
Dads, tramToads and TO maintain gerernf
stores and commjssaTies, to manufacture, buy
and sell goods, wares and merchandise ard
:ngage in a general mercantile business, an1
! manufacture, buy and sell, lumber, slaves,
headings, shingles, lathes and all kinds q
lateral and products msnI ....s IRON
stc., and to do all other things necessary 70 e
pertinent TO the operation Of their plants q
business
ARTrcIE4
The capital stock Of this corporation shall s. .
Thirty Thousond Dollars $50, 10000 consisl-
ing Of and represented by three hundre1
| .hares of the par value Of one hundred doll N
ach- And said corporation shall be and -
1ereby authorized to begin business when a.
hundred and fifty shares shall have been sub,
| scribed for and paid in All stock issued u
aid corporation shall be paid for in cash =
property at o fair valuation or In notes 70 y
| approved by the board Of directors
ARTICLE S.
The corporate powers Of this corporntioa
shall be vested in board Of directors to ~
composer Of not less than three nor more thai
majority OF said board Of directors shall Coz
stitute quorum They shall in all vac2ncicot
| IN their board and all vacancies occurring -
he offices OF the corporation Said nodz
holders shall meet annually on the seccnI
3ionday in January and at said meeting sboH
lect q board of directors and transact saY
aid meeting and said board of directors shah
meet within seven days thereafter and elec3o
resident, secretary and treasurer and genef-
ii manager to serve for the ensueing yesr.
The first board OF directors shall be and So.
declared to be q. NJ Hampton John & LeEzn.
4. b. Hall and w. w. Han. and the frst o.
| o. M. Hampton president, John E. Leuq
ice president, A B. Hall TO be treasurer nH4
general manager, w. w. Hall secretary, sid
irst officers to hold Office until second Nond1v
| in January 1868, and all officers to hold of1ce
antil their successors are elected or Appointed
| In all election for directors each stock holder
stock held 5y him and these votes mua y
cast by the stock holder in person or By proxy
authorized in such manner Is may be requIro1
by the board of directors in their general rules
| md bylaws and a majority of the votes cast
| shall elect The board of directors shall make
| shch bylaws, rules and regulations as may b
necessary for the proper management OF tns
same as they deem best and shall have power
Of providing for contracting debts, borrowing
money, issuing bills of exchanges, notes, q.
of
1ypothecations and for doing all things inc1-
| lent to the objects and purposes of this corp0
ration and shall have authority to vest the
general manager with snch Of these powers -
hey see it,
ARTICLE. 8.
This charter may be changed, or amended
by three fourths vote of the stock holdcT1
| and II sooner than twenty years frola The
should determine to dissolve this corporation
| its affairs shall be liquidated by q person %
persons to be elected by said stock holders
provided 5nsi no sm END Of tins .ssa
made or executed without thirty clear ds{s
written notice to each stock holder, wn1c1
notice shah contain the date and all The oolssss
for which said meeting IN which said oisso.-
| ton or amendment is to he voted on, Is called
ARTICLE u
| No stock holder shall in any event be liable
for the contracts or fault Of this corporation -
Of its officers beyond the unpaid balance due
stock may be conveyed, sold or transferred ~
giving ten days notice 70 the president Of ne
Company of the number OF shares to be SOLD
and the price for which said sale Is to be made
The President shall in turn notify the ether
stockholders and they shall have the option q
| buying the stock offered for sale by paying -
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 sighf 20
| vote on shares of stock transferred 70 him untu
the transfer shall first have been made on the
books Of the Company.
AkrIcrR 8.
/ The president shall give each stock no.der
\ ten days notice in writing through the mails
\ before the annual meeting Of stock holders or
any call meeting. provided that il all stoct
holders so agree called meetings shall be hsio
within said delay.
| This done, passed and signed in the presence
Of -. Peters. and G.. NJ Smith, legal aud
competent witnesses, on the date first Gbofc
written in my Office in the town of winnheid-
state OF Louisiana, and IN the presence OF NE
said Clerk of District Court and ex-oficio NO
! tary Public.
Name Shares An
Ct. NJ Hampton. per A. B. HaIi, %. sss9se
John Z. Logan. e6, eccooS
L A a Hall tIlI.uW