The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-11
CHARTER
Of The P A. Johnson Lumber Com
pany, Limited.


| len Kendall. Notary Public in and for
| the said parish and State, duly qualified.
commissioned and sworn, came and ap-
Dcared the persons whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, who in the presence
of the attestlng witnesses. declared that.
awaiting themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to the OF
ganlzaton OF corporations, and especially
of the provisions Of Act No 80 of 1888,
OF the General Assemble of the State of
Louisiana. they have covenanted and
agreed. and by these presents do cove
nant and agree and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may be
hereafter associated with them, to form
and constitute CORPORATION and BODY
polite in law for the purposes and OBJ
jects, and under the Stipulations, articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be The P. A. Johnson Lumber
COMPANY. limited. and its domicile shall
be IN the city of Shreveport, Caddo Par
lsh, Louisiana. and under it's corporate
name it shall have power to contract, to
sue and be sued; to hold, acquire, re-
ceiVes purchase. sell, transfer, convey, de-
liver, borrow. pledge, mortgage and by
potfecate property. both real. personal
and mixed; to make and establish bv-
laws. rules and regulations for the
proper management of its affairs and
business and the same to change or alter
at pleasure; to adopt and Use a corpor-
ate seal, and generally 10 do all other
acts and things necessary and proper to
carry out the objects and purposes of the
corporation.
The president or in his absence the
secretary and treasurer shall be the
proper person upon whom citation or
other legal process shall be served. This
cornoratfGn shall exist for a period of
ninety-11ine years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE IL
The objects anu purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
tttre OF the business to be carried on bv
it are declared 10 be to carry on a gem
eral saw mill and lumber business; man
ufacturing, buying and selling lumber
and shingles, To maintain and onerate a
woodworking factory making and selling
articles of wood, such as boxes sash.
doors, blinds. nantels. counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
fnishings. and 10 buy and sell general
line Of builders materials. Also to build
and Operate railroads. or stranlways, for
Transporting logs. timber or@otfler arti-
cles necessary TO carry on lis business.
Also To hold. purchase, receive and ac-
=quire real estate III the parish of Caddo,
and State Of Louisiana. and to improve.
lease, sell, convey and deliver as well as
mortgage and hvpothecate said property
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation
Is. fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
fS2sooooo1. divided into two hundred
and fifty shares Of one hundred dollars
each. and said corporation shall conf
nlence business whenever eight thollaand
dollars sSsoeooe1 shall have been sub
scfibed and paid for, Al stock shall be
paid for il cash at The time Of stihscrip-
ton. or the same may be issued at par in
payment or exchange for property rights
or credits actually receivet BY said cor
poration, or the same may be issued full
paid for money advanced and for such
other valuable consideration the board
OF directors may determine.
ARTICLE w
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in afld exercised by
a board Of directors TO be eleefed from
among tlae stockholders 1t shall consist
Of three stockholders. The safd board Of.
directors shall have anthorTy to fill va
eaneies ID tl1eir number BY death, re-
signation or otherwise; they shall have
full control Of all the property If the
eornofatipn they shall have as3Her and
authority TO frame ard adopt such lf3y-
laws. rules ard regulations as the af- ]
fairs and htfsintSs Of the corporation may
require and they shall appoint stcI Of
fcers. agents. servants and clerks as they
may deem necessarv to conduct the BUSH
ness of the CORPORATION fix their eornpen-
sation and tern. of service and dismiss
them al. said boards pleasure they shall
lave the right to fix and determine the
salaries Of all officers herein provided
for.
The following persons shall constitute
the first board Of directors to-wit w. 4
II. Johnson Parker and p. A.
Johnson, with w, III. Johnson. president
G. Parker. vice president. and r a.
Johnson. secretary, treasurer and gen
erai manager. They shall hold office until
the first Monday in December, A. d.
zoos. or until their successors have been
duly elected and qualified On said first
Monday in December, A. d. 1908. and
annually thereafter. a board Of directors
shall be elected Notice Of said election
shall be given bv ten DAYS publication ii.
one of the public newspapers published
ii said city Of Shreveport. ANY failure
from any cause whatever TO hold said
meeting or 10 elect said board Of direc-t
tors on the dav named for that purpose
shall not dissolve the corporation. but the
directors and officers then III office shall |
hold over until their successors are
chosen and qualified A any election or
meeting each stoekholderl
shall be entitled to one vote for each /
share of stock registered on the books Of |
the corporation in his name. votes NAV
be cast in person or by proxy, author
lzed III writing After each annual elec-
ton the board Of directors shall elect
from their lumber the above named Of