The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-14
CHARTER
Of The P A. Johnson Lumber Cen,
pany, Limited

OF The ?. A. Johnson Lumber Csn,
pany, Limited.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Gadfoi
BE 1t known that on this the 10th day
81 December, 4. ~, 1902. before me- Al
len Kendall, Notary Public in anS fo,
the sad parish and State, duly qualified,
commissioned and sworn, came and aD-
Deared the persons whose names are
f7ereuntO subscribed. VINO in sfle presence
OF the atteSting witnesses declared that,
awaiting themselves of the provisions Of
the laws of this State relative to the or
| ganlzatiOn of corporations, and especially
of the provisions ok Act So 60 o. 1888.
of the General Assemble of she State of
louisiana, they have eovenanted and
| agreed. and by these presents slp cove
| nant and agree and bind themselves. as
we'll as such either persons as NAV be
hereafter associated with chem, 10 form
and constitute a CORPORATION and BODY
ooIitlc in law Or 'he purpose. and OBJ
1ccts, and under the stipulations. Articles
and conditions following, ,o-Ui,:
ARTICLE
he name and style of this sOrpOva,ion
shall be The T.. =. johnson Lumber
COMPANY. limited, aud it's .lomicile shall
| be III the city of Shreveport. Gat'do Far
I ISh, LOUISIANA and under IFS sOrpOsate
] name 1t shall have power 20 contract. To
ste and be sued; to hold. acquire, re-
! celvc, purchase sell, transfer, convey. de
liver, borrow, pledge, mortgage and by
pothecate property, both real, personal
and mixed; to make and establish bv-
Jaws, rules and regulations fcs Che
! proper management of its affaire and
| business and the same o. change or alter
At pleasure; to adopt and use a corpor-
| ate seal, and generally TO do all other
acts and things necessary and proper TO
carry out the objects and purposes of the
| corporation.
The Dresden. or in his absence she
secretary and treasurer shall be the
proper person upon whom citation or
| other legal process shall be served. Thi.
corporation shall exist for a period of
nlnety-nne years, unless soones dis
solved as hereinafter provided
ARTICLE ".
he objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture Of the business to be carried on bv
it are declared to be to carry on a gen
eral saw mill and lumber business: man
u1acturlng, 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, mantels, counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
musings. and to buy and sell general
line of builders, materials. Also to build
and oDerate railroads. or tramways. for
transporting logs timber or other arti-
Giles necessary to carry on its business.
Also to hold, purchase, receive and &C
quire real estate in the parish of Caddo
and State of louisiana and to improve
lease, sell, convey and deliver as we'll as
mortgage and hypothecate' said property
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
|S25,ooo.oo). divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each. and said corporation shall COM
mence business whenever eight thousand
dollars (SS,ooo,oo1 shall have been SUBJ
scrlbed and paid for. All stock shall be
paid tor in cash at the time of subscrip-
ton. or the same may be issued at par in
payment or exchange for property. rights
or credits actually received by said cor
poratlon, Or the same may be issued full
paid for money advanced, and for such
other valuable consideration as the board
OF directors may determine.
ARTICLE ".
he corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors to be elected from
among the stockholders. 1t shall consist |
OF three stockholders. The said boarS of |
directors shall have authority to fill va
canc1es III their number by death, re-
s1gnatlon or otherwise; they shall have |
full control of all the property of the
corporation; they shall have power and |
authority to frame and adopt such by
laws. rules and regulations as the af-
fairs and business ofthe corporation may
require, and they shall appoint such Of |
hcers,. agents, servants and clerks as they
may deem necessary to conduct the bust
ness OF the corporation, fix their compen-
Satlon and term of service and dismiss
them at said boards pleasure: they shall
have the right to fix and determine the
salaries of all officers herein provided
for.
The following persons shall constitute
he first board of directors, to-wit: w.
Il: Johnson. {. J. Parker and P. A.
Johnson, with ". H. Johnson, PRESIDENT:
:. J. Parker, vice president. and P. A.
Johnson. secretary, treasurer and gen.
.ral manager. They shall hold office unit!
he first Monday in December, A. D.
oo3, or until their successors have been
ittly elected and qualified; on said first
Monday in December, A. D. 1903, and
annually thereafter, board of directors
hall be elected. Notice of said election
hall be given by ten days publication in
me Of the public newspapers published
n said city of Shreveport. Any failure 4
rom any cause whatever to hold said
Meeting or to elect said board of direc-
ors on the day named for that purpose
hall not dissolve the corporation. but the
rectors and officers then in office shall
old over until their successors are
hosen and qualified At any election or
tockholders' meeting each stockho1der ,