The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-01
CHARTER
Of The P. A. Johnson Lumber Com
pany, Limited.

of December, A. D., 1902 before me, Al
| len Kendall, Notary Public in and for
| the said parish and State, duly qualified,
commissioned and sworn, Came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who in the presence
of the attesting witnesses, declared that.
avallng themselves of the provisions of
the laws Of this State relative to the or
ganization of corporations, and especially
of the provisions of Act No. 90 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 d CORPORATION and BODY
polite IN law for the purposes and OBJ
Iects, 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 donicile shall
be IN the city Of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish. Louisiana. and under its corporate
name it shall have power to contract, I'd
sue and be sued; to hold, acquire re-
ceiVe, purchase, SELL transfer, convey, de-
liver, borrow. pledge, mortgage and by
pothecate 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 corpor-
ate seal, and generally to do ali 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
corporation shall exist for a period of
+ ETY.
solved as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture OF the business to be carried on bv
1t are declared to be to carry on a gem
eral saw mill and lumber business: man
ufactnring 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, maf1tels, counters. stair
ways and general house furnishings and
fnishings, and to buy and sell a general
line Of builders materials. Also to build
and operate railroads. or tranlways, for
Transporting logs. timber OF other arti-
cles necessary to carry on its business.
Also to hold, purchase, receive and ac-
atIire 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 hvpothecate said properly
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
Sa5.ooooo). divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each. and said corporation shall COM
tnenee business whenever eight thousand
dollars tS2,ooo.oo@ shall have been sub
scribed and paid for. All stock shall be
paid for III cash at the time of stLscrip-
tioil. or the same may be issued at par in
payment or exchange for property. rights
or credits actually received by said cor
poration, 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 ~.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested III and exercised BY
a board of directors to be elected from
among the stockholders. 1t shall consist
of three stockholders. The said board Of
directors shall have authority to fill va
caneies III their number by death, re-
signation or otherwise they shall have
full control Of all the property Of the
corporation; they shall have power and
to frame and adopt such by
laws. rules and regulations as the af-
fairs and business of the corporation may
and they shall appoint such Of
fcers. agents, servants and clerks as they
may deem recessarv to conduct the busi-
ness of the corporation. fix their conlpen-
satioi1 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
the first board of directors, to-wif w.
FL Johnson c.. Parker and p A. /
Johnson, with w. III. Johnson. president.
C. Parker vice president and r A. |
Johnson. secretary. treasurer and gem
eral manager. They shall hold Office until
the first Monday in December, As. d. |
1905 or until their successors have been
dulv elected and qualified ON said first
Monday iii December. A. ID. 1909. and |
thereafter. board of directors
shall be elected. Notice of said election |
Shall be given BY ten DAYS publication IN
onc Of the public newspapers published /
III said city Of Shreveport. ANY failure |
from any cause whatever to hold said |
meeting or to elect said board Of direc-
tors on the day named for that purpose
shall not dissolve the corporation. but the |
directors and officers then in office shall /
hold over until their successors are
chosen and qualified Al any election or
stockholders meeting each stakeholder
shall be- entitled 70 one vote for each
share Of stock registered on the books of
HE corporation in his name votes NAV
BE cast ii person or by proxy. author
zed in writing. After each annual cleo
ion the board 81 directors shall elect
from their timber the above named Of
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