The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-07
CHARTER
OF The 2. Al. johnson Lumber Com
pany, Limited.


State OF Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it known that on this the Goth day
of December, A. D.saeo2 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
heretinto subscribed, who in the presence
of the attesting witnesses, declared that,
avai1ing 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. SO OF 1885,
of the General Assembly Of the State of
Louisiana. they have coyenanted and
apreed, 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, 10 form
and constitute a CORPORATION and BODY
polite in law for the purposes and OBJ
jects. and under the stipulations. articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be The p. A. Johnson Lumber
Company. limited, and its domicilc shall
be in the city Of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana. and under its corporate
name it shall have power to contract, to
sue and be sued. to hold, acquire, re-
ceive, purchase, sell, transfer, convey, de-
liver, borrow, pledge, mortgage and hy-
pothecate property, both real, personal
and mixed to make and establish bv-
laws, rifles 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 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
corporation shall exist for period OF
ninety nine years. Unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE Fl.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on b,
eral saw mill and lumber business. man
t1facturing. buying and selling lumber
and shingles to maintain and onerate a
woodworking factory making and selling
articles Of wood, sttch as boxes, sash,
doors, blinds, r1antels. counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
finishfngs, and to buy and sell general
line of builders materials Also to build
and operate railroads. or tranlways, for
Transporting logs. timber or other arti-
eles necessary to carry On its business.
Also to hold purchase, receive and ac-
quire real estate in the parish Of Caddo
and State Of Louisiana. and to improve
lease, sell, convey and deliver as well as
mortgage and hypothecate said property
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
lis fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
fS25 1000 oo) divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollar.
each, and said corporation shall com
mence business whenever eight thousand
dollars t$s.oooool shall have been sub
scribed and paid for All stock shall b,
paid for id cash at the time of snbscrip
siofl or the same may be issued at par ii
payment or exchange for property right
or credits aefually received by said cor
poration. Or the same may be issued fu:
paid for money advanced. and for sucl
other valuable consideration as the boar,
| of directors may determine.
ARTICLE
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