The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-18
CHARTER
Of The r, A. johnson. Lumber Conn
patty. Limited.

patty. Limited.
State If Louisiana. Parish Of Caddo
j'r It known that on this The goth day
# i, cvt.ihrr. \. H., tyo3. before me. A.
lew Kendall. Notary Public III aud tor
The said parish and state, ttttly qualified
commissioned uud sworn, cattle and M
reared tie rrr4Uns whose t1atties arc
hrrruntu Snbst rlic,1. who III the presence
If The nttestiug witnesses. declared That,
ayaiijng themselves of the provisions OF
tive law # thf7 State relative 10 the OF
G1tljzatinn nl corporations. atid especially
II he provisions Of Act Mo. 40 st 1893.
IF the General Assemble IF the State OF
Louisiana they huvr Cnvcnanted aud
a"tntd. and by these presents do tuFe@
uant aud agree aud bind themselves as
we'll rs zuch Other persons rs nav he
lercaftcr ose"ciatcJ with them, to form
and constitute a CORPORATION and BODY
rui1tic in law fur The PURPOSES and Oh
tcyt ~. and under the ~tlpfIattuue articles
and ennIurn, following. in-vit.
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| he name and tytv If This corporation
shall be- nc /. 4. johnson Itnber
Company. limited. and ill., do'ncile shall
be in the city II Shreveport. Caddo Par
I~t Louisiana and Under It's corporate
nanr il shall have power tr contract. tn
lie and lie sued; ln hold. acquire. re-
rcivt, purchase scIt transfer, convey de
liver. hnrroW. pledge. mortgage and by
pnihrcatr property, both real. personal
Httd nlNcdi IN make and establish bv-
laws. rules and regulations for the
nrUrct management Df IFS affairs and
business and The same To change or alter
at pleasure to adupt and Use a curuor-
ate etal and GENERALLY to do All other
acts Hrd things necessary ani prnper IN
Cltty ott the objects aud purposes of the
corporation,
IT. president .or in his aheeucc the
secretary at1Il treasurer shall ir the
proper person upon whom citation ut
otllef legal process shall he sttyrd. This
c5rpofatfoD shall eSist ipf a fierjnd If
DnetF-nlhe years. ttfttess souncr dis
snEved as hereinafter provided
g.. ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes fnr which
this corporation il formed nttd the ma
t1re If the Business tusbe catfied on bv
ii arc declared ~ he to carry nt d gen
efal saw mill aat Itunbct business; mali
ufaetnFthg, buying and selling Timber
ind. shingles to maintain and usefate 4
Woodworking Factory making and selling
articles 1T wood, stitch is boxes sash,
doors, blinds. 111ahtels. totttlters. Stair
ways and general house furnishings and
fiHisltngs aud tn buy and sell il general
line IF builders materials. Also To build
ats onetate railroads. of tfat1fWass. fef
Transporting logs. timber of other atti-
eles necessary 10. carry on lis business,
Also Ia hold. purchase, receive aud as-
attfte read estate ii The n4fish Of Eaddo.
and State If Louisiana. and to Improve.
itase sell. tahyey and deliver as well a#
mortgage and hvbotheeate said property
ARTICLE II.
he capital steet CT this corporation
is ftxed at twenty five thousand dollars
fS2s.ooo.oC !. divided into Two hundred
and fifty shares ri nf1e hundred aftltars
each, and said corporation shall conn
lnenee business whenever eight titnHBailA
dollars t$s.eoeool shall have been Sub
segibed aud paid for All stock shall be
battl for III cash 1T the time eli sltbserin=
tibn, OF The aatate may be issued at paf III
payment ~ exchange for properly rights
Of credits actually received by said cor
pGfsltiofi. of Tie slime may lie issued full
paid for money advanced. and for such
other valuable consideration as The board
Of directors may determine.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers 81 this corpora
ton shall he vested in and exercised BY
u fIII ala
among the stockholders 1t shall consist
Of three stockholders. The said board OF
directors shall have authority TO fill VA
cat1tles IN tlieif Number by death. re-
signation or otherwise. they shall have
full control Of all The property Of the
corporation, they shall have mower and
authority 10 frame and adopt such BY
laws. rifles and regulations rs the af@
fairs and business of the corporation may
require. and they shall appoint siel1 Of
heers. agents. servants and clerks as they
may deem NECESSARY ID conduct the bust
ness af the eofporatioa. fix their cutnpeta-
satiufi and term Of service and dismiss
them at said board pleasure they shall
have lie right To- fix and determine HE
salaries Of al officers herein provided
for.
The following persons shall constitute
The first board Of directors. tezwit. w.
II. johnson G. J. Parker and r A..
Iohnsons with w. H. Johnson. president.
G. J. Parker, vice president. aud F. A.
Johnson. secretary, treasurer and gen
efal manager. They shall hold office until
The first Monday III December. 4, y.
1ao5. or tititii their successors have been
duly elected and qualified On said first
Monday in December. A p. teB3. and
annually thereafter. d board Of directors
shall be elected Notice Of said election
shall be given by ten DAYS publication in
one IF The public newspapers published
in said city Of Shreveport ANY failure
from any cause whatever to hold satd
meeting or to elect said board Of dires.
tors on The dav tanned for, that purpose
shall not dissolve the CORPORATION. bit the
directors and officers then IN office shall
hold over until their Successors are