The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
CHARTER
OF The P. A. Johnson Lumber Com
pany, Limited.

>'tbAS VI I~OllIAidIid- I dIlSll OF Oa0QO
Be ii known that on this the Goth da,
OF December, A. d., 1902. before ME. Al
len Kendall, Notary Public in and f0I
the >ald parish and State, duly qualified
commissioned and sworn, came and an
feared tile persons whose names are
hcreunto subscribed, who in the presence
81 me atteSt1ng witnesses. declared that
"FalIlng themselves OF the provisions OF
the laws OF this State relative to the or
gan1ZatIOn OF corporations, and especially
OF the provisions of Act No. 20 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
we'll as such other persons as NAV be
hereafter associated with them, to 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 !.
he 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
lsh. Louisiana. and under its corporate
name 1t shall have power to contract. to
sue and be sued; to hold, acquire, re-
celVe, 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 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 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 eX1sT for period Of
nlnety-nine years, unless sooner dis
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 gen
eral saw mill and lumber business: man
ufactring, buying and selling lumber
and shingles: to maintain and onerate
Woodworking factory making and selling
articles Of wood, such as boxes. sash,
doors, blinds, nlantels, counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
flnfsilings, and to buy and sell a general
line of builders materials Also to build
and operate railroads. or tramways, for
Transporting logs. timber or other arti-
clesS 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 we'll as
mortgage and hvpothecate said property
ARTICLE III.
he capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
S25.oooooo, divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each, and said corporation shall COM
Illenee business whenever eight thousand
dollars tSS.ooo.oo1 shall have been stib-
scrlbed and paid for. All stock shall be
paid for in cash at the time of subscrip-
tion. 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
of directors may determine.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
a board of directors to be elected from
among the stockholders. It shall consist
Of three stockholders The said board of
directors shall have authority to fill va
cancies in 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 |
authority to frame and adopt such by-I
laws. rules and regulations as the af-l
fairs and business of the corporation may
require, and they shall appoint such of |
hcers. agents, servants and clerks as they
may deem necessarv to conduct the bust,
ness of the corporation. fix their compen-
sation and term OF service and dismiss
hem 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 G. J. Parker and P. A. |
Johnson. with w FL. Johnson. president
G. ]. Parker, vice president. and P A.
Johnson. secretary, treasurer and gen-
,ral manager. They shall hold office until
he first Monday in December, A. D.
Ioos. or until their successors have been
1ulv elected ard qualified; on said first
Aonday- December. A d. 1909. and I
thereafter. board of directors
hall be elected. Notice of said election
hall be given by ten DAYS publication in
inc Of the public newspapers published
n said city of Shreveport. ANY failure
rom any cause whatever TO hold said
Meeting or to elect said board OF direc-
ors on the dav named for that purpose
hall not dissolve the corporate ion. but the
directors and officers then in office shall
lold over until their successors are
hosen and qualified AT any election or
stockholders meeting each stockholder
hall be entitled to one vote for each
hare of stock registered on the books of
he corporation in his name: votes NAV
'e cast in person or by proxy, author
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