The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-25
CHARTER
OF The P A. Johnson Lumber Com
pany. Limited.

State OF Louisiana. Parish of CaddO
BE it known that on this the goth day
of December. A. D.. 1902 before me, Al
len Kendall, a Notary Public in and fol
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 attestlng witnesses. declared that
avalling themselves of the provisions OF
the laws Of this State relative to the Of
ganizatlOn of corporations, and especially
of the provisions of Act No. ,36 of 1888
of the General Assemble of the State oil
Louisiana. thew have covenanted and
agreed. and by these presents do cove
nant and agree and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as NAV be
hereafter associated with them, to form
and constitute a CORPORATION and BODY
Dol1t1c III law tor the purposes and OBJ
)ects. and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions following, to-wt:
ARTICLE /.
| he name and style of this corporation
shall be The P. A. Johnson Lumber
COMPANY. limited, and it's domicile shall
be IN the city of Shreveport. Caddo Par
lsh. Louisiana. and under its corporate
name it 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 hy-
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-
i tp nd L. II.
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
n1nety-nlne years, unless sooner disz
solved as hereinafter provided. !
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
ttre OF the business to be carried on by
1t are declared to be to carry on a gen
efal saw mill AID lumber business: man
utacturlng, 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, nlantels. counters stair
ways and general house furnishings and
tlntshings, 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-
cles necessary to carry on its business.
Also to hold, purchase, receive and ac-
auire real estate iii 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
tS2s, oooo o), divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each, and said corporation shall com
mence business whenever eight tiaei,safd
dollars tS8.ooo.oo) shall have been stub
seribed and paid for. All stock shall be
paid fer in cash at the time of sttbscrip-
ton. 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 tor 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 I
a board of directors to be elected from
among the stockholders Ii shall consist |
of three stockholders The said beard Of I
directors shall have authority to fill va |
cancies in their number by death, re- |
sigilation 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 of the corporation may
require, and they shall appoint such of |
flcers, agents, servants and clerks as they'll
may deem necessary to conduct the bust
ness of the corporation, fix their cempen- |!
sation 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.
he following persons shall constitute I
the first board of directors. to-wit: w. |
II. Johnson c. ]. Parker and !. p A. |
Johnson, with w. Fl. Johnson, president
G. J. Parker, vice president. and P. A. |
Johnson. secretary. treasurer and gem
eral manager They shall hold Office until |
the first Monday in December. A. d. |
1909. or until their successors have been |
duly elected and qualified; on said first |
Monday in December. A. D. 1903, and |
thereafter. board of directors
shall be elected Notice of said election |
shall be given by ten davs' publication in
ore Of the public newspapers published |
in said city Of Shreveport. ANY failure
from any cause whatever to hold said |
meeting or to elect said board Of direc-
tors on the dav named for that purpose
shall not dissolve the corporation. but the I
directors and officers then in office shall |
hold over until their successors are /
chosen and qualified. At any election or
meeting each stakeholder
shall be entitled to one vote for each |
share of stock registered on the books of |
the corporation in his name votes NAV
be cast in person or by proxy, author |
lied in writing. After each annual cleo