The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-02-05
CHARTER
Of The P A. Johnson Lumber Com.
pany, Limited.

Dc II Known tfldG on tn1S the 2Ofn cav
of December. A. D., 1902. before me, Al
len Kendall, a Notary Public in and for
the said parish and State, duly qualified,
commissioned and sworn, came and ap-
Deared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who in the presence
of the attesting witnesses. declared that
availing themselves. of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to the or
ganizatlon of corporations, and especially
of the provisions of Act No. sc 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 may be
hereafter associated with them, to form
and constitute a CORPORATION and BODY
polite i'll 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 he P. a. Johnson Lumber
Company. limited, and its don1ici1e 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; 10 hold, acquire re-
ceive, purchase. sell, transfer, convey. de-
liver, borrow, pledge, mortgage and ny
potflecate 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-
ale 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 years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
tire Of the business to be carried on bv
it are declared to be TO carry on a gen
eral saw mill and lumber business man
ufaeturing, 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. nantels, counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
finishings, and to buy and sell a general
line Of builders materials Also to build
and onerate railroads or tranlways, for
transporting logs. timber or other arti-
eles necessary 10 carry on its business.
Also TO hold, purchase, receive and ae-
auire real estate in the parish of Caddo.
and State of Louisiana and to improve.
lease, sell. convey and deliver as well as
mortgage and hvpothecate said property
ARTICLE III.
& The capital stock of this corporation
IS fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
fS25.ooo.oo1. divided into two hundred
and fifty shares Of one hundred dollars
each, and said corporation shall com
faence business whenever eight tl1on5and
dollars lS2.ooo.ool shall have been sub
scrihed and paid for MI stock shall be
paid for in cash at the time of subserip-
tion. or the same may be issued at par in
payment or exchange for property rights
or credits actually received by said cor
porafion, or the same may be issued full
paid for money advanced, and for such
other valuable consideration as the board
Of directors may determine.
II M NIL i w.
s he corporate powers of this corpora
ton Shall be vested ii and exercised by
board Of directors to be elected from
among tile stockholders. IL shall consist
of three stockholders. The said board of
shall have authority to fill va
cancies in their number by death, re-
signatieia or Otherwise; they shall have
full control of all the property Of the
they shall have power and
authority to frame and adopt 81 Oh by
laws. rules and regulations as the at
fairs ard business OF the corporation may
require, and they shall appoiin such Of
ficers. agents. servants and clerks as they
may deem Iecessarv To conduct the busi-5
ness Of the CORPORATION. fix their conDen-
sation and term Of service and dismiss
them at said board 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-wit:: W.
TIL. Johnson. G.. Parker and p A..
Johnson, with IN. TT. Johnson, president !:
Ct. Parker. vice president and z. a.
Johnson, secretary. treasurer and gen
eral manager. They shall hold office until
Tie first Monday ii December, d..
1909. or until their successors have been
duly elected and qualified; on said first
Monday in December, A. d. 1903. and
annually thereafter. board Of directors
shall be elected. Notice of said election
shall be given by ten DAYS publication in
one 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-i
tors on the dav 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 At any election or
Stockholders 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 BIZ froxy, al1thor-
ized in writing. After each annual cleo
ton the board Of directors shall elect
from their anlber the above named Of
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