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

OF The 7, \. Johnson Lumber Com
pany, Limited
State Of Louisiana. Parish of CaddO
Be it known that OF this the Goth dav
of December. A. d.. ICo1 before nc. Al
len Kendall. a Notary Public IN and for
the said parish and State dnlv qualified.
commissioned and sworn. came and an
nCarcd the persons whose names are
hcreunto subscribed. who in the presence
of the attesting witnesses. declared that.
availlng themselves Of the provisions Of
the laws Of this State relative to the or
ganlzatton of corporations. and cspeciallv
| Of the provisions Of Act No 10 OF IHNR.
Of the General Assembl' of the State Of
LOUISIANA. they have COvenantcd and
agreed. and by these presents dc vGyc-
nant and agree and bind themselves. as
well rs such other persons as may he
hereafter associated with them tn form
and constitute a cor"nratior and hodv
oOlitic in law for the purposes and Oh
tcctS. and under the stipulatl0ns. articles
and conditions following. tu-Wil.
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be The P. A. Johnson Lumber
COMPANY. limited, and its domicile shall
be in the city Of Shreveport Caddo Par
sh. Louisiana and under it's corporate
name 1t shall have power to contract. to
site and be sued; to hold. acquire. re
ceive. purchase. sell. transfer. convey. de
liver, borrow. pledge, mortgage and by
bothecate property. both real. personal
and mixed; to make and establish b.
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 tipon whom citation or
other legal process shall be served. This
corporation shall exist for a period of
ninety-tiine years. unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
it are declared to be to carry on gen
eral saw mill and lumber business man
ufacturing, buying and selling lumber
and shineles: to maintain and onerate a
woodworking factory making and selling
articles of wood, such as boxes. sash.
doors, blinds, fnantels. counters. stair
ways and general house furnishings and
and to buy and sell general
line of builders materials Also to build
and oberate railroads. or tramways. for
logs, timber or other arti-
cles necessary to- carry on it's business. !
Also to hold. purchase. receive and ac-
qttire real estate in the parish of Caddo |
and State of Louisiana. and 10 improve |
lease, sell, convey and deliver as we'll as
mortgage and hvDothecate said property
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation |
is fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars |
fS27.ooo.oo) divided into two hundred
and fifty shares Of one hundred dollars
each. aud said corporation shall COIL
MERGE business whenever eight thou5and |
dollars t$2.ooo.oo) shall have been Sub
scfibed and paid for. All stock shall be
1aid for in cash at the time Of subscrip-
ION. or the same may be issued at par in
payment or exchange for property rights
,r credits actually received by said cor
1oration. or the same may be iss,1ed full
,aid for money advanced, and for such
,ther valuable consideration a the board
IF directors may determine.
--.s ARTICLE ".
The. corporate powers of this corpora
tF,tn al a.e 4 = /
| board of directors to be elected from
niong the stockholders. 1t shall consist
+ three stockholders. The said board of
directors shall have authority to fiji va
ancies in their number by death. re-
ignation or otherwise: they shall have
I'LL control Of all the property of the
orporation: they shall have power and
uthority to frame and adopt such by
avs, rules and regulations as the at
airs and business of the corporation may
eauire. and they shall appoint stich of
GERS, agents, servants and clerks as they
lay deem necessary to conduct the bust
ess of the CORPORATION. fix their compen- {
alton and term of service. and dismiss
hem at said boards pleasure they shall
ave the right to fix and determine the
alarles OF all officers herein provided
Or. Ii
The following persons shall constitute I
lie first board of directors, to-wit: w. -
[. Johnson, S. }. Parker and P. A.
ohnson, with w. II. Johnson. president;
J ]. Parker. vice president. and P. A.
oft1soii. secretary. treasurer and gen
ra1 manager. hey shall hold Office until
1e first Monday in Dcesfaiber AZ b.
lo5. ofssintiI their successors have been I
NV elected and qualified T on said first
lorday in December. A. d. 1909, and
1naally thereafter. board of direc' H.
1all be elected. Notice of said election
tall be given by ten DAYS publication in }
nc Of the public newspapers published S
i said city of Shreveport ANY f,iIure r
ON any cause whatever to hold sid !.
Ieeting or to elect said board of direc- +
rs on the day named for that purpose
iall not dissolve the corporation. but the
rectors and officers then in Office shall | y