The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-28
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. Notary Public in and for
the said parish and State, duly qualified
commissioned and sworn, came and APP
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 or
ganization of corporations. and especially
of the provisions of Act No. 60 of 1888.
of the General Assembly of the State of
| Louisiana, -they have covenanted and
agreed. and by these presents do cove
nant and agree and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may be
hereafter associated with them, to form
and constitute CORPORATION and BODY
| polite in law for the purposes and OBJ
jects. and under the stpulations, articles
| and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be The ?. A. Johnson Lumber
COMPANY, limited and its 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-
ceive, 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 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 exist for period of
fiinety-rine years, unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the ma
tnre of the business TO be carried on bv
il are declared to be to carry on gen
eral saw mill and lumber business man
ufacturing. 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, fnantels. counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
fnislings, 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-
cies necessary to carry Oh its business.
Also to hold, purchase, receive and ac-
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 hypotheeate said property
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at twenty-five thousand dollars
tS25.ooooo1. divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each, and said corporation shall COM
mence business whenever eight thousand
dollars ($S,oeo.oo1 shall have been sub-
scribed and paid. for. All stock shall be
paid for in cash at the time of suhscrp-
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 for money advanced, and for such
other valuable consideration as the board
of directors may determine.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
d 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
laws. rules and regulations as the af-
fairs and business of the corporation may
require, and they shall appoint such Of
ficers, agents. servants and clerks as they
may deem necessary to conduct the BUSH
ness of the CORPORATION, fix their compen-
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.
The following persons shall constitute
the first board of directors, to-wit: w.
H. Johnson G. J. 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 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-
tors on the day 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
HE corporation in his name votes NAV
be cast in person or by proxy, author
lied in writinp After each annual cleo
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