The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-08
CHARTER
Of The P. A. Johnson Lumber Com
pany, Limited.

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 ap-
peared 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
ganizatiOn of corporations and especially
of the provisions of Act No ,26 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 NAV be
hereafter associated with them, to form
and constitute CORPORATION and bodv
polite in law for the purposes and OBJ
jects. and under the stipulations articles
and conditions following, to-wit:
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
lsh, louisiana. and under its corporate
name 1t shall have power to contract. to
sue and be sued; to hold. acquire, re-
ce'ye, purchase, sell, transfer. convey, de-
liver, borrow. pledge, mortgage and by
pothecate 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 upon whom citation or
other legal process shall be served. This
corporation shall exist for a period of
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
it are declared to be to carry on gen
eral saw mill and lumber business man
buying and selling lumber
and SHINGLES: to maintain and onerate a
factory making and selling
articles of wood, such as boxes. sash, |
doors, blinds, nlantels, counters, stair |
ways and general house furnishings and
and to buy and sell general
line of builders materials. Also to build |
and operate railroads. or tramways. for |
logs. timber or other arti- |
cles necessary to carry on its business. /
Also to hold. purchase, receive and ae-
quire real estate IN the parish of Caddo. |
and State of Louisiana. and to improve.
lease, sell. convey and deliver as well as
mortgage and hypothecate said property |
ARTICLE HI
he capital stock Of this corporation |
is fixed at twenty thousand dollars
fS25,oooo o9. divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each, and said corporation shall conf
nence business whenever eight thousand |
dollars (S8,ooo.oo) shall have been sub
seribed and paid for All stock shall be I
paid for in cash al the time of subscrip-
ion. or the same may be issued at par in
payment or exchange for property. rights T
Or credits actually received by said cor
poratior, 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
ion shall be vested in and exercised by
i board of directors to be elected from
among the stockholders. II shall consist
If three stockholders L he said board of |
directors shall have authority to fill va
sancies in their number by death, re-
'ignation or otherwise; they shall have
full control of all the property of the
they shall have power and
TO frame and adopt such by
avs. rules and regulations as the af-
airs and business Of the corporation may
,equire, and they shall appoint such of
1cers, agents. servants and clerks as they
nay deem necessarv to conduct the busi-
less of the CORPORATION, fix their conipen-
alton and term of service and dismiss
hem at said boards pleasure; they shall
lave the right to fix and determine the
,alaries of all officers herein provided
or.
i ne following persons shall constitute
he first board of directors, to-wit w.
+ Johnson C. j. Parker and P. a..
ohnson. with ". II. Johnson, president:
]. Parker. vice president. and F. A.
ohnsen. secretary, treasurer and gen
raj manager. They shall hold office until
he first Monday in December. A. d.
COZ. or until their successors have been
July elected and qualified on said first
Monday in December, A. p. 1903. and
nnually thereafter. board of directors
hall be elected Notice Of said election
hall be given by ten DAYS publication in
me of the public newspapers published
Il said city Of Shreveport. ANY failure
rom any cause whatever to hold said
Meeting or to elect said board of direc-
ers on the day named for that purpose
hall rot dissolve the corporation. but the
irectors and officers then IN office shall
old over until their successors are
hosen and qualified Al any election or
tockholders meeting each stakeholder
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
zed IN writing. After each annual elec
ion the board of directors shall elect
rom their number the above named Of
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