The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-22
CHARTER
Of The F. A. Johnson Lumber Com
panv. Limited.

Re ii known that on this tho 10th day
Of december, \. d.. 1909. before nc, Al
| len Kendall. Notary Public in and for
the said parish and State, duly qualified.
commissioned and sworn. came and APP
Dcared the persons whose names arc
| hcrcunto subscribed. WHO in the presence
OF the atCstng witnesses. declared that,
| avaling themselves Of the provisions of
| the laws Ot this State relative 10 the or
| ganlzatiOn of corporations, and espcClaItv
Of the provisions Of Act No. 80 of 1883,
| 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 CORPORATION and BODY
noilc in law for the purposes end OBJ
jccts and under the Stipulatons, articles
and conditions following to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be The P. A. Johnson Lumber
COMPANY limited. and its domicie shall
| be in The city of Shreveport. Caddo Par
name it shall have power to contract to
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ceive. purchase, SELL transfer. convey. de
liver, borrow. pledge, mortgage and by
pothecatr 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. Thi.
corporation shall exist for a period of
ninety nine 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 gem
eral saw mill and lumber business man
ufacturltg. buying and selling lumber
aud shiEples: to maintain and onerate a
woodworking factory making and selling
articles of wood, such as boxes. sash,
doors, blinds, mantels, counters, stair
ways and general house furnishings and
finishings, and to buy and sell general
line of builders materials. Also to build
| and operate railroads. or tramways, for
transporting logs. timber or other arti-
cies necessary to carry on its business.
Also to hold. purchase. receive and &C
quire real estate i'll 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 III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at twenty five thousand dollars
1926 100000 divided into two hundred
and fifty shares of one hundred dollars
each. and said corporation shall COM
nlenee business whenever eight thousand
dollars (S2ooooo) shall have been sub
scribed and paid for All stock shall be
paid for in cash at the time of subscrip-
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 ifllay 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
a 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
feers. agents. servants and clerks as they
may deem fecessar. to conduct the bust
Eness 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.
II. Johnson. c. J. Parker and p A.
Johnson. with w. Fl. Johnson, president:
G. ]. Parker, vice president. and P A.
Johnson, secretary. treasurer and gen
eral manager. They shall hold office until
the first Monday in December. A. D.
1903. or Until their successors have been
dulv 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 davs' 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 drec-
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 by proxy, author
lied in writing. After each annual cleo
| t;1,s the hoard ~ Jtractorc shall elect