The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-12-28
CHAR Err
The Bulkley-James Co.,
Limited.
OF =

Or -
The Bulkley-James Co.,
Limited.
State Of Louisiana, BE IT KNOWN,
Parish Of Bossier. That on this, the
18th day of Defender, A. D. 1905, be-
fore me, Beverly A. Kelly, Clerk and
ex-Officio Recorder and Notary Public
in and for Bossier Parish, La, duly
commissioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed; also
severally declared that, availing them
selves Of the provisions OF Act 36 OF
session of 1883, approved June %, 1855,
as we'll as those Of the general laws OF
the State of Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations, they have
formed and organized and by these
presents do form and organize them
selves and their associates and success
sors into corporation for the object
and purpose, and under the terms and
stipulations hereinafter set forth, to- wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be The Bulkley-James Company,
Limited, and under said name it shall
have and enjoy succession for the period
of ninety years from the date OF
this charter; may sue and be sued; may
have, hold, purchase, sell, convey, lease,
mortgage and pledge property, real and
personal; may have and use corporate
seal, and same to change at will; and
generally, may have and possess any
and all powers and privileges which cor
porations are, or may be authorized to
possess by law, and particularly to carry
out the purposes of this corporation;
and it's domicile shall be Benton, Bos-
sier Parish, La.
ARTICLE II.
The object and purposes Of this cor
poration are declared to be to buy and
sell timber lands, to manufacture, buy
and sell lumber and to build and operate
saw aud planning mill plants, railroad
and telegraph and telephone lines, and
to conduct a general mercantile business.
ARTICLE III.
Citations and all legal processes shall
be served on the President, and in his
absence on the Secretary and Treasurer.
ARTICLE w.
| The capital stock of the Corporation is
declared to be Six Thousand Dollars
| (S6,OOO) divided into Sixty COY Shares of
One Hundred Dollars ($100) each, or
property actually sold and delivered to
this Corporation, and shall be due and
PAYABLE in such amounts and at such
times and places as the Board OF Di-
rectors may resolve and determine. This
Corporation shall begin operation as
soon as the sixty shares, capital stock,
making the sum of 5000, shall have
been subscribed and paid in.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this Corporation shall
be under the management and control
of the Board Of Directors, composed OF
three stockholders, to be elected an
nually at a meeting of the stockholders
for that purpose (to be held on Jan. 2,
1907, and yearly thereafter) after ten
days. notice in a newspaper published in
the parish in which the Company is
domiciled. Until the first election, the
directors shall be Louis C. Buckley,
r. C.. James and E. w. Blythe, who
shall serve until their successors are
duly elected.
ARTICLE vs.
| The officers of this Corporation shall
be President, Vice-President and a
Secretary and Treasurer, and said Off
Board of Directors, and until the first
election the officers shall be as follows
Louis C. Buckley, President; R. c.
| z
Secretary and Treasurer; who shall
serve until their successors are duly
elected.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be helG
liable or responsible for the contracts Of
faults of said Corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due to the
Company on the shares owned by him
nor shall any informality in the organi.
cation have the effect Of rendering thi.
, charter null, or of exposing a stock.
! holder to any liability beyond TIT
! amount of his stock. No transfer O
, stock by the holders thereof shall b.
, binding on this Corporation, unless salt
transfer is duly entered on its books.
: ARTICLE VIII.
whenever GHlS COTpOEdtlOH ~ us
solved by limitation, or from any othe
cause, its affairs shall be liquidated b,
three commissioners from the stock
holders, appointed for that purpose, a
meeting Of same, convened after tel
. days. notice to said stockholders, givel
t to them by letter addressed to eacl
i stakeholder and deposited in the mail
Thus done and passed at this Office, il
said Parish of Bossier, the day and dat
!. above written, in the presence o
: Joannes Smith and r. B. Hill, compe
: tent witnesses, who, with said appearer
: and me, Notary, have signed thes
presents.
II LOUIS c. BULKLEY GO Shares)
r r. C. JAMES GO Shares).
E. w. BLYTHE GO Shares).
Attest:
!. JoANNEs SMITH.
r r. B. HILL.
= B. A. KELLY,
: Clerk and ex-O fficio Recorder an
!, Notary Public.
Having examined the foregoing act Q
incorporation, and finding nothing con
o tanned therein contrary to law, hereb
l. approve the same.
. Done and signed officially this, th
: 18th day of December, 1906.
Z JOHN N. SANDLIN,