The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-12-14
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF the Lands, Lumber and Manu-.
featuring Company, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, ss
PARISH OF VIM. %.


STATE OF LOUISIANA, &C
PARISH OF VIM.
Be IL known and remembered: That on this
the 10th day of December, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Six. before me Harry +. Gamble,
d notary public duly commissioned and quali
fed in and for the Parish of Winn, and in the
presence of the undersigned legal witnesses.
personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who sew
orally declare that, awaiting themselves of the
avs of Louisiana relative to corporations, they
have covenanted and greed and by these pres
ents do covenant and agree and form them
selves into corporation, for the objects and
purposes and under the stipuiations and agree
which they hereby adopt as their Charter, to-
wit:
ARTICLE ONE.
The name and title of this corporation shall
be LANDS, LUMBER AND MANUFACTURING Cox
TANy LIMITED, and under its corporate name
shall have power to continue and exist for a
period of Iinety-nine yeas from the date
hereof; to contract. to sue and be sued; TO
make and use corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to hold, lease, re-
ceive, purchase. convey, ALLEVIATE, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate under its cor
porate name properly real, personal and mixed;
10 name and appoint such officers, directors,
managers, agents and employees as the inter-
est and convenience of the corporation may re-
quire; to make..and use such bylaws. rules and
regulations for the proper management OF its
affairs as may be deemed necessary and proper.
and the same TO reasonably change at pleas
ure: and to do ali other acts and things per-
mitted by law or such rs may be necessary and
proper to carry out the objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized.
ARTICLE TWO.
The domicife .cf this corporation is hereby
fixed and established at WINFIELD, Winn Par
ish Louisiana. The president, or in his abb
sence the vice president, shall be the officer
upon whom citation and all legal process shall
be served.
The officers of this corporation shall be
president. vice president. secretary and treas
urcr, but the ffices of secretary and treasurer
may be filed by one and the same person. The
secretary and treasurer. IL the board of direc-
tors shall SO require, shall give bond in such
sums as said board shall determine. Said off,
GERS shall be stockholders in said corporation
and shall be elected annually by the board of
directors, and shall serve until their successors
are elected: however. said officers shall be sub
iect to removal at any time By said board of
directors for good cause shown.
ARTICLE THREE
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poraIion is organized ana the business to be
carried on by It are declared TO be the follow
ing. to-wit.
To build and operate sawruili ard planning
mill plant in the Town OF winnfieid; to manu-
facture all kinds of lumber, sash. doors. blinds
and all kinds of novelties amt building mate
rial, and sell the same either az wholesale or
retail; to buy and sell, either at wholesale or
at retail. sill kinds of lumber and forest prod
nots; to acquire, own and hold lands, buildings
and machinery necessary or the operation OF
this plant and to acquire and own timber and
timber lands; and to dc every other act or
thing necessary 10 carry on the business for
which this corporation Is orgsuized.
ARTICLE POUR.
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
Fifty Thousand Dollars, divided and repre-
scented by FIVE hundred shares Of one hundred
dollars each. and as soon Gs fifty shares have
been subscribed for this corporation Is author
NTxasfE n flEzu T ri Ia
ARTICLE FIVE.
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in q board of directors, to be
composed OF three persons, all of whom must
be stockholders in said corporation, majority
OF whom shall constitute a quorum The stock
holders shall hold regular annual meetings, the
date for which shall be tiyed by the bylaws OF
said corporation. At these annual meetings
coming hfeore them and shall elect board of
directors for the ensuing year, which said
newly elected board shall at once Organize by
electing from thsi- number the officers OF said
corporation as already named
The first beard OF directors shall be: G. II.
Elliott. j, A. Nesom, VIII Al. Strong, who shall
held Office until their successors are elected. it
being specially understood that the failure on
the parf OF the stockholders to hold their regu-
lar annual meeting ami TO elect new board Of
directors, shall in no wise affect the corporate
holding over until the new board Is elected and
In all elections each stakeholder shall be en-
titled 70 one vote for each share OF stock owned
By him. and these voices must be cest by him
ii person or by proxy, and majority OF the
votes cast shall elect.
The board of directors shall make such by
laws and regulations As may be necessary Tor
the proper management OF the affairs OF this
corporation, and shall amend and change the
same n they see proper, and shall have power
to provide for and contract debts. -5orrow
money, issue bends, drafts, notes, acceptances,
execute mortgages and do all other things in
cident TO the objects and purposes Of this cor
poration, and snail have power and authority
10 vest the president or other officers and man
ayers OF such with these powers as they see ht-
ARTICLE SIX.
This charter may be changed, amended or
dissolved By two-thifds vote Of the stockhold-
ers at meeting called for that purpose.
Should this corporation be dissolved by q
vote of lis stockholders its affairs shall be iq-
Undated by the board of directors as liquidat-
ing board.
ARTICLE SEVEN.
Shares of stock can only be transferred by
having the transfer recorded on the books Of
the corporation, and no transfer Of stock can
be made until any unpaid balance thereon
shall have first been paid.
ARTICLE RIGHT.
The president. or In his absence or inability
TO act. the yice-presiaent snail give each
shareholder ten DAYS notice in writing through
the mail before each annual meeting Of the
stockholders. and at all call meetings three
days notice shall De given N the same man
ner, unless any stockhGlaer Is present and
WAVES such notice.
Any irregufarity or informally IN the organ
ization of tins corporation shall not render
this charter null and void, and subscriber
or stakeholder shall ever be held liable to this
cor poration or lis creditors beyond the amount
of the stock subscribed BY HIM.
This done and passed in the presence OF T.
n GOWN and Ii. C. Little, two competent
Witnesses and me, said Notary, on the day
and date first above written.
Name No. Shares
c. IA Elliott 80
j. A. Negnm
viii A. Strong
John FL Mathews
j. W Elliott per c. II. Elliott
witnesses: 4. II. ColviEl, H. G. Little.