The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-05-03
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
wINN LUMBER COMPANY. LTD.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of VIM.

State or louisiana
Parish of VIM.
Be 1t known and remembered; that on this
sth day of April, One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Seven, before me. 4. A. Moss. Notary
GUY ~ an n. 10 ala !.
the undersigned legal witnesses, personally
came and apf4ared the persons whose names
that, ayailing themselves of the laws of Louisi
ana relative to corporations, they have coven-
anted and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and form themselves into
a corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipnIations and agreements
hereinafter set forth and expressed. which they
hereby adopt Us their Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE
The name and title of this CORPORATION shall
be WYNN LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED.
and under its corporate name shall have power
to continue and exist for period of Ninety
nine years from date hereof; to contract, ito
sne and be sued; to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to brake and alter at pleas
ure; to hold, lease receive, purchase, convey.
ALLEVIATE, borrow, pledge. mortgage and hypo-
thecate under its corporate hame property real
personal and mixed; to name and appoint such
officers, directors, managers, agents and en-
ployees as the interest and convenience of the
corporation may require; to make and use by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
management of its affairs as may be deemed
necessary and proper, and the same to reason
ably chance At pleasure, and TO do all other
may be necessary and proper to carry out the
objects and purposes for which this corporation
is organized.
ARTICLE TWO
The domicile OF this corporation is hereby
fixed and established at WINFIELD, Winn
Parish. Louisiana. The President. or in his
absence the vice-president, shall be the officer
upon whom citation and all legal process shall
be served.
Officers of this corporation sh.n be presid-
dent. vice-President Secretary and Treasurer,
Tut the offices of Secretary and Treasurer may
be filed by one and the same person. The
tors shall so require, shall give bond in such
sum as said Board shall determine. Said
officers thall be stockholders in said corpora
ton and shall be elected annually by the Board
OF Directors. and shall serve until their success
sors are elected: however, said officers shall be
subject TO removal st any time by said Board
OF Directors for good cause shown.
ARTICLE THREE
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poratiohis organized and the business to be
carried on by il are declared to be the follow
TO build and operate saw mill nd planning
mill plant in the town of WINFIELD or any
facture sll kinds of lumber, sash, doors, blinds
and all kinds OF novelties and building
material, and sell the same either at wholesale
or retail; to buy and sell either Mt wholesale or
retail, all kinds lumber and forest products;
to acquire, own and hold lands, buildings and
machinery necessary for the operation of this
plant, and to acquire and to own timber and
timber lands; and 10 do every other act or
thing necessary to carry on the business for
which this corporation is organized.
ARTICLE FOUR
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars, ts25 ,0o0.0 90,
divided and represented by Two Hundred and
Fifty shares of One Hundred Dollars each, and
as soon as One Hundred shares have been SUBJ
scribed fo-, this corporation is authorized TO
be gin business.
ARTICLE FIVE
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in O Board of Directors, to be
composed Of three persona all OF whom must
be stockholders in said corporation, a majority
of whom S b all constitute a quorum. The
ings, the date of which shall be fixed by the
bylaws OF said corporation. At these annual
meetings the stockholders shall transact any
business coming before them and shall elect
Board of Directors for the ensuing year, which
said newly elected Board shall at once Organize
by electing from their number the officers of
said corporation as already named.
The first Board OF Directors shall be: b. L.
vancIeave, George NJ. Selden and w. A.
Wright who shall hold Office until their sue
cessors are elected, it being specially under
stood that the failure on the part of the stock
holders TO hold their regular annual meeting
and to elect q new Board of Directors, shall in
no wise affect the corporate acts of this corpo-
ration, the old Board always holding over
until the new board is elected and organized.
In all elections each stock holder shall be
entitled TO one vote for each share OF stock
him in person or by proxy, and the majority OF
the votes cast shall elect.
The Board of Directors shall make such by
laws and regulations as may be necessary for
the proper management of the affairs of this
corporation, and shall amend and change the
same as they see proper, and SHAH have power
% provide for and contract debts, borrow
money, issue bonds, drafts, notes, acceptances.
execute mortgages and do all other things
incident to the objects and purposes of this
ity to vest the President or the other officers
and managers of such with these powers n
they see fit.
ARTICLE SIX
This charter may be changed. amended, or
dissolved BY two thirds vote Of the stock
holders at meeting called for that pun pose. 4
Should this corporation be dissolved by vote
Of its stockholders its affairs shall be liqui-
dated by the Board of Directors as liqui-
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.
AErrcLz EIGHT
The President, or in his absence or inability
to act the vice-President shall give each share
mall ,i before each annual meeting Of the stock
holders, and at all call meetings three days
notice shall be given in the same manner,
unless amy s.ockholder Is present and valves
such notice.
Any irIegularity or informally in the or
eanization Of this corporation shall not render
this charter null and void, and no subscriber
or stakeholder shall ever be held liable to this
corporation or its creditors beyond the amount
OF stock subscribed by him.
This done and passed in the presence of ]. b.
Hart ard R. w. Oglesby two competent wit
nesSes and me. said Notary. on the day and
date first above written.
b. 4. Van Cleave. by q. M. Selden, 50 la
shares; O. u. Seiden, 50 l-s shares; w. A.
| Wright s. Ia shares.