The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-22
CHARTER
Ct THE N. A. AYERS LUMBER
COMPANY

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo;
Before me, Frank ]. Looncy, the under
signed authority, a Notary Public III and
for Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at my ot
fee i'll the City Of Shreveport, louisiana,
came and appeared on the date herein
after written, the undersigned, all of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LOUISIANA.
who declared to me i'll the presence OF
the attesting witnesses that they desire TO
form and constitute a corporation under
the laws Of Louisiana, and that they do
hereby form themselves and their sue
cessors into corporation and constitute
same in compliance with the provisions
and subject to the restrictions of the
laws of the State Of Louisiana governing
corporations and under the provisions
| of the articles Of incorporation herein
after set forth.
ARTICLE ].
The name Of this corporation shall be
In. A. AYERS LUMBER COMPANY,
| by its name it shall have the power and
authority to have and to enjoy success
sion for the period Of twenty years:
to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal, and the same
to break, alter or amend at pleasure; !;
md under this name to hold, receive,
purchase, and otherwise acquire, to own.
convey, sell or otherwise dispose OF, to
lease. pledge, mortgage, or to otherwise
|hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed
| ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation is de
clared to be in the City of Shreveport,
Louisiana.
| ARTICLE III.
The nature Of the business to be car
Tried on and the purpose for which this
lcorporation are established are as fol
lows: To buy and sell land or timber
Ito manufacture and sell lumber and tc
lconduct general saw mill business.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ltion shall be vested in board OF direc
tors composed of six stockholders, nj
!: directors sahll elect a president, Wet
: president, secretary and shai
. prescribe the duties of each. Election o
directors shall take place the secont
: TUESDAY of January Of each year. n
: first board of directors shall be as fol
: lows: N. A. Ayers, L. K. Lawhon, K.
< Ayers, r. S. Ayers, J. f. Bell and X
+ lT. Lawhon with T. r. Lawhon, presi
? dent: N. A. Ayers, vice president, AM
elF. S. Ayers, secretary-treasurer. Al
b officers and directors shall serve unit
e their successors are elected. Service o
i all legal process shall be made on tn
lpreside,1t. Or in his absence on tn
S lyice president, or in the absence OF bot
S Tpn the ecretary-treasurer, at the of1c
Iof the company. The board of director
r NAV appoint such managers, agents G
II sub officers as the interests OF the col
lDoration may require and make and e:
e Itablish such bylaws as may be nece'
d sary and proper for the management an
=, lrequlation Of the affairs of the corpor;
e ton. If any vacancies occur among tt
officers or directors the remaining dire
r. tors may select stockholders to fill II
A same The board Of directors shall hay
II 1.-THE power to borrow, and lend none
70 Tissue bills OF exchange, notes, bond
h drafts, and all other negotiable pape
lexecute mortgages and generally to {
all things incident to the objects al
purposes of this corporation.
T. ARTICLE V.
,y The capital stock OF this corporate
lshall be seventy FIVE thousand dolia