The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-01
CHARTER
OF THE AMERICAN TIE AND TIM
Der COMPANY, LIMITED.

State Of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, appeared on the date
hereinafter written the persons WHOSE
names are hereunto subscribed, who de
clared that, availing themselves of the
provisions Of the laws OF this State rel
alive to corporations, and especially OF
Act No. SO of 1888, of the General AS
sembly of Louisiana, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these pres
ents covenant and agree, and bind them
selves, as we'll as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute limited
corporation and body polite in law, for
the purpose all objects, and under the
stipulations, articles and conditions fol-
lowing. to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name al title of the said cor
poration shall be American Tie and
Timber Comp~..y, Limited" and its
domicile IS hereby established in the
City Of Shreveport, Caddo Parish,
Louisiana; and under its corporate name
said corporation shall have the power
and authority to contract, sue and be
sued: to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to break and latter at
pleasure; to hold, receive, have, pur-
chase, improve. ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
borrow, pleics :lortgage, dnd by
pothecate II IS corporate name,
property, - sonal and mixed,
co-Eere,,4 49,. .~1rporeal,; to name
and appoint such officers, directors,
agents, and managers, or employees, as
the interest or convenience of said cor
poration may require; to mako and es-
tablish such bylaws, rules, and regula-
tons for the proper managemd mt of its
affairs as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same to change land alter
at pleasure and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall or
may be necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes of said cor
poration.
SAID corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with the provisions
Of its charter. shall exist and continue
for the period of ninety-11ine COO years
from and after the date hereof.
The president, or, in his absence, the
vice president, or in the absence of both
of said officers, the secretary-treasurer
shall be the proper person upon whom
citation or other legal process shall be
served
ARTICLE II.
he objects and purposes for which
this corporation IS organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are declared t. be the following,
to-wit: To manufacture, purchase and
sell lumber, ties and timber, either
wholesale or retail, to construct, pur-
chase, lease, suitcase, maintain and op-
crate, for the manufacture of timber,
lumber, and ties into any and all forms,
and to sell Same, saw mills, lumber and
lie mills, plar, mills, single mills and
otler machii necessary for the man
fracture # ..nber, ties and other arti-
les OF Y !; . \ purchase, own, and sell
in1ber, ,:.l2b.; .:nds and other lands; to
construct. Ease, lease, suitcase and
operate Tram loads, canals, and boats, to
'e operated by steam or other motive
'ower, with all the appurtenances there
INTO belonging; to operate commissary
md general merchandise business and
0 buy and sell all such classes of goods,
wares and merchandise as they may de-
ire III connection Herewith; and to- do
ny and all acts necessary and proper
or the successful operation of said
ARTICLE III.
he capital stock Of the said corpora
ion shall be twenty-five thousand dol |
ars ($25,ooo.oo), divided into and rep
esented by two hundred and fifty (25o)
hares of the sum of one hundred dol
IRIS (S1oo.oo) each, which stock shall
e paid for in cash at the time of sub
cription.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
-ansfer his stock in this corporation,
rovided thirty (3o) days prior notice
such intention to sell, assign or trans
r the same be given the company, and
lie other stockholders thereof shall have
lie first privilege of purchasing the
lme, after which thirty days notice the
I'D stock may be sold in open market.
This corporation shall commence do
g business as soon as all of the capital
ock shall have been subscribed.
ARTICLE ".
The corpor~ te powers of this corpor-
ion shall be vested in and exercised by
board of three CD directors, consist
G of the president, vice president and
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