The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-08-25
CHARTER
OF TIE AMERICAN TIE AND TIM
BIER COMPANY. LIMITED.

State al ouierana Parish It Caddo ::
Before me. X & Pleasant. 4 Notary
lpuIlc III and for the Parish Of taddo,
State # Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified appeared on the date
hereinafter written the persons whose
names arc hcrcrrnto subscribed who dc
cIared that, awaiting themselves Of the
provisions Of the laws Of this State rel
ativc tu corporations, and especially OF
scmhly If Louisiana, they have cove
iantcd and agreed. and by these pres
cuts covenant and agree. and bind them
selves, ~ well a> such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them. to form and constitute u limited
IcnrrorAtlou and body polite III law, for
the purpose and objects, and under the
stipulatIons articles and conditions fol
lowing, O-Wl
ARTICLE /.
I ne name and title 81 the said cor
pufatIon >hall be "Amcrrcan Tie and
rmbcf Company, Limited, and us
dou,c,lc Is hereby established Ill the
CITY II Shreveport, taddo Parish.
Louisiana: and under il corporate name
sad corporation ahall have the power
and authority to contract, sue and be
sued to- make and use a corporate seal,
i and the same to brcal, and alter At
pleasure. f. hold. receive, have, pur-
chase, improve. alternate, convey, sell.
borrow. pledge, mortgage, and ny
pothccatc under ITS corporate name,
property, real, personal and mixed,
corpcrcal and mcorpnrcaI,; L. name
and appoint such officer, directors,
agents. and managers, or employees, rs
the interest or convenience Of said cor
poration may require; 10 make and cs-
tah1sh such bylaws. rules. and rcgula-
tons for the proper management Of It's
affairs ~ may be deemed necessary and
Ipropcr and The same to change and 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
ont the objects and purposes Of said cor
tporaiion.
SAID corporation. unless sooner dis
solved III accordance with the provisions
Of is charter. shall exist and continue
for the period Of ninety nine ZOO years
from and after the date hereof
/ he president, or, in his absence, the
vice president or in the absence Of both
Of said officers, the ccrctary-trcasurer
shall be the proper person upon whom
citation or other legal process shall be
served.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized, and the
nature Of the business to be carried on
by il, are declared t.. be the following.
to-wii: To manufacture, purchase and
sell lumber ties and timber, either
wholesale or retail, to construct, pur
chase, lease, sub lease. maintain and OPP
crate, for the manufacture Of timber,
lumber, and ties into any and all forms.
and to sell same, saw mills, lumber and
tie mills, planning mills single mills and
other machinery necessary for the man
ufacturc Of lumber. ties and other arti
clcs Of wood; To purchase. own, and sell
timber. timber lands and other lands to
Icons'ruct, purchase, lease. suitcase and
operate tram roads. canals. and boats, to
be operated by steam or other motive
power, with all the appurienanccs there
unto belonging; 10 operate colnnissary
and general merchandise business and
to buy aud sell all such classes Of goods
wares and merchandise as they may de
sire III connection herewith, and 10 do
any and all acts necessary and proper
for the successful operation Of said
business.
ARTICLE III
! he capital stool: If the SAID corpora
ttion shall be twenty-five thousand dol
lars ($25.oooooj, divided into and rep
resented by two hundred and fifty (2so)
shares Of the sum Of one hundred dol
lars ($Ioooo) each, which stock shall
be paid for III cash at the time oi sub
scription.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer his stock i'll this corporation,
provided thirty 800 days prior notice
Of such intention to sell ~ssign or trans