The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-09-08
CHARTER
OF THE AMERICAN TIE AND I'M
Der COMPANY, LIMITED

| State OF Louisiana. Parish at taddo
Before me, K g. Pleasant A Notar,
public i'll and for the Parish Of Caddo
State Of Louisiana. duly commissioned
and qualified, appeared on the date
hereinafter written the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who de
lclarod that. awaiting themselves Of the
Iprovisions of the laws of this State rel
ative to corporations. and especially 81
Act No 20 of 1893. of the General As
sembly Of Louisiana. they have cove
nanted and agreed. and by these pres
cnts covenant and agree. and bind them
selves. as well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them. to form and constitute a limited
corporation and body polite III law. for
the purpose and objects. and under the
stipulations, articles and conditions fol
lowing. to wit
ARTICLE J.
] he name and title Of the said cor
poration shall be american Tie and
Timber Company. Limited" and its
domcilc 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 corporate seal,
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pleasure to hold. receive, have. pur-
chase. improve, ALLEVIATE. convey. sell.
borrow pledge. mortgage. and by
pothccata under its corporate name.
property, real personal and mixed.
corpercal and ncorpotcal,. to name
and appoint such officers. directors,
agents. and managers, OF employees, as
the interest OF convenience Of said cor
poration may require. to make and es-
tablish such bylaws. rules. and rcglla-
| tons for the proper management of its
affairs as may be deemed necessary and
proper. 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 he necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes of said cor
poraton
Said corporation. unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with the provisions
Of its charter. shall exist and continue
for the period of ninety ZOO 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-treasure
shall be The proper person upon whom
citation or other legal process shall be
served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporatien is organized. and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it. are declared l., 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 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
nfacture of lumber. ties and other arti-
cles of wood; to purchase. own. and sell
timber, timber lands and other lands; to
construct, purchase. lease, suitcase. and
operate tram roads. canals, and boats, to
be operated by steam or other motive
power, with all the appurtenances there
unto belonging to operate commissary
and general merchandise business and
10 b,v and sell all such classes of goods.
wares aud merchandise as they may de
sire in connection Herewith; and to do
any and all acts necessary and proper
for the successful operation Of said
business.
ARTICLE Ill
1he capital stock Of the said corpora
ton shall be twenty five thousand dol
lars t$25.ooo.oo) divided into and rep
resented by two hundred and fifty (z5o) |
shares of the sum of one hundred dol
lars t$1oooo) each, which stock shall
be paid for in cash at the time Of sub
scription.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer his stock in this corporation,
provided thirty (3o) days prior notice
of such intention to sell, assign or trans |
fer the same be given the company, and
the other stockholders thereof shaY have
the first privilege of purchasing the
same. after which thirty days notice the
said stock may be sold in open market
This corporation shall commence do
ing business as soon as all of the capital
stock shall have been subscribed.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this corpor-
alton shall be vested in and exercised by
board of three CD directors, consist