The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-04-19
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
WYNN LUMBER COMPANY, LTD.

State of Louisiana,
Parish OF Winn.
sth day of April, One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Seven, before me, A. A. Moss, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified in and
the undersigned legal Witnesses, personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who severally declare
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 ana purposes
hereinafter set forth and expressed, which they
hereby adopt as their Charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE ONE
The name and title of this Corporation shall
be WYNN LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED,
and under it's corporate name shall have power
nine years from date hereof; to contract, to
sue 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,
thecate under its corporate lame property real
personal and mixed; to name and appoint such
officers, directors, managers, agents and en-
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 change at pleasure, and to do all other
acts and things permitted by law or such as
may be necessary and proper to carry out the
objects and purposes for which this corporation
ARTICLE TWO
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.
oficers of this corporation sh.n be Presid-
dent, vice-President, Secretary and Treasu er,
but the offices of Secretary and Treasurer my
Secretary and Treasurer, IL the Board of Direc-
tors shall so require, shall give bond in such
SUN as said Board shall determine. Said
tion 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 at any time by said Board
OF Directors fer good cause shown.
ARTICLE rHRER
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poratien is organized and the business to be
carried ON by It are declared to be the follow
ing, to-wit:
70 build and operate saw mill and planning
in the Of 10
facture all 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 at Wholesale or
retail, all kinds lumber and forest products;
to acquire, own and hold lands, buildings and
machinery necessary for the operation OF this
timber lands; and TO 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, 1875. o00.o0),
divided and represented by Two Hundred and
as soon as One Hundred shares have been sub
scribed for, this corporation is autholiz to
begin business.
ARTICLE FIVE
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in q Board Of Directors, to be
be stockholders in said corporation, majority
of whom III all constitute a quorum. The
stockholders shall hold regular annual meet
inss, the date Of which shall be fixed by the
meetings the stockholders shall transact any
business coming before them and shall elect q
Board OF Directors for the ensuing year, which
by electing from their number the officers OF
said corporation rs already named.
The first Board Of Directors shall be: B. l..
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
and to elect 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
owned by him, and these votes must be cast by
him in person or hy proxy, and the majority OF
The Board Of Directors shall make such by
laws and regulations IS may be necessary for
the proper management OF the anairs OF this
corporation, and shall amend ana change the
to 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
corporation, and shall have power and author
ity to vest the President or the other officers
and managers OF such with these powers -
they s<e 1T
ARTICLE SIX
This charter may Be changed. amended. or
dissolved BY two thirds n vote Of .ne stock
should this corporation be dissolved by vote
OF its stockholders, its affairs shall be liqui-
dated BY the Board OF Directors - hqui-
dating board.
Shares Of stock can only be transferred by
the corporation, aud no transfer Of stock can
be made until any unpaid balance thereon
shall have frst been paid.
AnrrcLR HIGHT
The President, or In his absence or inability
to act the Vice President shall give each share
holder ten days uoJice In writing through the
mail before each annual meeting Of the stoch
holders, and NJ All ceil meetings three day.
notice shall be given in the same manner
unless any ssockholder is present and VALVES
such notice.
Any irregularity or informally In the or
gnniiatiou Of this corporation shall not render
1 this charter null and void, and no subscribel
or stakeholder shall ever be held liable TO thil
| corporation or its creditors beyond the amount
| OF stock subscribed By him.
This done and passed in the presence OF J. II
Hart and b. w. ORiesby two competent wit
nesses, and me, said Notary. on the day and
| date FIRST above written
shares; G.. n. 6eiden, B IL shArea; W. 4
Wright 80 1-s shares.
witnesses:
]. n. HAxr. A MOSS.
4. w. ooLsssy. No.ary Public.
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