The southern sentinel., 1907-04-12
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
WINN LUMBER COMPANY, LTD.
State of Louisiana, !
Parish of Winn.

state OF Louisiana.
Parish of Winn.
Sth day Of April, One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Seven, before me, A. A. Moss, Notary
Pnblic, duly commissioned and qualified in and
the undersigned legal Witnesses, personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who seyerally declare
that, availins themselves of the laws OF Louisi-
ana relative TO corporations, they have coven-
anted and agreed and by these presents dc
covenant and agree and form themselves into
corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipulations and agreements
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 wINN LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED
and under its corporate name shall have power
to continue and exist for period OF Ninety
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.
ALLEVIATE, borrow, pledge, mortgage and hypo-
thecate under its corporate hame property real
personal and mixed; to name and appoint such
Officers, directors, managers, agents and en-
ployees as the interest and convenience of the
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
The domicile Of this corporation is hereby
fixed and established at Winnfeld, 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 a Presid-
dent, Vice. President, Secretary and Treasurer,
but the Offices of Secretary and Treasurer may
be hlled by one and the same person. The
Secretary and Treasurer, If the Board of Direc-
tors shall SO require. shall give bond in such
sum IS said Board shall determine. Said
officers thall be stockholders in said corpora
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 for good cause shown.
ARTICLE THREE
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration Is Organized and the business to be
carried on by It are declared TO be the follow
Is build and operate saw mill and planning
mill plant in the town of Winnfield or any
parish in the State OF Louisiana: to manu-
facture al kinds Of lumber, sash, doors, blinds
and al kinds OF novelties and building
material, and sell the same either at wholesale
e Ie ans :,
to acquire, own and hold lands, buildings and
rachinery necessary for the operation Of this
plant, and 30 acquire and TO own timber and
timber lands; and TO do every other act ol
thing necessary 70 carry on the business fol
which this corporation is organized.
ARTICLE roUR
The capital stock Of this corporation shall bt
Twenty-Fiye Thousand Dollars, ISIS 600 .ool
divided and represented by Two Hundred ant
q soon Is One Hundred shares hare been sub
scribed for, this corporation IL authorized tt
begin business.
.xrIcLs FIVE
The corporate powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in b Board of Directors, to bs
composed OF three persons, all OF whom mus
I-of whom sh all constitute o quorum. Tbs
stockholders shall hold regular annual meet
ings, the date Of which shall be nxed by tn.
by-laws Of s.id corPo5stion. AZ these annua r.
business coming before them and shall elect !
Board Of Directors for the ensuing year, which
| said newly elected Board shall at once organizs
ssid ces poration - already named.
The Arst Board Of Directors shall be: b. L
vancleave, George n. selden and w.
o. ss0rs are elected, 1t being specially under
stood that the failure on the part Of the stock
| holders 70 hold their regular annual meeting
and 70 elect new Board q Directors, shall u
no wise AFFECT the corporate acts OF this corpo-
ration, the old Board always holding ovei
uptil the new board II elected and organized
In Al elections each stock holder shall b.
owned 81 him. and these votes must be cast b,
tie a. votes cast shali elect.
The Doard q Direcfors shall make such oy
lAWu and regulations as may be necessary fol
TIE PROPER mxun1ement OF the affairs Of thii
corporation, and shall amend and change thu
same - they zee proper, and shall have powe.
mosey. Issue bonds. drafts, notes, acceptances
oxecate mortgages and do all other thing
| incident 20 the objects and purposes OF thii
| ify s vsss lie President or the other ofiicer,
end nanasers Of such with these powers =
This charter may Be changed. amended. ol
dfueolvod b two thirds vote Of the stocl
holders q needing called for that purpose.
snesld The sosporation g dis.olyec e = by ; soas
da1ed hy the Board Of Dirsesors = liqui
dating board.
Axrzc1x sxvxx
eharss q stock en- only b transferred b,
havine the transler recorded on the books o
H. corpoeatio1, and no tr.nsfcr Of stock ca'
= ne1e entil any unpaid balance thereo'
AnrIcLs s1szr
fhe PreGideRt, Or II his absence or inabiiit
~ e VS. srz e sea vs sacn q
/ DAi1 bGfogo sacA annual meeting Of the stoc
Ko3dcFs, nnd q n call meetings three day
lncttco shn1l be given in the same usnne
~ ~ s;ockhesder = present and waive
Ar inerulnrity o. informaaity In the o.
i Ennisntion e this cooperation shall mot rendt
~ as ). ss1a n aSe g r.
i oespcreEioA or Ii creditors beyond the amous
- stock anhecribed By him.