The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-04-26
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE
WINN LUMBER COMPANY, LTD.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of Winn.

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Be il known and remembered; that on this
sth day OF April. One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Seven. before me, A. A. Moss, Notary
Public. duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the Parish of VIM, and in the presence OF
the undersigned legal witnesses, personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are herennto subscribed, who severally declare
that, awaiting themselves of the laws of Louisi-
ana relative TO corporations, they have coyen-
anted and agreed and by these presents do
covenant and agree and form themselves into
4 corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the stipufations 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 WYNN LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED.
and under its corporate name shall have power
to>eontinue and exist for period of Ninety
nine wears from date hereof; to contract, to
sue and be sued; to make and use 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 bame property real
personal and mixed; to name and appoint such
officers, directors, managers, agents and en-
ployees rs the interest and convenience of the
corporation may require; to make aud 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
is organized.
ARTICLE TWO
The domicile of this corporation is hereby
fixed and established at WINFIELD, winn
Parish, Louisiana. The President or in his
absence the vsce-president, shall be the officer
upon whom citation and all legal process shall
be served.
ofticers of this corporation shah be Presid-
dent. Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer,
but the Offices of Secretary and Treasurer may
be filed by one and the same person. The
Secretary and Treasurer, IL the Board of Direc-
tors shall so require, shall give bond in such
sum as said Board shall determine. Said
officers thall be stockholders in said corpora
ton and shall be cleo ed annually by the Board
of Directors, and shall serve until their success
sors are elected: however, said officers shall be
subject to removal ut 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
ing, to-wit:
mill plant in the town of WINFIELD or any
parish in the State of Louisiana: TO manu-
facture all kinds OF lumber. sash, doors, blinds
material aud sell the same either at wholesale
or retail; to buy and sell either ut wholesale or
retail all kinds lumber and forest products;
to acquire. own and hold lands, buildings and
machinery necessary for the operation of this
plant, and to acquire and to own timber and
timber lands; and TO do every other act or
thing necessary to carry on the business for
which this corporation is organized.
ARTIoLs FOUR
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
AFenty-Five Thousand Dollars, ts25. 90,
divided and represented by Two Hundred and
Fifty shares of One Hundred Dollars each, and
as soon as One Hundred shares have been sub
scribed for, this corporation is authorized to
be gin business.
ARTICLE FIVE
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in q Board OF Directors, to be
composed of three persons, all Of whom must
be stockholders insaid corporation, majority
stockholders shall hold regular annual meey-
ings, the date of which shall be fixed by the
bylaws of said corporation. At these annual
meetings the stockholders shall transact any
Board OF Directors for the ensuing year, which
said newly elected Board shall at once Organize
by electing from their number the officers of
said Ger poration as already named.
The first Board of Directors shall be: b. l.
yancleave, George NJ. Selden and w. A.
Wright who shall hold Office until their sue
cessors are elected, IL being specially under
stood that the failure ON the part of the stock
holders to hold their regular annual meeting
and 20 elect a new Board of Directors, shall in
no wise affect the corporate acts of this coTpo-
ration, the old Board always holding over
until the new board is elected and organized.
In all elections each stock holder shall be
TGuflIleQ TO one FQfG LOT each SNARE OF slDCk
owned by him, and these votes must be cast by
him in person or by proxy, and the majority OF
the votes cast shall elect.
The Board Of Directors shall make such by
laws and regulations may be necessary for
the proper management of the affairs Of this
corporation, and shall amend and change the
same as they see proper, and shall have power
to provide for and contract debts, borrow
money, issue bonds, drafts, notes, acceptanees,
execute mortgages and do all other things
incident to the objects and purposes OF this
H. anti
ity to vest the President or the other officers
and managers OF such with these powers rs
they STE fit.
ARTICLE SIX
This charter may be changed. amended, or
dissolved by two thirds vote of the stock
holders at q meeting called for that purpose.
Should this corporation be dissolved by vote
OF its stockholders, its affairs shall be Hqut-
dated by the Board Of Directors as liqui-
dating board.
ARTICLE SEVEN
| shares Of stock can only be transferred BY
| having the transfer recorded on the books Of
the corporation, aud no transfer Of stock car
shall have first been paid
Article EIGHT
The President, or In his absence or inabilit,
| to act the President shall give each share
holder ten days notice in writing through tbs
| mail before each annual meeting Of the stool
holders, and at all call meetings three day.
notice shall be given in the same manner
unless any ssockholder Is present and VALVES
such notice..
| ANY friegularity or informality in the or.
| 0aniiation OF this corporation shall not render
/ this charter null and void, and no subscriber
or stakeholder shall ever be held liable to thii
corporation or its creditors beyond the amount
O. stock subscribed by him.
This done and passed in the presence Of ]. Fl
Hart and r. w. Oglesby two competent wit
nesses. and me. said Notary. ON the day ant
\ date first above written.
B. L. van Cleave. BY G. n. selden, 8 II
shares; q. n. Selden. 50 IL shares; W. A
Wright Is IL shares.
witnesses: =
j. II. HAIR. A. A. MOSS,
Il. w. oaLEsBy Notary Public.