The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-24
CHARTER
OF THE CLOVER LEAF LUMBER
COMPANY

day of July, 1909, before me, A. u.
Land, Jr., notary in and for said par
ish and state, duly commissioned and
sworn, personally came and appeared
the parties. whose names are hereunto
signed, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of
the State of Louisiana relative to the or
ganization of corporations, they do
hereby form and constitute themselves,
associates, and successors, into acor-
poration for the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE I
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be CLOVER LEAF LUN-
Der COMPANY, and its domicile is
hereby fixed at the City of Shreveport
Louisiana, where all citations and Other
legal process shall be served on the
president, or in case of his absence or
disability, upon the vice-president or
secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE II
The object for which this corporation
is organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it is hereby de-
clared to be to buy and sell lumber at
wholesale, to buy and sell timber lands,
to operate saw-mills, and in the con-
duct of said business to acquire prop
erty real and personal, and to construct
or lease or otherwise acquire such build
ings, machinery or other property ne
cessary for the proper and advantag-
eous conduct of said business.
ARTICLE III
This corporation shall have the power
to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and the same
to alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, pur-
chase, improve, ALLEVIATE, pledge, mort
gage, and hypothecate property under
it's corporate name in the conduct OF
| it's business, and to make and establish
such rules and regulations for the prop
er management of its affairs as it may
deem necessary, and the same to alter
at pleasure; and to enjoy all other
privileges and immunities given by law
to corporations organized for similar
purposes.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at fifty thousand dollars,
divided into shares of one hundred dol
lars each, which shall be paid for al
the time of its issuance, and said stock
may be issued for money, goods, prop
erty or for services performed as the
Board of Directors may determine. Nc
stakeholder shall sell or transfer his
stock in this company until after ter
days notice, in writing, to the president
or other officers, during which, time, the
other stockholders shall have the righ
to purchase said stock, but all trans
fers of stock shall be made on the book:
of the company, at its office. The sale
/ corporation shall commence business a
soon as twelve thousand FIVE hundred
dollars capital stock is subscribed.
ARTICLE V
i The affairs of this corporation shall
!, be managed by board of director
composed of three stockholders, tW
of whom shall constitute a quorum, +
be elected at general meeting of tn
stockholders to be held on the first Mon
:. day in August, 1910, and annually there
after. all directors holding office unit
! their successors are elected and installed
Each share of stock shall be entitled t
one vote at stockholders meetings, cas-
by its owner in person or by proxl
and the majority of votes shall preva
at said meeting.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be amended G
modified at special meeting, called fc
that purpose, or the corporation ma
be dissolved at said meeting by vol
of two-thirds of the stock present
represented therein Notice of NEE
> ing for the purpose of amending
modifying this charter, or to dissof'
this corporation shall be given to q
stockholders by registered mail, at lea
ten days previous to said meeting, Il
4 said notice stating the object and pu
pose for which the meeting is Gale
whenever this corporation shall be d
solved by limitation or otherwise,
n affairs shall be wound up by two cor
II missioners selected by the majority
the stock present at meeting called +
the purpose of dissolving this corpor
ton, as set forth above In the ca
of the death or inability of either of t
commissioners to act, the other sh
act as sole liquidator.
ARTICLE VII
y The officers Of this corporation sh
be as follows: G. II. Byrnes, pre-
dent; w. A. McKennon, vice-presider
Thomas Byrnes, secretary and treasur
The said parties shall also constit,
the board of directors and shall ser
. until the annual election provided