The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-12
CHARTER
OF THE YELLOW PINE LUMBER
COMPANY LIMITED.

and appeared before me, Roland Viii
hanson, notary public in and for said
Parish and State, w. o. Brice, R. A
Grain and F. G. Fulkerson, all of full
age, and all residents of Caddo Parish
Louisiana, who declare that, awaiting
4 themselves of the provisions of the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative tc
corporations, and especially of Act No
70 of 1904, of the General Assembly Of
Louisiana, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves, a:
| we'll as such other persons as may here,
after become associated with them, Is
form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law for the purposes ane
objects, and under the stipulations, ar.
ticles and conditions following, to-wit
/ ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be YELLOW PINE LUM.
| Der COMPANY LIMITED, and it!
domicile is hereby established in Shreve
lport, State of Louisiana; and under it:
I corporate rafffe said said cooperation shal
i have the power to contract, sue and b.
sued, to make and use corporate seal
and the same to break and alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have, purchase
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate under
its corporate name, property, real, per
sonal and mixed; to name and appoin
such officers, directors, managers ant
agents or employees as the interest OF
convenience of the corporation may re
quire; to make and establish bylaws
rules and regulations for the propel
management and regulation of its at
fairs as may be deemed necessary anC
proper, and the same to alter ant
change at pleasure; and to do all othei
acts and things permitted by law, O.
shall be necessary and proper to carr.
out the objects and purposes of thi
corporation. Said corporation, unles
sooner dissolved in accordance with it
charter, shall exist and continue for ;
: period of ninety-nine years from ant
after the date hereof. The president o.
in his abseace the vice president shall
be the proper person upon whom cita
ton or other legal process shall b
4 served
4 ARTICLE II.
Il The objects and purposes of this cor
$ poration are hereby declared to be t.
buy and sell lands or timber, lumber AM
/. lumber contracts; to manufacture an
f sell lumber; to acquire and operate say
and planning mills to conduct genera
saw mill and planning business; to con
struct and own trans, logging roads an
equipments, dry kilns, and to do a
4 things necessary in the saw and planin
mill business, and to conduct genera
merchandise business, buying and sellin
:, merchandise, and to buy, improve, se
, and lease real estate, urban and rura
, wherever situated; to build houses
{ Shreveport and at such other points :
: the directors may see fit, apd in generi
to do any and all things and conduct a
:, manner of business necessary or inc
! dental to the carrying out of the object
dEabove set forth.
Al ARTICLE III.
Il The capital stock of said corporate
d shall be ten thousand ($Io.ooo) dollar
! 1 divided into and represented by. or
: hundred (Ioo) shares of one hundre
I'll ($1oo) dollars each, which said sto'
shall be paid for in cash or its equiv
!. lent at the time of subscription, or Il
II same may be issued, at not less than pa
/. in payment or exchange for property
IN rights actually received or purchased
ID said corporation, or the same may
y issue dfull paid for money advanced al
for other valuable considerations
services as the board of directors of So
= corporation may determine, provid
that no stock shall be issued until t
consideration thereof has been receiv
by said corporation. Any stockhold
: may sell, assign or transfer his stock
:. this corporation, provided thirty 6
days prior notice of such intention
nd given the company, and the stockhold
IL thereof shall have the first privilege
N, purchasing same, after which thi
nd (3o) days notice the stock may be 81
er in open market. The stock of this c.
&C. poration may be transferred under
OF above conditions, provided such trans
or thereof may be made on the books
he the company at its Office in Shevepe
on La, and on surrender of the certihc
thereof. No transfer of any fractio
h. part Of share shall be made. This c
re- poration shall commence doing busin
OF aes soon as thirty-one hundred doll
ar ($3Ioooo) of its capital stock has b
ID subscribed for and paid in. The bo
cot of directors shall have the right to
,ut termine how much stock shall be issu
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