The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-05
CHARTER
OF THE CLEAR CREEK LUMBER
COMPANY.

COMPANY.
United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Caddo Be it
kaown that en- this 10Th day of October
IN the year sof our Lord one thousand
nine hundrsd and nine, before me, F. A.
Blanchard, "a notary public in and for
said parish and State, duly commits
stoned and qualified, onTthis day person
ally came and appeared A. L. Franklin,
S. H. Bo1jnger and B. III. Bolinger, each
Of whom declared unso me in the pres
! eHce Of tfi1e hereinafter named and un-
dersigusd competent Witnesses, that
awaiting themselves Of; the laws of the
State DE- Louisiana selativetto the for-
nation sof corporations, they do hereby
organize themselves into and create 4
corpofation, and Sadppt the following
articles as the charter thereof to govern
i themselves and such others as may be7
come associated with or succeed them
ARTCEEfI.
The name and title of said corporation
its WHE CLEAR CREEK LUMBER
5CGTsfPANY.
ARTICLE. II.
Its donlicile is declared to be in the
City of Shreveport, Parish of Caddo,
and State of louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The duration of said corporation shall
Ebe a period Of ninety mine years from
the date hereof.
. ARTICLE ".
4 The purposes for which said corpor-
sation is established and the nature of
the ibusinessstoabe carried on by it are:
i To buy and sell timber lands; to man
ufacture, buy and sell lumber; to buy,
build and operate saw and planning mill
Iplants, railroads, telegraph and tele-
,graph lines and to conduct general
merchandise business; and to do all
things connected with or incident to any
or all of said purposes.
ARTICLE v.
! Every .citation or other legal process
shall be served upon the president, and
in his absence on the secretary-treas-
surer.
ARTICLE VI.
The amount of capital stock of this
ecorporation which this corporation is
authorized tosissue5 is one hundred thou
,sand ($Iooeoooo) dollars, divided into
1.-TWO thousand shares of the par value
Of ffay (S5aoo )dollars each This
corporation is authorized to commence
business as >sasch when eight hundred
(3oo) shares of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for No
certificate of stock shall be issued until
full payment lis made therefor, which
may be by money, property, services or
any other valuable consideration moving
to said corporation: and "a resolution of
The board of directors Of this corpora
tion that fine consideration given for
any stock is fair and adequate shall be
conclusive evidence that it is such; but
no stock shall be ISSUED for less than
the par value thereof The remaining
stock sfIan be placed ON the market at
such times and in such blocks as the
majority of the stockholders deem for
the best interests of the corporation, the
existing stockholders In all cases being
allowed sixty days within which to pur-
chase the same at par in the proportion
Of their Holdings by preference over all
other purchasers.
ARTICLE VII
Tie bcard of directors of this cor
poration shall be composed of not less
than FIVE stockholders. who shall be
elected at each annual meeting OF the
stockholders for the ensuing year; the
board ef directors shall have authority
to adopt set OF bylaws for the regu-
lation of the business of this corpora
ton, to adopt a corporate seal, to by
pothecate or dispose of any portion of
the property Of said corporation for
such consideration and on such terms
of payment as it may deem advisable;
TO direct and control the officers and
employees of the corporation; to pass all
rifles and regulations which it may
deem necessary for the conduct of the
Effaifs Of said corporation and to vest |
n a general manager by resolution all
n any CART of the powers given BY this
:hafter to the board of directors. IS
ARTICLE VIII. 6
The oficers of this corporation until
he hEst annual meeting of the board of
directors on the fifteenth day of Janu-
~ 1911, are; S. H. Bolinger, president;
}. III. Bolinger, vice president; and A.
! Franklin, secretary-treasurer, who
hail constitute its first board of direc-
ors. AT the end Of the;r term of Office
he officers of said corporation shall be