The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-01-26
CHARTER
OF THE w. H. POWELL IUNRFR
COMPANY.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
BE 1t known, that on this the 10Th day of
January 1900, before me, A. B. Freyer,
notary public in and for the said Par
lsh and State, duly qualified, commits
stoned and sworn, and in presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scrlbed, who declared that, ayailing
themselves Of the provisions of the law
of this State relative to the organization
OF corporations. they nave covenanted
and agreed, and by these presents do
covenant and agree. and bind themselves
and those who may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and con-
stltute body polite in law for the OBJ
lects and purposes and under the articles
and stipulations following, to-wit.
ARTICLE |.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be W. H. POWELL LUMBER
COMPANY, and under its said name it
shall have power and authority to con-
tract, to sue and be sued; to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to
alter or break at pleasure; to hold, re-
celve, purchase, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell,
pledge, mortgage. hypotlecate or lease
property. real personal or mixed; to
name and appoint such officers, direct
ors. agents and employees as the inter
ests and convenience of the said corpor-
alton may require to make and estab-
fish bylaws, rules and regulations for
the proper management of its affairs as
may be deemed necessary and proper,
and the same to alter or change at pleas
ure; and generally to do all other acts
and things necessary and proper to car
ry out the objects and purposes of said
corporation.
This corporation unless sooner dis
solved as hereinafter provided for, shall
exist and continue for period of
ninety-nine 600 years from and after
the date hereof.
All citation and other legal process
shall be served upon the president, Or i'll
his absence, upon the vice president, or
in their absence, upon the secretary
treasurer. at the domicile of the COM
pany, which shall be and is hereby de
clared to be in the City OF Shreveport,
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be: 70 buy and sell
land or timber and lumber and timber
contracts, to manufacture and sell lum-
ber, to acquire and operate saw and
planning mills and to conduct a general
saw mill and planning mill business, to
construct and own trans, logging roads
and equipments, dry kilns, and to do all
things necessary in the saw and planning
mill business, and to conduct general
merchandise business, buying and selling
merchandise
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be thirty thousand dollars, divided
into and represented by three hundred
shares of the par value of one hundred
(SIoo) dollars each, which stock shall
be paid for in cash Or in property, rights
and credits actually received by said
corporation at time of subscription or
when called for by the board of direct
ors of this corporation, provided that no
stock shall be issued until the considera-
ton therfor has been received by said
corporation.
The corporation is authorized to COM
|mence business when all of the stock
| ($3o.ooo) shall have been subscribed and
paid for.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of said corpora
ttion shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors of five 50 stock
holders. The following persons shall
constitute the first hoard of directors,
viz: w. H. Powell, W. J. Powell, W.
&c. Downs, N. A. Ayres and w. L.
Lenahan, with w. J. Powell, president
Nv. c. Downs as vice president, and w
u. Powell as secretary-treasurer. The
said officers and directors shall hold
their Office until the second day of jan
uary A. D. 1910, or until their success
Isors shall have been duly elected and
Iouali6ed. On the said day of January
l1o1o and annually thereafter, boare
of directors shall be elected, unless sale
date shall be legal holiday, in which
event the first day thereafter. Notice O.
the said election shall be given by tel
days notice published in one Of the pub
lie newspapers published in said Parish
The board of directors shall appoint on
or more stockholders to preside at suci
election. Any failure, from any eaus