The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-07
CHARTER
OF THE CLOVER LEAF LUMBER
COMPANY

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
Be it remembered, that on this the 18th
day of July, 1909, before me, A. D.
Land, IT,, 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
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be CLOVER LEAF LUM-
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 alte1
at pleasure; and to enjoy all othe
privileges and immunities given by Law
to corporations organized for sirnila
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 a
the time of its issuance, and said stocl
may be issued for money, goods, prop
erty, or for services performed as tn
Board of Directors may determine. N
stakeholder shall sell or transfer hi
stock in this company until after te
days notice, in writing, to the presider
or other officers, during which time, tn
other stockholders shall have the rigi
to purchase said stock, but all tran
fers of stock shall be made on the book
!, of the company, at its office. The sa
corporation shall commence business ;
+, soon as twelve thousand five hundre
dollars capital stock is subscribed.
ARTICLE v
The affairs of this corporation shs
be managed by board of directo
4 composed of three stockholders, ~
S of whom shall constitute a quorum,
e be elected at a general meeting of t
0 stockholders to be held on the first Mo
e day in August, 1910, and annually ther
Il after, all directors holding office TN
r their successors are elected and Unstable
e Each share of stock shall be entitled
one vote at stockholders meetings, c;
S by its owner in person or by pro-
i and the majority of votes shall prev
l. at said meeting
it ARTICLE VI
t, This charter may be amended
lie modified at special meeting. called