The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-30
CHARTER
OF THE COLEMAN LUMBER
COMPANY LIMITED

State Of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
Before me, L. G. Blanchard, notary
public duly commissioned and sworn for
and within the Parish Of Caddo, State
Of Louisiana, personally came and ap-
peared ]. M. Coleman, ]. c, Bates and
I. V. Coleman, all residents of the Par
ish Of Caddo, State Of Louisiana, who
stated and declared to me, notary, that
availing themselves of the Constitution
and laws Of the State Of Louisiana, they
have formed and constituted themselves,
as well as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them,
into body corporate, and have adopted
and do hereby adopt as their act of in
corporation and charter, the following:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the COLEMAN LUMBER
COMPANY LIMITED" with its dom
icile in the City Of Shreveport, Louis
lana, in Caddo Parish, and under said
corporate name it shall have and enjoy
succession for a period of twenty-five
years unless sooner dissolved as herein
specified.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corpora
ton is formed and its object is hereby
declared to be to own and operate saw
mills, planning mills and other means for
manufacturing lumber in the State of
Louisiana and also to conduct general
lumber business, and to own
and acquire timber and timber lands
either by purchase, lease or otherwise,
and to conduct in connection with their
sawmills and It, business, commits
saries, stores, and to own and operate
as incidental thereto tram roads, rail-
roads or other means Of transporting
logs or lumber or other property neces-
sary in the conduct and operation Of the
said business of conducting general saw
mills and planning mills, with the right
to acquire such real estate or personal
property as may be necessary therefor,
and the same to dispose of, mortgage,
hypothecate or pledge as may be neces-
sary in the successful operation of said
business.
ARTICLE 1T.
The capital stock of this corporation
S hereby fixed at the sum of ten thous-
md dollars, divided into one hundred
shares Of one hundred dollars each, and
t shall become a going concern when
fifty shares Of its capital stock is sub
'cribed and actually paid for, which
payment may be made in cash or the
ransfer of property or the rendition of
services to the said corporation, the
Ialue Of which shall be passed on and
aproved by the board of directors.
ARTICLE ". i
The affairs Of this corporation shall |
,e managed and directed by board of /
directors consisting Of three stockhold-
rs, who shall be elected at a general
tockholders meeting held at the office
# the company in the City Of shreve-
,ort on the third Monday in May Of
ach year, and who shall hold their of I
ices until the next succeeding election
II until their successors are elected |
nd qualified. Until the election on
he third Monday in May 1910, the fol-
owing shall constitute the board of d.
ectors and officers Of the company,
T.: ]. NJ. Coleman, who shall be pres
dent; j. c. Bates, who shall be vice
resident; and T. v. Coleman, who
hall be secretary and treasurer. The
aid board Of directors shall have au-
1ority to adept all regulations and BY
Tvs that may seem to them necessary,
nd to name and oppoint such agents,
clerks and other employees as
lay be necessary for the welfare Of the
orporation, and to discharge the same
pleasure. All legal process shall be
erved on the president, or in his alb
.nee on the vice president, at the office
the company in said Parish and State.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended or al
red or abolished at a vote Of three
'urfhs of the stock at a stockholders
eeting held fer that purpose, after 80
avs public notice, as provided by law,
I'd when dissolved, either by vote Of
e stockholders or by limitation, its af-
irs shall be liquidated by one or more
luldators elected by the stockholders !
such general meeting, and who shall
We bond and perform such duties as
ay be required Of them at the time OF :
id appointment. In all stockholders
ceilings each stakeholder shall be en- Z
led to one vote, either in person Of. by
ritten proxy, for each share Of stock !,
fned by him, and except as otherwise :
divided by law, no other notice Of !,
1ckholders meeting shall be required