The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-13
R'T Err
or THE LEMAN LUMBER
CoNY LIMITED

State of EHa, Parish OF Gaddo:
Befu me j Blanchard, notary
n11h1;c d,,lv lissioned and sworn for
and within parish of Caddo, State
Of T.ou;s;aurs onally came and ap
J. reared hleman, ]. c. Bates and
T. ". coIe,all residents of the Par
ash of CaPtate of Louisiana, who
stated andared to me, notary, that
sayailino tflves of the Constitution
e and laws d State of Louisiana, they
lave FORMED constituted themselves,
as well all other persons as may
hereafter me associated with them,
81 into a bodporate, and have adopted
= and do hi adopt as their act of in
corporatield charter, the following ::
ARTICLE /.
The nalnd title of this corporation
shall be- COLEMAN LUMBER
flC0MPA LIMITED" with its DOM
iciIe in Aity of Shreveport, Louis
lana. insdo P&ish, and under said
corpora lme it shall have and enjoy
succession a period of twenty-five
wears ps sooner dissolved as herein
lspeeihs
ARTICLE II.
II Therpose for which this corpora
ton is'med and its object is hereby
9eclareo be to own and operate saw
hills, hing mills and other means for
@nanafuring lumber in the State Of
jLo,,ia, and also to conduct general
= whole lumber business, and to own
ind 4uire timber and timber lands
eitlley purchase, lease or otherwise,
and conduct in connection with their
sawds and lumber business, commits
sarj stores, and to own and operate
as .idental thereto tram roads, rail-
ros or other means of transporting
Ioor lumber or other property neces-
sa in the conduct and operation of the
s; business Of conducting general saw
us and planning mills, with the right
acquire such real estate or personal
operty as may be necessary therefor,
ID the same to dispose of, mortgage,
ypothecate or pledge as may be neces-
sary in the successful operation of said
business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
S hereby fixed at the sum of ten thous-
and dollars, divided into one hundred
Ihares of one hundred dollars each, and
i shall become a going concern when
fifty shares of its capital stock is sub
scribed and actually paid for, which
payment may be made in cash Or the
ssansfer Of property or the rendition of
services to the said corporation, the
falue Of which shall be passed on and
aproySd BY the board Of directors.
ARTICLE ~.
4 The affairs Of this corporation shall
oe managed and directed BY board Of
directors consisting Of three stockhold-
srs, who shall be elected at general
stockholders meeting held at the office
Df the company in the City Of Shreve-
port on the third Monday in May Of
zach year, and who shall hold their of
ices until the next succeeding election
or until their successors are elected
and qualified. Until the election on
he third Monday in May 1910, the fol-
loving shall constitute the board of die
reetors and officers of the company,
VIZ M. Coleman, who shall be pres
idenf @. Bates, who shall be vice
president; and T. " Coleman, who
shall be secretary and treasurer The
said board Of directors shall have au-
Ihority to adopt all regulations and by
laws that may seem to them necessary,
and 10 name and oppoint such agents,
clerks and other employees as
may be necessary for the welfare Of the
corporation, and to discharge the same
At pleasure All legal process shall be
served on the president, or in his abb
sence ON the vice president, at the Office
II the company in said Parish and State.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be amended or al
tered Or abolished at vote of three
Eourt1s OF the stock at a stockholders
meeting held for that purpose, after so
days public notice, as provided by law,
and when dissolved, either by a vote Of
she stockholders Or by limitation, its af-
fairs shall be liquidated by one or more
iquidators elected by the stockholders
II such general meeting. and who shall
give bond and perform such duties as
nay be required Of them at the time of
said appointment. In all stockholders
meetings each stockholder shall be en-
astled to one vote, either in person or by
written proxy, for each share Of stock
owned BY him, and except as otherwise
provided By law, no other notice of
stockholders meeting shall be required
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