The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-26
CHARTER
OF THE CLOVER LEAF LUMBER
COMPANY

day of July, 1909, before me, A. D.
Land, Jr.., 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-
T clared to be to buy and sell lumber at
wholesale, to buy and sell timber lands,
to operate saw-miils, 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
I 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
u it's business, and to make and establish
Y such rules and regulations for the prop
err management of its affairs as it may
deem necessary, and the same to alte
= at pleasure; and to enjoy all othe
privileges and immunities given by Law
!, to corporations organized for simila
: purposes.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of this corporatlo
: 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 stoc
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 n
stock in this company until after tie
. DAYS notice, in writing, to the preside1
~ or other officers, during which time, ii
other stockholders shall have the rigl
to purchase said stock, but all tran
nd fers of stock shall be made on the boob
nc the company. at its office. The sa
"a corporation shall commence business
soon as twelve thousand five hundrt
dollars capital stock is subscribed.
ARTICLE v
The affairs of this corporation shi
~, he managed by board OF directo
comnosed of three stockholders, tH
of whom shall constitute quorum,
M he elected at a general meeting OF t
stockholders to be held on the first Mo
day in August, 1910, and annually ther
after all directors holding office IN
A their successors are elected and Unstable
- Each share of stock shall be entitled
one vote at stockholders meetings, G
III hv its owner in person or by pro-
and the majority of votes shall prev
at said meeting.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be amended
modified at a special meeting called
that purpose, or the corporation n
he dissolved at said meeting by a
az two-thirds of the stock. present
represented therein. Notice of me
Ar ING for the purpose of amending
~ modifying this charter, or to dissc
this corporation shall be given to
stockholders by registered man, at
ten days previous to said meeting
80 said notice stating the object and 2
90 pose for which the meeting IS cal
Whenever this corporation shall be
solved by limitation or otherwise,
1II affairs shall be wound up by two G
I'LL m;ssioners selected by the majority
the stock present at meeting called
the purpose of dissolving this corp
I ton. as set forth above. In the
Of the death or inability of either OF
commissioners to act, the other
act as sole liQuidator.
ARTICLE VII
IL. The officers of this corporation
he as follows: G. H. Byrnes, p
dent. w. A. McKennon, vice-presid
Thomas Byrnes, secretary and treas'
go -.