The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-31
CHARTER
OF THE CLEAR CREEK LUMBER
y. COMPANY.

Blanchard, a notary public in and for
said parish and State, duly commits
stoned and qualified, on this day person
ally came and appeared A. l. Franklin,
S. H. Bolinger and B. H. Bol1nger, each
of whom declared unto me in the pres
ence of the hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned competent witnesses, that
availing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to the for
nation of corporations, they do hereby
organize themselves into and create a
corporation, and adopt the following
articles as the charter thereof to govern
themselves and such others as may be-
come associated with or succeed them.
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of said corporation
IS THE CLEAR CREEK LUMBER
COMPANY
ARTICLE II.
Its domicile is declared to be in the
City of Shreveport, Parish of Caddo,
and State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The duration of said corporation shall
be a period of ninety-nine years from
the date hereof.
ARTICLE ".
The purposes for which said corpor-
alton is established and the nature of
the business to be carried on by it are:
To buy and sell timber lands; to man
ufacture, buy and sell lumber; to buy,
build and operate saw and planning mill
plants, railroads, telegraph and tele-
graph lines and to conduct a general
merchandise business; and TO do all
things connected with or incident to any
or all of said purposes.
ARTICLE v.
Every citation or other legal process
shall be served upon the president, and
IN his absence on the secretary-treas-
urer
ARTICLE VI.
The amount of capital stock of this
corporation which this corporation is
authorized to issue is one hundred thou
sand (SIoo,ooo.oo) dollars, divided into
two thousand shares of the par value
of ffay $4,000 )dollars each. This
corporation is authorized to commence
business as such when eight hundred
(soo) shares of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for. Nc
certificate of stock shall be issued until
rflIf payment is made therefor, which
may be by money, property, services o.
any other valuable consideration moving
to said corporation; and a resolution o.
The board of directors of this corpora
ton that the consideration given fo1
any stock is fair and adequate shall BE-
conclusive evidence that it is such; bu
no stock shall be issued for less thai
the par value thereof The remaining
stock shall be placed on the market a
such times and in such blocks as the
majority of the stockholders deem TO
the best interests of the corporation, tn
existing stockholders in all cases beint
allowed sixty days within which to pur
chase the same at par in the proportion
Of their holdings by preference over al
other purchasers.
ARTICLE VII.
The board of directors of this cor
poration shall be composed of not les
than FIVE stockholders, who shall b
elected at each annual meeting Of tn
13.l r. r. ~. a,,e,.t47o wear. tn
board of directors shall have authorIt,
to adopt a set of bylaws for the regn
lation Of the business Of this corpora
ton, to adopt a corporate seal, to ny
pothecate or dispose of any portion Q
the property of said corporation 10
such consideration and on such term
of payment as it may deem advisable
to direct and control the officers an
employees of the corporation; to pass al
rules and regulations which II ma
deem necessary for the conduct OF tn
affairs of said corporation; and to yes
IN a general manager by resolution a
or any part Of the powers given by TIL
charter to the board of directors
ARTICLE VIII.
The officers Of this corporation unit
the first annual meeting of the board Q
directors on the fifteenth day OF Janl
airy 1911, are: S. H. Bolinger, presiden.
B. II. Bolinger, vice president; ana :
L Franklin, secretary-treasurer, Wll
shall constitute its first board OF dirsc
r -EL-s
tors. AT the end Of their term OF ono
the officers of said corporation si1aA Q
elected BY the board Of directors. | n
regular annual meeting OF the stoef
holders shall be held on the fifteenth 9
January of each year.
ARTICLE X
No stakeholder OF this corpofaslo
shall ever be held liable or responslpl
for the contracts or faults thereof
anv further sum that the unpaid balaIlc
H.. a. -e,e,t,arl7y of1 fhe shares OF Stoc