The Caucasian., 1909-08-22
CHARTER
OF THE CLOVER LEAF LUMBER
COMPANY

IOMPANI
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo /.
Be it remembered, that on this the 9th
day of July, 1909, before me, A. D |
Land, Jr., notary in and for said mar
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
fhe State OF Louisiana relative to the or
ganization of corporations, thew 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 cornora.
zion shall be CLOVER LEAF LJtM-
BER COMPANY, and its domicilA 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 i'll
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, alienate, pledge, mort
gage, and hypothecate property under
it's corporate name in the conduct of
II buStlIGoo, anu " ilAstAC dAI0 CSloDtISI
such rules and regulations for the prop
er management of its affairs as it may
deem necessary, and the same to alter
at pleasure; and to enjoy all other
privileges and iInmunities given by law
to corporations organized for similal
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 stock
may be issued for money, goods, prop
erty, or for services performed as tht
Board of Directors may determine. NJ
stockholder shall sell or transfer hi!
stock in this company until after tel
days notice, IN writing, to the presiden
or other officers, during which time, tn
other stockholders shall have the righ
to purchase. said stock, but all trans
fers of stock shall be made on the book
of the company, at its Office. The sait
corporation shall commence business a
soon as twelve thousand FIVE hundred
dollars capital stock is subscribed.
ARTICLE V
The affairs of this corporation shal
be managed by a board of director
composed of three stockholders, tW
of whom shall constitute quorum, t
be elected at a general meeting of tn
stockholders to be held on the first Mon
day in August, 1910, and annually there
after. all directors holding Office unit
their successors are elected and installed
Each share of stock shall be entitled {
one vote at stockholders meetings, cas-
by its owner in person or by proxS
and the majority Of votes shall prevai
at said meeting.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be amended Q
modified at a special meeting, called TO
that purpose, or the corporation ma
be dissolved at said meeting by vot
Of two-thirds of the stock present Q
represented therein. Notice " -
ing for the purpose OF anlenuns
modifying this charter, or % uisso1s
this corporation shall De gwen - :
stockholders by registered mail at lea
ten days previous to said meeeliis' =
said notice stating the oDlect anu pu'
pose for which the mesung - an
Whenever this corporation snah DC -,
solved by limitation OF otileiWlss' !
affairs shall be wound up by two con
missioners selected by the majority {
the stock present at meeting caiied :
the purpose of dissolving this eorpor;
ton. as set forth above. In the cas-
of the death or inability Of either OF u
commissioners to act, the other sha