The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-11-28
CHARTER
OF THE CLEAR CREEK LUMBER
COMPANY.

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nine hundred and nine, before me, F. A..
Blanchard, notary public in and for
said parish and State, duly commits
stoned and qualified, on this day person
Tally came and appeared A.. l. Franklin.
S. H. Bolinger and B. H. Bolinger, each
of whom declared unto me in the pres
ence of the hereinafter named and un-
designed competent witnesses, that
awaiting 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 /.
The name and title of said corporation
lis THE CLEAR CREEK LUMBER
COMPANY
/ ARTICLE II.
i It's donlicile 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.
4 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 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 ($Ioo,ooo.oo) dollars, divided into
two thousand shares of the par value
of ffay ($5ooo dollars each This
Incorporation is authorized to commence
business as such when eight hundred
S (Soo) shares of its capital stock shall
i. thave been subscribed and paid for No
!, certificate of stock shall be issued until
full payment IS made therefor. which
. may be by money, property, services Of
any other valuable consideration moving
, Ito said corporation, and a resolution of
1.-THE board Of directors. of this corpora
: ltion that the. consideration given for
lany stock is fair and adequate shall be
conclusive evidence that it is such; but
/. lno stock shall be issued for less than
1.-THE par value thereof The remaining
, stock shall be placed on the market at
!, Isuch times and in such blocks as the
majority Of the stockholders deem for
the best interests of the corporation, the
texisting stockholders in all cases being
ALLOWED sixty days within which to pur-
s chase the same at par iii the proportion
Of their holdings by preference over all
other purchasers.
ARTICLE VII.
The board of directors of this cor
poration shall be composed of not less
than FIVE stockholders, who shall be
elected at each annual meeting Of the
/ / stockholders for the ensuing year the
I board of directors shall have authority
j ito adopt a set of bylaws for the regu-
lation of the business of this corpora
5 ton, to adopt corporate seal, to by
/ pothecate or dispose of any portion OF
the property Of said corporation for
such consideration and on such terms
of payment as it may deem advisable
to direct and control the officers and
employees of the corporation; to pass all
rules and regulations which it may
deem necessary for the conduct of the
l,affairs of said corporations and to vest
in a general manager by resolution al
or any part Of the powers given BY this
charter to the board of directors.
ARTICLE VIII.
8 The officers of this corporation until
the FIRST annual meeting of the board of
directors on the fifteenth day Of Janu-
j airy 1911, are: S. H. Bolinger. president;
i B. H. Bolinger, vice president; and A.
L Franklin, secretary-treasurer, who
shall constitute its first board Of direc-
tors At the end Of their term Of Office
the officers Of said corporation shall be
elected by the board of directors. The
regular annual meeting of the stock
holders shall be held on the fifteenth Of
January of each year.
ARTICLE TX.
1. No stakeholder Of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or responsible