The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-12
CHARTER
OF THE CLOVER LEAF LUMBER
COMPANY

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Caddo:
Be it remembered, that on this the 2Sth
day of July, 1909, before me, A. D..
Land, IT., 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 awaiting 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 aeor-
poration for the objects and purposes
hereinafter set forth, to-wit;
ARTICLE 1
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be CLOVER LEAF LUH-
Der COMPANY, and its domicilk is
hereby fixed at the City of Shreveport,
Louisiana, where all citations and otter
Illegal 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 al
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 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
4 gage, and hypothecate property undei
it's corporate name in the conduct Of
| it's business, and to make and establish
such rules and regulations for the prop
er management of its affairs as it ma,
deem necessary, and the same to altei
at pleasure; and to enjoy all othe1
privileges and irnmunities given by Law
to corporations organized for simila
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 steel
may be issued for money. goods. prop
erty, or for services performed as tn
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 RICH
to purchase said stock, but all trans
fers of stock shall be made on the book
/, of the company, at its Office. The sal
corporation shall commence business a
soon as twelve thousand FIVE hundre
dollars capital stock is subscribed.
ARTICLE v
The affairs of this corporation sha
be managed by board Of director
composed of three stockholders. tw
. Of whom shall constitute quorum, I
be elected at general meeting of II
stockholders to be held on the FIRST Mon
day in August, 1910, and annually there
after, all directors holding Office unit
e their successors are elected and installe'
!. Each share Of stock shall be entitled
: one vote at stockholders meetings. ca
By its owner in person or by prox
land the majority Of votes shall preva
:. at said meeting.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be amended
modified At 4 special meeting, called 4
shat purpose, or the corporation mi
be dissolved at said meeting by vo
CT two-fhirds of the stock present
represented therein. Notice of nee
+ ing for the purpose of amending
= modifying this charter. or to dissol
this corporation shall be given to
stockholders by registered mail, at lea
ten days previous to said meeting, I
said notice stating the object and pu
pose for which the meeting is Gale
Whenever this corporation shall be d
] solved by limitation or Otherwise,
affairs shall be wound up BY two col
missioners selected by the majority
= the stock present at : meeting called I
the purpose of dissolying this corpol
ton, as set forth above. In the g
Of the death or inability of either Of I