The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-08-08
CHARTER
OF THE YELLOW PINE LUMBER
COMPANY LIMITED.

pc i remembered that on this the 18th
day Of July A. D. 1909, personally came
and appeared before me, Roland Will
hanson, notary public in and for said
Parish and State, w o. Brice, r. A.
Cam and F. 6. Fulkerson, all of full
age, and all residents of Caddo Parish,
Louisiana, who declare that, awaiting
themselves of the provisions of the laws
Of the State of Louisiana relative to
corporations, and especially of Act No,
70 of 1904, of the General Assembly of
Louisiana, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to
form and constitute corporation and
body polite in law for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulations, ar
ticles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be YELLOW PINE LUM-
Der COMPANY LIMITED, and its
domicile is hereby established in Shreve
porf. State of Louisiana; and under its
corporate name said corporation shall
have the power to contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to break and alter at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, have, purchase,
Improve, ALLEVIATE. convey, sell, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate under
is corporate name, property, real, per-
sonal and mixed; to name and appoint
sueh officers, directors, managers and
agents OF employees as the interest or
convenience of the corporation may re-
quire; TO make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of its af-
fairs as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and the same to alter and
change at pleasure; and to do all other
acts and things permitted by law, or
shall be necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes of this
corporation Said corporation, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with its
charter, shall exist and continue for a
period OF. ninety-nile years from and
after the date hereof The president or
ID his absence the vice president shall
be the proper person upon whom eta
ton OF other legal process shall be
served
ARTICLE II.
TIE objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to be to
bug and sell lands or timber, lumber and
lumber contracts to manufacture and
sell lumber to acquire and operate saw
ard planigss mills; to conduct general
saw mill and planning business; TO con
struef and own trans. logging roads and
equipments, dry kilns, and to do al
things necessary in the saw and planning
mill business, and to conduct a general
merchandise business, buying and selling
MERCHANDISE, and TO buy, improve, sci
arid lease real estate. urban and rural
hefeeyer situated to build houses II
Shreveport and at such other points as
the directors may see fit, and in genera
Is ID any and all things and conduct ali
manner Of business necessary or Incl.
denfaI 10 the carrying out of the objects
above set forth.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be ten thousand ($Iopoo) dollars
divided into and represented by ons
hundred tI0ol shares of one hundred
$500 dollars each, which said stool
shall Be paid for in cash or its equiva-
lent At The time 81 subscription, or tht
same may be issued, at not less. than par
ii payment or exchange for property OF
rights actually received or purchased b,
said corporation, Dr. the same may b
issue dull paid for money advanced ane
saf other valuable considerations OF
seEyiees as the board of directors of sal
eonoration may determine, providet
thai 10 stock shall be issued until ths
consideration thereof has been received
s. said cooperation Any stgckholdel
nlay sell, assign or transfer hiss stock II
this corporation provided thirty ESQ.,
dsss prior notice Of such intention b
aissn the company, and the STOCKHOLDERS
thereof shall have the first privilege o.
sssrchasina same, after which thirts
~ DAYS notice the stock may be solt
u ooets market The stock of this cor
retefior may Be transferred under tn
se conditions. provided such transfei
fksxsof may be made on the books O.