The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-05
CHARTER
OF THU CLOVER LEAF LUMBER
COMPANY

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 acor-
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 LUM-
Der COMPANY, and its domicile 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 yice-president or
secretary-tfeasurer.
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-
clafed to be to buy and sell lumber at
wholesale. to buy and sell timber lands,
10 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 me-
eessary for the proper and advantag-
cots 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
70 alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, pur-
chase, improve, ALLEVIATE. pledge, mort
gage, and hypotheeate property under
IT'S corporate name In the conduct of
It's business, and to make. and establish
such rules and regulations for the prop
Ell management Of its affairs as it may
deem necessary, and the same to alter
at pleasure; and to enjoy all other
privileges and imfnunities given by law
TO corporations organized for similar
purposes.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock Of this corporation
Ii hereby fixed at fifty thousand dollars,
divided into shares of one hundred dol
lars each. which shall be paid for at
The time Of its issuance, and said stock
may be issued for money, goods, prop
eftv. or for services performed as the
Beard Of Directors may determine. No
stockholder shall sell or transfer his
stock Ii this company until after ten
dsIs5 notice, III writing. to the president
Or iafher officers, during which time. the
other stockholders shall have the right
to purchase said stock, but all trans
fers Of stock shall be made on the books
Of The company, at its office. The said
corporation shall commence business as
soon Is twelve thousand five hundred
dollars capital stock Is subscribed.
ARTICLE v
The affairs Of this corporation shall
be managed BY a board Of director;
composed Of three stockholders, two
Of whom shall constitute quorum, te
Be elected at a general meeting Of tbs
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 If stock shall be entitled tt
one vote at stockholders meetings, cas-
81 It's owner in person or by proxy
and the majority Of votes shall prevail
Al said meeting.
ARTICLE NJ
This charter may be amended o.
modified at a special meeting called foi
that purpose, OF the corporation ma!
be dissolved at said meeting by a vot'
of two-thirds of the stock present q
represented therein. Notice ~ meet
ing for The purpose Of amending o
modifying this charter, or TO dissolv,
this corporation shall be given to al
stockholders By registered mail, at leas
ten days previous to said meeting, tn
said notice stating the object and pur
POSE for which the meeting is called
Whenever this corporation shall be dis
solved by limitation or otherwise, i
affairs shall be wound up by two com
niissioners selected by the majority Q
the stock present at meeting called to-
Ire purpose Of dissolving this corpora
ton. as set forth above In the cas-
Of the death or inability Of either OF tn
commissioners to act, the other shal
aet as sole liquidator.
ARTICLE vi
The officers OF this corporation silai
he as follows G. II. Byrnes, presi
lsnt: W. A. McKennon, yice-presideht
Thomas Byrnes. secretary and treasurer
The said parties shall also CONSTITUTE
shs board IT directors and shall sery
sntii tie annual election provided 10