The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-14
Articles of Incorporation.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF WYNN

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF WINN.
Be IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED That on this
the Goth day of September 1910, before me, r.
w. Oglesby, a Notary Public in and for the
parish and state aforesaid, personally appeared
Parish, Louisiana, also appeared j. G: Gingrass,
by and through l.. Siess, duly authorized to
represent him herein by power of attorney
executed on the 22nd day Of September, 1910,
and attached hereto for reference,
Whereupon, the said appearers severally
declared that they do hereby form and organize
themselves into corporation for term of
fifty (50) years from this date, under the name
JESsECA LUMBER COMPANY, LIMITED,
| the domicile whereof is fixed in the Town OF
Winfield, Parish Of VIM, State of Louisiana,
and the objects and purposes of which corpora
by purchase or otherwise; the acquiring of
timber contracts by purchase or otherwise; the
| acquiring Of sawmill or sawmills; acquiring
sawmill or sawmills by purchase or otherwise
and the doing and performing of any and all
| other acts connected with or growing out Of the
conducting of general sawmill business.
Citation shall be served upon the President,
| or in his absence. upon the Secretary. The
| capital stock shall be Twenty-Five Thousand
lS25 5000 Dollars divided into shares of Fifty
| $4,000 Dollars, payable in cash. The affairs
shall be managed by Board of Directors COM
posed of three stockholders to be elected by the
stockholders annually, by ballot, on the 30th
day OF January or any subsequent date fixed
by the Board, in the case Of no election taking
! place on said day for any cause. Each share
stock shall be entitled to one vote. Said Board
shall have the right to make all bylaws and
change and alter the same at pleasure. The
company shall begin business as soon as Eleven
Thousand $11,0OO) Dollars shall have been
subscribed.
The first Board shall be composed of J. G..
Gingras, L. Siess and I. B. Siess, and of these
J. G. Gingras shall be President, I. E. Siess,
Vice President, and l.. Siess, Secretary and
Treasurer. They shall hold office until the
Both of January, 1911 or until their successors
are elected and take their places.
The office OF Secretary-Treasurer shall be
hello oy one and the same person., unless the
direrectors determine otherwise. At the ter
mlnatlon OF the charter or dissolution of the
corporation, the affairs shall be Inundated by
the Board of Directors as liquiding commits
sioners. 1ss
The said appearers declared that they do
subscribe for stock in said corporation as
shown below, and their signatures hereto are
to be considered as subscriptions for the stock
as shown:
Hame Of Subscribe No. Of Shares. Par Value
j. G. Gingras 100 $3.50 10
L. Sless 109 $4,000
l. E. Siess 100 90
Thus done and passed at my notarial Office in
Winfield, Winn Parish, Louisiana, on this
the 26th day Of September, 1910, in the presence
OF theundersigned competent witnesses.
Witnesses: L, SIESS
OSCAR AvEnETT, j. @. GINGRAS.
). D. STENNls, Jg. by L. Siess.
I. e. SIES9,
r. w. OGLEsBY, Notary Public. Z
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Is . true and correct copy Of notarial act passed
before X. w. Oglesby, notary public, on the
18th dayo September, 1910. and filed for record
ia this office on the same date, and recorded in
Aortgage Book G. page %, the same date.
II witness whereof ] sign my name hereto
officially this the. 2sth day Of September, 1910.
tSEALi Z. X. ABEL
Clerk and Ex. Otsicio Recorder.