The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-01
CHARTER
Brice Lumber and Supply Company

the 7th day of September 1911, per-
sonally came and appeared before
me, Roland Williamson, notary
public in and for Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana, w. o. Brice, r. A. Grain
and d. ID. Swindle, all of full age, and
all residents of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, who declare that availing
themselves of the provisions of the
laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tive to corporations. and specially Of
Act No. 70 of 1904, of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
they have covenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents covenant
and agree and bind themselves, as
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
tfRm, to form and constitute cor
poration and body polite in law for
the purposes and objects and under
the stipulations, articles and condi-
tons following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpor-
alton shall be Brice Lumber and
Supply Company, and its domicile is
hereby established in Shreveport,
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 pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, have, purchase, improve,
ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow, pledge,
mortgage and hypothecate under its
corporate name, property both real
and personal and mixed, and to name
and appoint such officers, directors,
managers and agents or employees as
the interest or convenience Of the
corporation may require; to make
and establish bylaws, rules and reg
ulations for the proper management
and regulation of the affairs of the
corporation as may be deemed ne
cessary and proper, and the same to
change and alter at pleasure; and to
do all other acts and things permit
ted 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 period OF
ninety-nine years from and after the
date hereof. The president or in his
absence the vice president, shall be
the proper person upon whom cita-
ton or other legal process shall be
served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this
corporation are hereby declared to
be as follows: To buy and sell lands
or lumber, timber and timber con-
tracts, to manufacture and sell lum-
Der, to acquire and operate saw and
planning mills, to contract general
saw mill and planning business, to
construct and own tram logging
roads and equipment, dry kilns, and
to do all things necessary in the saw
and planning mill business; and to
conduct general merchandise bus
mess, buying and selling merchan-
disc, and to buy, improve, sell and
lease real estate wherever situated,
to build houses in Shreveport and at
such other points as the directors
may see fit, and in general to do any
and all things and, conduct all man
ner of business necessary or incl
dental to the carrying out the OBJ
jects above set forth.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of said corpora
ton shall be fifteen thousand dol
lars ($i5,0 100000, divided into and
represented by one hundred and fif-
ty $50 shares of one hundred dol
lars 100000 each, which said stock
shall be paid for in cash or its
equivalent at the time of 'subscrip-
ton, or the same may be issued at
not less than par, in payment or ex-
change for property or rights &C
tually received or purchased by said
corporation, or the same may be is
sued full paid for money advanced,
and for other valuable consideration
OF service, as the board of directors
may determine, provided that no
stock shall be issued until the con-
sideration therefor has been received
by said corporation. Any stockhold-
er may sell, assign or transfer his
stock in this corporation provided
thirty 800 days prior notice of such
intention be given the company, and
the stockholders thereof shall have
the first privilege of purchasing
same, after which thirty 1907 days
notice the stock may be sold in open
market. The stock of said corpora
ton may be transferred under above
conditions. provided such transfer