The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-08-08
CHARTER
uF the |Lumbermcns Mutual iDsuf'
ance Company OF Shreve~
port. Louisiana.

ance Company" oil ShreVe~
port, Louisiana.
Be it known that on this Bird day
of the month Of July in the year OF
Iour Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eleven, and Of the independence
of the United States Of America the
one hundred and thirty-iifth, before
me, Edward p. Mills, a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, In
and for the parish OF. CaddO, State OF
Louisiana, therein residing, and III
the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, per
sonalIy came and appeared the sew
eraI persons whose names are here
luntO subscribed, who declared that
they are citizens Of the United States
andresidents of the State of Louis
| lana. TO me we'll known to be such;
| and, aVailing themselves OF the pro-
visions of the statutes and laws OF
the State of Louisiana, relative to
1.-THE formation of corporations, and
particularly of Act 105 OF the session
Acts of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana for the year OF
1898, they have Covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents
covenant and agree, and bind and
obIigate themselves, as well as all
such persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, to form
and constitute a body corporate and
politic in law. for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulatiOns
following, to-wit;
ARTICLE /.
| The name and title of this corpOr-
9tion stall be "The LumhGrmen's
Mutual Insurance Company OF
shreveport, La, and under that
name shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages and privileges
granted by law to corporations, and
the power and authority to enjoy
succession and have corporate exist
ence for and during the period OF
ninety-nine 800 years from the day
land date hereof, unless sooner dis
lsolyed in the manner hereinafter
Iproyided IT shall have the power
land authority to contract; TO sue
land be sued: to make and use cor
% rate seal, and the same to break
latter or amend at pleasure; to hold
receive, purchase, convey, deliver
mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
property, both real and personal
subject only to the conditions ant
restrictions imposed by law; to ISSUE
Inotes and other obligations, negotla-
lille Instruments, or other evidences
of debt; to have and employ suef
], managers, directors, trustees, OF
! fcers. employees and committees a
the interests of the corporation ma,
demand or require; and to make an
Establish through its board of diree
lfors such bylaws, rules and regula
Itions for the corporate management
and control of the affairs of The cor
poration. as may be deemed neees
: sary.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporatlo
! ;hall he in the city of Shreveport
u parish of Caddo, State of Louisiana
land all citations and other legal pro
: lcess shall be served upon the pres
j dent. and, in his absence, upon tn
u vice president, and, iii the absene
I Of both of these, upon he secretaF
II and managers of this corporation.
II ARTICLE III.
Z The objects and purposes Il
= which this corporation is organize
. and the nature of the business to
oarried on by it are hereby declare
y TO be. to insure against loss or dan
$ age to property by fire, llghtnln
l. wind storm or tornadoes; the sa
IL business TO be conducted upon IL
y mutual plan, as herein provided, al
lall policies or contracts OF insuran'
shall be issued i'll the manner pr
seribed and subject TO the charge
D. liabilities, rates of premium, tern
instructions and conditions, flxed
the bylaws of this corporation, a
hy its board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
All of the corporate powers Of II
&C. CORPORATION shall be vested III, q
nG The management and control OF
ne affairs shall be exercised by boa
! of seven ~ directors, to be elect
ne annually by ballot at general me-
TT, ing of the members and policy no
ers of this corporation, to be held
+, 1.-The principal Office Of the corpol
ey. ton in the city of Shreveport al
lily thirty days notice by publication
, least three times in a neWspal
lty published in the city of ShreNep'
land by written notice mailed to ca
I'D member to his last known address
I'VE least ten days in advance there
eel The first meeting for an elect
me shall be convened on the lou
in Tuesday in January 1916, and