The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-09-14
CHARTER
Brice Lumber and Supply Company


State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Be it remembered that on this
the 18th day of September 1914, 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. d. Swindle, all of full age, and
all residents of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, who declare that awaiting
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
them, to form and constitute a cor
poration and body polite III law Tor
the purposes and objects and under
the stipulations, articles and condl-
lions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of said corpOr-
alton shall be Brice Lumber and
Supply Company, and its domlclle 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
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 It's
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
lulations for the proper management
and regulation of the affairs OF the
corporation as may be deemed ne
eessary and proper, and the same to
change and alter at pleasure; and to
lido all other acts and things permit
ted by law. or shall be necessary and
lproper to carry out the objects and
i purposes of this corporation. SAID
j corporation, unless sooner dissolved
lin accordance with its charter, shall
Iexist and continue for a period Oh
1 ninety-nine years from and after the
date hereof. The president or in his
i absence the vice president, shall be
j the proper person upon whom clta-
[ltion or other legal process shall be
Il served.
ARTICLE IL.
Il The objects and purposes OF this
t Incorporation are hereby declared to
+ be as follows: To buy and sell lands
j or lumber, timber and timber con-
| tracts, to manufacture and sell lum-
: her. to acquire and operate saw and
4 blaming mills, to contract genera
,Isaw mill and planning business, TIC
r construct and own tram logging
: roads and equipment, dry kilns, ane
] to do all things necessary in The saw
: and planning mill business; and tC
conduct general merchandise bus
II mess, buying and selling merclan-
4 disc. and to buy, improve, sell ant
-ilease real estate wherever situated
r to build houses in Shreveport and a
e such other points as the directors
|, lmay see fit, and in general to do an,
s and all things and conduct all man
ner of business necessary or Incl.
dental to the carrying out the ob'
Iiects above set forth.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said corpora
ltion shall be fifteen thousand dol
liars (s15,00o0O), divided into AM
!, represented by one hundred and iii
i'Ity $50 shares of one hundred dol
liars $4,000 each, which said stocl
! shall be paid for in cash or 1t
leduivalent at the time OF subscrlp
: ton, or the same may be issued a
mot less than par, in payment or ex
! change for property or rights &C
ID tually received or purchased by sal
ii corporation, or the same may be Is
,dlsued full paid for money advanced
: and for other valuable considerable
or service, as the board OF director
! Imay determine, provided that n
'.slstock shall be issued until the con
9 sideration therefor has been receive
= by said corporation. Any stockhole
:, er may sell, assign or transfer n
lstock in this corporation provide
Thirty go days prior notice OF sue
- intention be given the company, an
1.-THE stockholders thereof shall hay
the first privilege OF purchasiT
: same, after which thirty 800 da.