The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-07-30
CHARTER
of the 'Lumbermen's Mutual InSuf-
ance Company" of ShreVe-
port, Louisiana.

| Be it known that on this 3rd da.
of the month of July in the year O.
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and eleven, and of the independence
of the United States of America thu
one hundred and thirty-f1fth, before
fme, Edward P. Mills, a notary public
iduly commissioned and qualified, il
and for the parish of Caddo, State o.
Louisiana, therein residing, and il
the presence of the witnesses here
linafter named and undersigned, per-
Isonally came and appeared the sew
| eral persons whose names are here
tunto subscribed, who declared thai
they are citizens of the United States
andresidents of the State of Louis
lana, to me we'll known to be such
and, ayailing themselves of the pro-
visions Of the statutes and laws OF
the State of Louisiana, relative tC
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
obligate themselves, as we'll as al
|such persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute body corporate and
polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be ''T'he Lumbermen'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
enee for and during the period of
ninety-nine 49, years from the day
and date hereof, unless sooner dis
solved in the manner hereinafter
provided. 1t shall have the power
and authority to contract; to sue
and be sued; to make and use a cor
pCrate seal, and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; to hold,
receive, purchase, convey, deliver,
mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
both real and personal,
subject only to the conditions and
imposed by law; to issue
notes and other obligations, negotia-
BILE instruments, or other evidences
of debt; to have and employ such
directors, trustees, Of.
ficers, employees and committees as
The interests of the corporation may
demand or require; and to, make and
establish through its board of dfree-
.ors such bylaws, rules and Fegula-
ions for the corporate management
md control of the affairs of the cor
,oration, as may be deemed neees-
'ary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation |
hall be in the city of Shreveport,
parish Of Caddo, State of Louisiana,
md all citations and other legal pro-
ess shall be served upon the presi-
lent, and, in his absence, upon the
ice president, and, in the absence |
# both of these, upon he secretary
nd managers Of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
nd the nature of the business to be
arried on by it are hereby declared
0 be, to insure against loss or dam
ge to property by fire, lightning,
lind storm or tornadoes; the said
usiness to be conducted upon the
MUTUAL plan, as herein provided, and
Il policies or contracts Of insurance
hall be issued in the manner pre-
;ribed and subject to the charges,
abilities, rates of premium, terms,
and conditions, fixed by
lie bylaws of this corporation, and
y its board of directors.
ARTICLE ".
All of the corporate powers of this
shall be vested in, and
lie management and control of its
fairs shall be exercised by board
seven "a directors, to be elected
by ballot at general meet
g of the members and policy hold
8 of this corporation, to be held at
lie principal office of the corpora
on in the city of Shreveport after
lirty days notice by publication at
asst three times in newspaper
1blished in the city of Shreveport,
i'd by written notice mailed to each
ember to his last known address at
asst ten days in advance thereof;
e first meeting for an election
lall be convened On the fourth
tuesday, in January 1916, and an
IaIly thereafter on that day and r