The Caucasian., 1911-07-25
CHARTER
Uf the "Lumbermen'S Mutual IDSuf.
ance Company" Of Shreve-
port, Louisiana.


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 the
one hundred and thirty-fifth, before
me, Edward P. Mills, notary public
duly commissioned and qualified, IL
and for the parish of Caddo, State OF
Louisiana, therein residing, and II
the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, per-
sonally came and appeared the sew
eral persons whose names are here
unto 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, availing themselves Of the pro-
visions of the statutes and laws OF
the State of Louisiana, relative tO
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 a body corporate and
polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be "1'he Liimbermen's
Mutual Insurance Company" o1
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
Ience for and during the period OF
| ninety-nine (99) years from the day
and date hereof, unless sooner dis
SOtt6u Ill lI16 HfdiiilCl hOl OAiloA 0Si
provided. It shall have the power
and authority to contract; to sue
and be sued; to make and use cor
lperate seal, and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; to hold
receive, purchase, convey, deliver
mortgage, hypothecate and pledge
property, both real and personal
jsubject only to the conditions and
restrictions imposed by law; to issue
notes and other obligations, negotia-
lble instruments, or other evidences
of debt; to have and employ such
managers, directors, trustees, Of
Ulcers, employees and committees as
1.-THE interests of the corporation may
demand or require; and to make ano
Iestablish through its board of diree-
itors such bylaws, rules and regula-
ltions for the corporate management
land control of the affairs of the cor
lporation, as may be deemed neees-
sary.
ARTICLE II.
| The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport
lparish of Caddo, State of Louisiana
land all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the presi-
Ident, and, in his absence, upon the
Iyice president, and, in the absence
of both Of these, upon he secretar!
land managers of this corporation.
1 ARTICLE III.
| The objects and purposes fol
(which this corporation is organized
land the nature of the business to bt
4 lcarried on by it are hereby declared
Ito be, to insure against loss or dam.
lage to property by fire, lightning
Iwind storm or tornadoes; the sait
business to be conducted upon th'
mutual plan, as herein provided, ant
Iall policies or contracts Of Insurance.
Ishall be issued in the manner pre-.
scribed and subject to the charges
liabilities, rates of premium, terms
i instructions and conditions, fixed b,
1.-The bylaws of this corporation, ant
lby its board of directors.
II ARTICLE ".
All of the corporate powers OF thu
Lcorperation shall be vested in, an
1.-The management and control OF it
j lafYairs shall be exercised by boar
lof seven (7) directors, to be electe
lannually by ballot at general meet
ling of the members and policy hold
ers of this corporation, to be held a
1.-The principal office of the corpora
-ltion in the city of Shreveport afte
! thirty days notice by publication q
,,lleast three times in a newspape
published in the city OF Shrevepor
0 land by written notice mailed to eac
e elmember to his last known address q
: Ileass ten days in advance thereof
i 1.-THE first meeting for an electio
ishall be convened on the fourt
!. Tuesday in January 1916, and al
lnually thereafter on that day an
month; each member and polio
lholder shall have one vote for eac
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