The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-10-08
CHARTER
Rrice Lumber and Supply Company

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Cad
do: BE it remembered that on tins
The 7th day Of September 1919, per-
sonallv came and appeared before
me Roland Williamson, notary
public in and for Caddo Parish, State
of Louisiana. W q. Brice r. A, Grain
and u. ~ swIndle all of full age and
all residents Of Caddo Parish, LOUIS
lana. who declare that aValiing
themselves Of The provisions Of the
laws of the State OF Louisiana reia-
tive to corporations, and specially CT
Act No. rs 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
well as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them. To form and constitute cor
poration and body polite in law for
The purposes and objects and under
the stipulations, articles and condl-
tions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title OF said corp0r-
alton shall be Brice Lumber and
Supply Company, and its domiclle 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-
eeive. 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 a.
the interest or convenience OF Inc
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
eessary 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 a 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 eta
ton or other legal process shall DE
served.
ARTICLE I'll.
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 a 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
iects above set forth.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of said corpora
-tion shall be fifteen thousand dol
lars (si5,OO0.00), divided into and
represented by one hundred and fl
ty $50 shares of one hundred dol
lars ($iOO.O0) each, which said stock
shall be paid for in cash or Its
equivalent at the time OF subscrip-
fion, or the same may be issued al
not less than par, in payment or ex-
change for property or rights ac-
tually received or purchased by said
corporation, or The same may be is
sued full paid for money advanced,
and for other valuable consideration
or service, as the board OF directors
may determine, provided that nc
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 go 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 go days
notice the stock NAV be sold in open