Tensas gazette., 1912-07-12
cnARTER or
the CASE LUMBER COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.


STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF C0NCORDIA. ! |
Know ALL MEN by these presents, That
on this. the 10th day Of August. A.. ID.
is11, before me, the undersigned authority,
uuly commissioned and qualified In ana Tor
the aforesaid State and Parish: and IN the
Witnesses Dersonaily came and appeared A.
q. Case. w. J.. ward. A. R. Case and the
other persons whose names are hereunto SUD-
scribed, who declared unto me. by these pres
enfs, that they have this day formed, organ
ized. and constituted. and DO hereby form.
organize. and constitute. themselves, and
| such other persons as may be hereafter ass0-
ciated with them. into a corporation or body
polite, under and by virtue OF the Constitu-
| fion and laws cf the State OF Louisiana. for
powers. and under the limitations and re-
strictions as are hereinafter fully set forth.
ARTICLEI
The name and stvle Of this corporation shall
be 1.-THE CASE LUMBER COMPANY" In
which name Il shal! have corporate success,
/ sue and be sued, contract. and be contracted
with, and conduct all It's corporate affatrs.
| ARTICLE II
The domicile of this corporation shall be At
Clayton. in the Parish Of Concordia, state OF
Louisiana. at which domicile IL shall have
| its principal establishment. and hold its cor
| porate meetings, and at which ali CITATIONS
and other legal process shall be served upon
1 II. UEEEl4IEule
| in the event OF HIS absence. or inability to be
served, through its vice-president. or secre-
tary-treasurer.
The capifal stock of this corporation su-
thorized to be issued shall be Fifty Thoussnd
Dollars 1850, 200. .0ol. t0 be divided into nye
hundred shares Of One Hundred DoIlars
each 800 .00l each. stock shall be issued
only for cash paid in or for properly con-
| tion OF an actual cash value equal t9 the
i amount of stock issued therefor. And this
corporation shall be authorized TO begin TO
thousand dollars fss. 900 .ool OF its said capital
/ stock shall have been Subscribed and fully
| paid for. either In cash. or Its equivalent. as
provided by the laws OF the state OF Louis
lana.
The objects and purposes Of the formation
| Of this corporation are to conduct ano oper-
| ate q general saw-mill business, ana engage
generally in manufacturing lumber and otn-
| er products Of wood, and in buying and sell
ing lumber and other products o. wood um-
Der. logs, trees. stumpage. timber lands:
and in doing and performing otner ac.s ana
things incidental or connected tnere"ith.
ARTICLEv
The rights and powers which may be exer-
| cised by this corporation are and shall be 70
have succession by its corporate name Tor
period Of ninety nine years; 10 nave a.. cor, q,
will; TO contract and be contracted with; 20
sue and be sued; to have such officers, agents
| representatives. and employees as may pe
necessary for the proper conduct OF It's Dusl-
| ness; to buy sell, exchange, lease, suDieases
| pawn, mortgage, hypothecate, and encum-
Der real and personal, movable and imm0y-
and receive the same from othersi 20 take
4 and to grant options to purchase; 70 make,
execute, and negotiate bills OF excnanke'
promissory notes, bonds and other evl-
dences of debt, and to take and receive the
same from others; to own and operate gem
eral saw-mill business, with such Duilolngs,
machinery, tools, implements, trans, teams'
tracks, engines, oars, wagons, skloders,
/ work-stock warehouses, ,commissares pcats
and paraphernaiia and rights and privileges
as may be or become incidental or necessary
thereto.
The business affairs Of this corporation
shall be under the management and controi
OF Board of Directors, which shall consist
OF three stockholders, who shall 1e elected
annually, on the second Tuesday OF OCTOBER,
by the stockholders, by q majority vote there-
OF, each share Of stock being entitled 70 one
vote. Said election shall be held at the DOM
icile of the corporation. after the giving OF
published notice of thirty days durstion. and
Of written notice to each Of the stockhoid-
ers. setting forth the time, place, and pur-
fmmediately after their own election, said
Board OF Directors shall proceec fortnwitn
20 elect. by a majority vote, PRESIDENT, vice
President, Secretary Treasurer. and sucn
other officers as may be required for the
manaeement Of the AFFAIRS Of the corporation.
The Board Of Directors and other omcers so
elected shall hold their resPecslye omces ops
shall have been elected and qualinea. unui
the said erst meeting Of the stoekhoiders
the following shall constitute 5ne Soara aS oi
R. Case, with W. J. Ward, President; 4. r.
Case, vice President; A. y. Case, secretary
Treasurer. Said Board OF Directors snan. ny
OF this corporation and adopt bylaws for
the management and conduct Of its business.
ARTICLE VII
No stockholder or organizer Of this corpor-
alton shall ever be held liable or responsipi,e :,
for the contracts, debts or defaults OF this
corporation tor any further sum than the un-
paid balance due the company on the shares
subscribed for and owned by him. And no
poration % shall have the effect Of rendering
the charter null or Of making any stockhoid-
er liable beyond the amount OF the STOCK sub
scribed for by him.
ARTICLE VIII
This charter may be amended (except for
the purpose OF increasing the capital stock
at a general meeting Of the stockholders OF
the corporation, convened at the domicile
notice s and written notices 70 the the stocfhoid-
ers, setting forth the time, place, and object
Of such meeting. And the capital stock may
With vi S the provisions % Of the constitntion and
Revised Statutes of Louisiana.
ARTICLE TX
When this corporation shall be dissolved,
either by limitation, or otherwise, its AFFAIRS
shall be liQuidated by three commissioners.
who shall be holders Of the common stock
Of the company, sDd who shall be elected by
them at q general meeting 70 be regularly
called for that purpose. And said commis-
J as may be delegated to them by the stock
holders.
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