Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-07-19
CHATTER OF
the CASE LUMBER COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF CONCORDIA.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, That
on this. the 10th day of August, A. d.
1911, before me, the undersigned authority.
DULY commissioned and qualified in and for
the aforesaid State and Parish. and in the
presence Of the two undersigned competent
witnesses. personally came and appeared A.
r. Case. W. J. Ward, A. r. Case and the
other persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared unto me. nv these pres
ents, that they have this day formed. organ
lied, aud constituted, and do hereby form.
organize. and constitute, themselves, and
such other persons as may be hereafter assoc
ciated with them. into a corporation or body
polite, under and by virtue Of the Constitu-
ton 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
he 1.-THE CASE LUMBER COMPANY" in
which name IL shall have corporate success
sion for period of ninety nine years, shall
sue and be sued. contract, and be contracted
with, and conduct all its corporate affairs.
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 all citations
and other legal process shall be served upon
It. through its president. II he be present. or,
served. through its vice-president, or secre-
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this CORPORATION au-
thorized TO be issued shall be Fifty Thousand
Dollars (S50. .00l. to be divided into 1--WE
hundred shares of One Hundred Dollars
each ts100.0ol each. stock shall be issued
only for cash paid in. or for property con-
veyed or services rendered to the corpora
ton of an actual cash value equal tn the
amount Of stock issued therefor. And this
corporation shall be authorized to begin to
do business as soon as the amount OF three
thousand dollars i$S. 900. O0l of its said captal
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 and OOer-
ate general saw-mill business, and engage
generally in manufacturing lumber and 9th
er products Of wood. and in buying and sell
ing lumber and other products OF wood, tim
Der. logs. trees. stumpage, timber lands.
and in doing and performing other acts and
things incidental or connected Herewith.
ARTICLE
the rights and powers which may be exer-
cised by this corporation are and shall be to
have succession by its corporate name for
period of ninety-nine years; to have a cor
porate seal, which II may break or alter AZ
will; to contract and be contracted with; 10
sue and be sued; to have such officers agents
representatives, and employees as may be
necessary for the proper conduct OF its bust
ness; to buy, sell, exchange, lease, suitcase,
pawn, mortgage, hypothecate, and encum-
Der real and personal, movable and lmmoy-
able property to others, and to likewise take
and receive the same from others; to take
and TO grant options to purchase; to make,
execute, and negotiate Dflls OF exchange,
promissory notes, bonds and other evil
dences of debt, and to take and receive the
same from others; to own and operate gem
eral saw-mill business, with such buildlngs'
machinery, tools, implements, trans, teams,
tracks. engines, cars, wagons, skidders,
work-stock, warehouses, cOmmfssaries, boats
ana paraphernalia and rights and privileges
ARTICLE VI
The business affairs Of this corporation
shall be under the management and control
of Board of Directors, which shall consist
annually, on the second Tuesday of October,
by the stockholders. by majority vote there
of, each share of stock being entitled TO one
vote. Said election shall be held at the dom
ieile of the corporation. after the giving Of
published notice of thirty days duration, and
Of written notice to each OF the stockhold-
ers, setting forth the time, place, and pur-
Immediately after their own election, said
Board of Directors shall proceed forthwith
to elect. by a majority vote, President, Vice
President, Secretary-Treasurer. and such
other officers as NAV be required for the
management of the affairs of the corporation
The Board of Directors and other officers SO
elected shall hold their respective offices for
a term of one year, or until their successors
shall have been elected and qualihed. Until
the said first meeting of the stockholders. !
the following shall constitute the Board OF :
Directors: A. E. Case. W. j. Ward and A. /
r. Case. with w. j. Ward, President; A. r..
Case, Vice President; A. z. Case, Secretary
Treasurer. Said Board of Directors shall. by
majority vote, fix the salaries OF the omcers
of this corporation, and adopt bylaws for
the management and conduct of its business. |
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder or organizer of this corpor- |
alton shall ever be held liable or responsible ]
corporation tor any further sum than the I'M |
paid balance due the company on the shares |
subscribed for and owned by him. And no
the organization of this cor |
poration shall have the effect of rendering |
the charter null or of making any stockhold- |
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 |
the corporation, convened at the dOmicile |
thereof, after giving thirty days published |
notice and written notices to the stockhold-
ers, setting forth the time, place, and object |
of such meeting. And the capital stock may |
be increased or decreased upon complying /
with the provisions OF the Constitution 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, and who shall be elected by |
them at general meeting to be regularly /
called for that purpose. And said commits
sioners shall have and exercise such powers
as may be delegated to them by the stock
holders.
In testimony whereof said appearers have
hereuuto signed their names, in the presence
Of the two undersigned competent witnesses.
and OF me, said authority, on this, the 10th
day Of August, 1911.
W.. WARD,