Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-28
CHARTER or
THE CASE LUMBER COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CONCORDIA.

PARISH OF CoNCORDIA.
,<NoU All, MEN by these presents, That
n on this, the 10th day OF August: A. ~.
1911. before me. the undersigned autnosisS,
duIy commissioned and oualined IN ana iVa
tha aforesaid State and Parish. ana IN tne
oresence az the two undersigned compe.ent
vvifnesses personally came and appeared a.
q Case, w. j. Ward. A. R. case anu .he
other Deraons whose names are hereuntO SUD
ecrilad who declared unto me. bv these pres
ents that thew have this dey formed, organ
lied and constituted. and DO hereby iorm;
organize. and conslltn.e, harea fer asso-
eiated with them, into corporatlohl OF pvuy
nolitie. under and by virtue OF the Consu.u- !
tion and laws CT the stare 81 ,,hts and
nowera and under the Limitations ana re- |
strictions as are hereinafter fully set forth.
ARTICLE
,rharame and stvle Of this corporation shall
be 1.-THE CASE LUMBER COMp ,s sI,c.a IN
sion for a period of ninety-nine years, sna li
sne and be sued, contract, and be contracted
with, and conduct all It's corporate ana'fs'
ARTICLE II
rrha aouoicfle of this CORPORATION shall be at
| r,1ayton In the Parish of Concordia. State OF
/ Toriisfana at which domicile It shail nave
| its principal establishment. and hold lts cor
porate meetings, and az wn,ch az ,.ad ,n
| n throu oh its president, IL he be present, or.
/ IN the event of his absence. or inability 70 be
served, through its vice-president' OF secre-
'ars -'feAS ARTICLE III
rha canital stock of this corporation au-
| tborized to be issued shall be Fifty Inousa a
dollars 1850 900 00), TO be divldeo INTO Nv
hundred shares OF one hu ahon he issued
/ onlv for cash paid in, or for properly con-
| yexed or services rendered TO the corpora-
ton Of an actual lash cash t gslrs And this
CORPORATION shall be authorized 70 peglnn 70
AZ husiness as soon as the amount OF three
thousand dollars ., Ne sa aud fniiv
Maid for. either in cash. or its equivalent, as
provided by the laws OF the State OF LOUIS
lana. r,c,Ev
The objects and purposes OF the ior LOTT a,ssl
of this Corporation are to conduct and oper-
| ote a Oeneral saw-mill business, ana engage
generally in manufacturing lumber and ON ON
er products of wood, and IN puying anu ss,,,-
her logs trees, stumpage. timber lahus,
and In doing and performing otner acts anu
things incidental or connected thers"tn'
ARTICLEV
The rights and powers which may De e * r
cised by this corporation are ana snaIi DC 70
have succession by its corporate name Ior
} period of ninety-nine years. 20 nave cor .
porate seal, which It may preak or altS. a.
| viii: to contract and be contracted with 20
sue and be sued; to have such omcers,akeni.s
representatives, and employees as may De
necessary for the proper conauct Oh M
ness; to buy, sell, exchange, lease, suDlease'
pawn, mortgage, hypothecate, and encum-
: her real and personal, movable and immCv-
able property to others and 70 nkeWise ~ ~
and receive the same from othersi 10 take
. and to grant options to purchases 70 make
! execute and negotiate bills OF excnanee'
promissory notes, bonds ana otner e ~.
dences az debt and to take and receive the
same from others: to own and operate gem
: eral saw-mill business, with such Dunulnks'
machinery, tools, implements, trans, ts sl
Svorl- stock warehouses, commissartes. boats
7 and paraphernalia and rights and privileges
4 as NAV be or become incidental or necessary
thereto. .or,crzvr
q The business AFFAIRS OF this corporation
shall be under the management and conlroi
az a BOARD of Directors, which shall conslsi
4 of three stockholders, who snali pe eteS.s
u ANNUALLY GU the second Tuesday OF OCTOBER,
: by the stockholders. by majority vote mere
~ each share of stock being entitled to one
!. vote. said election shall be held at the dom,
icile of the corporation, after the giving "
( published notice Of thirty days duration, ano
|. ~ written notice to each OF the stockhold'
!, ers. setting forth the time, place, and pur'
pySe NJ after their own election, said
u BOARD OF Directors shall proceed fortnMill
e to elect, by majority vote, ,c,
president, Secretary Treasurer ana suel
l. other Officers as may be required Tor tn'
, management OF the AFFAIRS OF the corp0ratlCn
The Board Of Directors and other Officers =, :,
term of one year or until their successor,
n shaIl nave been elected and qualified Unit
|: the said first meeting OF the stocKholnssrs
;, the following shall constitute the boar9 .
" directors: A. e. Case, W. J. Ward ana a
r case. with w. j. Ward, President; A.
Case, vice President; A. e; case, seSrenar y
?. Treasurer Said Board OF directors sna All ..
~ | majority vote fix the salaries OF the Omcer
)t of this corporation, and adopt bylaws 10
! the fnanagement and conduct OF its business
~ ARTICLE VII
y No stockholder or organizer of this corpor
IA alton ghall ever be held Liable or responslD
for the contracts. debts OF 1sua tban the IN
paid balance due the company on the snare
subscribed for and owned BY him. ana y
re ipformality in the organization OF snaS rT
10 the charter null or of making any stocknoln
+o err liable beyond the amount OF the stock SUD
" scribed for by him.
D. ARTICLE VIII
This charter NAV be amended Except 10
the purpose of increasing the caPltai stoch J,
lie at q general meeting of the stockholders (,
NJ the Corporation, convened at the domlcn
&c thereof. after giving thirty days publishes
s. notice and written notices TO the stocknolo
Is Of such meeting. And the capital stock ma
be increased, or decreased upon compiylnl
~ with the provisions OF the Constitution an
* Revised Statutes OF Louisiana.
M ARTICLEIx
When this corporation shall be dissolved
g either by limitation, or otherwise, lts aHalr
20 shall be liouidated by three commissioner
- who shall be holders of the common stoc
OF the company, and who shall be elected
them at general meeting 20 s De r csmmIs
sioners shall have and exercise sucn power
a as may be delegated to them Oy the stock
? holders.
hereuuto signed their names, In the presenc
s. OF the two undersigned competent witnesses