The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-04-03
CHARTER
or the Braud-Bates Lumber Com
pany.

State of Louisiana, Parish OF Cad
do: Before me, L. c. Blanchard, d
notary public duly commissioned
and sworn for and within the PARISH
of Caddo. State of Louisiana, per-
sonally came and appeared Henry
c.. Braud and H. Clay Braud, resi-
dents of Ascension Parish, Louis
lana. and J. C. Bates, a resident 81
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, who stated
and declared to me, notary. that
availing themselves OF the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State OF LOUIS
lana, they have formed and constl-
tuted themselves, as well as such
other persons as may hereafter De-
come associated with them. into q
body corporate, and have adopted
and do hereby adopt as their act OF
incorporation and charter the fol-
lowing:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the Braad-Bsfes
Lumber Company, with its domiciie
in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louis
lana, and under said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy sue
cession for a period Of twenty-five
years unless sooner dissolved as
herein specified.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which THIS cor
poration Is formed and its object IS
hereby declared to be to own and
operate saw mills, planning mills and
other means for manufacturing
lumber in the State Of Louisiana,
md also 10 conduct general
wholesale and retail humber bust
ness, and to own and acquire timber
and timber lands, either by pur-
lchase, lease or otherwise, and to
conduct in connection with their
saw mills and lumber business,
commissaries, stores, and to OWL
| md operate as incidental thereto
tram roads, railroads. or other
means of transporting lumber or
logs or other property necessary IN
the conduct end operation OF the
said business Of conducting general
saw mills and planning mills. with
| The right TO acquire such real es-
ate or personal property as may be
necessary therefor, and the same tt
dispose Of, mortgage. hypothecaie OF
| pledge as may be necessary in the
successful operation of said bust
ness.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corpora
ton Is hereby fixed at the sum OF
twenty-five thousand dollars divid.
I'd into two hundred and fifty shares
If one hundred dollars each, and II
shall become going concern WheI
| fifty shares of its capital stock Il
subscribed and actually paid for
which payment may be made II
cash, or the transfer OF propert!
| or the rendition of services to tn
| said corporation, the value Of which
shall be passed on and approved D.
the board of directors.
| ARTICLE ~.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed and directed by
board Of directors consisting o
three stockholders, who shall b
elected at general stakeholder
meeting held at the Office OF tn
company in the City Of Shreveport
Cadtio Parish, Louisiana, on tn
!, first Tuesday in March OF each veal
and who shall hold their offices TN
| til the next succeeding election o
; until their successors are eleete
and qualified. Until the election o
the first Tuesday in the month
March 1914, the following shall con
! stitute the board OF directors an
ofYicers Of the company, viz: Henr
C. Braud, president; H. Clay Brau'
vice president; J. C. Bates, secretat
and treasurer. The said board OF d
o rectors shall have authority
! adopt all regulations and bylaw
o that may seem to them necessar
\ and to name and appoint sue
4 agents, managers, clerks and 9TH
h employees as may be necessary II
the welfare Of the corporation, AZ
to discharge the same at pleasuI
All legal process shall be served
MI the president, or in his absence
4 the vice president, at the Office
the company in said Parish al
j. State.
! ARTICLE V.
toll This charter may be amended
idt altered or abolished at q vote
10 three-fourths Of the stock at
il stockholders meeting held for tn
AZ purpose after thirty days public n
tice, as provided by law, and VIII
al <6osoixrad aifhnp hv vote ri