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qualified ils an0 fpH the a'arle moi
Gasldo. state OF Louisiana, came and
appeared sohn 3. Atkins, 9. 8. Guy,
". g. Wilkinsono ". &. pasne and
3. NJ. Messiek, oil 90 sne well knOVns
who declared 90 one On che presence
of che sttessins witnesses. that shey
de.sre 40 aOrnn on8 constitute Q core
Doration under the 1awe 02 Louis
cana. and stae shey ale hereby Sorm
Themselves and AlseiS sAceessore
into q corporation Snd constitute
came 90 compliance witl0 Che pro
visions OF the lavs Of alse state OF
Louisiana SoSerninS corporations
snd elndeS she provisions 0S the ere
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ARTICLE 9.
The game of chic corporation
shall Ge The lolisians handle Taes
cory and by this name it shall have
power and authority to have and
enjoy succession for the period OF
ninety-nine years; to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use cor
porate seal and the same to break,
alter or amend at pleasure; and I'M
der this name to hold, receive, pur-
chase and otherwise acquire, to
own, convey, sell or otherwise dis
pose of, to lease, pledge, mortgage
or otherwise hypothecate property,
real, personal and mixed.
ARTICLE II.
The dOmicile of this corporation
is declared to be the City of Shreve-
port, Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The nature of ths business to be
carried on and the purpose for
which this corporation is estab-
lished are as follows: To manufac-
ture all kinds of wooden handles
and hardwood products, and to sell
same; to buy timber and land for
the purpose of manufacturing all
kinds of hardwood products and
disposing of the same, and general
ly to do and perform all acts neces-
sary to be done in the furtherance
of such objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ~. q
: The powers of this corporation
shall be vested in a board of direc-
tors composed of five stockholders.
The directors shall elect president,
vice president and secretary-treas-]
urer and shall prescribe the duties
of each. Election of officers shall
take place the second Monday OF
November of each year. The first
board of directors shall be as fol-
lows: J. B. Atkins, S. A. Guy, w. A.
Wilkinson, w. E. Payne and ]. M.
Messick, with ]. B. Atkins as presi-
dent; S. A. Guy vice president, and
w. E. Payne secretary-treasurer.
All officers and directors shall serve
until their successors are elected.
Service of all legal process shall be
made on the president, or in his alb
sence on the vice president, or in
his absence on the secretary-t treas
urer at the office of the company.
The board of directors shall appoint
such managers, agents or sub-of-|
ficers as the interest of the corpora
ton may require, and make and
establish such bylaws as may be
necessary and proper for the man.
agement and regulation of the af-
fairs of the corporation. If any va
cancy occur among the officers or
directors, the remaining directors
may select stockholders to fill the
same. The board of directors shall
have power to borrow and lend
money; to issue bills Of exchange,
notes, bonds, drafts and other nego-
table papers; execute mortgages
and generally to do all things Incl
dent to the objects and purposes of |
this corporation.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion shall be fifteen thousand dol
lars, divided into one hundred and
fifty shares of the par value of one |
hundred dollars each. This stock
shal lbe subscribed for the amount |
of ten thousand dollars and paid for
in property or cash before this cor
poration shall commence business.
No stockholder shall be. liable for
more than the unpaid balance on
the stock subscribed for by him,
nor shall any informality in organi-
zation have the effect of rendering
this charter null or exposing a
stockholder to any liability beyond
the amount due by him for his
stock.
ARTICLE VI.
The directors shall be elected by
ho Hot Of tho 10 orr,1o1