The Caucasian., 1913-12-16
CHARTER


W Ahs a<sAsans s1sR0e eeSof|
Before N. ciftas +. Davis, . 40.
tssy public. duly appointed enc
qualified ip aud sos ~he Pssis hoi
Coddo. State of Louisiana. came and
appeared John y. Atkins. 9. 4. Guy
w. q. W'ilkinson, W. 4. Payne and
J. NJ. Messick. sl! 10 sne we'll known
who dec Jared 70 enc in Ilse presence
os che sttessing witnesses. that they
desi9e 20 form and constitute Q Gov
porasioN elndeg chs 3awe Of Lcuis-
lana. and that ehey do heeebr torn,
themselves and eheis s,Iceessors
into . corporation snd constitute
same ~ compliance witts the pro
sisions os ehe Saws Of ahe State of
Louisiana governing corporations
ana uIsdes the provisions of che Or
ticles OF incorporation &esedas5ter
ses SovtlBo
ARTICLE 9.
The slaMs OS shis eoVpoaaVion
shall be The Louisiana Handle Fac.
tory and BY this oame is shalS base
powes snd authority 10 hase and
enjoy succession lov ahe period of
Ninety-nine gears: 10 contract. cue
and be sued: "a make ana use . eog-
pogate zeal and The same 10 break.
alssS % amend az p1easureo and en-
DEF This name % hold. seesise. puv-
chase and otherwise acquire 60
own. convey, seli OF otherwise dis
pose of, 20 lease pledge. mortgage
or otherwise hspotheeste property,
reSH. personal and niIedo
ARTICLE IT,
The sfonlieiie ol thie corporation
10 declared 20 BE- che City oS ehysse.
yere0 Lcuisians.
ART1C3G III.
The nature of the business % Be
carried on end che puvpose Sor
which chic corporation 10 estab-
lisheA are 40 Hollows: TO manufacs
ture all kinds u wooden handles
and hardwood products, and to sell
same: to buy timber and land for
the purpose Of manufacturing oil
kinds of hardwood products and
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 ".
The powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in a board Of diree-
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
Of each year. The first
board of directors shall be as fol-
lows: J. B. Atkins. s. A. Guy. w. A.
w. e. Payne and }. NJ.
Messick, with J. B. Atkins as presi-
dent; s. A. Guy vice president and
w. E. Payne secretart-treasnrer.
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 abb
sence on the vice president, or in
his absence on the seeretary-trsas-
urer, at the office of the company.
The board of directors shall appoint
such managers, agents or sab-of-
flcers as the interest Of the corpora
ton may require, and Saake end
establish such bylaws as may be
necessary and proper Tor the man.
agement and regulation Of the af-
fairs of tha corporation. If any 0as
cancy occur among the officers or
the remaining directors
may select stockholders 10 fiji 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
ton 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 oreani-
cation have the effect Of rendering
this charter null or exposing a
stoekholder % any liability beyond
the amount due BY him COS his
stoc6.
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