The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-13
CHARTER i: /
OF the Spring Bank Lumber Com
pany.

do: Before me, S. 0. Williams, dep
uty clerk and ex-officio deputy re-
corder and notary public in and for
the ParishKof Caddo, State Of Louis
lana, lyScommissioned and sworn,
on this day came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
herellnto subscribed, who decare to
me notary that they do hereby form
themselves into corporation under
the laws of the State Of Louisiana,
under the following conditions, to-
wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this COR
! porafion is hereby declared Ia BIZ tt,e
Spring Bank Lumber Company: I'll
shall have the right to enjoy success
sion for ninety-nine years. with the
right to contract, sue and to BE-
isued, and to hold, purchase, lease
sell and hypotheeate property, both
real and personal. It's domiciIe shall
be in the City of Shreveport State
of Louisiana, Parish Of Cadd0 and
all citation and other legal proce S
shall be made OH its president, and
ln his absence on the secretary.
treaslrer at the Office OF the COM
paIly i, ecording to law.
ARTICLE IT.
The object for which This corpor-
atlon is organized and the nature oil
the business to be carried On by it /
are declared u be To build, CON
sIrlct, own, operate saw and plan
inss mills, shlngle mills and other
mills necessary to the lumber trade: |
to OWL and operate trans and other
railroads for the purpose Of convey
Ing lumber, ETC; 10 lease, acquire or
own timber, timber contracts and
all Kinds Of timber; to own, whether
by purchase or otherwise, both reall
and personal property, with the
right to dispose Of and sell within
tie direction of its board of direc-
tors; to do a general merchandise
business and perform each and
every thing necessary in carrying
out a general saw mill business or
other purposes conferred On the
corporations of similar kind by the
statutes of the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
he capital stock OF ttllissc orpora
ton Is hereby fixed at the sum Of
81 80, 0Oo.0 divided into fifteen hun
selred shares at the par value clone
hundred $4,000 dollars each, to be
paid for in cash or services rendered
Or property transferred, subject to
+ the approval of the. board of direc-.
tors. and all stock issued shall bel
flll paid and nom ssessable. It
shall dommence business wllenever
ten thoussl Il {, 100000 dollars of
its is subscribed and
paid Tor III full.
ARTICLE ".
The affairs of this corporations
shall be managed and controlled By
" board Of directors Of not less than
Three or more than seven stock
holders but until otherwise ordered
Rljyz NE board Of directors, five stock
Of this corporation to bel
geIeGted annually on. the first M onday
ID Jul Of each year and who. shall /
hold their office for one year or I'M
their successors are elected Or.
Installed and until the election of
the board Of directors in July 1914,
THE SLOWING shall constitute thel
board of directors Of this corpora
N. McIver, who shall bel
president; E ~. Hamitef, who shall s
pice presid emit; ] IL Dodson sWho5llt
shall be secret airy; w u. Dye, Wf1o|
shall be Treasurer; and A. II. Ham
he said board of directors
:sshaI have the right or. authority toll
Ion and discharge such otheI'l
agents, clerks or enpl Dyes and other
neeessaa emp loyes as may be nee
and shall likewise have au- Z
toS all vacancies in such E
beard and elect additional directors
shout d determine to increase the {
from five To seyensor de /
excuse roIn five to three, and gen
eraIl shall have authority to aexer- !
bise the hts and powers OF !
Ihis cor oralion under the laws Of
|Iolli siana .
ARTICLE
] 40 atoe der shall be liable on
eeolant of any obligation OF this
deportation III any further sum than
mount Of the unpaid balance :
q t1e stock subscribed for, and no1lt
regallarity nor any inform atty in
ganizaIion shall have the effect OF y
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