The Caucasian., 1913-12-23
CHARTER
Os The aIOuisians Handle Factory

VI gne Louisiana Handle Factory
Before me, Clifton i. Davis. . no
ssry public. duly appointed and
qualified iD and sos the Paris Gof
Gad5o, State of Louisiana, came and
appeared John b. Atkins, :. 4. Guy
". 4. Wilkinson, ". L. Payne and
y. NJ. Messick, all to- me we'll known
who declared 20 me in Che presence
OF Che attestlng witnesses, shat they
desire 80 sorm and constitute q cor
pOraeiOD under the laws OF louis
lana. and that they elo hereby Sorm
themselves and 4heir successors
into q corporation an1 constitute
same On compliance with Che pro
visions OF Che laws oq Ahe State of
louisiana governing corporations,
ana under Che provisions OF the are
ticlss oY incorporation hereinafter
ses gortlao
ARTICLE ..
Tho name 09 this corporation
shall DE The Louisiana Handle Face
tory and by this name it shall have
power and authority 20 have and
enjoy succession qor The period of
ninets-nine gears; 60 contract, cue
and be sued; % make ana use a cor.
porate seal and the same 20 break,
'altes or amend az pleasure: and un-
der shis name to hold, receive. our
chase and otherwise acquire, 20
OWN, convey. cell os otherwise dis
pose o{, 20 lease. pledge, mortgage
or otherwise hypothecate property,
real. personal and mi1ed.
ARTICLE II.
The domieile of this corporation
10 declared 90 be che City OF ShSese.
vorSo g.euieians.
ARTICLE lls.
The nal,tre OF che business 90 be
carried on end the purpose 4or
which this corporation is estab-
lished are as follows: 70 manufac-
ture oil 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 ".
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 gear. The first
board of directors shall be as fol-
lows: J. B. Atkins, S. A. Guy, w. A.
Wilkinson, w. e. Payne and J. NJ.
Messick, with }. B. Atkins as presi-
dent: S. A. Guy sics president, and
w. E. Payne secSetary-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-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 at
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 =.
The capital stock Of this eerOora'
ton shall be fifteen thousand dole
lars, divided into one hundred and
fifty shares of the par salue Of one
hundred dollars each. This stoek
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 stakeholder shall be liable foI
more than the unpaid balance or
the stock subscribed for by him
nor shall any informality in organl-
cation have the effect of rendering
this charter null or exposing
stockholder to any liability beyont
the amount due by him for nj:
stock.
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