The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-06-28
Charter
Fl. II. Johnson Lumber Com
p6ny, Incorporated.
THE

tary Public IN and Tor said PARISH and ~
state, personally came and appeared q
H. H. johnson, H. H. Johnson, jr., and
Miss r. D. Johnson, whose postoffice
address is Haughton, Bossier Parish, "a
Louisiana, who stated and declared to N
me, Notary, that availing themselves
of the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana they have formed
themselves, and do by these presents
form, themselves, as well as such other
persons as may hereafter become as
sociated with them, into a corpora
ton, and have adopted as Their
charter and act of incorporation the
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall bal
the III. III. JOHNSON LUMBER COMPANY
Incorporated, with it's domicile at
Haughton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
and under said corporate name it shall
have succession for period of fifty
years, unless sooner dissolved. All
legal process shall be served on the
President. or in his absence, on the|
Vicepresident, or in the absence Of
both, on the Secretary Of the com
pany, at it's domicile.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which this corr
poration is formed, and its objects
are hereby declared to be to pur-
chase, acquire, own, and dispose OF
timber and timber lands: to manufac-
ture and sell lumber and lumber pro-
ducts of all kinds; to construct and
| operatc tram roads and tramways; to
conduct and operate commissaries
and stores in connection with its said
/ operations; and to own, acquire and
hold both real and personal prop
erty and the same to mortgage, hy-
pothecate, sell or pledge as its Board
of Directors may determine.
| ARTICLE III.
/ The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of
| Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,-|
| 0oO.oo), divided into one hundred
fifty shares of the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars (s100.00) eachs|
which may be paid for in cash, serv-]
ices rendered or property trans
ferred to it valuation to be agreed
| on bv its Board of Directors, and all
stock when issued shall be fully paid
and nonassessable.
ARTICLE w.
The affairs of this cOrporatloM
shall be controlled and managed By
a Board of Directors consisting o.
three stockholders, to be elected AMI
lnually at a stockholders meeting held
on the second Monday in June of each
wear. and who shall hold their officee1
4 for one, year. or until their successor1I
are elected and installed. Said
board shall have power and authorltyj
to fill any vacancy occurring thereMl
by the election of stakeholder tori
the unexpired term, and to employ
ard discharge at its pleasure Oil
agents, managers, clerks or laborefS1
that may be necessary in CONDUCTING
its affairs. Until the election to beI
held on the second Monday in June
1918, the following shall constitute!
the Board of Directors of this corpo-1
ration: III. H. johnson, who shall u
President and General Manager; ~!
LII. Johnson, Jr., who shall be Vice
president and Treasurer; and Miss FL
D. Johnson, who shall be Secretary.
ARTICLE v.
This charter may be. amended, oEl
this corporation may be dissolved o.
the vote Of two-thirds Of its stoekl
cast at a meeting called fe
that purpose, and at all stockholderl]
meetings each share Of stock shall ~
entitled to one vote, to be cast by a.
owner in person, or by anothez
authorized in writing to do SO. WhG1
not otherwise provided by law, note
of all stockholders meetings shall g.
given by letter addressed to IT,
stakeholder to his usual postoffic
address through the mails; provided
that by unanimous consent, the stock
holders may waive notice Of all NEE
ings. When this corporation is die
solved by limitation. or otherwise, q
affairs shall be liquidated and settle1
hy one or more liquidators to be q
lected by the stockholders at tn
meeting called for that purpose, ar
said liquidators shall have sue
power, perform such duties and CIV
such bond as the stockholders ma3
Require.
ARTICLE vi.
No stakeholder of this Corporate
shall ever be held liable for the cQC|
tracts or faults thereof in any furthe
sum than the unpaid balance due
his stock; nor shall any mere inf0r4l
atty have the effect of rendering tn
charter null, or of exposing n
ISIOIhHOAuCi w IuI tNtGl AOS0
the amount of his stock.
In testimony achereof said parties hsl
hereunto signed their names in presen4
of me, Notary, and the attesting n.
nesses, and have set opposite their r.
pective names the number of shares sl
scribed for by each, on the 18th day
June, 1917.
H. H. JOHNSON. 100 Shares.
Fl. HI. JOHNSON, jr., IS Shares
FLORENCE JOHNSON, 5 Shares
Witnesses:
B. BUCKLEY.
II. G. WALKER, ir.
JNo, D. WILKINSON,
Notary Public
Endorsed Filed for record june
1917, at 8 o'clock am.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Clerk and eT-ofiicio RecordeEs
Recorded June IA, 1917, in Char
Book of Mortgages, Volume w, page
ct seq. JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk and er-offcio RecoFdels3
State Of Louisiana, hereby ceru!
Hdrssh Of Bossier. that the above
foregoing is true and correct copy
the original act as the same now appe4
On file in this Office, duly recorded ~
IA, 1917, in Charter Book OF Mortgage
Volume w, pages 81 ct seq.
Given under my hand and sea-,
eially, on this, the 18th day OF Ju
1917. JAS. nj. HENDERSON,
2a-s Clerk and er-o6icio Recordef
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