The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-08-09
Charter
STATE OF LOUISIANA

d a Il OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES.
Before me, Geo. E. Prothro Notar
Public In and for the Parish and Stat,
above named personally came and ap
peared. E. c. Reidheimer, whose Pos
Office address is Campti, Louisiana; j
r. Weaver, whose Post Office addres.
is Creston, Louisiana; b. A. Merceron
whose Post Office address is Creston
Louisiana; D. W. Breazeale. whose Posi-
Office address is Natchitoches, Louisi
ana; Phanor Breazeale, whose Posi-
Office address is Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana, Who declare unto me that they
hereby agree and do organize a Corpo.
ration in accordance with the laws of
the State of Louisiana, under the fol-
lowing Charter provisions:
The name of the Corporation shall be
Black Lake Lumber & Single Mill .Inc
DoInicile shall be, Campti, Natchitoch-
es Parish, louisiana. It shall have
power to establish such other places of
business in the State as may be deter
mined by the Beard of Directors.
1t shall exist for 25 years.
The amountof Capitol Stock is here
by fixed at SIS, 0l0.00. 1t is divided in
to $50 shares of $4,000 each; payable in
cash or property.
The objects and purposes of the Cor
poratlOn shall be to own, use, sell, run,
mortgage, manage and operate a Lum-
Der and Shingle Mill, together with
lands and timber necessary to manu-
facture lumber and shinglef; buy, sell.
mortgage, pledge and hypothecate the
same; and TO do and perform all things
and acts necessary to the successful
operation Of manufacturing and selling
lumber and shingles. To make. and use
seal; to appoint such officers, agents
and employees as may be required; to
tix their compensation through the
Board of Directors; to pass all needfull
bylaws for the successful conduct of
the business.
Corporate powers shall be vested in
the Board OF Directors; composed Of 5 !
members, three of whom shall consti- |
tute a quorum; shall have a President.
and Secretary Treas |
lrer. The Directors shall be elected, |
annually on the End Monday in July,
after notice according to law. /
stockholders meetings may be held in |
accordance with law, and vacancies /
among the Offices or Board of Direc- |
.ors shall be filled as provided by law.
s~lta .s.-- r-s4.s .t.-
Until the first annual meeting in 1918
ne officers Of this Corporation shall be:
}. w. Breazeale, President: B. A. Mer
eron, Vice-President; T.. c. Relied
elmer. Secretary Treasure
A member of the Board or. /
lay be appointed manager.f Directors
Notice of Stock k-holders
served IN person OF meeting shall
all, ed Or essed to>the .by registered
'ess OF such Stock-ho st known ad-
7.
Corporation may amend its Charter
!. dissolve with the consent of two
alrds OF stock, represented at q general
leeting called for that purpose, after
Gays written notice with the state
lent OF the objects and PURPOSES
hereof.
In event 'oss liquidation, Board of Di- /
9ctors shall appoint liquidator. Ci-
ltlon and other legal process shall Be ]
'ryed on the President or, in his alb
nee, on,the next ranking officer. HI
No stockholder shall ever be held i
able for the contracts and faults Of
e Corporation in any further sum II
an the unpaid balance of the stock II
r which he has subscribed; nor shah 5.
y.lntormallty in organizing render Il
IS Charter null, or in exposing stock Il
lders to liability other than as above II
divided. III
Certificates of stock shah be issued ~'
herein above provided. This Char =
together with annexed deeds, c6h- .-
tutes and includes the subscription to - -
} capital stock.
)Qne and signed in presence of G. I.i5
I'm and j. Q. Hardison, and me- Geo.
Prothro, Notary Public on this 10th a
: of July, 1917.
certify the above to be a. true and d
rect copy of the original act execu- q
before me on July 10, 1917. Wit "a
$ my hand and seal this July II, 81
Signed) GEO: E, PRoTHRo, h
Notary Public. d