The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-07-19
Charter
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES-

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES.
Before me, Geo. E. Prothro Notary
Public in and for the Parish and State
above named personally came and ap-
peared. E. C. Reidheimer, whose Post
Office address is Campti, Louisiana; J..
R. Weaver, whose Post Office address
is Creston, Louisiana; b. A. Merceron,
whose Post Office address is Creston,
Louisiana; D. w. Breazeale. whose Post
Office address is Natehitoches. Louisia
ana; Phanor Breazeale, whose Post
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:
l.
The name of the Corporation shall be,
Black Lake Lumber & Shingle Mill Inc.
Dolnicile shall be, Campti, Natchitoch-
es Parish, Louisiana. 1t 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 rs years.
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8 The amountof Capitol Stock Is here
by fixed at SIS, ,0o0 90. It is divided in
to $50 shares Of 500. 90 each; payable in
cash or property.
8.
The objects and purposes of the Cor
poratlon shall be to own, use, sell, run.
mortgage, manage and operate Lum-
ber and Single 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
nix 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 quorum; shall have President,
Vice-President and Secretary-Treas-
urer. The Directors shall be elected,
annually on the End Monday in July,
after notice according to law.
Stock holders meetings may be held in
accordance with law, and vacancies
among the officers or Board of Direc-
tors shall be filled as provided by law.
Until the first annual meeting in 1918
the officers of this Corporation shall be:
D. w. Breazeale, President; B. A. Mer.
ceron, Vice President; E. C. Relied
heimer, Secretary Treasurer.
A member of the Board of Directors
may be appointed manager.
Notice of Stockholders meeting shall
be served in person or by registered
mail, addressed to the last known ad-
dress of such Stakeholder.
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Corporation may amend its Charter
or dissolve with the consent of two
thirds of stock, represented at a general
meeting called for that purpose, after
Is days written notice with the state
ment of the objects and purposes
thereof.
In event os liquidation, Board of Di-
rectOrS shall appoint llQuldator. Ci- |
tation and other legal process shall be
served on the President or, in his alb
sence, on the next ranking officer.
8.
No stockholder shall ever be held
liable for the contracts and faults of
the Corporation in any further sum
than the unpaid balance of the stock
for which he has subscribed; ror shall
any informality in organizilg render
this Charter null, or in exposing stock.
holders to toliability other than as above
provided.
Certificates of stock shall be issued
as herein above provided. This Char
Ter together with annexed deeds, COR
'titutes and includes the subscription to
,he capital stock.
Done and signed in presence of G. l.
1ilin and J. Q. Hardison, and me Geo
:. Prothro, Notary Public on this 10th
lay of July, 1917.
certify the above to be a true and
orrect copy of the original apt execu-
ee before me on July 10, 1917. Wit
ess my hand and seal this July IL.
GIT.
(Signed) GEO. E. .PROTHRO,