The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1917-08-23
Charter
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF NATCHITOCHES.


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 Natchitoches. Louisi
ana; Phanor Breazeale, whose Post
Office address is Natchitoches, Louisi-
ana, who declare unto me that they
hereby agree and do organize 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.
Domicile 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 25 years.
The amountof Capitol Stock is here
by fixed at $18, 10000 1t is divided in
to $50 shares of $4,000 each; payable in
cash or property.
8.
The objects and purposes Of the Cor
poration shall be to own, use, sell, run,
mortgage, manage and operate Lum-
Der 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
fix 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,
President and Secretary Treas
urer. 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 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; #. G. Relied
heimer, Secretary-Treasure
A member Of the Board or.
may be appointed manager.f Directors
Notice of Stockholders
be served in person or meeting shall
mail, address ed to the by registered
dress Of such Stock-ho st known adj
Corporation may amend its Charter
Or dissolve with the consent of two
thirds OF stock, represented at general
meeting called for that purpose, after
Is days written notice with the state
nent Of the objects and PURPOSES
thereof
In event oe liquidation, Board of Di-
rectors shall appoint liquidator. CT
5ation and other legal process shall be
served on the President or, in his alb
'ence, on the next ranking officer.
3.
No stakeholder shall ever be held
liable for the contracts and faults of
he Corporation in any further sum
han the unpaid balance of the stock
or which ne has subscribed; nor shall
my informality in organizing render
his Charter null, or in exposing stock }
folders to liability other than as above !
provided. II
Certificates of stock shall be issued
IS herein above provided. This Char
er together with annexed deeds. con-
titutes and includes the subscription to
he capital stock.
10.
Done and signed in presence of G. /.
iillin and J. @. Hardison, and me Geo.
J. Prothro, Notary Public on this 10th
sy Of July, 1917.
/ certify the above to be a true and |!
orrect copy of the original act execu-
se before me on July 10, 1917. Wit
ess my hand and seal this July II,
Dit. III
(Signed GEO. E.PRoTHRo,
Notary Public L