The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-07-12
Charter
STATE 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
I R. Weaver, whose Post Office address
is Creston, Louisiana; B. A. Merceron
whose Post Office address is Creston
Louisiana; D. w. Breazeale, whose Pos
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:
l.
The name of the Corporation shall be,
Black Lake Lumber & Single Mill Inc.
DoInicile shall be, Campti, Natcnitoch-
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.
It shall exist for rs years. q
2.
The amountof Capitol Stock is here
by fixed at $l8, 10000 1t is divided in
to I60 shares of $4,000 each; payable in
cash or property.
. The objects and purposes of the Cor
poration shall he 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.
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.
5.
Until the first annual meeting in 1918
the officers of this Corpora ton shall be:
D. w. Breazeale, President; b. a. Mer
ceron, Vice President; f. C. Relied
heimer, Secretary-Treasurer.
A member of the Board of Directors
may be appointed manager
Notice of Stock holders meeting shall
be served in person or by registered
mail, addressed to the last known adj
dress of such Stakeholder.
7.
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
ment of the objects and purposes
thereof.
In event o. liquidation, Board Of Di-
rectors shall appoint iquidator CT
Iot1Ol e1l4N VtllCA lS5 al HAOSCoo oAAdlA NC
served on the President or, in his alb
sence, on the next ranking officer.
8.
No stakeholder 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; nor shall
any informality in organizing render
his Charter null, or in exposing STOCK
holders to liability other than as above
provided.
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 stocl.
Done and signed in presence of G. |.
iillin and j. Q. Harrison, and me Geo
J, Prothro, Notary Public on this 10th
ay of July, 1917.
/ certify the above to be a true and
orrect copy of the original act execu-
ee before me on July 10, 1917. Wit
ess my hand and seal this July II,
9i7.
(Signed) GEO. E.PRoTHRo,
Notary Public,