The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-12-18
Cha rter
THOMASON-LEWIS LUMBER COM
PANY. INCORPORATED.

BE IT KNOWN that on this, the 9th day Of
November. A. u. 1919. before me, W. \.
Mabry, a notary public in and for CaddO
Parish Louisiana. and in the presence Of
the witnesses herein named and under
signed. personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names hereto
subscribed, who severally declared that.
availing themselves of the provisions Of the
laws of this state relative to corporations.
and particularly Act o61 of thee Gncrai
Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they have organized. and i'y
these presents do form and organize them
selves into body polite In law. for the
objects and purposes hereinafter set forth.
and to that end they hereby formulate and
adopt the following articles of incorpOra-
ton, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title Of this corporation
hereby formed shall be THOMASON-LEwIS
LUMBER COMPANY. Incorporated, and its
domicile shall BE- and is hereby fixed mt
Princeton, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II
The purposes and objects for which this
corporation Is formed are hereby declared
to be: To manufacture and sell lumber.
buy and sell timber and lands. build and
operate tram roads. buy and sell mcrchan-
disc. and to conduct general saw mill
business. and to do any and all things nee
essary and incidental to the objects and
purposes OF this charter.
ARTICLE III.
All citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the President Of the corpO-
ration, or. in the event of his absence, upon
the Viccprcsidcnt. or, in the event Of the
absence Of both Of them. upon the Secre-
ry-TrcaSur~r.
ARTICLE ".
The period of existence Of this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at fifty (5O, years from
the dat" of this act. unless sooner dis
solved under the provisions of law.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation shall have power to con-
tract. sue and be sued and make and use a
| corporate seal. and the same to alter at
pleasure: to hold, receive, purchase. lease.
| sell and convey. as well as hypOthccatc and
mortgage in its corporate name, any prop
crty which 1t may own: to appoint such
| officers us the business of the corporation
+, m;ly require to make such bylaws. rules
and regulations for the government Of this
corporation may be necessary. and the
same to alter and change mt will.
ARTICLE VI.
| The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed mt Fifty Thousand Dollars
tS1O.O0O.Obp. divided into five hundred
| shares at the par value Of one hundred
dollars per share. All shares of stock shall
| he paid for in money. or In property con-
vcycd to this corporation. or labor per-
! formed in behalf Of the corporation.
| This corporation to begin business with
$50. OO0.OO of capital stock. which has been
subscribed and paid in full.
| ARTICLE VII,
The business affairs of this corporation
shall be- under the management and control
| of Il Board Of Directors to b. composed Of
| three stockholders, majority of whom
shall constitute Il quorum. which Board Of
Directors shall be vested with all corporate
powers Of this corporation. The Board Of
Directors shall elect Il President, Viceprcsf-
dent and Sccrctary-Trcasurcr. and such
other officers may be- necessary for the
management of the affairs of this corpora
ton. They shall have power to fill vacan-
cicS occurring by death. resignation or
| otherwise. The Offices of Secretary and
Treasurer may be combined and held by
one and the same person. W. Il. ThOma-
son. whose postOfiice address Is Vivian. La
IL. NJ. Lewis. whose postofIice address is
Vivian. La. and Il. I. Thomson. whose
poStofficc address is Vivian. La. and all
residents Of cadd0 Parish, Louisiana. shall
compose the first Board of Directors. with
". l.. Thomason as President. IL. NJ. Lewis
as Viccpresidcnt. and Il. r. Thomason Us
Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE WILL
The Board of Directors. consisting Of not
less than three stockholders, shall be elect
| cd annually at annual stockholders
, meeting on the second Monday in NOvcm
Der of each year. the first election to he 81
held on the second Monday in November
1920: the Board of Directors and officer.
named in the preceding article to hole
office until the election to be held on tn,
second Monday in November, 1920.
: ARTICLE IN.
This charter may be amended and it.
capital stock increased or decreased b,
complying with the provisions of law II
such cases made and provided. Whencve
this corporation is dissolved by Limitation
or otherwise its affairs shall be liquidate,
by one or more liquidatOrs elected or up
pointed by the stockholders at mcctin
called for that purpose. and which liqfuda
Il tors shall have power to perform sucl
duties, and give such bond as the stock
, holders may require.
ARTICLE X.
r No stakeholder Of this corporation sha
t ever he held liable for the contracts 0
); faults of this corporation in any create
= sum than the unpaid balance due on hi
+ stock. nor shall any mere informality hav
Z the effect of rendering this charter null O
:. Of exposing any >tockholder to greater los
= than the amount of his stock.
ARTICLE XI
! The Board Of Directors herein provide
\ for MAY hYltl its meetings at any point
:, the state Of Louisiana. and may maintai
and keep Offices ut any place within sal
state.
The incorporators and dirct tors of thi
corporation hereby purchase and take ovs
for said corporation the property dcscrib,
:. on list "a. hereto attached and to b. rc;,
in connection with and made part Of th
q charter. and the ineOrporatorS and dircc
: ors value and appraisc said property
II Twenty Thousand Dollars SoO.OOO. OV) T.. III
). for said property there shall be issued
10 W. +. Thomason and Il. +. ThOmason or
n hundred shares each of the capital stock
f. this corporation. of the par value of Or
ID Hundred Dollars tx1OO.OOD each. The il
cOrpOratOrS and directors also purchase i'm
: take over for said corporation the propcrt
r. described on list H., hereto attached IN
n to be read In connection with and mat
# part of this charter. and the incorporate
e. and directors of this corporation hcrel
If value and appraise said property mt T,
~ Thousand Dollars tS1O.OOO.OOD. and for 81;
h. property there shall h issued to said H.
Lewis one hundred too, shares Of the ca,
Z ital stock of this corporation of the p;
n, value Of One Hundred Dollars tS1OU.Ot
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