The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1920-02-07
CHARTER
OF THE
Bertrand Lumber Company Inc.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
Parish of Grant

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STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
! Parish of Grant
Be it known that on this the Eth
day of January, 1920. before me, w.
P. Foster, Notary Public, duly COM
sworn and qualified, In and
for the Parish of Grant, State OF Lou
isiana, and in the presence OF the wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severaify de-
clared that, awaiting themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State OF
Louisiana in such cases and provided,
they have convenanted amt agree. and
do by these presents covenant, agree
and bind themselves, as well a. ali such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law, the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stipulations
set forth and expressed,
which they adopt as the charter OF this
to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be Bertrand Lumber Com
pany, Incorporated, and under its said
corporate name it shall have and enjoy
corporate existence and succession for
q period of ninety mine years from date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued;
to make and use q corporate seal, and
the same to alter and break at pleasure;
to hold, receive, purchase and convey,
as we'll as all mortgage and hypothe-
cate property real personal and mixed.
corporal and incorporal; to own and
hold stocks and bonds of other corpora
tons; to name and appoint such mana
gers, agents, directors and officers as
its business. interests, or convenience
NAV require, and to make and establish
as well as alter and amend, from time
to time, such by laws, rules and regu-
lations for the proper government OF
affairs of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of said corporation. shall
be at Georgetown, Grant Parish, LOU
jsiana. and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the presi-
dent of said corporation, or in the event
of his absence form the domicile of the
corporation, upon the vice president OF
said corporation.
ARTICLE 8.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and es-
tablished and the nature of the busi-
ness to be carried on are hereby de-
clared to be:
To own and operate saw mills, tt
manufacture, buy and sell lumber OF
timber in all of it's forms,
timber lands, to own and operate tran
roads and every equipment necessary
for the purpose of cutting. hauling ant
transporting timber and lumber. to bu.
and sell merchandise of every kind ant
description and to do any and ever.
thing necessary or needful, useful, o
convenient in effecting any of said OBJ
jects and purposes.
| ARTICLE4.
The capital stock of this corporatio
| is hereby fixed at the sum of twenty
| Ave Thousand Dollars, divided into an
represented by Two Hundred and FIT
shares of the par value of One Hur
dred Dollars per share, said stock sha
be paid for in cash, at such time,
such amounts and after such notice
the subscribers as may be fixed by tn
Board of Directors, in accordance wit
the law, and the same may be issue
at not less than par for labor done {
property actually received by the COZ
poration.
| This corporation shall become G,
ing concern and be authorized to {
business as soon as Twelve Thousar
and Five Hundred Dollars OF its sha
have been subscribed. and the prOpo
, ton thereof required by law has bee
paid for.
The amount to which the capt.
stock of this corporation may be i
creased is hereby limited to One HUI
: dred Thousand Dollars.
}, ARTICLE s.
u All of the corporate power of til
| corporation shall be vested in and e
ercised by a Board of Directors, to
composed of not less than three, n
more than seven stockholders of q
. corporation to be elected annually at
general meeting of the stockholders,
be held on the first Tuesday in Janua
e of each year, except the first Board
| Directors, consisting of three stoc
holders appointed by this charter, W
T shall hold their offices until the fiji
4 Tuesday in January, 1921, and un
their successors are duly elected a
: qualified. A majority of the directe
shall at all times constitute quoru
for the transaction of business.
S Notice of such meeting and of
= other stockholders meetings shall
given in the manner prescribed by la
!. and when not so prescribed, then VIZ
ten notice of such meeting shall be (
posted at least fifteen (15) days pr
II to the date of such meeting, in
mails of the United States, posta
= prepaid, properly addressed, to ea
q stockholder, at his last known resider
or place of. business.
e At all such elections and at all c.
IS porate meetings, every stockholt
shall be entitled to one vote for ca
: share of stock standing in his name