The Colfax chronicle., 1920-02-28
CHARTER
OF THE
Bertrand Lumber Company Inc.
OF LOUISIANA,
Darich IF Grant

bertrand LUMBER company INC.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
Parish of Grant i
Be it known that on this the 18th
day of January, 1920, before me, W.
P Foster, Notary Public, duly COM
missioned, sworn and qualified, in and
for the Parish of Grant, State of Lou
is.ana, and in the presence of the wit
nesses h.reinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscl ibed, who severally de-
clared that, availing themselves OF the
provisions of the laws of the State OF |
Louisiana in such cases and provided, |
they have convenanted anu agree. and
do by these presents covenant, agree
and bind themselves, as well as all 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 stipulatlons
hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they adopt as the charter Of this
corporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corpora
| tion shall be Bertrand Lumber Com
| pany, Incorporated, and under its said
corporate name it shall have and enjoy
corporate existence and succession tor
period of ninety-nine years from date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued;
| to make and use 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
tions; to name and appoint such mana
gers, agents, directors and officers as
it's business. interests, or convenience
NAV require, and TO make and establish
as we'll as alter and amend, from time
to time, such by laws, rules and regu-
llations for the proper government CT
affairs OF said corpora ton as may be
necessary and proper.
i ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of said corporation shall
be at Georgetown, Grant Parish, Lou
! isiana, and all citations or oIher lega
process shall be served upon the presl-
J 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 bust
, ness to be carried on are hereby de
clared to be:
To own and operate saw mills, t
: manufacture, buy and sell lumber O
I timber in all of it's forms
! timber lands, to own and operate tran
!. roads and every equipment necessar.
!. for the purpose of cutting. hauling AM
! transporting timber and lumber, to bu,
and sell merchandise Of every kind an
description and to do any and ever
thing necessary or needful, useful, O
9 convenient in effccting any of said OBJ
I jects and purposes.
: ARTICLE4
The capital stock of this corporatio
!, lis hereby fixed atthe sum of twenty
! Ave Thousand Dollars, divided into an
= represented by Two Hundred and Fift
9 shares of the par value of One Hur
dred Dollars per share, said stock sha
. be paid for in cash, at such time,
II such amounts and after such notice
4 the subscribers as may be fixed by tn
: Board of Directors, in accordance wit
:. the law, and the same may be issue
u ut not less than par for Tabor done {
Is property actually received by the CO.
G. poration.
d This corporation shall become e
n. ing concern and be authorized to {
i business as soon as Twelve Thousar
J : and Five Hundred Dollars of its sha
= have been subscribed, and the propo
G ton thereof required by law has bee
q paid for.
Il. The amount to which the capt.
stock of this corporation may be il
al creased is hereby limited to One HUI
4 dred Thousand Dollars.
4. ARTICLE5.
All of the corporate power of ,th
N corporation shall be vested in and e.
,n ercised by Board of Directors, TO
composed of not less than three, NJ
= more than seven stockholders of u
y. corporation to be elected annually at
IN general meeting of the stockholders,
ID. be held on the first Tuesday in Janual
DO of each year, except the first Board
zh Directors, consisting of three stoc
Is. holders appointed by this charter, wi
], shall hold. their offices until the fir
~ :, Tuesday in January, 1921, and un
- their successors are duly elected al
no qualified. A majority of the directo
at shall at all times constitute quoru
"a for the transaction Of business.
en- Notice of such meeting and of ,
CIV other stockholders meetings shall
90 given in the manner prescribed by LAY
- - and when not so prescribed, then wr
sn ten notice of such meeting shall be d
Rn posted at least fifteen (l5) days pri
as to the date of such meeting, in t
on mails of the United States, posta
prepaid, properly addressed, to ca
m. stockholder, at his last known residen
on or place of business.
~ At all such elections and at all &C
,oo porate meetings, every stockhold
'Ao shall be entitled to one vote for ca
Dry share of stock standing in his name
1th the books of the corporation, to be CT
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