The Bossier banner., 1921-12-15
HARTER
BENTON LUMBER COMPANY.
atk3 IncOrDOrated.

State Of L0aisiGna, Porisk OF Webster.
This day before me, Charles n. Roberts,
a notary public, within and for said parish
and state, duly commissioned and sworn,
and in the presence OF the witnesses whose
names are hereunt0 subscribed personally
came an appeared James 81. Nelson, J. f..
Basinger, 8. W. Brown and h. n. Miller,
subscribing hereunto as incorporators. AL
over the age Of majority, all Of whom reside
in Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana,,
except J. F. Basinger, who Is now resident
of Bienyille Parish, but who expects to
become resident OF Benton, in B0ssier
Parish Louisiana, at an early date, who
severally declared;
ARTICLE !. ii
That, availing themselves Of the pro
visions of the laws Of the State of Louis
iana, relative to the organization Of cor
porations, and especially Of Act No. 267
Of the General Assembly Of 1914, they do
hereby organize themselves, as well az
such other persons as may hereafter be
associated with them, into corporation,
under the following provisions. to-wit:
ARTICLE II.
{d) The name Of this corporation shall
be the BENTON LUMBER CoMpAN1, Incor-
porated.
To- The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are hereby de-
clared to be to build, own, and operate q
sawmill and planning mill and to do general
snwmill, logging and lumber business, and
general business Of manufacturing. buy
ing and selling lumber: and TO buy and sell
real estate and timber and to operate In
connection with said sawmill business I
general merchandise biisiness and general
II to do any and everything incidental o.
necessary to d sawmill, planing mill and
logging business.
(c) The capital stock Of this Corpora
tion shall be FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOL
LARS {$15, ,0OOl,. all of which has been
already subscribed and paid for.
(d) ihe capital stock Of this Corpora
tion may bert increased TO Fifty Thousand
Dollars, by complying with the provisions 0i
Section 8 Of Act No. 267s Of 1914.
teD Said capital stock Is divided into
One Hundred Fifty Shares Of the par value
Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS per share.
~ The domicile of said Corporation
shall be In the town OF Benton, In Bossiez
Parish, Louisiana. and all directors and
stockholders meetings shall be held at the
except that by and with the written consent
Of all the directors. said directors meetingl
may be held elsewhere.
dg) This Corporation shall have and
enjoy succession for period OF twenty-five
| (25J years from and after the date hereof
| unless sooner dissolved according to law
III The Affairs Of this Corporation shall
be vested In and exercised By Z Board 81
Directors, to be composed Of three stock
holders, elected annually.
The Board Of Directors for the arst year
or until their successors are elected and
qualified, shall be the following: ]. b
Nelson, Of Minden, La: s. w. Brown, 81
Minden, La. ]. r. BaAingef, Of Benton, In
| ~ The officers Of this Corporation shal
be President, Yicepresident and Secretary
Treasurer, together with such other ollcer,
as the Board of Directors may from tim,
to time see ft and proper, to; select. ii
The officers fof the nrst year, or unit
their successors have been elected and qunl
lied, shall be James HI. Nelson, President
7. F. Basinger, vicepresident 8. w
Brown, Secretary Treasurer.
45s.is4zs ARTIcLE III.
1 The first annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of this Corporation shall be held a
/ Benton, at the office Of the Company, Ii
Bossier Parish. Louisiana, on the 18th da,
Of December, 1922, and annually thereafter
| for the purpose Of electing Board of Direc
1 tors for the coming year and for the cofninl
business as may properly come before th
stockholders at said times.
The Board OF Directors, 20 chosen, shall
/ at once ofgsnfxe and elect from an1onl
/ their members q President, and Yicepres
| ident, and q Secretary Treasurer, Th
! Board Of Directors is vested with all cor
4 pofate powers. subject to such restriction
% are containedi in this Charter, the Con
! stttutiOn and laws of the. State of Louis
i lana, and the Constitution and laws of III
Il United States Of America.
The names ana postollces address of u
i subscribers to this Charter, and q state
4 ment Of the shares Of stock each agrees q