The Bossier banner., 1922-09-14
CHARTER
Bossier City Lumber Company,
Incorporated.

BE 1T KNOWN That on this, 25th day OF
August, in the year 1929, before me, A. >.
Drew, notary public in and for the Parish
of Webster, State of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared Rollin Williams, resi-
dent Of the town of Minden, Parish OF Web
ster, Louisiana: Arthur F. Dupuy, resident
of the town of Minden, Parish Of Webster,
Louisiana, and D. Moody. resident OF Web
ster Parish, Louisiana, postotice, Mlnden,
La who declare unto me, said notary, IN
the presence of the below and undersigned
witnesses, who are competent. that, avalhng
themselves of the laws of the State OF Lou
isiana relative to the formation OF corpora
tions and especially Act 267 of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, and amendments thereto. they
have formed and organized and do by these
presents form and organize themselves into
n body polite and corporation for the OBJ
iects and purposes hereinafter set out, ana
to that end and for that purpose they here
by adopt the following as their Articles OF
Incorporation
The name Of the corporation shall be
BossIER Cry LUMBER COMPANY, Incorpo-
rated, and its domiciTe IL hereby fixed and
designated at Bossier City, in Bossier Par
ish Louisiana: and under this name and
title it shall have and enjoy the rights Of
succession for period of ninety-nine years
from date hereof, unless dissolved as pre-
scribed by law sooner.
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The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed are as follows, f0-Ett:
To buy. sell, store, ship or otherwise
handle lumber or its products TO erect,
operate, run and maintatin, or bny or sell
mills, parts of mills, mill sites, trans, tim
ber and lands: to erect and maintain all
necessary buildings or houses necessary for
the running of said business; to build. buy
or erect and after erection to maintain or
sell roads necessary for handling of said
lumber all necessary spurs or tracks to and
from railroads; to buy, run and operate
tram roads: to buy, sell and barter or
otherwise dispose of all builders supply,
such as paint, glass. wall paper, roofing,
and. in short, to deal in, buy and sell all
builders supply and other material that is
necessary in the erection of houses or other
structures; to maintain, operate and run
general business for the above and herein
before set out business to bid on builders
contract for the furnishing of materials.
and after securing same to sub-let same, If
proper and Just in the premises and, in
short, everything pertaining to or that Is
just. proper and necessary in the running of
a lumber and wood yard or mill, both retail
and wholesale.
All citations service and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the President Of
the corporation at the corporation dOmicile !:
and in his absence, upon the yicepresident !:
and in the absence of both, upon the Sec
rotary Treasurer.
This corporation shall have power in Its
corporate name to contract, sue and be
| sued; to make and use corporate seal,
and to alter same at its pleasure: to buy.
receive, hold and convey property. both real
and personal. and to mortgage, pledge and
hypothecate the same, to appoint such nee
cssary officers or agents as seem proper and
to designate and fix their compensation to
| make and pass bylaws and regulations and
bylaws for the regulation and control of the
| corporation and it's affairs. and to change
same at will; to provide for the manner In
which the affairs of the corporation shall
be fquidated; and generally to do all acts
| and enjoy all privileges granted similar cor
| pOratiOns chartered under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, and particularly under
Act 267 of the General Assembly for the
year 1914 and acts amending same.
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The capital stock OF this corporation is
hereby fixed at Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars t$25,000). represented BY Two Hun
| dred and Fifty share, with a par value of
| One Hundred Dollars each: the capital
STUCK VI tHe eoTpOFaliOH may De increased TO
Fifty Thousand Dollars, according to law,
by vote of two-thirds Of all itssstock.
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| Notice OF all stockholders' meetings shall
be given each stockholder by mail 1T ieast
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The management Of thc afrairs 81 this
| corporation shall be vested in 4 board of Of
Directors which sh.,i 10 co,nresos ossu W =. =.
ho,d.rs ,.,,,,, ot more tnan anne stock
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