The Bossier banner., 1922-09-21
CHAR T E R
Bossier City Lumber Company.
InCOrDOfafed.


Incorporated.
BE IT KNOWN That on this, 25th day OF
August, in the year 1922, before me, A. $.
Drew notary public In and for the Parish
of Webster, State Of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared Rollin Williams, a 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 postoffce, Minden,
La, who declare unto me, said notary, in
the presence of the below and undersigned
witnesses, who are competent, that, availing
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
a body polite and corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes hereinafter set out, and
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 sCITI LuMBER COMPANY, Incorpo-
rated, and its domicile is hereby fixed and
designated at Bossier City, in Bossier Par
title 1t shall have and enjoy the rights OF
succession for a period Of ninety-nfne years
from date hereof, unless dissolved as pre-
scribed by law sooner.
2.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is formed are as follows, to-icit:
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, wallpaper. 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, II
proper and just in the premises: and, In
short, everything pertaining to or that Is
just, proper and necessary in the running Of
and wholesale.
All citation, 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 vfcepresident !;
and in the absence of both, upon the Sec
retary-Treasurer.
This corporation shall have power in its
corporate name to contract, sue and be
sued; to make and use a 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
hypcthecata the same, to appoint such nee
essary officers or agents as seem proper and
to designate and nx their compensation to
make and pass bylaws and regulations and
bylaws for the regulation and control Of the
corporation and its Affairs, and to change
same at will; to provide for the manner in
which the affairs of the corporation shall
be lfqufdated; 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.
The capital stock Of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Twenty Five thousand Dol
.als su, .*So'uvul, .epresented Dy TWO Hun.
uleu nN anu rn.y snare, with par yalue OF
.n une lunuIeu !. .1 Doals eacn the capsai
~. " -, .ne may De increased to
slls .l lnousanu ~ M DolIars, , accoiolng 70 law,
w voee VI t"o-thlros OF an its STOCK.
s.
All shares Of stock SHAH he snbscribcd for
and paid for. according to law. in money
property or service actually nerformed 4
subscription list is attached hereto and
made part hereof for the nnrpose ~ show
ing the number Of shares of stock subscribed
for at the time OF this charter, all OF which
is paid for. All shares Of stock shall be reg
istered upon the books Of the corporation
and certificates issued therefor. and ro
transfer OF said property shall be binding
on the corporation unless made upon its
books.
Notice OF all stockholders meetings shall
De given each stakeholder BY mail at least
waived by the consent of the stockhoidars
In all meetings Of the stockholders : ma.
jority Of the stock voted shall no neceasa -
to an election or to the valid transnction ~
business. except IA cases otferwisa nroviaed y
for by law, : -.>>-
o.
The management Of the Affairs Of this
corporation shall be vested In Beasd of