The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1922-10-12
CHAR T Z R
Bossier City Lumber Company,
IECOfDOrated.

came and appeared Rollin Williams, resi-
dent Of the town of Minden, Parish OF Web
ster, Louisiana: Arthur +. Dupuy, resident
Of the town OF Minden, Parish OF Webster,
and d. Moody, resident of Web
ster Parish, Louisiana, postofacc, Minden,
La, who declare unto me, said notary, IN
the presence Of the below and undersigned
witnesses, who are competent, that, availing
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
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 CRY LUMBER CoMPASY, Incorpo-
rated and its domicile is 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-nfne years
from date hereof, unless dissolved as pre-
scribed by law sooner.
The objects and purposes fer which this
corporation Is formed are as follows. fo-irif:
To buy, sell, store, ship or otherwise
handle lumber or its products: to erect.
operate run and maintain, or buy or sell
mills, parts of mills, mill sites. trans, tim
Der and lands: to erect and maintain MI
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 a
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
a lumber and wood yard or mill, both retail
and wholesale.
All citation, service and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the President Of
the corporation at the corporation demicile !;
and in his absence, upon the vicepre sident !:
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 It's pleasure; to buy,
receive, hold and convey property. both real
and personal, and to mortgage, pledge and
hypothecate the same, to appoint such nee
essary 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 Mt will !; to provide for the manner in
which the affairs Of the corporation shall
be liquidated; 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
lars (so5,OoO}, represented by Two Hun
dred and Fifty share, with a par value of
One Hundred Dollars each: the capital
stock of the corporation may be increased to
Fifty Thousand Dollars, according to law,
g.
All shares of stock shall be subscribed for
and paid for, according 10 law. in money,
property or service actually performed. A
subscription list is attached hereto and
made part hereof for the purpose of 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 no
transfer of said property shall be binding
en- the corporation unless made upon its
books
Notice of all stockholders meetings shall
be given each stakeholder by mail at least
ten days in advance of said meeting, provid.
ing however, notice and delay may be
waived by the consent Of the stockholders,
In all meetings of the stockholders a ma
Jority Of the stock voted shall be necessary
to an election or to the valid transaction OF
business, except in cases otherwise provided
for by law.
The management of the affairs of this
corporation shall be vested in a Board OF
Directors, which shall be composed OF not
less than three nor more than nine stock
holders, who shall possess in their own name
at least one share of stock, fully paid for.
The Board of Directors shall be elected an
nuaily on the first Monday in July. at the
regular meeting of the stockholders. The
Board of Directors shall meet immediately
after this election and elect officers for the
ensuing year. The officers of this corpora
tion shall be President, Yicepresident and
Secretary Treasurer
All the corporate powers OF this corpora
ticn shall be vested in the Board of Di-
rectors, subject to such restrictions as may
be imposed upon 1t by law and the provis-
ions OF this charter. In all OF its meetings
majority OF all its members shall be nee
essary to constitute quorum, All corpo.
rate powers and business of this corporation
shall be managed by the said Board Of ri.
rectors or their designated agents or SER
wants, duly appointed or elected BY them.
Until the election OF the Board Of III.
rcctors at the meeting Of the stockholders
on the day and date as above set out the
Following named stockholders shall consti-
tute the officers and Board Of Directors
namely: d. Moody, President W, j. Steph.
ems, Vicepresident Al. Dupuy. Secretary
and Treasurer; A. F.. Dupuy, Rollin viii
iiams. J. L. Dupuy and w. L. Fitzgerald,
directors.
No stakeholder, OF this corporation shall
ever be held liable, personally, for the debts
or liabilities OF the said corporation for any
other sum than the unpaid balance due to
the corporation on the share owned ~ him
nor shall any mere informaIity in orpani IA,