The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-09-26
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Berwick Lumber and Shingle
COMPANY.

State Of Louisjana--Parish Of Ascension and
City of DonaldsonyilIe.
PE IT KNOWN that on this 18th day of Sep
Ae TENDER, III the year Of Our Lord One Thou
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and tenth. before me-
G: FL. Hill, Clerk Twent Second Judicial Dis
trict Court in and for the parish of Ascension,
qualified, and ex-offcio Recorder herein resi-
ding ard herein acting as a Notary Pnblic. and
IN the presence OF the, witnesses hereinafter
appeared the several presons hereinafter named
who declared that they hereby agree and bind
themselves and their associates and successors
to form and constitute corporation and body
polite IN law under the following terms and
conditions:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of said corporation shall
be the Berwick Lumber and Shinglo Company
and by that name said corporation shall haze,
power and authority to exist and elijOy success
sion for the fill term and perioa of twenty-five
years, commencing from and after tls,. day and
date hereof, to contract, Sue and 5s sued, to
make and use a CORPORATE seal ond the same to
break and alter at pleasure. to hold receive,
build Charter purchase and convey, as we'll Is
mortgage and bTpotheeate under Its corporate
name property both real and personal maehin-
cry, timber and timber lands. and generally to
do ali and everything pertinent to or III any
wise incident to the general purpose herein
above expressed.
.. ARTICLE SECOND.
The domcle of said corporation shall be in
the city of Donaidsonville. In the State of Lou
lsiana. Citation and all legal proceedings shall
be served on the President of said corporation.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The object and purpose Of said corporation
and the nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared and specified to be the build
ing a lumber and shlrgle mill or mills for the
manufacture of sawed lumber and shingles and
the transaction Of any and all business connect
ed with the manufacture of sawed lumber and
shingles at Berwick City, in tbs State of Louisi-
ana.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock OF said corporation shall be
ten thousand dollars, divided into and repre-
scented by four hundred shares of the sum of
TWENTY-FIVE dollars each, winch shall be paid
for in instal.nents at such times and in such
ration may determine, with the privilege Of is
sning said stock for labor dnGe or money Or
property actually received. and OF said capital
stock being increased or diminished as the ne
cessities of the corporation may require in the
mode prescribed by the laws OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE TIFra.
All the corporate power OF this corporation
shall be vested in an Executive Board composed
Of three stockholders each owning at least ten
shares. to be elected by ballot annually the
first Monday of November IN each year. Said
Board at It's first meeting shall elect of their
number to he President of said corporation and
they shall also appoint such other officers. en-
ploy6s and agents as the interests Of the corpo-
ration may require and adopt such rules and
regulations for tho transaction of the business
of the corporation as they may deem proper and
the same to alter and amend at pleasure.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
At the termination of the charter OF this cor
porat1on or earlier dissolution the affairs OF
said corporation shall ba hqniaated by three
stockholders. to be selected alta general meet
ing of the stockholders convened for that pur-
pose after thirty. days public notice given In
one Of the weekly newspapers published In
isiana. and said Iquidators shall have full pow
er to sell and dispose of all the assets and prop
erty and to settle and Gaui;l,iIe the affairs of
said corporation.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
Stockholders shall only be liable foz amount
of unpaid stock held by said stockholders of
this company.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
William NJ. McGalliard John B. Quimby and
James E. Ellington, with said William Mccall
lard as President. have been chosen and Sc
lected as the first Executive Board. to serve as
such until the first Monday in November,
1856, or until their successors shall have been
elected at a general meeting of the stockholders
convened for that purpose after ten days writ
ten notice from the Secretary Of said corpora
ton. The first Executive Board shall hold their
office until the first Monday in November, 1885.
Thus done and passed at the parish of Assem-
sion on lhe Gay, month ana year HFSt ABOVE
mentioned, and in the presence of Messrs. NJ.
W. barton and John D. Cantey. lawful and
competent witnesses, who have signed these
presents. and me, Clerk. after due reading of
the same. Original signed) W. M. McGalliard,
J. B. Quirnhy, J. E. Ellington. Witnesses. Nj.
". barton. Jno. D. Cantey. L.. 81 g. H. Hill,
Clerk of Court.
l, the undersigned Clerk of The 28nd Judicial
District Court Of the parish of Ascension and
er-o6tcio Recorder OF said parish Of Ascension.
do certify that the above and foregoing act of
incorporation of the Berwick Lumber and
Shlngle Company was this day duly recorded in
my Office, in book OF miscellaneous acts No. ),
folios 229 ct seq. Parish OF Ascension, this 18th
day of September. y. D., 1855. tSigled) e. II.
Hill, Clerk of Court.
State of Louisiana. parish of AsceHsIon.-I
Jno. D. Cantey. a duly qualified deputy Clerk of
the 22nd ] I'D. Dist. Court In and for the parish
Of Ascension, do certify the above and forego-
ing to be a true copy of the original act of in
corporation of the Berwick Lumber and Shin
gle Company, as also of IL certificate of the
Clerk OF Court in and for tbs parish thereto
attached. on file and of record in the current
notarial archives of this Office.
In faith whereof witness my hand and seal of
office aforesaid. at the parish of As
(sE..L cons5on, this 18th day Of segtember,
| A. D. 1885. JNO. D. CANIEY.
~ by. Clerk of Court and Recorder.
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