The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-11-28
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or The
Berwick Lumber and Shingle
Company.


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The Indenendence of the United States Of
| America the one hundred and tenth. before me-
e. ii. Hill. Clerk TVenty-Second Judicial Dis.
| trict Court in and for the parish Of Ascension.
State of Louisiana. duly commissioned and
Qualified. and ex-officiO Recorder herein resi-
ding and herein acting IA a Notary Pnhjic. and
! in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
| namad and UNDERSIGNED nersnnallv came and
annaarad the several nresnns hare;n,ftar n,m ",
| Who declared that thew hereby norea and hind
themselves and their associates and successors
to form and constitute corporation and BODY
| noiitic in law nninr the fnIlowinr terms aud
| Conditions:
! ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of said CORPORATION shall
| he the Berwick Lumber and Single Comnany-
and BY that name said corporation shall have
! power and AUTHORITY to exist and eniov succes-
| sion for the fnll term and period Of TWENTY-FIVE
years. commencing from and after the dgy and
date hereof, to contract, sue and be sued. to
make and use corporate seal and the same to
break and alter at pleasure. to hold, receive,
build. charter. purchase and convey, as we'll as
mortgage and hypothecate under its corporate
name property both real and personal, machln-
cry, lumber and timber lands. and generally to
DO all and everything pertinent to or in any
wise incident to the general purpose herein
| oOOsO CAPAOoooAs :
ARTICLE SECOND.
| The domicile of said CORPORATION shall he in
the city Of Donaldsonyille. in the State Of Lon
isiana. Citation and all legal proceedings shall
| be jerved on the President OF said corporation.
ARTICLE THIRD
The object and purpose of said corporation
and the nature of the business to DO carried on
by it are declared and specified to be the build
manufacture Of sawed lumber and shingles and
the transaction of any and all business connect
ed With the manufacture Of sawed lumber and
s shingles at Berwick City, in the State of Louisi
ARTICLE FOURTH
The capit3l stock Of said CORPORATION shall he
ten thousand dollars divided into and repre-
sented by four hundred shares OF the sum Of
ttwenty-nve collars each, wnich shall be paid
Tor IN lnstalments at such times and IN such
ration may determine deter with the privilege OF is-
sung sald STOCK for labor done Or money or
property actually received: and OF said capital
STOCK peing increased or dlmlniehed as the ne
cessltles OF the corporation may require in the
mode prescrlbeh by the laws OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
All the corporate power of this corporation
shall be vested in an Executive Board com osed
of three stockholders, each owning at least ten
first Monday of November in each year. Said
Board at its first meeting shall elect 're Of the;r
number to be President of said corporation and
they shall also appoint such other Officers. en- en-
ration may require, and adopt such rules and
regulations for the TRANSACTION Of the business
Of the corporation as thew NAV deem nroner and
the same to alter and amend vt pleasure.
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ARTICLE SEVENTH.
Stockholders shall only be liable for amount
OF unpaid stock held by said stockholders of
this company.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
William N; Mciallard. John 3: 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 frst Monday in November.
lsss or until their sue sessors shall have been