The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-10-03
ADVERTISEMENTS.
G. III A II TER
Berwick Lumber and Shingle
COMPANY.


State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension and
City of DonaldsonvilIe.
RE 1T KNOWN that ON this 18th day of Sep
- TENDER. in the year Of Our Lord One Thou
sand Eight Hundred and Elghty-F Five and &of
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and tenth, before me,
G. II. Hill, Clerk Twenty Second Judicial Dis
trlct Court in and for the parish of Ascension,
State Ct Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and ex-officio Recorder herein resi-
ding and herein acting as Notary Pnblc and
in the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
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.
Tho name and title Of said corporation shall
be the Berwick Lumber and Single Company,
and by that name said corporation shall have
power and authority to exist and enjoy success
sion for the fnll term and period Of twenty-five
years, commencing from and after the day 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. It's. corporate
name property both real and personal nlachin-
| cry, timber and timber lands. and generally to
do all and everything pertinent to or in any
| wise incident to the general purpose herein
above expressed.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The domicile Of said corporation shall be in
the city Of Donaldsonville, in the State of Lou
isIaffa. CITATION and all legal proceedings Shall
be sssvedep the President of said corps.xation.
|8s Al ~ aART1cLE THIRD.
The OBJ and parpese u said corporation
s d ana osa y da s SS
Elng lnmt1er and shingle mill or milf fog the
emanuiactafe OF sawed Mmber aneFshinglsS and
the transaction of any and all business connect
ed with the manufacture of sawed lumber and
ARTICLE FOURTH.
The capital stock Of said corporation shall be
ten thousand dollars divided into and repre-
sented BY four hundred shares Of the sum Of
twenty i've dollars each, which shall be paid
for In lnsRlments at such times and IN such
manner as the Executive Board Of said corpo-
ration may determine, with the privilege of is
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 FIFTH.
All the corporate power Of this corporation
shall be vested in an Executive Board com posed
Of three stockholders. each owning at least ten
first Monday Of November in each year. Said
Board at it's first meeting shall elect 1ne of their
number to be President Of said corporation and
they shall also appoint such other officers en-
plOyes and agents as the interests of the corpO-
ration may require, and adopt such rules and
regulations for the transaction of the business
Of the corporatlop as they may deem proper and
the same to alter and amend ut pleasure.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
At the termination of the charter Of this cor
poratlon or earlier dissolution the affairs of
said corporation shall be liQnldated by three
stockholders. to be selected at general meet
ing of the stockholders convened for that pur-
pose after thirty days public notice given in
ono Of the weekly newspapers published in
DonaIdsonville and Morgan City. State OF Lou
lslana, and said liquidators shall have full DOW
er to sell and dispose of all the assets and prop
erty and to settle and iquidate the affairs of
said corporation.
Es ARTICLE SEVENTH.
Stockholders shall only be liable for amount
Of unpaid stock held by said stockholders of
this company.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
William NJ. McGalliard John B. Quimby and
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 sue essors shall have been
elected at 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 Beard shall hold their
office until the first Monday-in November, 1885.
Thus done and passed at the parish Of Ascen-
sion on the day, month and year first 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. NJ. McGalliard,
J: B. Quimby, j. Z. Ellington. Witnesses, NJ.
". barton, Jno. d. Cantey. l.. s. g. H. Hill,
Clerk of Court.
l, the undersigned, Clerk of the 2Snd Judicial
District Court of the parish of Ascension and
et-oDciO Recorder Of said parish of Ascension.
DO certify that the above and foregoing act of
incorporation of the Berwick Lumber and
ohlngle Company was this day duly recorded in
my office, IN book of miscellaneous acts No. ), |
folos 29 ct seq. Parish of Ascension. this 18th |
day OF September, A. D., 1885. (Signed) G. Fl. |
Hill, Clerk of Court.
State of Louisiana. parish of Ascension,-I |
mo D.. Cantey. a duly qualified deputy Clerk of |
The End Jud. Dist. Court in and for the parish |
Of Ascension, do certify the above and foreso-
ng to be true copy of the original act of in
corporation of the Barwick Lumber and Shin
s.e Company. as also of the certificate of the
lerk of Court In and for this parish thereto
attached, Gil lie ard of record il the current
sotarlal archives Of this office
In faith whereof witness my hand and seal Of
office aforesaid at the parish of As
SET ! celtSion. this 18th day Of Ser.t..r. her
,-..s \. D. iNs5. JNO. D. CANiEI,
= by. Clerk Of Cont ai,! Recorder