The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-11-21
CHI A R It Err
Berwick Lumber and Shingle
COmDanV.

State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascension and
City of DonaldsonvilIe.
DE 1T KNOWN that on this 18th day Of Sep
- tember in the year Of Our Lord One Thou
the Independence Of the United States of
America the one hundred and tenth, before me-,
G.. H. Hill. Clerk Twenty Second Judicial Dis
Court in and for the parish OF
qualified. and ex-of1icio Recorder herein resi-
ding and herein acting as Notary Public. 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
polite in law under the following terms and
conditions:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and title of said corporation shall
he 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. rs we'll n
mortgage and hypOthecate under its corporate
name property both real and personal, machin-
! cry, timber and timber lands. and generally to
do all and everything pertinent to or III 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
| isiana. Citation aud all legal proceedings shall
be served on the President Of said COORDINATION.
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 lumber and shingle 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 the State of Louisi-
ana.
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-FIVE dollars each, which shall bc paid
for in instalments at such times and in sucl,
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
cessitles 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 composed
OF three stockholders. each owning at least ten
shares. to be elected by ballot annually on the
Board at its first meeting shall elect one of their
number to be President of said corporation and
they shall also appoint such other officers. em-
ploy6s and agents as the interests of the corpo-
regulations for the transaction of the business
Of the corporation 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 hquidated by three
stockholders. to be selected at q 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
Donaldsonville and Morgan City. State of Lou
isiana. and said liQuidators shall have full pow
to sell and dispose Of all the assets and prop
erty and to settle and lquidate the affairs of
said corporation.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
Stockholders shall only be liable for amount
Of unpaid stock held BY said stockholders Of
this company.
William NJ. McGaliiard. John B. Quimby and
James 4. Ellington, with said William Mccall
lected as the first Executive Board. to serve as
snch until the tfst Monday i'll November,
1885, OF until their successors shall have been
elected at general meeting Of the stockholders
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 Ascen-
sion on tho day, month and year first above
mentioned, and in the presence Of Messrs. nj.
W: barton and John p: Cantey. lawful and
presents, and me. Clerk. after due reading Of
the same. Original siened) w. NJ. McGalliard,
]. B, Quimby J. E. Ellington. Witnesses NJ.
y. barton. Jno. D. Cantey. IL. 81 G. H. Hill.
Clerk Of Court.
i. The undersigned, Clerk Of the 2snd Judicial
District Court Of the parish of Ascension and
er-oDicio Recorder OF said parish of Ascension,
do certify that the above and foregoing oct Of
Incorporation of the Berwick Lumber and
Single Company was this day duly recorded in
my Office, i'll book of miscellaneous acts No. 5,
fnhos g29 ct seq. Parish Of Ascension. this 18th
day Of September, A. D., 1855. (Signed) G. H.
Hill. Clerk of Court.
State of Louisiana. parish of Ascension.-I
Jno. D. Cantey. duly qualified deputy Clerk Of
the 22nd Jud. Diet. Court in and for the parish
of Ascension. do certify the above and forego-
ing to be a true copy Of the orieinal act Of in
corporation OF the Berwick Lumber and Shin
gle Company. as also of the certificate Of the
Clerk Of Court in and for this parish thereto
attached. on file and OF record in the curren.
notarial archives of this Office
In faith whereof witness my hand and seal of
~ office aforesaid. at the parish of As |
(sEAr cension. this 18th day of September.
| - A. D. 1885. JNO. d. CANTEY,
40 ~ Dy. Clerk Vt Court and Recorder. |