The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-10-04
CHARTER
OF the
OOGFAX LUMBER C0M-
PANY, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA


STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF GRANT. I
Be 1t known that on this the 18th
day of August, A. ID. 1907, before me
Robert w. Richardson, Deputy Clerk
of District Court. Ex-Officio Notary
Public, In and for the parish Of Grant
and State OF Louisiana, duly sworn
and qualified. In the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un.
dersigned, personally came and ap.
peared Chas. H. Teal, Jacob +. Meas,
Harry Il. RObb, James j. O'Quinn
and 8. G. Law, all residents of the
parish of Grant, and State of LOuisi.
ana, and above the age of majority,
who severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of an act
Of the Legislature of this State, rela.
tive to the organizations OF corpora
tions, they have formed and organic.
ed, and by these presents do form
and organise themselves into and
constitute q corporation and body
polite In law. for the purposes and
offsets and under the atipulationa
hereinafter Get forth and expressed,
which they hereby adopt a. theii
cnarter, tO~W1C:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title Of this corpora
tion shall be known and styled as
GOLFhx LUMBER COMPANY. Limited.
by this name the corporation shall
have power to exist and enjoy success
sion for a full period of twenty years
from the date of this act. To sue,
and be sued. to make and use n cor
porate seal, and the same to break or
alter at pleasure, which seal, il any,
shall lie designated by the board of
directors. to purchase, hold, own,
lease, accept. by donation or acquire
In any other manner authorized by
law, ALLEVIATE, sell, hypothecate, mort
gage. or pledge any or all Of it's real
estate, personal property, rights.
grants. and franchises, to borrow and
to loan money, and to give and to
receive securities by mortgage pledge
or in any other legal manner, to con-
duct. engage in, and carry on a gen.
eral merchandise business at retail,
to elect and appoint directors, and
such other officers, agents or employ
ees as the interest and business Of
said corporation requires. and gener-
al to do and perform all things nee
essary to be done, intent to the prop
er conduct and management of the
business and affairs of this corpora
ton, which may not he herein speci-
ally stated or enumerated.
ARTICLE IL.
The domicil OF said corporation
shall he the town Of Colfax. parish of
Grant, and State of Louisiana, and
all citations or other legal process
shall be served on the President, in
his absence the Vice President, in the
event OF the shsepce of the President
and the Vice President on the Secre-
tary of said corporation, at their
place OF domicii or Office of said cor
pOration.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is established and
the nature of the business to be chr
Red on, are hereby declared and spec
flied to be az follows: To cut, pur-
chase, and sell timber, and to mill
and manufacture timber or lumber
into any form or object, and to buy
and sell same, to construct and use,
to build and operate. with any law
ful motive power, mills. tramways,
and other means of instru-
mentallties Tor manufacturing. saw
Ing or moving timber, lumber, or 9TH
er products, and to such extent and
under such conditions ms are lawful.
To purchase, lease, suitcase, acquire
and own timbered lands, and such
other lands and buildings and appli-
ances In said state an may lie neces-
sary or needful, useful, or convenient
to said Company in carrying on It's
business. and to lease, mortgage or
sell and convey the same, to conduct
and engage In, and carry on u gener-
al mercantile business at or by retail.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton ID hereby fixed ut the sum of
Twenty Thousand Dollars. ($2O, OO0),
into Two Hundred shares ii
the amount Of One Hundred Dollars
(e1O0) each, which shall, before being
Issued, be paid for Ia cash, or In prop
erty, goods, merchandise, or labor
done, or services performed, and said
shall be ctDnsidered oper-
alive and 60 into effect when the
Of Fifteen Thousand Dollars
$l5.0OO) of it's capital stock shall
have been subscribed. No certificate
Of stock shall he issued until the same
has been paid for. The stock shall lie
evidenced by Certificates issued and
signed by the President and Secre-
tary Of said Corporation. Trainers
VI stock shnll be made only on the
books OF the Company under and sub
ect to such regulations and formali-
ties as the board Of directors may
prescribe.
ARTICLE v.
Allcorporate powers OF said corpor-
alton shall he vested In and exercised
~ board Of directors, composed of
i've stockholders. The first board of
directors shall be composed of Chas.
Il. Teal, ]. f. Meas, James ]. OsQuinn,
II. 4. R0bb and s. &. Law, Chas. HI.
Teal as President, HI. E. RObb as
Vice President, Jacob F. Meas as Gen.
,ral Manager, and James j. O'Quinn
~ Secretary and Treasurer, who
hall hold Office until the third Mon
lay Ut August, A. u. 1903, and until
heir Successors shah have been elect
ID and Qualified, on or after the third
Of August, A. d. 1903, and an
1ually thereafter, q general meeting
u the stockholders shall be held for
he purpose Of electing a board Of di-
'ectors to serve during the ensuing
rear, and until their SUCCESSORS have
,een elected and qualified. Notices
If this meeting shah be given In writ |
ng, and dep0siting the same Ia the
United States mail, addressed to each |