The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1902-09-27

OOEEAX LUMBER CON-
PANY, Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
pa xylu m GRANm

STATE OF LOUlSlANA,(
PARISH OF GRANT.
Be it known that ON this the 18th
day of August, A. d. 1902, before me.
Robert w. Richar dson, Deputy Clerk
of District Court, Ex-OfHcio 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 I'M
dersigned, personally came and APP
peared Chas. H. Teal, Jacob F. Meas,
Harry K. Robb, James j. O'Quinn
and &. 9. 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
lions, they have formed and organic
ed, and by these presents do form
and organize themselves into and
constitute corporation and body
polite In law, for the purposes and
objects and under the stipulations
hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they hereby adopt as their
charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be known and styled as
COLfhx LUMBER COMPANY, Limited,
by this name the corporation shall
have power to exist and enjoy success
sion for q full period of twenty years
from the date of this act. To sue,
and be sued, to make and use cor
p0rate seal, and the same to break or
alter at pleasure, which seal, II any,
shall be 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 its 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
er conduct and management OF the
ton, which may not be herein speci-
ally stated or enumerated.
ARTICLE III.
The domicil of said corporation
shall be 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 absence of the President
and the Vice President on the Secre-
tary Of said corporation. at their
place Of dOmicil or Office of said cor
pOration.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is established and
the nature of the business to he car
Red on, are hereby declared and spec
ified to he as 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
full motive power, mills. tramways,
canals, and other means of fnstru-
mentalities for manufacturing, saw
ing or moving timber, lumber, or 9TH
er products, and to such extent and
under such conditions as are lawful.
To purchase, lease. suitcase, acquire
and own timbered lands, and such
other lands and buildings and appli-
ances In said state as may he neces-
sary or needful, useful, or convenient
to said Company I'm 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 Is hereby fixed at the sum OF
Twenty Thousand Dollars. ($2O. 1901,
divided into Two Hundred shares OF
the amount of One Hundred Dollars
(S100l each, which shall. before being
issued, be paid for In cash, or In prop
erty, goods, merchandise, or labor
done, or services performed, and said
corporation shall be considered oper-
alive and go into effect when the
amount of Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($15.OO0) of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed. No certificate
of stock shall be 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
of stock shall be made only on the
books of the Company under and SUBJ
ject to such regulations and formalI-
ties as the board of directors may
prescribe.
ARTICLE v.
Allcorporate powers of said corpor-
atom shall be vested in and exercised
by a board of directors, composed of
five stockholders. The first board OF
directors shall be composed of Chas.
H. Teal, J. +. Meas, James ]. O'Qulnn,