St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-08-02
CHARTER
Covington Lumber and Manu-
facturingCompany, Limited
United States of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of st. Tammany.
OF

OulCeU OIdtcS Ol AlucIACes, OtoVo VI
Louisiana, Parish of st. Tammany.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this 2Otll
day of the month of May, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and two, before me, Harrison r. War
rem, Clerk of Court and ex.of1cio notary
public, in and for the Parish OF St.
Temmany, La, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence OF the wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed, who d eclare that, awaiting
themselves of the provisions Of the laws
of this State relative to the organization
of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed, and do by these presents
covenant, agree, bind, form and consti-
tute themselves. as we'll as such person
or persons as may hereafter join or be-
come associated with them, into a cor
poration and body polite in law, for the
objects and purposes and under the
agreements and stiipulations following,
to-wit:
ARTICLE l
The name and style of this Corpora.
ton shall be COVINOTON LUMBER
AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
LIMITED, and by that corporate name
said Company shall have power and
authority to have and enjoy succession
for the period of fifty (5O) years; to con-
tract, sue or be sued in its corporate
name; to make and use corporate seal;
to hold, have, purchase, convey, mort.
gage, hypothecate, lease, receive OF
pledge property both real and pei sonal;
to lend or borrow money on mort
gage or otherwise; to have and
employ such managers, directors, Off
GERS, agents and other employees US the
interest and convenience of said cOrpo
ration may require, and to make ano
establish such by laws, rules and regu
latio1s for the management and cOEtrO
of the affairs of said Corporation as may
be necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile ofsaid corporation shall
be in the town of Covington, St. Tam
many Parish, La, and all citations anc
other legal process shall be served o.
the President, and in his absence, OF
the Vice President OF said Corporation
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this Corporation is formed, and the ma
ture CT the business to be carried on b.
it, are declared to be; to run and operatt
mill or mills in the Parish of st. Tam
many, or elsewhere, for the manufacture
and sale of lumber, laths, shingles
mouldings, sash, doors, blinds, furniture
wooden ware, and other articles tina
may be manufactured from wood; K
lease, buy and 1ell timber and timber
lands and other real estate; to carry OF
q general mercantile business; to build
lease. own and operate barges, lighters
sailing or steam vessels, AID to con
struct, maintain, lease and operate ira n
roads or railroads, for the transpOrta
ton of logs, lumber. merchandise ant
passengers; to make contracts for tb'
construction or repair of buildings
structures, and all works Of public i'm
provement, and to construct and repair
the same; and generally to do all things
and engage in all enterprises in any wa.
connected with or beneficial to the OBJ
jects and purposes above set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this Corporation
is fixed at the sum Of ten thousaD(
dollars, to be represented by one hun
dred shares of the par value ofone hun
dred dollars each, and said Corporation
shall commence business as soon as tel
thousand dollars of such capital stock
is subscribed. The capital stock afore
said may be increased by vote of tn
stockholders owning two thirds OF al
the stock of said corporation, ats meet
ing called especially for that purpose il
che manner provided by law. All stool
shall be paid for at such times as ma,
be fixed by the Board of Directors, o.
the same may be issued at not less thar
par for labor done, services rendered
or money or property actually received
or purchased by said Corporation. Al
shares of stock shall b. full paid an(
non assessable:
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers OF this com
pany, and the management and contro
of it's business, shall be vested in ant
exercised by Board of Directors com
posed of not less than three nor mor'
than five stock holders, u majority o
whom shall constitute quorum for thu
| transaction of business.
The following persons, subscriber
for the capital stock, shall constitute
the first Board Of Directors, to-wit
Il. H. Hackney, President; Emile A
Leonval, Vice President; j. Adolpl
Menuet, Secretary and Treasurer.
Such officers and Board of Directors
shall continue in office until the secont
Monday in May, 1903, on which date
and annually thereafter, Board of Di
rectors shall be elected, who shall cleo
their officers for one year or until thei
successors ale elected and qualified, ant
no failure to elect shall be regarded al
forfeiture of this Charter. Any va
cancy occurring Oh said Board shall b.
tillea by the remaining Directors TO-
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