The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-02-27

OF THE
D6LdrtlgO Lumber Company,
Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

|
PARISH OF GRANT
Belt known and remembered, That
on this the 18th day of January. A. d.
1904, before me, Uriah 4. Dewitt, a
Notary Public, duly sworn, qualified
and commissioned according to law
In and for the aforesaid parish and
State, personally came and appeared
w. N. Creed, G. w. Williams, j. H.
Gibson, and d. w. Gibson, all resi-
dents OF Grant parish. Louisiana,
and above the age of majority. who
declared and acknowledged that
awaiting themselves of the provisions
OF the claws of the State of Louisiana.
governing corporations in general.
but more especially with the proyis-
ions OF Act No. So of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana of 1888. do by these presents
| organize and form themselves into a
corporation and body polite for the
purpose and objects and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth and
expressed. which they hereby adopt
as their Charter. to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be known and STYLED as
DELARTIGO LUMBER COMPANY,
LIMITED, and by this name this
corporation shall have power to ex-
list and enjoy succession for the full
period OF twenty years from the date
OF this act; to sue and to he sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to break and alter at pleas
ure. which seal, If any, shall be desig-
mated by the president of this CORPORA
ton; to purchase, own, lease, accept
by donation, or to acquire by any
other manner authorized by law.
ALLEVIATE, sell. hypothecate, mortgage
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 Sc
curity by mortgage, pledge. or any
other legal manner; to conduct, en-
gage In and carry on a general mer-
camille business; to elect and appoint
directors, and such other officers. |
agents and employees as the interest |
and business of said corporation re-
quires, and generally to do and Der- |
form all things necessary to be done |
intent to the proper conduct of the |
business and affairs of this CORPORA
ton which may not be specially here
In stated and enumerated.
ARTICLE III.
The dOmicil OF this corporation
shall be at Verda, Grant parish, La,
and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president.
and I'm his absence on the vice presi-
dent, and in the event of the absence
Of the president and the vice presi-
dent on the secretary of said corpora
ton at the place of domicil or at the
office of the said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established. and
the nature OF the business to be car
-ied'On, are hereby declared and speci-
led to be as follows: To cut. pur-
,hase and sell timber and land. and
10 mill and manufacture timber or
lumber into any object or form, and
20 buy and sell same; to construct
md use, to build and operate with
any lawful motive power, mills, tram
ways. either horse or steam, or both. ,
annals or other means or Instrument
'alities for manufacturing, saving or
moving timber, lumber, or other pro-
iucts, under such conditions and TO
uch extent as may be lawful: to pur-
base, lease, suitcase, acquire and
,wn timber, timber lands, and such
'ther lands and buildings and appli-
lnces as may be necessary and need
III. useful and convenient to said
company in carrying on its business,
md to lease, mortgage. sell and con-
ey the same; to conduct, engage in
nd carry on a general mercantile
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
ion is hereby fixed ut Fifteen Thou
and Dollars, ($l5.0O0), divided into
ne hundred and fifty shares at the
ar value OF One Hundred Dollars
Sl00) each, which shall, before being
'sued, be paid for in cash or in prop
rty, goods, merchandise. or labor
one, or services performed, and said
DrpOration shall be considered oper-
tive and go into effect when the
mount OF Five Thousand Dollars Of