The Colfax chronicle., 1904-06-04
6hhRIER OF BIG PINE LUMBER CO..
LIMITED.
STATE OF LOUISIANl
PARISH OF GPANr-


LIMITED.
l STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF GRANT.
Be it remembered, That, on this 10th day OF
May, A. D. 1901. before me. John A. Williams. q
Notary Public IN the parish # Grant, State oi
Louisiana, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed
all of full age who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of this State relative to
the organization of private corporations and es-
pecIaiIy the provisions of Act No. &c. of the Gen.
eral Assembly OF Louisiana of 1883, approved
June 18th. A. ID. 1883. they have covenanted and
agreed to form and organize themselves and
such other persons as miy be hereafter associ-
ated with them INTO a limited private corpora
ton with the rights, privileges. and under the
name and title, and under the stipulations
agreements and conditions for the uses objects.
and purposes hereinafter set forth in this act of
ARTICLE ].
The name and title of this corporation shall
| be the BIG PINE LUMBER CO., LIMITED, "
and under such name and title it shall have ex-
| isience and enjoy succession for period of
ninety-nine (s9) yearsi ypg;c,
! The domicil of this corporation. shall be at
the town of Colfax. Grant parish. Louisiana. CT
ia ions and all legal process shall be served on
Secretary, or any other resident officer of the
Company. aprrcrrtrr
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is formed and organized, and the ma
ture and character of the business to be carried
on by 1t, are hereby declared to be as follows:
The manufacture and sale of lumber of all
kinds. shingles, iaths. slaves and all other ma
terial usual manufactured by a saw and plan
ing mill. and It shall have the power to purchase
and own land, purchase and own timber and to
erect and own all buildings and machinery for
the purpose of carrying on the business of gem
erai saw, planning and shingle mill business, to
operale general merchandise and supply store,
and 1t shall have the power to purchase and own
land. to purchase and own timber, ard to erect
and own all buildings and machinery for the
purpose OF carrying on the business of general
saw, planning and shingle mill business, to oper-
ate general merchandise and supply store, and
Il shall have power and authority to construct.
lease, build, and equip all necessary tramways,
log roads or railroads. operated by horse, steam
or electric power, operate and own electric light
plants Tor itself or for hire. operate and own
mills, lumber yards and offices in this or any
other State, or anything that is necessary car
ry INTO enect the purpose or which this corpor-
ARTICLE Nv.
SAID corporation shall have power and author
ity TO make and use common seal,with such
inscription and device as it shall deem proper,
and the same to change at will. and under the
said name and style, it shall have power and au-
thority IN law to sue and be sued to plead and
De Implicated, to PURCHASE and own. hold, sell,
to purchase, own, sell and pledge personal prop
erty, to appoint directors servants, clerks.
agents and employees, and to fix their salaries
and compensation, to execute, sign trN usfer and
endorse promissory notes. accounts drafts. con
tracts and to execute and sign all necessary OBJ
legations In writing in connection with said |
business, and to do all things necessary relative
ana incidental to the acquisition or leasitg of |
ali necessary real estate and personal property,
and the construction, erection and equipment |
OF all necessary buildings, Offices esta blisb- |
ments and improvements, and the maintenance |
and operation OF said business and to carry out /
the uses, objects and purposes of this corpora /
uon within the purvlew and intendment of this |
Charter, and to make all rules, regulations by
laws and ordinances, and 10 do everything neces-
sary ana proper for the maintenance and good |
government OF said corporation and the regula-
tons OF Its affairs, and in furtherance of its uses
OBJECTS and purposes not repugnant to law or
the provisions of this Charter.
ARTICLE V.
Ibe authorized capital of this CORPORATION |
shall be One Hundred and Fifty Thousand
lSi500OO.O0) Dollars divided into Six Thonsand |
(6.000) shares of TWENTY-FIVE fs25.OOl Dollars
sach par value Said stock shall be paid for in |
cash, or Its equivalent, at the time of subsc.lp-
lon or that same may be issued at not less than
par value IN payment or exchange for property
DR. rights actually received or purchased BY said
corporation, or the same may be issued fni paid
or money advanced or for other valuable con-
'iderations. or services the board of directors
II SAID corporation may determine provided
nat no stock shall be issued until the consider
lfion thereof shall have been received by said
Certificates of stock shall be signed By the
resident and Secretary under the seal of the
corporation. -
The corporation may commence doing bus;-
less as soon as One Hundred and Twenty-Five
Thousand lSl25,0OO.0O) Dollars of the capital
tock shall haye been subscribed and paid for
NO transfer OF stock shall be made except such
ransfer be entered on the books of the corpora
ION ana on the surrender of the certificate