The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-02-13
CHARTER
OF THE
D6LartlOO Lumber Company.
Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA

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Beitknown and remembered, That
on this the 18th day OF January. A. ID.
1904, before me, Uriah +. Dewitt, u
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 ID. 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 laws of the State Of Louisiana,
governing corporations In general,
but more especially with the provis-
ions of Act No. IS of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana OF 1883, 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 I.
The name and title of this corpora
tiOn shall be known and styled rs
DELAKTIGO 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 be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal. and
the same to break and alter at pleas
ure. which seal, II any, shall he desig-
mated by the president of this corpora
IN mn pI,n "a n
by donation, or to acquire by any
ALLEVIATE, sell. hypOthecate, mortgage
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 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 per-
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 he at Verda, Grant parish, La,
and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president,
and In 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
tiOn at the place Of dOmicil or at the
Office Of the said corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes Tor which
this corporation Is established, and
the nature of the business to be car
ried on, are hereby declared and speci-
fed to I've as follows: To cut, pur-
chase and sell timber and land, and
to mill and manufacture timber or
lumber into any object or form, and
to buy and sell same; to construct
and use, to build and operate with
any lawful motive power. mills, tram
ways. either horse or steam, or both,
canals or other means or instrumen-
talities for manufacturing, saving or
moving timber. lumber, or other pro-
ducts, under such conditions and to
SUCH OK Ccut do may NC lSSN tuip W PuT-
chase, lease, sub-lease, acquire and
own timber, timber lands, and such
other lands and buildings and appli-
ances as may he necessary and need
ful. useful and convenient to said
Company in carrying on It's business,
and to lease, mortgage. sell and con-
vey the same; to conduct, engage In
and carry on u general mercantile
business.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock OF this corpora.
ton is hereby fixed at Fifteen Thou
sand Dollars, ISIS. 0O0), divided into
one hundred and fifty shares at the
par value of One Kindred Dollars
($l00) 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 opcr-