The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1904-03-05

OF THE
D6LartlgO Lumber 6OnlDanu,
Limited.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH or Gpayr

| PARISH OF GRANT. (
Belt known and remembered, That
on this the 18th day of January. A. ID.
1904, before me, Uriah L. Dewitt, a
4 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. C. w. Williams, j. III.
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 i'm 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 n
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
ton shall be known and STYLED as
DkLARTIGO 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
or this act; to sue and to he sued; to
make and use a corporate seal. and
the same to break aud alter at pleas
ure. which seal. II any. shall be desig-
mated by the president of this corpora
ton; to purchases 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 its real estate. |
personal property, rights. grants and |
franchises, to borrow and to loan
and to give and to receive Sc
curlty 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 ii.
The dOmicil of this corporation
shall he at Verda, Grant parish, La,
and all citations and other legal pro-
'ess shall be served on the president.
and In his absence on the vice presi-
lent, and in the event of the absence
II the president and the vice presi-
lent on the secretary of said corpora
ion at the place of domicil or at the
lire of the said corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation IL established, and
he nature of the business to be car
led on. are hereby declared and speci- ,
led to be as follows: To cut, pur-
base and sell timber and land, and
o mill and manufacture timber or
lumber into any object or form, and
o buy and sell same; to construct =
md use, to build and operate with
ny lawful motive power. mills, tram
1ays. either horse or steam, or both, O
annals or other means or instrument
alities for manufacturing, saving or
loving timber, lumber, or other pro-
ucts, under such conditions and to
UGH extent as may he lawful; top ur- .
base, lease, suitcase, acquire and
wn timber, timber lands, and such
Their lands and buildings and appli-
noes as may he necessary and need
u. useful and convenient to said
in carrying on its business,
nd to lease, mortgage. sell and con-
ey the same; to conduct, engage i'm
nd carry on a general mercantile
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corpora
on is hereby fixed at Fifteen Thou
md Dollars, ($15.0OO), divided into
ne hundred and fifty shares at the
ar value of One Hundred Dollars
1901 each. which shall, before being
sued, be paid for in cash or in prop
'ty, goods, merchandise. or labor
one, or services performed. and said
,rporatiOn shall be considered oper-
i've and 20 into effect when the
nonnt Of Five Thousand Dollars Of =