The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-01-09
CHARTER.

of December in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and Three, before me
Charles A. O'NielI, Notary Public. duly
commissioned, sworn, Qualified in and
for the Parish of st. Mary. State of
Louisiana. and in the presence Of Messrs
Charles E. Bell and Emmett Alpha, good
and competent witnesses, residing in
said parish of St. Mary, personally came
and appeared Robert S. Barnett Esqr.,
George NJ. Lester. Esqr., Horatio a,
Brown, Esq, all residents of the Parish
of St. Mary, State Of Louisiana. who
severally declared that awaiting them
selves of the laws of the State Of Louis
lana, relative to the formation Of corpo-
rations for certain purposes and espec-
ally Of the act No. 36 of the year 1898,
and being DESTROYS of acquiring and en-
joying the rights, privileges and powers
of body corporate, they have contract
ed and agreed, and they do by these
presents contract ana agree among them
selves and bind themselves as well as
any other such persons, who may be-
come associated with them, to form a
body polite or corporation limited for
the purposes and objects and under the
stipulations and conditions, following
tO-wit:
Article l.
The name of this corporation shall be
"Jhe Baldwin Lumber Company, Linn
ited," and its domicile is hereby declared
to be in the Parish of St. Mary, State Of
Louisiana.
Article 2.
The objects and purposes of this cor
pOration are hereby declared to be the
carrying on of the saw mill business, saw
ing logs into lumber, cross ties, sh ingles
and the preparation OF said lumber for
market in any of its stages, the buying,
cutting and procuring of logs or wood
for this purpose either from lands be-
longing to it or from lands of others. the
owning of lands and machinery and
for said purposes, the renting
of lands for said purposes. the buying
and selling of real and personal property,
and leasing same, and buying and sell
ing timber and trees standing apon lands
of others. cutting cord wood or other
wood and buying and selling same, the
and maintenance and oper-
alton of all mills or other appurtenances
for the carrying on of said business;
erection, maintenance, and operation of
all appliances, tram ways, barges, steam
boats and any apparatus necessary and
for carrying on the general
objects Of this corporation, and gener-
ally to any and all things necessary or
for the general purposes of
his corporation.
Article g..
The capital stock of this corporation
Is hereby declared to be Fifty Thousand
Dollars, divided into Five Hundred
shares of One Hundred dollars each,
which shall be issued in cash or in SER
vices, or in property, or the stock may
DC issued in payment of debts or liabili-
Ties Of this company, or the expenses
md costs and fees for organization, And
his corporation shall begin business as
loon as Ten Thousand Dollars of it's
'tock is subscribed for and paid into the
Treasury.
~ Article 4.
The business affairs of this corporation
hall he administered by Board of Di-
ectors to be composed of not less than
hree and not more than five in number.
,ach of whom, must he the owner of one
n more shares of stock of the company.
said Board shall be elected annually on
he first Monday of December by ma
ority of the stock at general meeting
# the stockholders of the company after
lue notice of ten days given by mail by
he Secretary to each person owning
took as shown by the books of the cor
,oration, and all boards shall hold over
Until their successors are elected. A |
allure from any cause to elect Directors |
hall not operate a forfeiture of this
harter or of any rights under same but
he old Board shall hold over and an
ther meeting of the stockholders shall
'e called after ten days notice thereof
hall be given by the Secretary through
be mails to each stakeholder as afore-
aid. The Directors shall have power to
II all vacancies occurring in their NUM-
or. At all meetings of the stockholders
ach share of stock shall be entitled to
ne Vote to be cast either in person or
y proxy, butt no one shall hold proxy
tho 10 mot himself stockholder. All
lections shall be by ballot unless the
allot is unanimously waived and dis
ensed with. The Directors shall elect
'om their number . President, Vice
resident, and Secretary Treasurer, who
aall hold until their successors are
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