St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1905-04-15
CHARTER
OF THE
Coyington Naval Stores Company, Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
Parish of Orleans. (


declared that, aYailing themselves OF
the provisions of the laws Of this State
relative to corporations, and especially
OF Act No. 36 Of 1883 of the General AS.
sembly Of Louisiana, they have cove.
nanted and agreed, and BY these pres;
ents covenant and agree, and bind
themselves, as well as such other per-
sons % may hereafter become asso'
ciated with them, to form and ,consti-
tute corporation and body polite In
law for the purposes and collects. and
under the stipulations, articles and con.
ditions following, to wit.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the said Cor
poration shall be s.COvINGTON Ma
VAL STORES COMPANY, LIMITED
and It's domicile is hereby established
in Covington, st. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, and under its said corporate
name said Corporation shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use corporate seal,
and the same t. break and alter at
pleasure; to hold, receive, have, pur-
chase, lease, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and n.y.
pothecate, under lis said corporate seal
name, property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such of
fcers. directors. agents and managers
or employees rs the interest or conven-
fence Of said Corporation may require;
to make and establish by laws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
of its affairs, as may be deemed neces-
sary and proper, and the same to change
aud alter ut pleasure, and to do all
other acts and things permitted by law,
or as shall or may be necessary and
proper to carry out the objects aud pur-
poses Of said Corporation.
Said Corporation, unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue Tor the period
of ninety-nine years from and after the
date hereof. :s
Tho President, or In his absence the
vice President. shall be the proper per-
SON upon whom citation or other legal
process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this Corporation is organized, and the
nature Of business to be carried on by
It. are declared to be the following, to
wit: tae manufacture, purchase and sale
Of turpentine, pitch, tar, rosin, naval
stores and other products of wood the
manufacture, purchase and sale OF char
coal. the manufacture and sale of lum-
Der. a. well as the manufacture and sale
OF sash, doors and blinds, trimmings,
boxes, furniture and other objects made
from wood; the purchase and sale OF
timber and real estate {necessary for its
business; to conduct general mer-
chandise business In connection with
sid business; and to this end said
Corporation Is empowered and author
lied to purchase. lease, sell, convey, use
and own such real estate and timber N
said State as may be necessary for said
purposes; to acquire, Oyn, construct
and operate turpentine stills, saw ..ills,
planning mills, dryers, and all machinery
and appliances necessary In the opera
ton Of said business, and to construct,
purchase, own and operate, in connec-
ton with said business, tram roads,
logging roads, sailing vessels. Darges,
steam vessels ana other water craft for
the transportation Of it's materials and
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