The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-05-27

District Attorney 23rd Judicial District Of La
CHARTER
OF THE
RIGGS CYPRESS COMPANY. LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH az Srr \g%pX

OF LOU tSIANA,
PARISH OF ST MARY. }
BE III KNOWN: That on this 18th day of
the month of April, in the year of our Lord
Nineteen Hundred and Five, $685. before me
Charles Austin O'Niell, IL Notary Public duly
commissioned and qualified within and for
| the Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared Joseph Brig, 4. s klienpeter
Charles d. Craighead, James A. Peterman,
William Davis, K. Lee Riggs, William Kyle,
Clyde a. Barbour, Wilson Il. Peterman and
Henry $. palfrey. all residents of the Parish
OF st: Mary, Louisiana, who declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions of
the laws OF this State respecting the organ
iZation OF corporations of limited liability
they had mutually agreed and contracted
and do by these presents covenant and
contract and bind and obligate themselves
who may hereafter become associated
with them herein, to form a corporation and
do hereby form and organize a corporation
OF limited liability, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the terms, stipulations and
provisions contained in the following arti-
cles, viz
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation is hereby de.
clared to be 'RIGGS CYPRESS COMPANY
LIMITED and under this corporate name it
shall have the right to exist for the full term
OF Ninety Nine t99) years from the date here
OF to contract. sue and lie sued, to adopt
anu use corporate seal, and the same to
Dreak or alter at its pleasure; to purchase
lease hold, sell, receive, convey, mort.
gage, hypothecate. pledge. and acquire an
nypothecary interest in property, real per
sonai and mixed, corporeal or ncorpOreaf to
elect, name and appoint such directors, OH
S S, managers, clerks, and employees as it's
BUSINESS interests or convenience NAV re.
qurc and to adopt and amend at IFS nIassnra
sucn rules, regulations and bylaws for the
proper government of the affairs of this
corporatioh as may be necessary or proper.
ARTICLE II.
The UDInlsits 4.
declared 10 oe IL tn4 Parish OF ~ afar1!
state of Louisiana, and all citations or ntbSSr,
Iegai processes shall be served uuon tho
President of this corporation or IN, +ha -,
of his absence, upon the y ire. presina ely |
IN the absence Cf both of these mon ~,
secretary, and In the absence of ali thern
upon the treasurer, aud in the absence of ali |
on tne oiiicers, upon such person as the
board OF directors may designate as the ner. |
son TO accept service OF process P'
ARTICLE III.
lne OBJECTS and purposes for which this cor |
poration is established and the nature of tha huS
ness 60 be carried on by it are hereby deoIareJ ~
PC: 70 purchase and take over the Saw Mil F,c'
tories, timber and Timber Lands EstabIsbed
and bills and notes receivable Of ILL., rail-
press Lumber Company, Limited. Of the Tvnr ~
tank mank ana Manufacturing Company, Limited the
Company esGp United q The Men + Lee Riggs
an9 Timber Lands of James r. Mnggah
and OF Charles D. Craighead and ~ Inv
otnnu, repair Ihaihtain and operate saw mills |
pisaning mills, and factories for the manufacture
y LumOer, sash doors, blinds, tanks, moulding.
furniture and other kindred products, finished ~
70 me dinerent stages Of manufacture from raw
70 make the same from cypress, pine;
'ak, ana other tlmbers; TO purchase ana own tim
Ter lands, timber and timber rights Of every |
character, and to work the said timber into eyery
OF products and by products; t. own and
steam boats, pull boats, skidders canals
al roads and every hcter Of apparatus for
be purpose Of conveying and transporting raw
,aterials to and finished products from the mills.
, sell and market the products Of Manufacture
the timber or lumber in all its stages; and when
epots and retail yards for the sale Of same: 10
perate and conduct stores and Commissioners. to |
he contscts for the construction and erection Of
1lldlngs and Work Of construction in which the
aterias Of this corporation NAV be lrseti Is oS,
q operate ganezal store for the sale Of such
aclee Ct merchandise Is IRE usual for wen cons