The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-04-29
CHARTER
OF THE
RIGGS CYPRESS COMPANY. LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST MARY

! BE IT KNOWN: That on this 18th da} of
the month of April. in the year of our Lord.
| Nineteen Hundred and Five. G905). before me,
| Charles Austin ONiell, 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. A. 5. klienpeter
Charles D. Crafghead, James \ Peternan,
William Davis, X. Lee Riggs, William Kyle.
| Clyde \. Barbour, Wilson T. Peterman and
Henry s. 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
| lzation of corporations of limited liability,
they had mutually agreed and contracted
and do by these presents covenant and
contract and bind and ohigate themselves
and their heirs and assigns and all persons
who may hereafter become associated
with them herein. to form corporation and
40 hereby form and organize a corporation
of limited liability, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the terms, stipuIations and
provisions contained in the following arti-
ccs, viz:
ARTICLE 7.
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 \ inc tt9) years from the date here
of: to contract. sue and be sued, to adopt
and use corporate seal, and the same. to
break or alter at its pleasure: to purchase
lease hold, sell, receive. convey, mort
hypothecary interest in property, real per
sOnal and mixed, corporeal or ncorporcaI to
elect, name and appoint such directors, oil.
GERS, managers clerks, and employees as its
business interests or convenience may re
quire; and to adopt and amendat its pleasure
such rules, rcgu lations and bylaws tor the
proper government of the affairs of this |
corporation as may be necessary or proper,
ARTICLE H.
The doncle of this corporation is hereby |
declared to be in the Parish of St. Mary |
state OF Louisiana, and ali citations or other
legal processes shall be served upon the
President of this corporation, or in the event
of his absence, upon the Vice President,
in the absence of both of these upon the
Secretary, and in the absence of ali them
upon the Treasurer, ana in the absence of All
board of directors may designate as the per
son to accept service of process.
ARTICLE III,
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is established and the nature of the b1,sj
ness to be carried on by it are hereby declared TO
DC: To purchase and take over the Saw Mill Fac
ories. Iimbe and Timber Lands Established
Business and all holdings, except book accounts
md bills and notes receivable of the Trellue Cv-
press Lumber Company, Limited. of the CYPRESS
rank and Manufacturing Company. Limited the
,ntire Resources Of the K. Lee Riggs
,ompany Limited as well as the Timber
md of Charles d. Craighea,l and to buy,
,uild, repair maintain and operate saw mills ,
blaming mills, and factories for the manufacture +
II lumber, sash doors. blinds, tanks, moulding | .
urliture and other kindred products finished or i
n the different stages of manufacture from raw ,
material; to make the same from cypress pine |
ak, and other timbers to purchase and own tim | !
er lands timber and timber rights of every | &,
ilaracter and to work the said timber into every /
haracter of products and by products to own and +,
perafe steam boats pull boats, skidiers canals | \
an roads and every character Of apparatus for /
ne purpose of conveying and transporting raw 5
aterials to and finished products from the mills; o
} sell and market the products of manufacture i
: the timber or lumber in all its stages; and when
eemed necessary to establish agencies agents
spots and retail yards for the sale of same: to
perate and conduct stores and commissaries; to n
Ike contracts for the construction and erection of c
aildings and work of construction in which the =