The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-09-27
CHARTER
of the
St. Maurice lumber Co., Limited



Parish of winn.
Before me, Harry p. Gamble. a Notary Pub
lic IN and for said parish and State, duly COM
miss1oned and sworn, perso nally came and
appeared, walton Mccain, William w. O'Neal
and Henry H. Mccain, the first named a resid-
ent Of said parish and State. the second named
resident OF the Parish Of Rapides, said State,
the third named a resident of the County of
Cass, State of Texas. who declared TO me
Notary, that awaiting themselves of the laws OF
the State OF Louisiana relative TO the formation
Of corporations. they have formed and constit-
uted, ana by these presents, do form and con-
stitute themselves. IS well all others who
may hereafter become associated with them,
into corporation and body corporate, under
the terms and conditions, and under the name
and for the purposes hereinafter stated.
ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall be the
ST. MAURICE LUMBER COMPANY, LINZ
TIED, and under its corporate name il shall
have and enjoy succession for period of nine
ty-nine years, unless sooner dissolved, with its
aomicie in the village of st. Maurice, in the
Parish OF VIM, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration Is declared to be formed is to buy and
sell timber, timber lands to build and operate
tram roads, railroads, to build and operate saw
mills, planning mills, or some manufactures of
lumbeA to buy and sell lumber, and buy pro-
ducts, 0pperate stores in connection with said
business, and in general to perform any and
all acts necessary and incidental to the com
duct of said business. authorized, or not pro-
hibited, by the laws of louisiana
ARTICLE III.
TINS corporation shall have the power TO buy
hold and own real and personal property. to
sell, mortgage or hypothecate re al and person
~ property, TO contract, sue and he sued, in its
corporate name, to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to use and change at its
pleasure, to name, appoint and hire such
agents. officers and managers and other en-
ployees, as its interest may require and the
same 20 discharge at pleasure. TO make and
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mcnt OF the corporations rs may seem hit ana |
70 conduct its business, and establish branches
wherever may seem 1T. in the State of Louis |
ARTICLE Nv.
The officers Of this corporation shall be a
President, Vice president, Secretary-Treasur-
er-Generai Manager. who shall hold their /
ofices until the first Monday in August Isos /
and until their successors are duly qualified I
All leu1 process shall be served on the Secret 1
axy- Treasurer at the domicile of the Company,
~ IN his absence, on the president
The Affairs of the company shall be managed /
~ board OF directors consisting of three
etockhoiders. who shall be elected on the frst
Monday an August OF each year at a stockhold-
crs' meeting. and who shall continue in Office
tor one year, or until their successors ale quail
lied and Installed
The ofiicers Of this corporation for the epsn-
11E year are William w. ONeal, president:
Henry H. Mccain, vice-president and Walton
Mccain. secretary -treasurer and general man
egcr. ana the same parties shall constitute the
nrDt board of directors.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock of this corporation is here /
~ uxed az Twelve Thousand Dollars fSl2.0o0)
- Be divided into one hundred and twenty Il
sk>res OF one hundred dollars $4,000 each par
value. to be paid for in cash or real or personal
property af the time Of the issuance OF the
It shall commence business as soon IA Sir
thousand Dollars C<6.0oo.Oo) Of the stock Is
Dobscribed and paid for in full. No stockholder
o1ah sell his stock without having first
009red the same to other stockholders and
Trey shall have the refusal OF the same az the
h1Ehesf market price, and the said offer shall
- nsde BY Informing the Secretary Treasurer
nny such sale shall take place.
ARTICLE vi -
Ihis corporation may be dissolved or the
chnrter amended at any time by vote of two
lnirds Of the stockholders ~ q meeting called
NJ that purpose after . thirty days written
notice. 10 each Of the Qockholders mailed TO
1krir usual post once address: provided such
letting may be held before the expiration
y aid time hy . unanimous waiver Of the !
1oockholders of the said notice.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved by
Or osherElse, its affairs sasI, se
- stockhoiders for that purpose, who shall .
i've such bond and security as may be |
|s99Lred Of them and may perform such
no{dezu may grant them /.
ARTICLE VII
No stockholder shall ever be held liable or ,
Iosuonnlb1e for the contracts or faults Of this
1orDorofion in any further sum than the .
unpaid balance due by him on his stock, nor .
hall any mere isformality i'm the organisation Z
3 this corporation have the effect Of rendering
H. charter null, or OF exposing the stock !
npI1ers 10 liability beyond the amount OF !
- stock
u testimony whereof the said parties
1900 have ax1xed their names in the presence
= ue, said notary, and the undersigned IT.
GG<fnx Witnesses, after due reading hereof on1
~, the eleventh CID day Of September,
nIucteen hundred Ard seven (iegT1-
William W o'Neal twenty sd shares: Hy. :
I. Mccain, twenty c1o) shares: Walton
ICCoin. twenty CO shares
ltoent: HARRY p. GAMBLE. -
- z. HzzRrDoS, Notary Public.
State Of Louisiana
s Parish Of Winn II
e NE undersigned Recorder of Mortgages Of | \
- Parish Of VIM, State Of Louisiana, hereby !
zz&&1y thai the foregoing charter AZ the 81
1nn1ice Lumber Co, Lid, has been recorded
! (osssaee book +, page -. this the nth day
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