St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-11-28
OH a RTRP
OF THE
SUN LUMBER COMPANY, 1T


Herman E. Gayer, Notary Public in
and for the Parish of Washington
State of Louisiana, duly commission.
ed and qualified, in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves of the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to
the organization of corporations, they
have formed and by these presents
form and constitute themselves, as
we'll as all such persons as may here
after join or become associated with
them or with their successors in
to a corporation, limited, for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the con-
ditions, following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall
be THE SUN LUMBER COMPANY,
LIMITED, and under that name it
shall have and enjoy succession and
existance for the term of fifty years,
unless sooner dissolved in accordance
with law or by consent of the stock
holders as hereinafter provided. Under
the said name this corporation shall
have power and authority to contract,
sue and be sued, to make and use
corporate seal and to alter same at
pleasure; to hold, receive, have, pur-
chase, ALLEVIATE, pledge, mortgage, n.y.
pothecate under the said corporate
name property real, personal and mix
ed; to name and appoint such officers,
directors, agents, managers or other
employees as the interest or business
| of this corporation may require, anC
| to make and establish such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management of its affairs as it may
deem necessary and proper; and the
said corporation shall hold and eXer'
else all such powers and privileges as
relate to the objects herein set forth,
or that may be necessary to carry or
the business for which this corpora
ton is established and which this cor
poration may be permitted to hole
and exercise under the laws OF this
State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be at Sun St. Tammany Parish
Louisiana, where all citations, papers
and other legal process shall be served
upon the President, or in his absence
the vice President, or in the absence O.
both the president and vice presiden
on the Secretary.
ARTICLE III
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by it are declared to be: To hold
own and operate saw mills and othel
necessary machinery necessary anC
incidental to the manufacture of al
kinds of lumber and products from the
crude material, to hold, own, operate
and manage all necessary machinery
of whatever nature necessary and IN
cidental to the manufacture of al
kinds of material from wood Of al
kinds such as sash, doors, blinds
shingles and all other necessary build
ing material; to own, lease, construc
and operate all machinery, railroads
bitches, canals, steamboats,, barge'
which may be necessary for the pur
pose of procuring the crude materia
for manufacture, or for the purpose
or otherwise acquire or ALLEVIATE al
kinds Of lumber, timber, building
material, whether in the crude o.
manufactured state, either as com
mission merchants, retail merchant!
or otherwise; to export and import a:
commission merchants or otherwise
the above mentioned material; to do i;
general merchandise business as re
tail or wholesale merchants and t.
buy and sell all such commodities a!
are usually handled in general mer
chandise business; and generally t.
hold and exercise all such incidental
powers and privileges as relate to thu
objects herin set forth, or that ma.
Of conveying the manufactured pro
duct to market etc; to buy and sell
be hereafter conferred by law on thi
corporation, or corporations of simila
character.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be fifteen thousand ($15, 600
dollars, divided into and Represented
by one hundred and fifty shares O
stock of par value of one hundred dol
lars each; said stock shall be paid for il
cash at the time of subscription or a.
the same is issued for not less par, O
in payment or exchange for propert,
actually received or purchased by thi
corporation or for work or other ser
vices actually rendered. Any stock
holder may sell, assign or transfer hi
stock in this corporation. No transfe,
of stock shall be made unless tn,
same is transferred on the books of thi
corporation at it's office. This corpo
ration may commence doing business
and shall become going concern a
soon as five thousand dollars of it
capital stock shall have been subscrib
ed for and paid in. The board Of di
rectOrs shall have the right to deter
mine how much stock shall be issues
after the first five thousand dollars o
it's capital stock shall have been is
sued.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in and exer
cised by a board of three director
and their decisions and acts shall bin
this corporation. The first election
of the board of directors under thi
charter shall be at a meeting of tn
stockholders to be held on the frs
Monday in October 1909, and there
after the stockholders shall elect
board of directors on the first Monda
in October of each year, who sha
serve until their successors shall hav
been elected and qualified. TIL
board of directors shall elect fror
their number their officers. No pei
son shall be eligible as director G
hold any office Of this corporation VIII
is not stakeholder. During the ak
sence of the president, the vice pres
dent shall act and. preside in his steac
Notice of the election of the board c
directors shall be given in writing b
mail addressed to each sto ckholder &
his usual place of business ten day
prior to said election and the board c
directors shall appoint one of tn
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