The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-11
CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL LUMBER AND
cREosoTiNG COMPANY.

egSplTADef "A. ~. 1900, before me F. A.
leonard, clerk First Judicial District
Court and ex-oficio recorder and no
tary public in and for Caddo Parish
state OF Louisiana, personally appeared
!. 7. Logan, a resident of the city of
Iexarkana, Bowie County. State of
Texas, and J. D. Groesbeck. resident
OF the City of Fl Paso, County of FL
Paso, State of Texas, and E. K. Smith,
2 resident Of the City of Shreveport,
laddo Parish, State of Louisiana, who
declared that availing themselves of the
provisions of the Constitution and laws
OF the State of Louisiana in relation to
the organization of private corporations,
they DO by these presents form, consti-
tiite and organize themselves and their
successors and such other persons as
may hereafter be associated with them,
INTO private corporation I'M
der the name and title, and
for the uses, objects and pur-
poses, and under the terms, conditions,
covenants, stipulations and provisions as
hereinafter mentioned and set forth in
this charter and act of incorporation.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the NATIONAL LUM-
Der AND CREOSOTING COM
PANY, and under said name and title
said corporation shall have and enjoy
corporate existence for a period of
nilety-nine (oo) years from the date
hereof and the domicile of said cor
poration is hereby fixed and established
al the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
isll, State of Louisiana, and all legal
process directed to said corporation
shall be served at said donicile thereof
on the president of said corporation,
and III his absence, then on one of the
vice presidents thereof, arid in the abb
senee of the president and all the vice
presidents thereof, then on the secretary
thereof, and in the absence of the pres
ident, and all the vice presidents and
the secretary thereof, then on the treas
urer thereof, and in the absence Of the
president and all the vice presidents and
The secretary and the treasurer thereof.
then service shall be made at the Office
~ said corporation in said City of
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
{ according to law.
ARTICLE IL
The uses, purposes and objects for
which said corporation is chartered and
organized are hereby declared to be as
follows. to-wit To buy. acquire, lease,
49, hollA sell and deal in, timber,
timber 81 and timber rights in the
Stare of louisiana Of in other States
81 the United States, or in foreign
Countries, ana to establish, by, acquire,
construct. build, own. maintain, operate,
conduct and carry on, saw mills and
planina mills, and to SELL ALLEVIATE and
slispose Of the same, in the State OF
Louisiana. or in other States Of the
United States, or in foreign countries
and to buy, manufacture, deal in, and
self. all kinds and grades OF lumber, and
fo do. conduct, maintain, operate and
rarrv ID. general saw mill and planning
mill and ltnber-businesses in the manu-
facture. buying, dealing in, and selling
ali kinds and grades of lumber IN the
state If Louisiana or in other States OF
the United States, or in foreign cour1-
tries and to buy, acquire, make, pro-
!. dnee. manufacture and deal IN, and sell,
railroad cross ties and bridge titnbers,
piliilp. telephone poles and telegraph
nales and all kinds of timber and for
~ PRODUCTS ii the State of Louisiana,
III i, other States of the United States,
or sn foreign countries; and to establish
h,sv acquire. construct, build. own,
maintain, operate and carry on, and
sell. ALLEVIATE and dispose of, creosoting
works and creosoting plants and estab-
IisHn7elits Tor applying the processes -ee
creosoting and other processes for the
observation of railroad cross ties and
sa3e timbers, piling and telephone
nles and telegraph poles, and all
as 81 wood. timber and for
products, and to do, conduct
maintain, operate and carry on,
al creosoting and wood preserving
businesses for the creosoting Of rail-
road cross ties and bridge timbers. pill
he. and telephone poles and telegraph
poIes. and all kinds OF wood, timber and
forest products, in the State Of Louis
lna. IL ii other States Of the United
States. or in foreign countries and IN
connection with. and in furtherance OF,
asd saw mil and planning mill and lrrl-
bsr businesses, and said creosoting
businesses. and in connection Herewith,
Is buy. acquire. construct build, own,
rissstaiiI and operate, conduct and carry
on logging roads and tram roads ope-