The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-09-28
CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL LUMBER AND
CREOSOTING COMPANY.

September A. D 1909, before me, F. A.
Leonard, clerk First Judicial District
Court and ex-officio recorder and no
tary public in and for Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, personally appeared
J. T. Logan, a resident of the city of
Texarkana, Bowie County, State of
Texas, and J. D. Groesbeck, a resident
of the City of FL Paso, County of FL
Paso, State of Texas, and E. K. Smith,
resident of the City of Shreveport,
Caddo Passh, State of Louisiana, who
declared that awaiting 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, constl-
tute and organize themselves and, their
successors and such other persons as
may hereafter be associated with them,
into a private corporation un-
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 |.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the NATIONAL LUM-
BIER AND CREOSOTING COM
PANY, and under said name and title
said corporation shall have and enjoy
corporate existence for a period OF
ninety-nine (oo) years from the date
hereof and the domicile of said cor
poration is hereby fixed and established
at the City of Shreveport, Caddo Par
ish, 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 in his absence, then on one of the
vice presidents thereof, and in the alb
sence 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
of said corporation in said City of
Shreveport. Caddo Parish, Louisiana,
according to law.
ARTICLE H.
The uses, purposes and objects Tor
which said corporation is chartered and
organized are hereby declared to be as
follows, to-wit To buy, acquire, lease,
own, hold, sell and deal in, timber,
timber lands and timber rights in the
State of Louisiana, or in other States
of the United States, or in foreign
countries, and to establish, buy, acquire,
construct, build, own, maintaE in, operate,
conduct and carry on, saw mills and
planning mills, and to sell, ALLEVIATE and
dispose 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
sell. all kinds and grades of lumber, and
| TO do, conduct, maintain, operate and
carry on. general saw mill and planning
mill and 1un1ber-business in the manu-
facture, buying, dealing in, and selling
ali kinds and grades of lumber in the
State of Louisiana or in other States OF
the United States, or in foreign coun-
tries: and to buy, acquire, make, pro-
duce. manufacture and deal in, and sell,
railroad cross ties and bridge timbers,
piling. telephone poles and telegraph
poles and all kinds of timber and for
est products, in the State Of Louisiana
Tor in other States of the United States
or in foreign countries; and to establish
buv acquire, construct, build, own
maintain, operate and carry on, and
sell. ALLEVIATE and dispose OF, creosotlns
works and creosoting plants and estab'
llishments for applying the processes Of
creosot:ug and other processes for the
preser ltion of railroad cross ties anc
bridge tifnbers, piling and telephone
poles and telegraph poles, and al
kinds Of wood, timber and Tor
est products, and to do, conduct
Town. maintain. operate and carry on
general creosoting and wood preserving
businesses for the creosoting OF ran
Tread cross ties and bridge timbers, Pill
line, and telephone poles and telegraph
lpoles, and all kinds of wood, timber ailt
/ forest products, in the State of LOUIS
li.na. or in other States of the Unite'
/ States. or in foreign countries; and Il
connection with, and in furtherance o.
said saw mill and planning mill and lun
Der businesses, and said creosotin
| businesses, and in connection therewitf
| to buy, acquire, construct, build, oWf
maintain and operate, conduct and carr
an logging roads and tram roads ope
-4.a.,, - other motive DOWer