The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-05
CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL LUMBER AND
CREOSOTING COMPANY.


Leonard, clerk First Judicial District
Court and ex-oficio recorder and no.
tary public in and for Caddo Parish,
State of Louisiana, personally appeared
J. ]. Logan, resident of the city of
Iexarkana, Bowie County, State of
Texas, and J. D. Groesbeck, a resident
Iof the City of FL Paso, County of FL
Paso, State of Texas, and E. K Smith,
a resident of the City of Shreveport,
Caddo PaNsh, 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-
tute and organize themselves and their
successors and such other persons as
may hereafter be associated with them,
| into a private corporation I'M
der the name and title, and
| for the uses, objects and pur-
poses, and under the terms, conditions,
covenants, stipuIations and provisions as
hereinafter mentioned and set forth in
this charter and act of incorporation.
ARTICLE I.
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
ninety-nine 900 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 domicile thereof
on the president of said corporation,
and in his absence, then on one of the
vice presidents thereof, and in the abb
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 II.
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,
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, maintain, 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 lumber-businesses in the manu-,
facture, buying, dealing in, and selling
ali kinds and grades of lumber III the
/ State of Louisiana or in other States Of
| the United States, or in foreign coun,
tries; and to buy, acquire, make, pro-
dace. 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.
lest products, 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
maintain, operate and carry on, ane
SELL ALLEVIATE and dispose of, creosotins
works and creosoting plants and estab
Ilishments for applying the processes o.
creosot:ug and other processes for tht
nreser ltion of railroad cross ties ane
bridge timbers, piling and telephone
poles and telegraph poles, and al
kinds of wood, timber and for
est products, and to do, conduct
own, maintain. operate and carry on
general creosoting and wood preserving
businesses for the creosoting of rail
read cross ties and bridge timbers, pill
inc, and telephone poles and telegraph
poles, and all kinds of wood, timber ant
forest products, in the State of Louis
if.rla. or iii other States of the Unitec
States. or in foreign countries; and II
connection with, and in furtherance OF
said saw mill and planning mill and lum
Der businesses, and said creosotinl
businesses, and in connection Herewith
to buy, acquire, construct, build, own
maintain and operate, conduct and carr,
on logging roads and tram roads ope
rated by steam or other motive power
md in connection with the conduct AM