The Caucasian., 1909-09-09
CHARTER
OF THE NATIONAL LUMBER AND
CREoSoTING COMPANY.

NJ Ill IVA 1lONAL LII MBER AND
CREOSoTING COMPANY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo,
Be it known that on this the 3rd day of
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, resident of the city of
Texarkana, Bowie County, State of
Texas, and ]. D. Groesbeck, a resident
of the City of FL Paso, County of El
Paso, State of Texas, and E. K Smith,
a resident of the City of Shreveport,
Caddo 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-
tute and organize themselves and their
successors and such other persons as
may hereafter be associated with them,
into 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 l.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be the NATIONAL LUM-
BER AND CREOSOTING COM
PANY, and under said name and title
said corporation shall have and enjoy
corporate existence for period O.
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
Iish, State of Louisiana, and all lega
Iprocess directed to said corporation
shall be served at said domicile thereo
lon the president of said corporation
and in his absence, then on one OF tn
4 vice presidents thereof, and in the alb
| sence of the president and all the VIC
presidents thereof, then on the secretar.
thereof, and in the absence of the pres
lident. and all the vice presidents an
the secretary thereof, then on the treas
urer thereof, and in the absence OF tn
| president and all the vice presidents an
the secretary and the treasurer thereo.
Then service shall be made at the offic
of said corporation in said City 9
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louislan;
according to law.
ARTICLE II.
The uses, purposes and objects to
which said corporation is chartered an
lorganized are hereby decared to be .
follows. to-wit: To buy, acquire, leas
e own. hold, sell and deal in, timbe
!, timber lands and timber rights IN tt
State of Louisiana, or in other STATE
: of the United States, or in foreie
countries. and to establish, buy, acqulr
1 construct, build, own, maintain, operat
conduct and carry on, saw mills ar
Inlan;ng mills, and to sell, ALLEVIATE az
d;soose of the same, in the State
ou;siana. or in other States OF t
United States, or in foreign countrie
/. land to buy, manufacture, deal in, al
4 sell, all kinds and grades OF lumber, al
i n do. conduct, maintain, operate al
carry on. general saw mill and planil
mill and lunber-businesse in the man
facture, buying, dealing in, and seiln
all kinds and grades of lumber IN t
State of Louisiana or in other States
the United States, or in foreign cou
I tries: and to buy, acquire, make, pr
duce. manufacture and deal in, and s.
railroad cross ties and bridge timbe
= nil;ne. telephone poles and telegra
Inoles and all kinds of timber and Il
est products, in the State OF Loulsiai
or in other States of the United Stat
Tor in foreign countries. and to establl
buy, acquire, construct, build, o'
maintain, operate and carry on, q
sell. alienate and dispose of, creosot
works and creosoting plants and est
I1ishments for applying the processes
Icreosoting and other processes Tor
preservation of railroad cross ties
bridge tinlbers, piling and teleph
poles and telegraph poles, and
Ig kinds of wood, timber and
a1l lest products, and to do, cond
~ own, maintain, operate and carry
general creosoting and wood preserV
%. businesses for the creosoting OF
Tread cross ties and bridge timbers,
- inc. and telephone poles and telegr
Inoles. and all kinds of wood, timber
forest products, in the State OF 10
ti,na. or in other States OF the Tn
g States, or in foreign countries; at1e
ccnnection with, and in furtherance
- -, ,,,;t1 and nlanirp mill and