St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-24
Act of Incorporation of
CREEK TURPENTTNE
COMPANY.
State of Louisiana,
state or LOUISIANA,
Parish CT St. Tammany,

Parish CT st. Tammany,
Town of Covington.
Be 1t known, That on this, the
18th day of the month of December,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and ten, and of the
Independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and thirty
fifth; be fore me, Fred J. Heintz, Jr.,
notary public. duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the town,
parish and State aforesaid, therein
residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who
declare that, availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this
state relative to the formation and
organization of corporations. they
have covenanted and agreed and do,
by these presents, covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as we'll as those
who may hereafter become associat-
ed with them, to form themselves
into a corporation for the objects
and purposes, with the name and
under the stipulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be MORANT CREEK
TURPENTINE COMPANY, and, by
said corporate name it shall have
succession and enjoy existence for q
period of ninety-nine years, unless
sooner dissolved, in the manner pro-
vided by law, and the articles of this
charter; and, under said corporate
name it shall have power and author
ity to contract, sue and be sued. to
make and use a corporate seal, the
same to alter or break at pleasure;
to make all necessary rules and regu-
lations for its corporate manage
/ ment and control, and shall have and
| enjoy all the rights, privileges and
immunities which are now conferred
| upon, or may hereafter be granted
| to, corporations of the same kind
| and character
ARTICLE IL.
The domicile of this corporation,
shall be in the town of Covington
State of Louisiana, and all citation
and other legal process shall b,
served upon the president, or, in hi
absence or inability to act, upon an,
other officer OF the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes TO
which this corporation is organizes
are hereby declared to be to engag
in producing and manufacturing O
turpentine, rosin, rosin oil, pine ia
and all other naval stores products
to buy and sell turpentine. rosir
rosin oil, pine tar and all othe navs
stores products; to buy and sell ret
estate, turpentine privileges, leases
timber for saw mill purposes and a
other commodities connected wit
naval stores; to acquire, by lease {
otherwise, timber, and to own, leas
and operate turpentine farms an
; stills; to buy and sell merchandis
of all classes; to borrow and loa
money and secure same by moftgag
pledge or other form of security; an
when in ecessary needs its busines
, may acquire, by purchase, lease
, otherwise, and may operate tran
ways, railroads, tank cars, terIaina
, landings, steambo and other wat
craft, but not as common carrie
and to operate saw mills.
ARTICLE Nv.
f The capital of thic corporate
e shall be fifty thousand ($50,0O0,0t
G dollars, divided into five hundr'
/ (5O0) shares, of the par value; of OF
: hundred ($1O0.00) dollars each, 50
e stock shall be issued only for cas-
e or in payment of property OF servic
f actually received by or rendered
b said corporation. This corporate
: shall commence business and becor