The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-07-23
CHARTER
Hart Behrens Lumber Com
pany, Limited
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. \
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OF THE

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duly commissioned aud qualified,
and In the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared L. O.
Hart, X. q Hart. Mrs. Maggie A..
Evans, all residents of the parish of
Grant, and G. j. Behrens. a resident
of the City of st. Louis. State of
Missouri. who declared that. avail
ing themselves of the provisions of
the laws of this State relative to the
formation Of corporations, they do
bv these presents for themselves.
their associates. SUCCESSORS and as-
signs, as well as such other persons
| who may hereafter become associ-
ated with them. form and organize
themselves into and constitute n
corporation under the laws of the
State of Louisiana for the purpose
and under the stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed. which they hereby adopt as
their charter or articles Of incOrpor-
alton. to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title OF this corpor-
alton shall he the Hart Behrens Lum-
Der Company, Limited, and under the
corporate name 1t shall have and
enjoy corporate existence and sue
cession for a term of twenty five 25)
years from and after the date of this
act: to contract. sue and he sued;
to make and use ~ corporate seal
and the same to break and change
at pleasure; TO hold in fee or other
wise receive. lease. purchase. alien
ate and convey. us well as to mort
gage. hypotbecate and to pledge
property. real and personal; to issue
stocks and bonds therefor; to name
and appoint such managers. direc-
tors, officers or agents as the inter-
est Of said corporation may require:
to establish by la WIS, rules and regu-
latiODs for the proper management
Of the affairs of this corporation az
may he necessary and proper. the
same to alter at pleasure. and gener-
ally. to do aud perform such acts as
may be proper and necessary tn car
ry out and execute the purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is formed and the
general nature of the business to he
/
to manufacture all kinds of rough
and dressed lumber, and the same to
sell both at wholesale and retail; to
acquire. construct and operate saw
mills or manufacturing establish
ments necessary and convenient to
carry ON the purposes of this cor
pOratiOn; to buy and sell both at
wholesale and retail, all kinds Of
lumber. shingles and building ma
terial; to establish and conduct lunl-
her yards; to buy and sell, hold and
lease real estate. stumpage and logs,
and to construct. acquire and Oper-
ate such tram ways, railroads and
logging roads operated by steam or
other power necessary to- conduct
the business for which this corpora
ton was organized, to conduct such
stores and commissaries ny may I've
needful and necessary to>carry on
the business OF the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The dumicile of this corporation
and its principal place of business
shall be at Bentley. In the parish of
Grant. State of Louisiana.
The President of this corporation.
and In his absence the Vice President.
and in the absence of both of them.
the Secretary. are designated as the
officers upon whom service of eta
ton or of any other legal process
shall be made.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Fifty Thou
sand $3.50, 900. 0O) Dollars, divided
into five hundred 5000 shares of the
par value of One Hundred $500 OO)
Dollars each. which shares shall be
paid for In cash. or its equivalent, at |
such times and in such amounts as
the Board of Directors NAV determ-
inc; And the said stock may I've issu-
ed at not less than par In payment |
of property received or purchased by |
said corporation. or for labor done |
or money actually received. Pro-
vided. however. that no stock shall |
be issued by said corporation until |
payment therefor has been made ac-
cOrding to the previous provision OF
this article.
This corporation may commence
business under it's corporate name
as soon as Forty Thousand ($4O.-
0O0.00J Dollars of it's capital stock |
shall have been subscribed and paid |
for.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this
shall be vested in and
exercised by the Board of Directors.
to he composed of three (3l stock
holders of this corporation, ma
jOrity OF whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of bust
ness The first hoard of diractors
shall consist of Il. o. Hart. G. J. Behr-
ems and r. 6. Hart, stockholders of
this corporation.
The board of directors shall hold
office until the first Tuesday of June,
1911, or until their successors shall
be elected. The said directors shall
be elected annually on the first Tues
day of June In each year. All such
elections shall be held by ballot and
shall be held at the Office of the cor
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