The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-08-06
CHARTER
Hart Behrens Lumber Com
pany, Limited
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. |
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

Be it known that on this DIST day
June, A. ID. 1910. before me, Ray Wat.
son. a Notary Public in and for the
parish of Grant. State of Louisiana.
duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared L. O.
Hart, r. q Hart. Mrs. Maggie A.
Evans, all residents of the parish OF
Grant, and G. j. Behrens, a residen
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
by 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 aud organize
themselves into and constitute n
corporation under the laws of the
State OF Louisiana for the purpose
and under the stipuiations and agree
ments hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed. which they hereby adopt as
their charter or articles of incorpors
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 it shall have and
enjoy corporate existence and sue
cession for term of twenty i've %
years from and after the date of this
act; to contract, sue and he sued;
to make and use n 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. az 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 Ia WIS, rules and regu-
lations for the proper management
of the affairs of this corporation as
may be necessary and proper. the
same to alter at pleasure, and gener-
ally. to do and perform such acts as
may be proper and necessary to car
ry out and execute the purposes of
this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for w hich
this corporation Is formed and the
general nature of the business to he
carried on by 1t are declared 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
mo fc
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
teriai. to ESTABLISH and conduct lum-
Der 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 as may be
needfnl and necessary to carry on
the business of the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The dOmicile OF this corporation |
and it's 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
The capital stock ~ this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Fifty Thou
sand $3.50, 100000 Dollars, divided
into five hundred 5000 shares of the
par value of One Hundred $500 OO)
Dollars each, which shares shall he
paid for i'm cash. or it's equivalent, at
such times and in such amounts. as
the Board OF Directors may determ-
inc; and the said stock may he issu-
ed at not less than par IN payment
Df property received or purchased 10y
said corporation, or for labor done
DR. money actually received. Pro- +
vided. however, that no stock shall
be issued by said corporation until
payment therefor has been made ac-
,ording to the previous provision of
his article.
This corporation may commence
business under it's corporate name
as soon as Forty Thousand ($4O,-
'O0.O0) Dollars OF it's capital stock
hall have been subscribed and paid
or.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this
shall be vested in and
Exercised by the Board Of Directors,
o be composed OF three CD stock {
folders of this corporation, ma
ority OF whom shall constitute "a q
Quorum for the transaction OF bust &
less. The first hoard of directors
hall consist OF T. q. Hart. G. j. Behr-
us and r. G. Hart, stockholders of {
his corporation.
The board of directors shall hold e
flee until the first Tuesday of June, I
9l1, or until their successors shall | /
e elected. The said directors shall 9