St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-06-18
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CONVICTION SAW MILL AND MANUFACTURING
.., COMPANY.

United States of America, State of Louisiana
Parish of St. Tammany.
! BE IT KNOWN, That on this, the 31st day of
May, A. D., 1910, before me, Harvey E. Ellis. a
notary public in and for the Parish of St. Tam
many, State of Louisiana duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, all of full age and resi-
dents of St. Tan1fnany Parish, Louisiana, who
severally declared, that availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this State relative
to corporations and their organization, they
have covenanted and agreed, and by these pres
ents do covenant and agree, and bind them
selves as well as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them, to form
and constitute body polite in law, for the pur-
poses and objects, and under the stipuIations
articles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corporation shall be
the
CONVICTION SAW MILL AND MANUFAC-
TURING COMPANY,
and it's domicile is hereby established at Cow
ington, st. Tammany Parish Louisiana; and
under its corporate name, said corporation shall
have power and authority to contract sue and
be sued; to make and use corporate SEAL and
the same to break and alter at pleasure; to hold,
receive, have, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE con-
vey, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage and hy-
pothecate, under its said corporate name prop
point such officers, directors, agents and man
A.
venience of said corporation may require; to
make and establish bylaws rules and regula-
tions for the proper management and regula-
ton of its affairs, as may be deemed necessary
and proper, and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to all other acts and things per-
mitted by law, as shall may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and purposes
of said corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner dissolved in
cordance with its charter, shall exist and con-
tinue for period of ninety-nine years from and
after the date hereof.
The president or in his absence the vice-presi
dent, or in the absence of both. the secretary
shall be the proper person upon whom citation
and other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes for which this
poration is organized and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it, are hereby de-
clared to be to operate and run saw mill or
mills in the Parish of st. Tammany, State of
Louisiana, or elsewhere, to manufacture. trans
port and sell lumber and its by-products; to
lease buy and sell timber lands and other real
estate: to carry on a general business for the
manufacture and sale of turpentine and rosin;
to conduct a general mercantile business or
commissary; to build, own or lease and operate
barges, lighters, sail or steam vessels; to con-
struct, maintain own or lease and operate tram
ways or railroads for the transportation of logs,
lumber and merchandise, and generally to do all
things that are necessary, incidental to or con-
nected with the carrying on of said business snd
the objects and purposes hereinabove set forth
ARTICL III.
The capital stock OF this corporation is hereby
fixed at the sum OF Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand $3.50, 100000 Dollars, divided into and
represented by two thousand five hundred
t25o0) shares of the par value of One Hundred
SOD o} Dollars each, which stock may be issued
at not less than par for cash, or in payment or
exchange for property or rights actually re-
ceived or purchased by said corporation, pro-
vided that all stock certificates shall be signed
by the president and secretary of said corpora
ton, and no stock shall be issued unless the con-
sideration therefor has been received by said
corporation.
All transfers Of stock shall be made on the
books Of said company. at its Office, on the sur
render of the certificate therefor
No stockholder shall have authority or right
to sen or otherwise dispose of his stock in whole
or in part without first giving the Board of