The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-05-25
Charter Of the
Clifton Lumber Company.


" Nine Hundred and Eleven, before m,
H. Z. Smith, Notary Public in an
% for the Parish of Washington, State c
II Louisiana, duly commissioned, swor
. and qualified, in the presence of tn
. witnesses hereinafter named and un
u dersigned, personally came and an
It peared the persons whose names ar
:. hereunto subscribed, who declare,
o that availing themselves of the law
of Louisiana relative to the organiza
ton of corporations, they have formed
and by these presents form and con
stitute themselves, as we'll as all sucl
persons as may hereafter join or be
come associated with them, or With
their successors, into a corporation
for the objects and purposes and IN.
der the conditions following to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the corporation shall
be "THE CLIFTON LUMBER COM.
PANY, and under that name shall
have and enjoy existence and success
sion for period and term of Ninety
nine years, unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with law, or by consent
of the stockholders as hereinafter
provided.
Under this name this corporation
shall have power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use corporate seal and to alter
same at pleasure; to hold, receive,
have, purchase, ALLEVIATE, pledge,
mortgage, hypothecate under said
corporate name, property, real, per-
sonal and mixed; to name and ap-
point such officers, directors, agents,
managers or other employees as the
interest or business OF this corpora
ton may require, and to make and
establish such bylaws, rules, and
regulations, for the proper manage
ment of its affairs as it may deem
necessary and proper; and tho said
corporation shall hold and exercise all
such powers and privileges as relates
to the objects herein setforth, or that |
may be necessary to carry on the |
business for which this corporation is
established and which this corpora
ton may be permitted to hold and
exercise under the laws of this State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be at Clifton, Washington Parish
Louisiana, where all citations, papers
and other legal process shall be served
upon the President, or in his absence.
The Vice. President, or in the absence
IT both the President and Vice. Presi-
lent, on the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is established and the
nature OF the business to be carried
m by it, are declared to be: To pur-
'hase, acquire, lease or otherwise own
imber and timbered lands; to pur-
hase lease, own and operate saw :,
Mills, planning. mills and shingle mills =
nd to purchase, lease, own and
perate all machinery necessary for =
he operation of saw-mills, planning .
Mills and shingle- mills to manufac- :.
ure Of all kinds of lumber, shingles, =
imbers and other products of tlmbers; n
0 purchase, lease, own and operate =
tram roads and other con-
eyances necessary or incidental to -
onvey the raw material to their =,
liant or to remove therefrom the :.
timber, shingles or other manufac- r
'red material for the purpose of SELL v
g same; to buy, manufacture and q,
Ill all kinds of lumber, timbers and -
'ingles necessary for the carrying on ~
this business. ~
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation =.
all be Five Thousand ($5O00) Dollars, 49,
vided into and represented by Fifty ~
'ares of Stock at the par value of ".
1e Hundred Dollars each; said stock ~
all be paid for in cash at the time of w.
Inscription, or as the same is issued, y.
not less than par, or in payment or ~
change for property actually re- y" -
wed or purchased by this corpora ~
N, or for work or other services 8"
tually rendered. p'
Any stockholder may sell, assign or ~
nsfer his stock in this corporation, ~
making said transfer on books of ~
this corporation at its office. This ~
'poration may commence doing
'iness and shall become going w.
lcern as soon as Two Thousand -: ~.
liars of it0 caDital stock has hoon "''