St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-05-27
Charter of
THE CONVICTION LUMBER COM

United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.
Be it known, that on this 26th
day of May, A. D., 1911, before me,
Harvey E. Ellis, notary public in
and for the parish of st. Tammany,
State of Louisiana, duly commission
ed 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 residents of st.
Tammany parish, Louisiana, who
severally declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this State, relative to cor
porations and their organization,
they have covenanted and agreed,
and by these presents de covenant
and agree, and bind themselves as
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute body
polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to-
wit:
Article l.
The name sna title of said cor
poration shall be thesCOVINGTON
LUMBER COMPANY, and it's domi-
cile is hereby established at Coving-
ton, 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 a corporate
seal, and the same to break ano
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive
have purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypotheeate, under Its sale
corporate name, property, real. per
sonal and mixed; to name and ap
point sucHfficers, directors, agent
and managers or employees as tn
interest or convenience of said cor
operation may require; to make an
establish bylaws, rules and regula
tons for the proper management
and regulation OF It's affairs, as ma
Ebe deemed necessary and proper, an
! the same to change and alter a
pleasure; and to do all other act
and things permitted by law, or
shall be necessary and proper t
carry out the objects and purpose
of said corporation.
/ Said corporation unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with it
charter, shall exist and continue fe
a period of ninety-nine years frol
and after the date hereof.
The president, or in his absenc'
the vice president, or in the absent
If both, the secretary, shall be tt
proper person upon whom citatio
and other legal process shall be ser
ed.
y ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes II
which this corporation is organize
and the nature of the business to
| carried on by it, are hereby declare
to be to operate and run sa
| mill or mills in the parish Of :
Cammany, State of Louisiana, or els
, | where; to manufacture, transpo
, | md sell lumber and it's by-product
o lease, buy and sell timber Ian
md other real estate; to carry on
! general business for the manufactu
| md sale of turpentine and rosi
conduct a general mercantile bu
: I less or commissary, to build, own
ease and operate barges, ligthe
| :ail or steam vessels; to constrt
-. | maintain, own or lease and opera
.ramways or railroads for the tral
oortation of logs, lumber and Nero
: andise, and generally to do all thin
$ that are necessary, incidental to
connected with the carrying on
said business and the objects a
y purposes hereinabove set forth.
70 ARTICLE III.
J. The capital stock of this corpo
lie ton is hereby fixed at the sum
W five hundred thousand $500, 0O0.O
70 dollars, divided into and represent
o. by five thousand 10000 share of
i'd par value of one hundred ($1G0.C
a dollars each, which stoek may
h issued at not lvsa than par for ca
or in payment or exchange for pr
lie erty or rights actually received
n purchased by said corporation, ?
1e vided that all stock certificates 81
re be signed by the president and SCI
be tary of said corporation, and no St
~ shall be issued unless the conside
% ton therefor has been received
mt said corporation.
CHI All transfers of stock shall be m
ill on the books of said company, at
us Office on the surrender of the Ger
rs cate therefor.
No ctockhofder shalt have anti