St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-05-20
.rp Charter of
THE COVINGTON LUMBER COM
PANY,
United States of America,
C41t~ &c

Parish of st. Tammany.
Be it known, that on this 29th
day of April, A. D., 1911. before me,
Harvey e. Ellis, notary public in
and for the parish of st. Tammany,
State of Louisiana, duly com mission
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, alf
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,
adm by these presents do covenant
and agree, and bind themselves as
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute a~body
polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said cor
poration shall be the COV1NGTON
LUMBER COMPANY, and its domi-
cile is hereby established at Coving-
ton. st. Tammany Parish, Louisiana;
and under it's 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, allenate,
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate, under its said
corporate name, property, real, per-
sonal and mixed; to- name and ap-
point such officers, directors, agents
and managers or employees as the
interest or convenience of said cor
poration may require; to make and
establish bylaws. rules and resula-
tions for the proper management
and regulation of it's affairs, as may
be deemed necessary and proper, ana
the sane to change and alter al
pleasure; and to do all other acts
and things permitted by law, or as
shall be necessary and proper TO
carry out the objects and purposes
of said corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner as
solved, in accordance with It's
charter, shall exist and continue for
a period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof.
The president, or in his absence
the president, or in the absence OF
both. the secretary shall be the
proper person upon whom citation
and other legal process shall be serV-
ed.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organizes
and the nature of the business to DC
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to be to operate and run q saw
mill or mills in the parish OF ST
Tammany, State of Louisiana, or else
where; to manufacture, transport
and sell lumber and its by-products
n lease. buy and sell timber lands
and other real estate; to carry on
general business for the manufacture
and sale of turpentine and rosln
Z tn conduct a general mercantile busl
ness or commissary, to build, own o.
lease and operate barges, lighters
call or steam vessels, to construc
maintain. own or lease and operate
tramways or railroads for the trans
portation of logs, lumber and merch
andise, and generally to do all things
that are necessary, Incidental TO q
connected with the CARRYING on 9
said business and the objects ant
nnrposes hereinaboye set forth.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion is hereby fixed at the sum Q
five hundred thousand $500 ,ooo.oo
dollars. divided into and represents {,
hy five thousaRa 10000 share OF tn
par value of one hundred tsloo.oo
dollars EACH. which stock may o