The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-08-17
CHARTER
ar THE PAN,AMERICAN LUMBER AND
LAND COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH Vi oH'
,p.Ns CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

STATE OF DoOlsihNA'
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
n. II Known, That on this thirteenth
..v az July, in the year one tnousand Si,i mnne
@ya,sd and eleven, before me, william
nonSn a notary public in and Tor the
nn.,sN al orleans. State OF LOUISIANA, ouly
.smmissioned and quallned, ana IN tne
Sssnce Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally personal pa GS are here
ITO subscribed. all above the fnll age OF
e,o,ity who declared that awaiting them
sIyss 81 the provisions OF the genera Jaws
n this State relative TO the orsanlzat o,,d
" sornorations. they have covenanted ana
s.,ssd and do by these presents coVenanl
"a agree bind, form and constitute tneh
ss,ses as well as such other persons as ma
icin or hereafter become associated MIL
them, into corporation anu U Uuu9 p and
N law. for the objects and purposes anu tnf
a.asr the agreements and stipulations FOL
bwing, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
III. name and title OF the corporation
hereby formed is declared to be the ran
American Lumber and Land company anu
rnder that name IL shall have ana emo!
a. r,ghts advantages and privileges grant
"a n. law 10 corporations. 1t shall exist
for a period Of ninety-nine years from tnls
Ate and shall have power ana autnorlty
10 contract sue and be sued, make anu
use q corporate seal 1.-THE same 10 ehamse
A. oleasure) hold, receive, purchase, con
v,y mortgage hypOthecate or pledge prop
srty both real and personal; issue bonds,
notes and other obligations or hesotIapIe
Instruments; have and employ sucn man
ayers, directors; Officers, agents anu
a the said corporation may require MAKE
and establish such bylaws, rules and regu
htions for the corporate management , anu
control Of the affairs Of the corporation
% may be necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicie OF said corporation shall
n IN the CITY of New Orleans, State OF
louisiana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the president
and In the event Of his absenc or inaplllty
20 act from any cause, the same shaL pe
served upon the secretary Of this corpora
ton.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
evaporation Is organized and the nature VI
the business to be carried on by It. are
hereby declared to be as follows
To purchase, receive, own and hold mort,
uges, notes, debentures, shares OF caPitaii
stock, securities, obligations contracts, es
dences Of Indebtedness and other property
leres Of Individual owners thereof, to do
any and all acts and things tending 10 ~
crease the value Of the property at any
time held by the corporation;. to Issue
bonds and to secure the same by pledges
u deed Of trust or mortgage upon the
whole or any part Of the property held py
me corporation, and to sell or pledge sucn
bonds FOR proper corporate purposes;
) and when the board Of directors shall de,
termine, and In the promotion OF It's sala
corporate business to lease, purchase, hold,
I'll assign, mortgage and convey rear anu
pers0nsl property within and without tne
State Of Louisiana and in any part or the
World; to construct. execute, carry OUT,
equip, improve, work, develop, administer
manage or control in the State OF LOUISE
ana and elsewhere public works, lmprove-
nents and conveniences or all KINDS, IN
Gliding railways whether propelled py
steam, electricity. horse or other powerh
water, gas, electric works, terminals,
bridges, viaducts, canals, hotels, piers
vaarves and any and like works OF inter
al improvement, including sewerage, drain
~, sanitary, water, gas, electric lgnts
teiephone, telegraphic and power supply
Work, warehouses, markets, schools and co
rational Institutions and all other works
eonveniences Of public utility; to Apply
ueets DEGREES and concessions for, or IN
Nntion to the construction, execution, car
gnx out, equipment, management, ADMIN
nu1tion or control OF any works and CON
.s~scnSeH puDlC OF pTlNdtt, W
~. execute, carry out and dispose OF,
g otherwise turn TO account, the same 70
70 I'll and everything necessary, suitaoie
proper for the accomplishment OF any
y me purposes and attachments OF any OF
e objects hereinbefore enumerated, OF
sheh shall at any time appear for the
osnent OF the corporation capable OF oeins
01Fenientiy carried on In connection Win
- Above or calculate directly or indireet
- enhance the value OF; or render pronr
spie any of the corporations property or
tSnm Also to build and operate sawmilis'
ahing mills, and any kind Of WOODWORK,
pants for the manufacture or all anu
kind Of woods into merchantable PROD
20 operate same, and to construct dirt
100 and other things necessary Tor tne
Saouct Of a general milling and manurca.
~rmg business; for the manufacturing OF
-. SSoer. hths. shingles, sash, doors, BLINDS
sna wood into turned work and other mer,
unable products, and to buy ana sell
tsneral merchandise OF all kinds and to con-
ss the general merchandise business.
me corporation may conduct Its business
= ss. al Its branches, and have ne or more
''eee outside Of the State Of Louisiana
~ = any or all OF the several States and Ter
saSsles OF the United States of America,
IN tee District OF Columbia, and In
= Sr all Of the foreign countries ana
80 soio purchase, mortgage, convey, rea,
-. personal property In said state anu
ARTICLE Nv.
me capital stock OF this corporation
S, aLl be and Is hereby fixed at ten million
.srs $4,000, 00O.00), divided Into and
esented by one hundred thousand (lO0,-
~. ~ dollars (s1OO.6O) each, of which
Zny thousand shares shall be preferred
S~uauye Seyent "a per cent stock, ana
$1y thousand shares shall be common
~ which shall be paid for in cash In
49, manner, at such times and in such
Zoents as the board of directors may de-
or the same may be issued at not
= tnan par for services actually rendered,
Hvperty actually transferred to the cor
knsuon, such stock. when issued, shall be
paid and worcestershire. Transfers of
- Will not be recognized unless made
the books of the corporation by the
s--Ssaa or his duly authorized agent, and all
1eates Of stock shall be signed by such