The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-06-01
Charter Of the
Clifton Lumber Company.

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q on this 3rd day of May, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eleven, before me-
H. e. Smith, a Notary Public in ant
: for the Parish of Washington, State o.
1 Louisiana, duly commissioned, sworr
r and qualified, in the presence of the
, witnesses hereinafter named and I'm.
dersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing Themselves of the laws
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 such
persons as may hereafter join or be-
come associated with them, or with
their successors, into corporation,
for the objects and purposes and un-
der the conditions following to'wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the corporation shall
be "THE CLIFTON LUMBER CON-
PANY, and under that name shall
have and enjoy existence and success.
sion for a 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 the said
corporation shall hold and exercise all
uch powers and privileges as relates q
o the objects herein setforth, or that q
nay be necessary to carry on the 81
BUSINESS for which this corporation is Il
and which this corpora e]
ion may be permitted to hold and O.
xercise under the laws of this State. q
ARTICLE II. tt
The domicile of this corporation AZ
'all be at Clifton, Washington Parish til
ouisiana, where all citations, papers BY
I'd other legal process shall be served hi
Don the President, or in his absence. te
10 ice-President, or in the absence be
both the President and Vice Presi- tn
mt, ON the Secretary Treasurer. tic
ARTICLE iii. no
The objects and purposes for which y"
is corporation is established and the ~
ture of the business to be carried ~. ~.
by 1t, are declared to be: To pur- ~.
ase, acquire, lease or otherwise own "
nber and timbered lands; to pur. ~. ~
ase lease, own and operate saw. W..
lis, planning mills and shingle mills w. ~"
d to purchase, lease, own and ea>
crate all machinery necessary for ~. Jos
} operation of saw.mills, planning Quo saa
lis and single mills to manufac. qua
. Of all kinds of lumber, shingles, CIV
lbers and other products of timbers: w
purchase. lease, own and operate ~ :"
roads, tram roads and other con- o.'''
'ances necessary or incidental to ~
lvey the raw material to their pe4
Mt or to remove therefrom the 10y
lber, shingles or other manufac. wi
I'D material for the purpose Of SELL w., y:
same; to buy, manufacture and o ~.
all kinds of lumber, timbers and ooo'
'gies necessary for the carrying on . ~.
his business. ooe'
ARTICLE ".
he capital stock of this corporation :. -
be Five Thousand ($5ooo) Dollars, .an
ded into and represented by Fifty DuA'
'es OF Stock at the par value Of y. ,
Hundred Dollars each; said stock so.'
be paid for in cash at the time of '... .
or as the same is issued. s'"0'
anoa for ,rona.4,, .e....u age
ID ~ ruroh.saa ~, 49, objec
~ ~, yo.L -. 49, 49,. eo.p.4 ganiz
lily rendered. prov'
y stakeholder may sell, assign or o s :.
Ter his stock in this corporation, "ao ~
aking said transfer Oh books Of 90 W..
is corporation at its office. This pofs'
ess and shall heooma = so" corpo
I'm as soon as Two Thousand NV NV, =.