The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-05-11
Charter of the
Clifton Lumber Company.

Be it known and mbered that
on this 3rd day of May, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eleven, before ME,
NJ. I. Varnado, Notary Public in and
for the Parish Of Washington, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned, sworn
and qualified, in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and UNI
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 a 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 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
of both the President and Vice Presi-
dent, on the Secretary.Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by it, are declared to be: To pur-
chase, acquire, lease or otherwise own
timber and timbered lands; to pur-
chase lease, own and operate saw.
mills, planning mills and shingle mills
and to purchase, lease, own and
operate all machinery necessary for
the operation Of saw-mills, planning.
mills and shingle mills to manufac-
ture of all kinds Of lumber, shingles,
timbers and other products of tlmbers;
to purchase, lease, own and operate
railroads, tram roads and other con.
veyances necessary or incidental to
convey the raw material to their
plant or to remove therefrom the
lumber, shingles or other manufac-
tured material for the purpose of SELL
ing same; to buy, manufacture and
sell all kinds of lumber, timbers and
shingles necessary for the carrying on
OF this business.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be Five Thousand ($5000) Dollars,
divided into and represented by Fifty
Shares of Stock at the par value of
One Hundred Dollars each; said stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time of
subscription, or as the same is issued,
for not less than par, or in payment or
a.