St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-06-10
Charter of
THE CONVICTION LUMBER COM
PANY.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,

PANI.
United States of America,
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 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 body
polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to.
wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of said cor
poration shall be the COVINGTON
LUMBER COMPANY, and it's domi-
cile is hereby established at Coving-
ton. st. Tammany Parish, Louisiana;
and under it's corporate name said
corporation shall have power and
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sued; to make and use corporate
seal, and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive
| have purchase, improve ALLEVIATE
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 anc
establish bylaws, rules and regula
lions for the proper management
and regulation of it's affairs, as MAJ
be deemed necessary and proper, ant
the same to change and alter a
pleasure; and to do all other act
and things permitted by law, Or al
shall be necessary and proper tt
carry out the objects and purpose
of said corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with it
charter, shall exist and continue TO
a period of ninety-nine years iron
and after the date hereof.
The president, or in his absence
the vice president, or in the absenc
of both, the secretary, shall be tn
proper person upon whom citation
and other legal process shall be serv
ed.
/ ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes TO
which this corporation is organize
and the nature of the business to b
carried on by it, are hereby declare
, to be to operate and run sa'
mill or mills in the parish OF 5
Tammany, State of Louisiana, or elst
: where; to manufacture, transpol
! and sell lumber and it's by-products
to, lease, buy and sell timber 1ano
and other real estate; to carry on
general business for the manufactu1
: and sale of turpentine and rosin
! to conduct a general mercantile bus
ness or commissary, to build, own
lease and operate barges, lighter
: sail or steam vessels; to constru'
. maintain, own or lease and opera'
tramways or railroads for the tran
portation of logs, lumber and mercl
: andise, and generally to do all thing
:. that are necessary, incidental to {
s connected with the carrying on I
. said business. and the objects AZ
purposes hereinabove set forth.
- ARTICLE III.
Thescapital stock of this .corpor
ton is hereby fixed at the sum
five hundred thousand ($500,000.0(
= dollars, divided into and represente
:. by five thousand (5000) share of tt
par value of one hundred ($1OO.0t
j. dollars each, which stock may
O issued at rot less than par for cas-
0 or in payment or exchange for pro
erty or rights actually received
v purchased by said eorperatioH, pr
vided that all stock certificates sha
o be signed by the president and seer
tary of said corporation, and no sto'
v shall be issued unless the consider
/, i ton therefor has been received
J. said corporation.
Alltransfers of stock shall be ma
on the books of said company, at
Office on the surrender Of the certi
cate therefor.
No stakeholder shall have authe
ity or right to sell or otherwise d
pose of his. stock in whole or in Pc
without first giving the board of {
If rectors ten (10) days written mott
of his. intention or desire to dispo
S, of any of his stock or a part theI
l. of, and allowing the board of dire
tors or in it's default, any stockhol
T. er, the first opportunity of purchs
ing the stock.
This corporation shall common
" doing business as soon as ten Iko,
n. and 0,0O0.00) dollars of it's ca
h tai stock shall have" been subscrib
for and paid in, as above provide
ARTICLE ".
b. The corporate powers OF this g
n. poration shall be vested in and Z
ercised by board of directo
b, which shall consist of four "a sto<