The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-11-02
Charter of the
McCreary Lumber Company
State of Louisiana i
Parish of w ashingtOn.

Parish OF w aSnlnglON
Be it known and remembered that
before me, Magee W. OFT, Notary
Public, in and for Washington Parish,
Louisiana, duly qualified, personally
came and appeared the undersigned,
who declared to me, said Notary, that,
availing themselves of the laws OF the
State of Louisiana, relative to the
organization of corporations, they
have formed and by these presents 40
form and constitute themselves as we'll
as any other persons as may hereafter
ioin them or their successors, into a
corporation, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the following condi-
tons, to-wit:
| ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE McCREARY LU NJ Der
COMPANY, and under that name it
shall have and enjoy succession and
existence for the term of Ninety nine
years, unless sooner dissolved in
accordance with law or by consent OF
the stockholders in the manner here
matter provided. Under the said
name, this corporation shall have the
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use cor
porate seal, and to alter the same at
their pleasure; to hold, purchase,
: ALLEVIATE, pledge, mortgage and hypo-
cate under the said corporate name
+ property real, personal and mixed;
, to name and appoint such officers,
. directors, agents managers or other
), employees as the business of this cor
IS poration may require, and to make and
8 establish such rules and bylaws fol
the management of its affairs as may
be deemed necessary and expedlent
# and the said corporation shall hold
!. exercise all such powers and privl'
leges as relate to the objects herel'
, set forth or that may be necessary ane
incidental to carry on the business to-
which this corporation is established
not prohibited by the laws OF TIL
State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be at Franklinton, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, where all citation
and other legal processes of whateVe
nature shall be served upon the Presl
dent, or in his absence or inability
: the Vice-president, in the absence o
d both of said officers, the Secretary, o
Q such other officer, agent or employe
l. in accordance with the laws OF tn
J., State of Louisiana, which now obtal
J, or may be hereafter enacted.
le ARTICLE III.
# The objects and purposes for whic
this corporation is established and tn
nature of the business to be carried o
l. by it are declared to be:
'e To own and operate a saw mil
g planning mill, single mill: and a
kinds of machinery for the purpose
~ the manufacture of timber and timbe
products of all kinds; to buy and Sc
Of logs, timber or timber products
whatever nature; to own, operat
buy and sell real estate, both urba
and rural, of all descriptions; to owl
operate and maintain a power plan
of to furnish power for all purposes, sue
as the manufacture of ice or any 9th
article of commerce.: to genera
electric power, etc.; to acquire, oW
and dispose of franchises and priv
leges Of municipal corporations in
far as the same may be necessary
- incidental to the conduct Of its bus
ut ness; to own, operate and mainta
oe railroads, tram roads, and other mea
us of transportation should the condu
ed of the business, so require; to NAL
a y, any contract of sale, lease that mi
Il. be found conductive to the interest
at this corporation. And in general
do all acts of whatsoever natu
j necessary or incidental to the prop
IL conduct of the said business.
= ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporate
shall be Twenty Thousand $4,000
Of Dollars. divided into and represent
o. by Two Hundred (2OO) shares Of sto
to the par value of One Hundred ($l
Dollars per share; said stock to
io' paid in cash at the time Of subscri
ton or as it is issued, and it shall n
be sold or issued at less than its p
value for cash or in exchange
property actually received or pu
chased by the corporation OF for wo
ne actually performed. No transfer
OF stock shall in any wise bind this &C