The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1911-05-18
Charter of the
Clifton Lumber Company

Re it known and remembered that \
on this 3rd day of May, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Eleven, before me, :
r. Z. Smith, Notary Public in ana !
for the Parish of Washington, State OF
louisiana, duly commissioned sworn
and qualified, in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and uh'
dersiyned, 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 organ'za-
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 De-
come associated with them, or w'th
their successors, into corporation
for the objects and purposes and ""'
der the conditions following to-wlt:
ARTICLE l.
The name of the corporation snail
be "rHE CLIFTON LUMBER COM.
PANY, and under that name sha'
have and enjoy existence and success
sion for 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
t shall have power and authority TO
contract. sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and to alter
same at pleasure; to hold, receive
u have, purchase, ALLEVIATE, pledge;
Y mortgage, hypothecate under salo
# corporate name, property, real' per-
T. sonal and mixed; to name and ap'
! point such officers, directors, agents
y managers or other employees as the
H. interest or business OF this corpora
e ton may require, and to make an'
h establish such bylaws, rules, an'
- regulations, for the proper manage
ment of its affairs as it may deem
" necessary and proper; and the SAL
IS cornoration shall hold and exercise a
ID such powers and privileges as relate
to the objects herein setforth' or tina
h NAV be necessary to carry on tn
= business for which this corporation
~ established and which this corpora
Is ton may be permitted to hold an
exercise under the laws of this Stat
81. ARTICLE II.
et The domicile of this corporate
shall be at Clifton, Washington Paris
Louisiana, where all citations, pape
- and other legal process shall be serve
" upon the President, or in his absenc
the Vice President, or in the absen
of both the President and Vice Pre-
dent, on the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
or The objects and purposes for viii
am this corporation is established and
lck nature of the business to be carr
up on by it, are declared to be: TO p'
hly chase, acquire, lease or otherwise 0
IDS timber and timbered lands; to p'
chase lease, own and operate sa
his mills, planning mills and shingle m
be and to purchase, lease, own g
operate all machinery necessary
the operation of saw-mills, plan'
mills and single mills to manu-
d. ture of all kinds of lumber, shing
timbers and other products of t'mbt
to purchase, lease, own and ope'
railroads, tram roads and other c
II OF veyances necessary or incidental
convey the raw material to t
plant or to remove therefrom
"a. lumber, shingles or other manu-
tured material for the purpose OF
Dom ing same; to buy, manufacture
onth sell all kinds of lumber, timbers
cash shingles necessary for the carryl"
of this business.
ARTICLE w.
"A. The capital stock of this corpora