The herald., 1911-04-20
CHARTER
OF THE ROBINSON TIE & TIMBER
COMPANY.

| our Lord, one thousand. nine hundred a
| eleven, and of the independence OF [
| United States of America the one hundr
and thlrty-siXth: before me, W. MOrg
| Gurley, a Notary Public, duly cmmisSin
and qualified in and for the Parish of {
! leans State OF Louisiana, and in the pr,
| ence Of the witnesses hereinafter named Al
| undersigned, personally came and appear
| the persons whose names are hcrcuntO 81
Scribed, who declared that, availing the
| selves of the laws Of this state relative
| the organization of corporations, and [
provisions of the constitution of this Sa
state, have covenanted and agreed, and
| by these presents. covenant and agree, oh
| gate and bind themselves as well as Su
| persons as may hereafter become ASSOCIATE
with them or body polite, under the T,
lowing articles which they adopt as the
Charter, tO-wit.
ARTICLE /.
The name OF this corporation shall
ROBINSON TIE X TIMBER -COMPAN
with its dOmicie in the City OF New q
leans, State Of Louisiana, and IL shall eni,
succession for a period Of nincty-nine GO:
years from the date hereof. II shall ha
and exercise, for the purpose Of its bushes
all the powers conferred by law on simi
corporations, and ii shall be authorized
do and perform any act and thing, and
conduct any business not specially prOhi
tied by law to corporations.
Ii shall have power and authority TO 7
ceive, buy, own, hold, purchase, alienat
lease, rent, convey, mortgage, hypothecat
pledge, or otherwise cucumber or dispose
property, real, personal and mixed to iSSJ
| bonds, certificates and notes, or other ey
dence OF Indebtedness to borrow money al
secure same: TO name and appoint its ma
ayers and employees and to fix their COZ
pensatiOn and to discharge them at plea
ure
Ii shall have power TO elect officers an
directors and agents; TO establish such b
laws, rules and regulations as may ne ne
essary and proper for the conduct and ma
agement OF its business, and the same
alter and amend, or abolish. at pleasure
make and use a seal or not, at the diScr
tion Of the board Ii shall have the rigl
TO increase or diminish its capital stOc
with no other formalities than hereinaft
provided, and according to law.
1t shall have the power and authority
contract sue and be sued in its corpora
name. and generally 10 do and perform a
such acts as may be necessary and prop
to execute and carry out the purpose OF IN
thority TO enter into and operate any ki1
OF business. factory, plant, or enterpris
and TO establish such agencies as Ii ma
choose for the conduct Of its business, he
or elsewhere.
ARTICLE II.
All citation or other legal process sha
be served upon the President Of this cOrpO
alton, and in his absence or inability TO &C
then upon the Treasurer, at the domici
Of this corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The purpose for which this corporatio
is organized and the nature OF the bushes
to be carried on by ii are hereby declared {
be A general cross-tie and timber bushes
to buy, sell, manufacture, deal in cross-tit
and timber OF any character. and to deal
and manufacture any forest products, an
to also have the right to conduct a mercaI
tile business in connection with their othe
business and to do whatever may be inc
dental to a general cross-tie and timbe
business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this corporation
hereby declared TO be four thousand $4,000
Dollars, divided into forty (40) shares G
one hundred (S100.00) Dollars each, whic
said stock shall be paid for in such amount
and on such terms and conditions as tn
Board OF Directors may determine, or
may be issued full paid and non-assessabl
for property actually purchased, or labO
actually performed and rendered to thi
corporation.
ARTICLE Y.
All the corporate powers Of this corpol
board of three 81 directors, who mus
be stockholders and who shall be electe
annually on the second Tuesday in Marc
Of each year, by the stockholders, commend
ing on the second Tuesday In March, 1911.
at which time the officers OF this corpora
ton shall also be elected by the board fror
among their members, or as soon thereafte
as possible and the directors and officer
shall hold their respective Offices until thei
successors are duly elected and qualified
The said officers are declared to be a Pres
dent, a Vice-President, and a Secretary
Treasurer. The office of Secretary Treas
urer may be filled by a person who may
or may not be a director or stakeholder, a
the discretion Of the board.
The first Board of Directors Is hereby de
clared to be: Charles w. Robinson, Jesse
Rainwater, Robert G. Robinson, with tn
said Charles w. Robinson as President
and the said Robert G. Robinson, Secretary
Treasurer.
The said Board OF Directors and officer
shall retain their respective Offices until tn
second Tuesday In March, 1912, or unit
their successors are duly elected and quail
fed. Any vacancies occurring in the Boar,
Of Directors before the expiration Of thei
term, shall be filed by the remaining direc
tors for such unexplred term.
Said board shall have the power to max
bylaws, rules and regulations as Ii ma!
deem proper, and to alter, amend, break AM
revoke same at pleasure.
Any director shall have the right to b.
represented by written proxy given to
(who need not be a member o
he board), to represent him at any directors
meeting, and any director may waive an
and all notices of meeting by written motto,
TO the Secretary and each member Of tn,
Board, as also the stockholders shall leav,
their last address with the Secretary of THU
and their failing to do so shall
be construed as a waiver of all notices.
Three members Of the board shall cOnsti
tute quorum for the transaction OF al
business.
called by written notices sent to each Of
them at their last known address not les.
than ten days prior to said meeting, unless
herein otherwise provided for.
ARTICLE vi.
The failure to hold an election. or to e1ect
either directors or officers of this corpora
lion on the day fixed, shall not forfeit this
charter, or affect this corporation In any
way, but the then existing board or officers
DR. both, shall retain their respective offices
until a meeting can be held. and until such
board, or officers are elected.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended, altered, oil
modified, or the capital stock increased OF
diminished. or the corporation dissolved by
vote OF three-fOurths Of the stock issued al
any meeting called for that purpose, after
thirty davs notice thereof shall have beer
DnOllshed In one or more newspapers in the
.lty or New Orleans, during the thirty DAYS
lust prior to said meeting; and also by
written notice mailed by the Secretary tc
iacn stockholder at his last known address
meeting.
At the dissolution OF this corporation
Ether by Limitation or otherwise, its affairs