St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-05-20
Charter of
THE CONVICTION LUMBER COM
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Tammany.

Be 1t known, Lnat On THIS AoIn
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 bf 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 l.
The name and title of said cor
poration shall be the CONVICTION
LUMBER COMPANY, and its domi-
Gle is hereby established at Coving-
ton. St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana;
and under it's corporate name SAID
| corporation shall have power ano
authority to contract, sue and DC
sued; to make and use a corporate
seal, and the same to break ano
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive
have purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE
convey, sell, borrow, pledge, mort
gage and hypothecate, under its salt
corporate name, property, real, per
sonal and mixed; to name and ap
point such officers, directors, agent
and managers or employees as tn
interest or convenience OF said cor
poration may require; to make an
establish bylaws, rules and regula
lions for the proper Management
and regulation of it's affairs, as ma
be deemed necessary and proper, an
, the same to change and alter
, pleasure; and to do all other act
, and things permitted by law, or
: shall be necessary and proper t
carry out the objects and purpose
of said corporation.
Said corporation unless sooner Oil
solved, in accordance with i
} charter, shall exist and continue II
: period of ninety-nine years fro
S and after the date hereof.
i The president, or in his absenc
: 1.-the vice president, or in the absen'
d | ST both, the secretary, shall be Il
+ proper person upon whom citatit
s and other legal process shall be ser
d ed.
d ARTICLE II.
/ The objects and purposes f
- which this corporation is organic
- and the nature of the business to
u carried on by it, are hereby declar
O. 70 be to operate and run 81
= Mill or mills in the parish OF
: rammany, State of Louisiana, or ell:
=, where: to manufacture, transpe
=, md sell lumber and its by-produc'
" @ lease, buy and sell timber Ian
!, nd other real estate; to carry on
! eneral business for the manufactt
l nd sale of turpentine and rosl
, 0 conduct a general mercantile bu
.ess or commissary, to build, own
~ ease and operate barges, ligthe
q all or steam vessels; to constr
~ maintain. own or lease and oper
~ .ramways or railroads for the ira
oL ,ortation of logs, lumber and mer
W andise, and generally to do ali thil
Us that are necessary, incidental to
connected with the carrying on
~ said business and the objects
NC purposes hereinabove set forth.
Se ARTICLE III.
lp-l The capital stock of this corpo
he ton is hereby fixed at the sum
oW five hundred thousand ($5O0, 600.
wo dollars, divided into and represen
5o- by five thousand $4,000 share of
nd par value of one hundred ($100.
dollars each, which stock may
it'll issued at not less than par for CT
or in payment or exchange for p1
the erty or rights actually received
UNI purchased by said corporation,
the yided that all stock certificates
ore be signed by the president and Sc
be tary of said corporation, and no 81
ury shall be issued unless the consid
CO. ton therefor has been received
ent said corporation.
UGH All transfers of stock shall be n
will on the books of said company, a
Gus Office on the surrender of the cel
ers' cate therefor.
No stakeholder shall have aut