St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-04-27
CHARTER OF THE
A. C. SKIES LUMBER co. LTD.
State of Louisiana,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landay.
Be it known, That on this Esd day Of
the month of April, IN the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hunnred and
twelve, before me, T.. Austin Fontenot,
a Notary Public duly commissioned,
qualified and sworn, in and for the Par
ish and State first hereinabove written,
and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared he per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all residents of the parish and
state aforesaid, who severally declared
that, availing themselves Of the pro-
visions of the act of the Legislature of
this state, being known as Act No. 36 of
the Session Acts of the year 1888, and
the general laws of the State on the
same subject matter, they do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves, as we'll as all such persons
as may hereafter become associated
with them, in order to form and con-
stitute a corporation or body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes, and
under the stipulations following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the A.. G. Skies Lumber
Company, Limited, and it shall have
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a period of ninety-nine years from the
date hereof. It shall have the power
and authority to contract, sue and be
sued. and to make and break, or alter at
pleasure, a corporate seal to hold, pur-
chase, lease, sell, mortgage, hypothe-
cate, pledge property, real personal and
mixed; TO make and issue bonds n
notes; to name, elect and appoint man
ayers, directors and agents, and to make
and establish bylaws, rules n regu-
lations for the management of the
business and affairs of the corporation
as may be requisite or necessary.
ARTICLE Ii.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the City of U~pelousas, in the Par
ish of ST.. Landry, Louisiana, where cita-
ton and other legal process shall be
served upon the President, and in case
of the absence of the President upon
the Vice-President, and IN ase of the
absence of the Vice President upon the
Secretary Or Treasurer thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to @be: to buY
and sell, at wholesale or retail, lumber, |
bricks, sash and doors, builders-hard-
War6, SAND, lime and OEh0r materials |
usually carried in stock by standard
lumber yards; to buy, lease, or rent
lands, buildings, machinery, materials,
cars, or other necessary structures; and
to do and perform any and all acts
necessary or proper in the execution of
the objects and purposes herein set
forth.
ARTICLE w.
The capitaI stock al this cornoratian
is hereby ffxed at fifteen thousand dol
lars. divided into n hundred and fiftv
shares Of the mar valna of one hnndred
dollars each. OF this number the or
panizers of this corporation shall not
dispose of more than one hundred
and the balance shall remain
unsoId until the Board of Directors
may SO direct. The amount of each
shall be paid for in cash or it's
equivalent, and this corporation shall
become q going concern when six thou
sand dollars worth of stock shall, have
been subscribed and paid for, to-wit:
at the execution of these presents, and
which stock is hereby declared to be
worcestershire. No transfer of stock
shall be binding ON this corporation
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