St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-23
CHARTER
Of tn
ST. TAMMANY LUMBER MANU-.
FEATURING COMPANY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of St.
Tammany.

Be it known and remembered, That
on this 23d day of October, One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Twelve,
before me, Edward ]. Frederick,
Clerk of Court and Ex-Oficio Notary
Public in and for the parish of St.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified, and in
the presence of the undersigned wit
nesses. personally appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereuntO sub
|scribed, who declared that availing
themselves of the laws of Louisiana,
relative to the organization of cor
porations, they have formed and by
these presents do form, constitute
and organize themselves, as well as
such persons as may hereafter join
or be associated with them, or their
successors, into a corporation, for
onditions hereinafter stated, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name Of this corporation shall
be St. Tammany Lumber Manufac-
uring Company, and under that
name shall have and enjoy existence
land succession for q period of ninety
nine (99) years, unless sooner dis
solved by law or by consent OF the
stockholders as hereinafter provid-
ed.
Under this name this corporation
shall have full authority to transact
all business necessary for the proper
conduct of its affairs or carry into
effect any of the powers, privileges
and immunities it is permitted to
hold and exercise under the laws of
this State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be ut Covington, Parish Of st.
ITammany, State of Louisiana, where
fall citations, or other legal processes
shall be served in accordance with
the statutes of the State of Loutsi-
ana, relative to making services on
corporations.
| ARTICLE III.
| The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and es-
tablished and the nature of the bust.
ness to be carried on by it are de-
Iclared to be: To own and operate
saw mills. dry kilns and planning
mills, and all other enterprises in
Icident thereto and connected there.
with for the purpose Of manufactur'
ling logs into lumber and other pro-
ducts; to own and operate logging
railways and tramroads, barges
|steamboats or other water craft; te
own. operate and conduct one Of
more commissaries, stores. ware
houses, ETC., and to sell either al
Wholesale or retail in any part Of
this State, to buy and sell goods
wares and merchandise and any com
|modities; to acquire, own and trans
|fer franchises; to buy, lease, rent
mortgage, sell and otherwise alien
late or acquire property, both real ane
personal; to employ agents, sales
linen, employees and other help; and
|generally, to engage in any bushes:
Tor enterprise in any town. city o.
Parish or subdivision of the State
|of Louisiana, and to have all rights
privileges, advantages and immuni
tiles granted by law to corporations
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpora
|tion shall be Two Hundred FIT,
Thousand ($250.00O.O0) Dollars. di
lVtde1 INTO anu Represented w W
Thousand Five Hundred (25OO,
shares of stock, at q par value o
lone Hundred ($100.OO) dollars each
Said stock shall be paid for in casi
at the time Of the subscription, o.
IS the same is issued, for not les
than par, or in payment of exchan g
IN property actually received or pur
chased by this corporation, or TO
services rendered.
This corporation may commen.'
doing business ami shall become
going concern RS soon as Eigth,
,Tholtsnd ($80.OOp. DCllors Of It
capital stock shall have been sub
scribed for and paid in. the remain
rig capital stock not Subscribed to
shall be under. the control Of tn
Board cI Directors Of this corpora
tin.
ARTICLE v.
/ The corporate powers OF this col
poration shall be vested in and e1
yrci3ed by ! Board OF Directors com
posed of Seven (7) stockholderi
Four ~ Of whom shall constitut
q quorum fer the transaction Of q