St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-11-02
CHARTER
of the
ST. TANNfANY LUMBER MANU-.
FEATURING COMPANY.
|State Of Louisiana, Parish of st
Tammany.

Be it known and remembered, That
ION this 23d day of October, One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Twelve,
before me, Edward ]. Frederick,
Clerk of Court and Ex-Ofcio Notary
Public in and for the parish of St.
|Tammany, State of Louisiana, duly
and qualified, and in
the presence of the undersigned wit
|nesses, personally appeared the per-
SONS whose names are hereunto SUBJ
|scribed, who declared that availing
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 we'll as
|such persons as may hereafter join
Tor be associated with them, or their
successors, into q corporation, for
onditions hereinafter stated, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall
lbe St. Tammany Lumber Manufac-
turing Company, and under that
name shall have and enjoy existence
and succession for period Of ninety
nine (99) years, unless sooner dis
solved by law or by consent of the
stockholders as hereinafter provid-
led.
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
land immunities it Is permitted to
hold and exercise under the laws OF
this State.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall b ct Covington. Parish of St.
Tammany, State of Louisiana, where
all citations, or other legal processes
shall be served in accordance with
the statutes of the State OF Louis1'
ana, relative to making services or
corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and es-
| tablished and the nature of the busi
ness to be carried on by it are de-
clared to be: To own and operate
saw mills, dry kilns and planning
mills, and all other enterprises in
cident thereto and connected there
with for the purpose of manufactur'
ing 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.
ate or acquire property, both real and
personal; to employ agents, sales
men, employees and other help; and
lgenerally, to engage in any business
or enterprise in any town, city OF
parish or subdivision of the State
of Louisiana, and to have all rights
privileges, advantages and immuni-
ties granted by law to corporations
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be Two Hundred Fifty
Thousand ($25O,O00.00D Dollars, di-
|vided into and represented by Two
Thousand Five Hundred (25OO)
shares of stock, at a par value OF
One Hundred ($1O0.00 dollars each,
Said stock shall be paid for in CASE
at the time Of the subscription, Or
las the same is issued. for not less
than par, or in payment OF exchange
tn property actually received or pur-
chased by this corporation. or for
services rendered. -.t
This corporation may commence
doing business AMI shall become 4
|go'ng concern as soon as Eigth;
Thousand s($8O.0O9, Dollors of its
capital stock shall have been sub
iscribed for and paid in. the remain
|iag capital stock not subscribed for
|shall be under the control of the
Board q Directors Of this corpora
tin.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by a Board of Directors COM
posed of Seven CD stockholders,
Four !D of whom shall constitute
a quorum fer the transaction Of all