The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
CHARTER
THE SOUTHWESTERN

OF THE SOUTHWESTERN LAND AND
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LEANS, CRY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be Ii known, that on this seventeenth day
OF the month OF October In the year Of our
twelve, and of the independence Of the
United States Of America, the one hundred
and thirty-seventh. before me, w. Morgan
Gurley, a notary public, duly commissioned
New Orleans, parish Of Orleans, and state
OF Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, all of full age of
majority and residents of this city, who.
availing themselves Of the act Of iegisla.
ture known as Act No. 154 of the General
Assembly OF the state Of Louisiana OF the
Session OF 1902, and also avaiing them
selves or the general aud specific laws Of
Louisiana, relative to the organization of
corporations, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents, covenant
agree, bind and obligate themselves, as we'll
as such persons as may be associated with
them, or may hereafter become associated
with them, or succeed them, to form and
constitute corporation or body polite in
pressed and under the agreements and stipu-
lations following to.wit:
The name of this corporation shall be
SOUTHWESTERN LAND AND TURPEN-
TINE COMPANY" with its domicile in
the city of New Orleans, State of Lou
isiana, and under its corporate
name shall have succession and existence
for ninety nine (99) years from date here
of; 1t shall have power and authority to
contract, sue and be sued, to make use and
break at pleasure corporate seal, to hold
receive receive, lease. suitcase. rent, purchase, or
property real, personal or mixed, and to
mortgage. hypothecate and pledge and pawn
same, and to buy and sell generally; to
notes and other evidences of security also
for the purpose of borrowing money, and to
secure the same by mortgage or otherwise,
as provided by Act No. 30 of the Acts Of the
legislature Of the year 1902, and to do ali
things provided in said act. To appoint
managers, officers, agents and employees as
the interest OF said corporation may re-
guire; to establish, alter and amend such
bylaws, rules and regulations for the con-
duct and management Of the business as NAV
be necessary. and shall be authorized to do
business without, as well as within, the
and generally to do I'D perform any and ali
business and things not contrary to law
ARTICLE III.
All citations and other legal processes d.
rected to this company shall be served upon
the president or in the event of his absence
or inability to act, then upon the vice
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by IL. are
hereby declared to be the operating and
dealing In turpentine stills, turpentine. saw
mills, planning mills, timber. timbered lands.
and all by-products Of timber; to operate
establish and lease turpentine stills or any,
thing connected Herewith; to own, build.
operate and lease railroads, tramroads'
steam-vessels. sailing vessels or any nature
OF water craft, and to operate same in con-
nection with their said business. or TO sell
or lease same: to engage In or conduct
general mercantile business both wholesale
and to operate, buy. sell, or lease same: TO
manufacture machinery or any kind of I'm
elements: to conduct. buy, sell, lease. or
zeal IN AGRICULTURAL property: TO engage In