St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-07-20
CHARTER
of the
HOCLTON LUMBER COMPANY.
United States Of America, State Of
Louisiana. Parish of st.
Tammany.

Re 1t known that on this the 10th
day of July. A. D., 1912, before me,
Harvey E. Ellis, a notary public in
AMI Tor the parish of St. Tammany,
State of Louisiana, duly commission
Ell 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 of st. Tam
many parish, La, who severally de-
clared that, availing themselves Of
the provisions of the laws of this
State relative to corporations and
their organization, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree, and
bind themselves as we'll as such other
persons as may hereafter become es-
sociated with them, to form and
constitute q body polite in law, for
the purposes and objects, and under
the stfpulations, articles and ccndi-
lions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpor-
alton shall be the
HOULTON LUMBER COMPANY.
and its domicile is hereby establish.
ed at Houltonville, St. Tammany
parish, Louisiana; and under its cor.
porate name, said corporation shall
have power and uthority to contract.
sue and be sued; to make and use q
corporate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, convey. sell, borrow, pledge.
mortgage and hypothecate, under its
said corporate name. property real.
personal and mixed; to name and ap-
point such officers, directors, agents
and managers or employees as the
interest or convenience Of said cor
poration may require; to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regula-
lions for the proper management
and regulation Of its affairs, as may
be deemed necessary and proper, and
the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and do all other acts and
things permitted by law, and as shall
be necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes Of said cor
poration.
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with its char
tier. shall exist and continue for a
period of ninety-nine years from and
after the date hereof.
The President, or in his absence,
1.-THE Vice President, or in the absencs
of both, the Secretary, shall be the
proper persons upon whom citation
and ether legal process shall be
served; and the President, or in hif
absence, the Vice President. shall
be authorized to bring all suits and
Illegal proceedings on behalf of this
corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes TO,
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to b<
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to be, to operate and run Q saw ant
plaining mill and mills in the par
ishes of st. Tammany, Tangipaho,
and Washington, in the State o
Louisiana, or elsewhere; to manu-
facture, transport, buy and sell lum
Der and its by-products; to lease
buy and sell timber lands and othe
real estate; to carry on q genera
business for the manufacture ant
|sale of turpentine, rosin and thei
by-products; to cunduct genera
mercantile business or businesses
to build, own or lease and operat
barges. lighters, sail, gasoline an
steam vessels; to construct, main
tain, own or lease and operate tram
ways or log roads, and generally t.
do all things that are necessary, in
cidental to or connected with tn
carrying on of said businesses an
the objects and purposes herein
above set forth.
i ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum q
Five Hundred Thousand and No One
Hnndredths ($5O0,O00.0O) Dollar
divided into and represented by Fiv
Thousand $4,000 shares Of the pa
value of One Hundred and No One
Hundredths ($1O0.00) Dollars eacl
which stock may be issued 1t nc
less than par for cash, or in paymer
or exchange for property or right
actually received or purchased b
isaid corporation. provided that .
) stock shall be paid for in full With
i six months after sane shall hay
: been subscribed for, and no stoc
shall be issued unless the consider,
| ton therefor has been received b
; said corporation.
I All stock certificates shall be sig1