The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-06-12

CHARTER
OF KRAUSS BROTHERS LUMBER

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OF KRAUSS BROTHERS LUMBER
COMPANY.
United States of America, State of Louist
ana, Parish of Orleans.
Be IL known, that on this eleventh day
OF the month OF April, In the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir-
teen before me, Herman Michel, notary
public, duly commissioned and quahned, IN
and for the parish Of Orleans, state OF Lou
isiana and in the presence or the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared: the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all above the
full age of majority, who declared, tnat
ayailing themselves of the provisions or the
general laws OF this state relative to the or
ganization OF corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and do by these presents
covenant and agree, and bind, form and con
stitute themselves, as well as such other
persons as may join or hereafter become as.
ISOLATED with them, into a corpora tion and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur'
poses and under the agreements and stipu'
iations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title or the
corporation hereby formed Is declared to
lie Krauss Brothers Lumber Company, ano
under that name shall have and enjoy
the rights, advantages and privileges granted
by law to corporations. 1t shall exist for q
period OF ninety nine years from this date
and shall have power and authority to con-
tract; 10 sue and be sued; to make and use
a corporate seal, and the same 10 change OF
alter at its pleasure; to hold, receive, pur
chase convey, mortgage, hypothecate OF
pledge property, both real and personal, and
il shall also have power to Issue bonds,
notes and other obligations or negotiable
instruments; and 1t shall also nave power
to employ such managers, directors, officers
agents and other employees, as the interest
and convenience of said corporation may re
quire and also 20 make and establish such
bylaws, rules and regulations Tor the cor
porate management and control or the ar
fairs OF the corporation as may be necessary
or appropriate.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
ton shall he In the city of New Orleans
state OF Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the pres
ident OF said corporation, or in his absence
upon either OF the vice-presidents or In the
absence of the president and both vice-prest
dents, then upon the secretary-treasurer OF
said corporation.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is created, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
IT, are hereby declared to be as follows: To
buy. sell and generally TO deal In all kinds
OF timber, logs. lumber and other merchan'
disc accessory 70, or necessary in conjunc
tion with, the lumber business, both retail
and wholesale: to lease, purchase, hold, sell
assign, mortgage and convey all forms OF
property, whether real or personal, within
the state Of Louisiana or elsewhere also tc
build and operate sawmills and planning mills
and any kind OF Woodworking plants for ths
manufacture Of any and all kinds of wood
into manufactured products, and for said
purpose to construct tram roads. railroads
and other means of transportation, to oper
ate the same and 10 do such other things a.
may he necessary for the conduct OF a gen
eral milling and manufacturing business
and particularly for the manufacturing OF
lumber lathes, shingles, sash, doors, blinds
and wood into turned work, and other mer.
charitable products, and to do every other
thing and act necessary to, convenient for, OF
appropriate in, the accomplishment Of the
aforesaid purposes.
This corporation may conduct fits business
In any or all of its branches, both In the
state of Louisiana or any OF the several
states or territories Of the United States OF