St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-07-12
Act Of Incorporation
of the
JONEs-RAUSCH COMPANY,
State of Louisiana, Parish Of st.
Tammany, CovingtOn

Be 1t known that on this the 21st
day of the months of June. in the
year of our Lord One thousand Nine
Hundred and Thirteen. and OF the
independence of the United States OF
America, the One Hundred and thir-
ty-fifth, before me, Thos. n. Burns.
q notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified In and for the city,
parish and State aforesaid therein
residing, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and un.
dersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that, awaiting themselves OF
the provisions of the laws OF this
state. relative to the formation and
organization of corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed and do.
by these presents, covenant and agree
to bind themselves, as well as those
who may hereafter become associated
with them, to form themselves into
q corporation for the objects and
purposes, with the name and under
the stipulations following, to-wft:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this cor
poration shall be 1'JOnes-Rausch
Company" IN by said corporate
name it shall have succession and
enjoy existence for q period OF ninety
nine years, unless sooner dissolved
in the manner provided by law ana
the articles of this charter; and un-
der said corporate name 1t shall have
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued, to make and use cor
porate seal, the same to alter or
break at pleasure; to make al nee
essary rules and regulations for its
management and control
and shall have and enjoy all the
rights, privileges and immunities
which are now conferred upon, or
may hereafter be granted to corpor-
atoms of the same kind and char
acter.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation
shall be In Covington, State OF Lou
Isiana- and all citations and other
legal processes shall be served upoT
the president. or in his absence OF
inability to act. upon any other OF.
ficer of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized arc
hereby declared to be to buy and sell.
for the purpose OF export. ana otner.
wise, and generally to deal In nava'
stores, spirits-turpentine, rosin. ros-
In oil, crude gum, tar. batting dr0ss
and all other naval stores products
and lubricating, lighting, fuel and
food oils, and for this purpose to
own, lease, operate, and maintain
stores. store-houses, yards and ware
houses; and do q general merchandise
business both wholesale and re-
tail; and, In aid Of its business
operations. may own, lease, operate
tramways, wharves. landings. steam
boats and other water craft; and
when necessary, or incidental in the
course of its business, may acquire
own. lease, sell and dispose Of al
kinds of real estate: and may loan
md borrow money and secure same
BY mortgage. pledge, or other securl-
y; and do q general factorage bust
ness, and manufacture turpentine and
rosin and Ill other products that may
be extracted from pine timber. To
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other real estate. To operate sawmille
planning mills. etc. for the purpose
Of manufacturing lumber and Other
products from pine or hardwood tim.
Der. To buy and sell the same and
to do al other things necessarily
or arising out OF the with
IN objects and purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corpora
lion shall be two hundred and nifty
thousand 1885, 00) dollars. divided
into twenty-five hundred sharee
$4,000, Of the par value Of one hun.
ired $4,000 each: said stock shall
DO issued only for cash, or IN pay.
nent Of property Or services actually
by or rendered to said cor
,oration; this corporation shall COM
nence business and become goine
concern @ soon - thirty thousand
lollars co. 0O0)) Of ito capital stock
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