The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-07-03
CHARTER.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Washington.


Parish of Washington.
Be it known and remembered, That,
,efore me, Herman 4. Gayer, a Notary
Public in and for Washington Parish,
Louisiana, duly commissioned ana
qualified, personally ca'ue ana ap-
0eared the persons whose names are
nereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves OF the laws
Of the State of Louisiana relative 10
the formation of corporations, tney
have formed and by these presents 90
form and constitute themselves, as
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter join or become assoclateo
with them, or with their successors,
into corporation, for the purposes
and objects and under the condltlons
following, to.wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation snail
be THE REX LUM BER COMPANY,
and under at name it shall have ana
enjoy succession and existence 1or
period of ninety.nine years; unless
sooner dissolved in accordance WIN
law, or by consent of the stockholders
as hereinafter provided. Under tho
said ma ne this corporation shall nave
power to sue and be sued, contract, 10
make and use corporation seal ana
to alter the same at pleasure; 70 hoiu'
receive, have, purchase. ailenaH,
pledge. mortgage, hypothecate unoer
the saidl corporate name, property
real. personal and mixed; to name
and appoint such officers. directors
agents, managers and other employees
as the interest or business OF THIS cor
poration may require, and to make
and establish such rules, regulations
and laws for the proper management
of its affairs as it may deem neces,
sary: and said corporation shall hold
and exercise all such powers anu
privileges as relate to the objects
herein set forth. or that may be neces'
cary to carry on the business tor
which this corporation is estaoilsheo
and which this corporation may oe
permitted to hold ami exercise unde'
the laws of this state.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall he at Julia, Washington Parish
Louisiana, where all citations, papers
and other legal documents or lega
PROCESS shall be served upon the pres
ident. or in his absence, the vice
president, or in the absence OF both
the secretary.
! ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established AM
organized and the nature OF the bust
ness to be carried ON by 1t are de
clared to be: TO purchase, lease o.
otherwise acquire and own timber AM
timbered lands; to purchase, lease
own and operate saw mills, planin'
shinvle mills, box factories, etc.; t.
manufacture all kinds of lumber
timber, shingles. verneering and othe
products from timber or its kindre
products; to lease, purchase, own an
} Operate stills and other machinery TO
) the manufacture Of spirits OF turper
!. tine or other kindred products, and t
own, lease, purchase or Otherwls
acquire such timber or material to
: that purpose; to lease, purchase, ow
:, and operate all necessary machiner
. for the manufacture of lumber, tin
= Der, shingles, veneering, boxes, etc
:. to lease, purchase, own and opera'
II all such railroads, tram roads, barye'
steamboats, or other methods Of trans
portation as may he necessary to COZ
\ yey the crude product to the place
4 manufacture or for the purpose ,
= transporting the finished material
= market; 10 own and operate commi
!. saries, stores and to buy and sc
= goods, wares and merchandise ,
= Wholesale or retail merchants; to q
~ As commission merchants, broke
- factors in the safe of lumber aud !
). kindred products and merchsndis
= etc., and generally to do and perfor
= all such acts as may he necessary 81
>. incidental to the carrying out of Il
business for which this corporation
;. organized and established.
y ARTlCLElV
}. The capital stock Of this c0rpOr
ton shall be and is, hereby fixed
i twenty-five thousand dollars, divid
!, into and represented by two hundr
10 and fifty shares of stock, par value
. one hundred dollars each; said sto'
er shall be paid for in cash at the til
of subscription, or may be issued t
property actually received by or pu
chased by: this corporation or +
work or other services actually pr
formed for this corporation.
stockholder of this corporation sh,
I'd transfer his stock without first tendt
~ ing the same to this corporation at
Of market value for q period of thir
or days, notice of which shall be the
9, ceipt card Of q registered letter vi
!, copy Of such notice attached SC
through the United States mail
each Of the directors of this corpor
ton, or by written receipt OF 81
or notice signed by each Of the membt
70. of the board of directors, and then
transfer shall be made except up
the books of this corporation. II
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