The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-11-20

OF BAYOU JACK LUMBER COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF OR

CHARTER
or BAYOU JACK LUMBER COMPANY;
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
! or LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
/ Re it known, that on this the sixth day
II the month of October, in the year of our
Lord. one thousand nine hundred and thir-
! teen, before me- Meyer samuel Dreifus, a
notary public in and for the parish OF Or
leans, state Of Louisiana, duly commission
ed, sworn, and qualined and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
| derSigned, came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereto subscribed, who
| SeycraIly declared that aYallInG themselves
Of the provisions Of an act Of the legiSla-
| ture Of this state, known as act No. IS OF
the session acts of the year 1904, and as
well Is Of the general laws OF this state gov
| erning the formation of corporations In
general. they DO by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves as well as all
such other persons as NAV become hereafter
associated with them, in order to form and
| constitute corporation or body polite In
/ law, for the objects and purposes, and I'M
der the StipulatiOnS following, tO-wit:
! ARTICLE THE name and title Of this
corporation shall be BAYOU JACK LUM-
| Der COMPANY" and it shall have and en-
| joy succession and existence for period Of
nlnety-nine years from date hereof. 1t
shall have the power and authority to con
tract, sue and be sued. TO make and use a
corporate seal and the same to break or al
| ter at pleasure to hold, purchase, lease,
sell, mortgage or hypothecate property, real
personal. or mixed; to make and issue
bonds; TO lend any portion Of its capital
stock or income on mortgage or other Sc
Curities to name. elect, or appoint mana
gers, directors, and agents and TO make and
establish such bylaws, rules and reSula-
lions as may be requisite and necessary for
| its proper management.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicie Of this cor
pOration and its principal office for the
transaction Of business shall be in the city
Of New Orleans, parish Of Orleans, state OF
| a president
Sence. the vice-preSident, shall be the OH
Ger upon whom citation or other judicial
| process, shall he served.
| ARTICLE III.-The capital stock OF this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum OF
| fifty thousand dollars ,S5O,0OOOO), and
this charter shall be operative and go into
effect, and said corporation become a going
concern when the sum of three thousand
dollars (S3 00O.O0) shall be subscribed for.
The capital stock shall be divided into five
hundred shares, of the par value OF one
hundred dollars ($1OO.0OD per share and
shall he paid for in cash or the equivalent
in real estate, mill property, timbered land.
lumber, logs, notes, bonds, or mortgages or
any other property which the board of di.
rectOrS may approve.
ARTICLE IV.-The objects and pur
poses Of this corporation and the nature Of
the business to be carried on by Ii are
hereby declared to be to do a general lum
Der and manufacturing and general mer
chandise business; to own and operate saw
and shingle mills, planning mills, sash, door
and blind factories and other manufactur-
les to make contracts for the sale of lum-
her and shingles, etc, and for the purchase
of logs and timber TO acquire, sell and own
timbered land. to own and operate lumber
yards in this and other states; and, In fact
to do any and all things necessary and pro-
per to the carrying on of its business.
pOratiOn shall be directed by and vested in
a board of directors, composed OF three
de each TT %nE ne or
named in this charter shall be the first
board OF directors. and they shall hold their
office for period of five years from date
hereof, and shall be elected annually there
after, said election being held on the first
Monday in October OF each year, and each !
share OF stock present or represented shall
be entitled TO one vote, either in person or |
by proxy. The methods of election and |
holding meetings of directors and share |
holders shall be provided for In the by |
laws.
All vacancies in said board from what |
ever cause shall be filed by the remaining |
directors.
The first board of directors shall consist
Fischer, Frederick Fischer, and Harmon
IIOey, with Conrad B. Fischer, president /:
Frederick Fischer, vice-president, and Har-
board shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction Of business. A director can ap-
point another director TO act for him at any
meeting of the board Of directors.
ARTICLE VL-This act of Incorporation
may be amended, altered, or modified, or
this corporation dissolved, by a vote of
three-fourths Of the shares Of the total
amount OF stock, at a meeting convened for
that purpose, after ten days notice in writ
ing mailed to the address of each stock
holder, and at least one advertisement in
one OF the daily newspapers Of the city Of
ARTICLE vII.-At the expiration of this
charter, or if sooner dissolved the affairs of |
board OF directors, who are hereby vested
with full power to sell any and all assets Of
the corporation and to convey full and COM
plete title thereto and shall have full pow
Pr to do and perform all acts necessary and
proper fully and completely to liquidate the
AFFAIRS and distribute the proceeds II any |
among the stockholders in proportion to the
amount OF stock held by each.
All rules governing the operation OF this
corporation, not otherwise provided for In
this charter, shall be provided for in the
bylaws.
Thus done and passed. in my notarial Of
ice In the city OF New Orleans, state Of
louisiana, on the day, month and year first
iDove written In the presence Of A. Mo
emo and VIM. s. Edwards, competent wit
lesses, who have signed their names, to-
;ether with the parties hereto and me, no.
AIRY, LATTER reading of the whole.
twenty-five shares; Frederick II. Fischer
,er pro c. B. Fischer, four shares: Harmon
ioey, one share. witnesses A. A. No
emo, VIM. 8. Edwards.
MEYER S. DREIFUs. Notary Public.
10 the undersigned, recorder OF mortgages
n and for the parish of Orleans, state of
louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
ack Lumber Company was this day duly
ecorded In my Office In book 1119, folio 143.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder.
| hereby certify that the above and fore
DING Is true and correct copy OF the orig ,
lal act on file and Of record In my notarial
flee.
MEYER S. DRE1FUs, Notary Public
Il 16 % 80 nov 13 20 1913
CHARTER