The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-06-26
CHARTER.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of w ashingtOn.

CHARTER.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Washington.
Be it known and remembered, That,
before me, Herman T.. Gayer, Notary
Public in and for Washington Parish,
Louisiana. duly commissioned and
qualified, personally came and ap'
)eared the persons whose names are
lereunto subscribed, who declared
hat availing themselves Of the laws
If the State of Louisiana relative 10 /
The formation of corporations, they
nave formed and by these presents 40
form and constitute themselves, as
we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter join or become associated
with them, or with their successors,
into a corporation, for the purposes
and objects and under the conditions
following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE REX LUM BIER COMPANY,
and under that name it shall have and
enjoy succession and existence for
period of ninety.nine years; unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
law, or by consent of the stockholders
as hereinafter provided. Under tho
said ma ne this corporation shall have
power to sue and be sued, contract, to
make and use corporation seal and
to alter the same at pleasure; to hold'
receive, have, purchase. ALLEVIATE,
pledge. mortgage, hypothecate under
the said 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 and
privileges as relate to the objects
herein set forth. or that may be neces'
cary to carry on the business for
which this corporation is established
and which this corporation may be
permitted to hold anu exercise under
the laws of this state.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be at Julia, Washington Parish,
Louisiana, where all citations, papers
and other legal documents or legal
process shall he 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 and
organized and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by it are de-
clared to he: To purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire and own timber and
timbered lands; to purchase, lease,
own and operate saw mills, planning
Single mills, box factories, etc.; to
manufacture all kinds of lumber,
timber, shingles. verneering and other
products from timber or its kindred
products; to lease, purchase, own and
operate stills and other machinery fol-
the manufacture of spirits of turpen'
tine or other kindred products, and to
own, lease, purchase or otherwise
acquire such timber or material fol
that purpose; to lease, purchase, owr
and operate all necessary machinery
for the manufacture of lumber, tim
Der, shingles, veneering, boxes, etc.
| to lease, purchase, own and Operate
all such railroads, tram roads, barges
steamboats, or other methods Of trans
portation as may he necessary to con
vey the crude product to the place O
manufacture or for the purpose O.
transporting the finished material t.
market; 10 own and operate commits
saries. stores and to buy and sci
goods, wares and merchandise 3!
wholesale or retail merchants: to ac
as commission merchants, broker.
factors in the sale of lumber and il.
kindred products and merchandise
etc., and generally to do and perform
| all such acts as may he necessary ant
incidental to the carrying out of tn
business for which this corporation Il
organized and established.
| ARTlCLElV
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be and is hereby fixed a
twenty-five thousand dollars, divide,
Into and represented by two hundre,
and fifty shares of stock, par value O
one hundred dollars each; said stool
shall be paid for in cash at the tim
of subscription, or may be issued TO
property actually received by or pur
chased by Sthis corporation or TO
work or other services actually per
Horned for this corporation. N.
lstockholder of this corporation shall
transfer his stock without first tender
ling the same to this corporation at it
market value for period of thirt
days, notice of which shall be the re
Iceipt card of q registered letter witt
COPY of such notice attached sen
through the United States mail T.
each. Of the directors of this corpora
ttion, or by written receipt of sucI
notice signed by each of the member
of the board Of directors, and then NJ
transfer shall be made except upol
the books of this corporation. Thi
lcorporation may commence bushes
and become going concern as soOl
as seven thousand five hundred dol
liars of its capital stock shall have bee
subscribed for and paid in. The boar