The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-06-19
CHARTER.
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of Washington.

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Be it known and remembered, That,
before me, Herman T.. Gayer, a Notary
Public in and for Washington Parish,
Louisiana. duly commissioned and
qualified, personally came and APP
peared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves of the laws
of the State of Louisiana relative to
the formation of corporations, they
have formed and by these presents do
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 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 a
period of ninety years: unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
law or by consent of the stockholders
Us hereinafter provided. Under tho
said ma ne this corporation shall have
! power to sue and be sued, contract, to
make and use q corporation seal and
to alter the same at pleasure: to hold,
receive, have, purchase. ALLEVIATE,
pledge, mortgage, hypothecate under
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 and
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 established
and which this corporation may be
permitted to hold and exercise under
the laws of this state.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall I've at Julia, Washington Parish,
Louisiana, where all citations, papers
and other legal documents or legal
process shall be served upon the pres
ident, or in his absence, the vice
president, or in the absence OF both,
the secretary.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and
organized and the nature OF the BUSH
ness to he carried ON by it are de.
clared to be: 10 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 it's kindred
products; to lease, purchase, own and
operate stills and other machinery for
the manufacture OF spirits of turpen-
tine or other kindred products, and to
own, lease, purchase or otherwise
acquire such climber or material for
that purpose; to lease, purchase, own
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 Uf trans
portation as may he necessary to con-
vey the crude product to- the place of
manufacture or for the purpose of
transporting the finished material to
market; 10 own and operate commits
saries. stores and to buy and sell
goods, wares and merchandise as
wholesale or retail merchants; to act
as commission merchants, brokers
factors in the sale of lumber and its
kindred products and MERCHANDISE,
etc., and generally to do and perform
all such acts as may I've necessary and
Incidental to the carrying out of the
business for which this corporation Is
organized and established.
ARTICLE
The CAPITAL stock of this corpora
ton shall he and is hereby fixed at
twenty five thousand dollars, divided
into and represented by two hundred
and fifty shares of stock, par value OF
lone hundred dollars each; said stock
shall be paid for in cash at the time
of subscription, or may be issued tor
property actually received by or pur-
chased by this corporation or for
work or other services actually per-
formed for this corporation. No
stakeholder OF this corporation shall
transfer his stock without first tender
ing the same to this corporation at its
market value for q period of thirty
days, notice OF which shall be the re-
ceipt card of q registered letter with
copy of such notice attached sent
through the United States mail to
each OF the directors of this corpora
ton, or by written receipt of such
notice signed by each of the members
of the board of directors, and then no
transfer shall be made except upon
the books of this corporation. This
Incorporation may co nmence business
and become q going concern as soon
as seven thousand five hundred dol
lars of it's capital stock shall have been
subscribed for and paid in. The hoard
of directors shall have the right to
determine how much of the capital
| etnck shall he issued after the first