The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-06-12
CHARTER.
st ate of Louisiana,
Parish of WaShinuf,

0I0V6 VI AOulSl8ud,
Parish of Washington.
Be it known and remembered, That
before me, Herman E. Gayer, a Notary
Public iu and for Washington Parish
Louisiana. duly commissioned anc
qualified, personally came and ap
peared the persons whose names ar,
hereuntO subscribed, who declared
that avsiling themselves of the laws
OF the State of Louisiana relative tc
the formation of corporations, they
have formed and by these presents dc
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 l.
The name of this corporation shall
be THE REX LUMB BER 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
as hereinafter provided. Under the
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 and 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 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 and
organized and the nature Of the bust.
ness to be carried Oh by it are de-
ciared to be: TO purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire and own timber and
timbered lands; to purchase, lease,
own and operate saw mills, planning
shingle 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 for
the manufacture of spirits of turpen-
tine or other kindred products, and to
own, lease, purchase or otherwise
acquire such timber or material for
that purpose; to lease, purchase, own
aud 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 Vt trans.
portation as may be necessary to con.
vey the crude product to the place o1
manufacture or for the purpose o1
transporting the finished material to
market; 10 own and operate commits.
saries. stores and to buy and sci
goods, wares and merchandise a.
wholesale or retail merchants: to acl
as commission merchants, broker.
factors in the sale of lumber and ii.
kindred products and merchandise
: ETC., and generally to do and perform
all such acts as may be necessary ant
incidental to the carrying out Of tn,
business for which this corporation il
organized and established.
ARTICLE "
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be and is hereby fixed a
twenty-five thousand dollars, divide,
into and represented by two hundred
and fiftv shares of stock, par value q
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 pul
chased by this corporation Or 10
work or other services actually per
tormed for this corporation. N
.stoekholder OF this corporation shal
3r1nster bio stock without 6rst tender