The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-05-31
HAIR Err
of the -
BAYOU NARClSsE LUMBER
COMPANY.

State Of Lousiana-Parish of Ascension.
* E IT KNOWN, that on this, the 9th
~ day OF the month of May, in the year
and thirteen, and OF the independence
OF the United States of America the
one hundred and thirty seventh, before
ne, VINCENT A. GAUIREAU, a mo-
tary public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the parish and
state aforesaid, therein residing, and IN
the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that, ayailing themselves
of the laws of this state relative to the
formation and organization of corpora
tlons, they have conveHanted and agreed
and do by these presents covenant
agree and bind themselves, as well as
those who may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form themselves in
TO a corporation for the objects and
purposes, with the name, and under the
sstipulations fok2Wing, to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style Of this corpora
ton shall be .BAYOU NARCISSE LUM-
Der COMPANY, and by said corporate
name it shall have succession and en-
JOY, existence for period of fifty years.
unless sooner dissolved in the manner
provided by law and the articles of this
charter; and, under said corporate
name, it shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use corporate seal, the same to
alter or break at pleasure; to make all
necessary rules and regulations for its
corporate management and control, and
snail have and enjoy all the rights. pri-
vlleges and immunities which are now
conferred upon or may hereafter 1 be
granted to corporations of the same
kind and character
ARTICLE II.
The don7icile Of this corporation shall
be at Gonzales at the office OF Picard
Y Geismar, Ltd, in said place, parish
all citations and other legal processes
shall be served upon the president, or,
in his absence or inability to act, upon
any other officer of the corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized are de-
clared to be to conduct and carry on
the business of buying, selling, cutting
and manufacturing LUMBER OF every kind
and description, including the building,
buying and renting of sawmill plants IN
the parish Of Ascension and such
other places in the state of Louisiana
as the stockholders may hereafter de-
termlne: to acquire by purchase, lease
or otherwise, real estate, and to hold, irn-
prove, lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise
dispose OF same; and i'll furtherance OF
the above purposes, said corporation
after lease or sell mill or business sites,
Including. warehouses, and may COM
duct and operate switch tracks and
other facilities into and from such
buildings, and generally do and per-
form all acts Incidental OF gerlnane to
the purposes above specified.
ARTICLE ".
is hereby fixed at five THOUSAND (s50o0l |
dollars, divided into five hundred shares
of the par value Of ten ($10) dollars
each, which said stock shall be issued
only for cash or in payment Of property
OF services actually received by or rem |
dered to said corporation. This corpora
tlon shall commence business and be- |
come going concern as soon as three |
thousand $4,000 dollars of its capital
stock shall haye been subscribed. The
payment made therefor subject to the |
action and call of the board of direct |
or. SAID stock shall be fully paid at |
the time of its issuance and, thereafter |
may be increased or decreased in the /
manner provided by the laws of this
state.
All parties to this act declared that I
OF, shares of said capital stock set op- |
poslte their respective signatures. here
to, so that this act of Incorporation |
snali serve as an original subscription.
ARTICLE v,
All the powers of this corporation
shall be vested in and be exercised by a
BOARD OF directors of five members, to I
De elected each year by the stockhold-
ers at the annual meeting. Up to the /
9Th day of May. 1915, the following
persons p shall be and are the first board
Of directors; Adam Sevario, who shall /
be president; v. p, sevario. WHO shall
be be-, vice president; 4Achille I, Pr
Picard.
On the 9th day OF May, 1916, and an
nually thereafter, except when such day
snail fall on a legal holiday, then, up-
IN the next following lay-day, the
stockho1ders shall elect a board of di-
.eclors for the ensuing year, the board
already Installed to continue to hold
over until their successors are electesSsIl
md nd qualified. The board of direetorA
70 elected shall select from their own
lumber the officers of the corporation.