The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-16
CHARTER.

OlIxlE C1IRESS tohl AM
United STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known. that on this 18th day OF the
month of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir.
teen and Of the independence or the Cnlted
States of America the one hundred and
thirty-eighth, before me, Philip Gensler, Jr;'
a notary public duly commissioned and quail
flied in and for the parish OF Orleans, state
of Louisiana, therein residing, and In the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned. personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally declared
that, avsiling themselves OF the laws OF tne
provided, and particularly OF the provisions
of Act No. rs Of the acts of the General
Assembly Of the state OF Louisiana for the
wear 1905 they have coyenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents, covenant and agree
. and bind themselves, as well as all such per.
sons as may hereafter becom eassociated
with them, to form a corporation FOR the
objects and purposes, and under the articles
and stipulatlons following, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name OF this corpora
ton shall be the "OLLIE CYPRESS CON
PANY," and under Its said corporate name
Il shall have power and authority to have
and enjoy corporate existence and succession
for ninety nine years from and after the
date hereof; to contract, sue and be sued
to make and use a corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure; to hold
receive, lease, purchase, own, and convey
as well as mortgage and nypothecate pro.
perty. real, personal and mixed, corporeal
and incorporeal: to name and appoint sucn
managers, agents, directors and omcers as
its business interest and convenience may
require and to make and establish, as well
as TO alter and amend, from time to time
such bylaws, rules and regulations Tor tnt
proper management OF Its anairs as may Ok
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of said cor
poration shall be In the city of New Orleans
In the state Of Louisiana and all eltatio on
president OF said corporation, or In the EVEN
OF his absence on the vice-president thereo1
and In the event OF the absence OF both OF
said officers, en- the secretary OF the corpo
ARTICLE III-The objects and purpose:
for which this corporation Is established
and the nature OF the business to be carried
on by 1t are hereby declared TO be as fol
lows: To buy, sell, and generally TO deal In
all kinds Of timber, logs, lumber, ties anc
in conjunction with the lumber business
either wholesale, retail, or both to lease
own, purchase, acquire, hold, SELL assign
mortgage, and convey all forms OF property
whether real, or personal, or mixed, with II
the state of Louisiana or elsewhere: TO drair
and reclaim lands to operate saw mills anC
planning mills, or any other kind or wood
working plants for the manufacture or any
and all kinds of wood into MANUFACTURED
products and for said purpose to construct
tram roads, railroads and other means OF
transportation, to operate the same, and u
DO such other things as NAV be necessary
for the conduct OF general milling anc
manufacturing business; and particularly
for the manufacture OF ties, plling, lumber
laths shingles, slaves, sash, doors, blinds
and other merchantable products; and FOL
these purposes TO charter or acquire tugs
schooners, barges, dredges, pull-boats, skid
ders, and ships, and to operate same Il
construct and operate booms: to establish
and maintain camps; to operate commissa y
stores. and TO do everything and act neces
sary TO, convenient for, or appropriate In
the accomplishment of the aforesaid pur
poses. The corporation may conduct Its said
business In any or all Of Its branches, botf
In the state of Louisiana, or In any OF the
several states or territories Of the United
States of America, and to have power Il
hold, purchase. own, mortgage and convey