The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-23
CHARTER.
CHARTER.
OLLIE CYPRESS COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NOW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known, that on this 18th day OF th'
month OF September, In the year OF oul
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir
teen, and of the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred anC
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 tbs
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap
peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally declared
that, availing themselves OF the laws of the
state OF Louisiana, In such cases made and
provided, and particularly of the provisions
of Act No. as of the acts Of the General
Assembly of the state OF Louisiana for the
year 1904. they have covenanted and agreed
and do by these presents, covenant and agree
and bind themselves, as well as all such per-
sons as may hereafter becom associated
with them, to form a corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the articles
and stlpulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE The name OF this corpora
PANY," and under its said corporate name
II 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 corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure to hold,
receive, lease, purchase, own, and convey,
perty real, personal and mixed, corporeal
and incorporeal; to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and ofhcers 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 for the
proper management of its affairs as may be
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF said cor
poration shall be In the city of New Orleans,
In the state of Louisiana, and all citations
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president OF said corporation, or In the event
of his absence on the vice-president thereof,
and In the event Of the absence OF both Of
said officers, On the secretary Of the corpo-
ration.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is established
and the nature OF the business to be carried
on by II are hereby declared to be as fol-
lows To buy, sell, and generally to deal In
all kinds Of timber, logs, lumber. ties and
other merchandise accessory to or necessary
In conjunction with the lumber business,
either wholesale, retail, or both :. to lease,
mortgage, and convey all forms of property,
whether real, or personal. or mixed, within
the state of Louisiana or elsewhere; to drain
planning mills, or any other kind Of wood.
working plants for the manufacture OF 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 to
do such other things as may be necessary
for the conduct OF a general milling and
manufacturing business; and particularly
for the manufacture OF ties. piling. lumber,
taths, shingles, slaves, sash, doors, blinds,
and other merchantable products and for
these purposes, to charter or acquire tugs.
schooners, barges, dredges, pull-boats, skid
ders. and ships and to operate same: TO
construct and operate booms: to establish
and maintain camps: to operate commissary
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
In the state Of Louisiana, or In any Of the
several states or territories Of the United
states or America, and to have power to
hoid, purchase, own, mortgage and convey