The herald., 1913-10-23
CHARTER

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OF BAYOU JACK LUMBER COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
or LOUISIANA. PARISH or OR
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this the sixth day
Of the month Of October, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thlr-
teen. before me, Meyer Samuel Dreifus, a
notary public. in and for the parish of Or
leans, state of Louisiana, duly commission
ed. sworn, and qualified and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersiEned. came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereto subscribed, who
S~eycrally declared that. a~vailing themselves
of the provisions of an act Of the lcEiSla-
ture Of this state, known as act No. IS Of
the session acts of the year 1904. and as
well as of the general laws OF this state gov
erning the formation Of corporations In
general. they do by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves as well as all
such other persons As may become hereafter
associated with them. in order to form and
constitute a corporation or body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes, and I'M
der the StipulatiOnS following, tO-wit
ARTICLE THE name and title Of this
corporation shall lie BAYOU JACK LUM-
BIER COMPANY n it shall have and en-
joy succession and existence for a period Of
ninety-nine years from date hereof. II
shall have the power and authority 10 con
tract. sue and he sued, TO make and use a
corporate seal and the same 10 break or al
ter at pleasure 10 hold, purchase, lease,
sell, mortgage or hypOthccate property, real,
personal. or mixed to make and issue
bonds: 10 lend any portion Of It's capital
stock or income on mortgage or other Sc
%curitieS To name. elect. or appoint mana
gers. directors, and agents and to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
lions as may be requisite and necessary for
its proper management.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF this cor
p~oration and its principal Office for the
transaction OF business shall be in the city
Of New Orleans, parish of Orleans, state Of
Louisiana. The president, or in his alb
-AnRn tho Tigp- president shall hR tho Off
Ger upon whom citation or other judicial
process, shall be served.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock Of this
CORPORATION is hereby fixed at the sum Of
fifty thousand dollars ~(S50,000.0O), and
this charter shall be operative and go into
effect. and said corporation become a going
concern when the sum OF three thousand
dollars (S3 .OO0.O0D shall he subscribed for.
The capital stock shall be divided into five
hundred shares, of the par value Of one
hundred dollars tSlOO.OOt per share and
shall be paid for in cash or the equivalent
in real estate, mill property, timbered land.
any other property Aich the board of di
rectOrs may approve. y
poses Of this corporation and the nature Of
the business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby declared TO be TO do a general lum
Der and manufactures and general mer-
chandise business; 10 own and operate saw
and Shingle mills, planning mills, sash, door
and blind factories and other manufacture
les to make contracts for the sale of lum-
Der and shingles. etc, and for the purchase
of logs and timber TO acquire, sell and own
timbered land, to own and operate lumber
yards in this and other states and, in fact,
TO do any and all things necessary and pro-
per to the carrying on of its business.
ARTICLE The business of said cor
p%oration shall he directed by and vested in
a board Of directors, composed of three
shares of stock. The directors hereafter
named in this charter shall be the first
board Of directors. and they shall hold their
office for a period Of five years from date
hereof, and shall be elected annually there
after. said election being held on the first
Monday in October of each year. and each
share of stock present or represented shall
be entitled TO one vote, either in person or
by proxy. The methods of election and
holding meetings Of directors and share
holders shall be provided for in the by
laws.
All vacancies in said board from what
ever cause shall be filed by the remaining
The first board of directors shall consist
Fischer, Frederick Fischer, and Harmon
Hoey, with Conrad b. Fischer, president
Frederick Fischer, vice-president, and Har-
mon Hoey. secretary. A majority of the
transaction of business. A director can APP
point another director to act for him ut any
meeting Of the board Of directors.
ARTICLE NLI,This act of Incorporation
10y - "AANANhs vi lAut "
this corporation dissolved, by a vote of
three-fourths Of the shares of the total
amount of stock, at a meeting convened for
that purpose, after ten days notice In writ
ing mailed TO the address Of each stock
holder. and at least one advertisement in
one of the daily newspapers of the city of
New Orleans.
ARTICLE yII.-At the expiration of this
or IL sooner dissolved the affairs of
this corporation shall be liquidated by the
board OF directors, who are hereby vested
with full power 10 sell any and all assets Of
the corporation and to convey full and CON-
plete title thereto and shall have full DOW
er to do and perform all acts necessary and
proper fully and completely TO liquidate the
and distribute the proceeds. IL any.
among the stockholders in proportion TO the
amount OF stock held by each.
All rules governing the operation of this
corporation, not otherwise provided for In
Thus lone and passed, in my notarlal Of
In the city of New Orleans, state OF
on the day, month and year first
reno and Wm. s. Edwards, competent wit
nesses, who have signed their names, to-
gether with the parties hereto and me, no.
tary. after reading of the whole.
Original slgned) Conrad b. Fischer.
twenty-five shares: Frederick Fl. Fischer,
per pro c. B. Fischer. four shares; Harmon
Hoey, one share. CWitnesses) !: A. A. Mo-
reno, VIM. s. Edwards.
MEYER S. DREIFUs, Notary Public.
], the undersigned, recorder of mortgages
IN and for the parish Of Orleans, state Of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation of Bayou
Jack Lumber Company was this day duly
in my Office In book 1119, folio 143.
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder.
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is a true and correct copy of the orig
nal act on file and Of record In my notarlal
,fice.
MEYER s. DREIFUs, Notary Public.
oct 16 % 80 nov 9 10 20 1913
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