St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-08-29
CHARTER
Of the
CHEFUNCTA LUMBER COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United States Of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish of st.
Tammany.

Be it known that on this the 18th
day of August, A. D., 1914, before
me, Thomas NJ. Burns, a Notary Pub
lie, duly commissioned and sworn IL
and for the parish Of st. Tammany
State Of Louisiana, therein residing
personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereuntc
subscribed, who declared that, avail
ing themselves Of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, relative to the
organization Of corporations they
have covenanted and agreed, and By
these presents do covenant and agree
bind and form and constitute them
selves, as well as such other persons
who may hereafter join or become
associated with them, into corpora.
ton and body polite in law, for the
objects and purposes, and under the
agreements and stipulations. follow.
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name and style of this corpor-
alton shall be the "Chefuncta Lum.
Der Co., Inc, and under that name
it shall have and enjoy all rights and
privileges granted by law to corpora.
tons; it shall exist for period OF
ninety-nine years from this day; II
shall have power to contract, sue and
be sued in its corporate name; to
make and use corporate seal and
the same to alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, purchase, convey, mort
gage. hypothecate or pledge proper
ty, both real and personal: to issue
bonds, notes and other obligations;
to have and employ such managers.
directors, officers, agents and other
employees as the interests and con-
venience of said corporation may re-
quire, and to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and con-
troll of the affairs Of the corporation
as may be reasonable and expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporation
shall be in the town of Covington,
parish of st. Tammany, State of Lou
isiana; all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the presi-
dent, and in his absence on the vice
president, and in the absence of both,
on the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is established and
the nature of the business to be
carried on by it, are declared to be:
To construct, operate end maintain
saw mills, shingle mills, planning
mills, logging railroads, roads and
bridges; to purchase, lease and sell
lands; to construct and operate tur-
pentine stills and retort plants; to
manufacture brick. tiles end other
earthenware; to buy, sell and deal
for its own account, logs, lumber
and all sorts of merchandise and
generally to do and perform any and
all costs ana things pertaining to
the business above mentioned, con-
nected Herewith or arising there
from, in this State and elsewhere.
ARTICLE ",
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of
fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars,
divided into and represented by one
hundred fifty (150) shares of stock
of par value Of one hundred (10O)
dollars each, which shall be paid for
in cash wheff subscribed for, or in
such manner az the Board Of Direct
ors may designate or shall be issued
for labor performed, services render
ed. or for the purchase Of property
as said Board may elect, all of which
shall be common stock.
That this corporation shall be a
going concern when twelve thousand
($12,O00) dollars Of Its capital stock
is actually paid for in cash. All shares
Of stock shall be full paid and non-as-
sessable, which capital stock may be
increased to q sum not to exceed
fifty thousand ($5O.000) dollars, in
which event during the period be-
tween the call for the meeting
tor such increase and the meeting,
the person holding stock at the
time shall have the right to
take shares Of the additional or
increased stock proportionate to the
number of shares owned by them,
and any shares not taken at the ex-
ptrattoa Of said period may be dis