The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-01-08
CHARTER
OF WOODSIDE TIE AND SINGLE
COMPANY


COMPANY.
United States Of America State OF Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans city OF
New Orleans.
BE- 1t Known. That on this 2sth day Of
u" month OF November in the year OF our
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and thlr-
teen, and uf the independence OF the United
States Of America the one hundred and
thlrty-ctghth; before me- Scott +. Beer. a
notary public In and for the Parish OF Or
leans, state Of Louisiana, therein residing
duly commissioned, sworn and qualified. and
IN The presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names
are hercunto subscribed who scverally de
cared that, avaiing themselves OF the laws
81 the state OF Louisiana in such cases
made and provided, they have COycnanted
and agreed, and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves. as
well all such persons as NAV hereafter
become associated with them, 10 form
corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stipulatiOns fol-
lowing. tO-wit
ARTICLE THE name AID style OF this
corporation shall be "WOODSDE TIE AND
SHINGLE COMPANY"
! ARTICLE 1.-THE corporation shall en-
JOY corporate existence for a term OF ninety
nine years, and the domicle OF this cor.
poratiOn shall be in the City OF New Or.
leans State Of Louisiana. The president
retary-treasurer, shall be the persons on
whom all legal process shall be served
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
be- 10 manufacture ties, shingles and other
lumber, and for this purpose TO buy con.
Struct, lease and operate sawmills planning
mills. lath mills and shlngle and tie mills:
10 acquire and lease railways, tramways and
rightsOf-way for the transportation OF tim
Der and lumber and other products for the
use OF IFS mills and for other purposes; 10
buy, sell and lease timber lands and TO ac-
quire, lease and hold other lands for the
use or Sawmills, planning mills, shingle mills
lath mills. tie mills. lumber yards and tim
no for nfh
and sell timber, logs. lumber shingles ties
ana other timber products; and to do and
perform any and all acts incident TO and
growing out Of the carrying out OF any and
all OF the objects herenabove enumerated.
ARTICLE lV.-Tne capital stock OF this
corporation Is fixed at the sum of eight
eighty shares Of the par value OF one hun
dred dollars (Sl00) each, which shall be
paid for In cash or its equivalent. All
shares OF stock shall be full paid and non
assessable. The corporation shall become
going concern and be authorized to do
business as soon as four thousand dollars
been subscribed and paid for In cash.
ARTICLE V.-The powers OF this cor
poration are hereby vested in a board OF
directors. consisting OF five members, to be
January OF each year. except the first board
or directors, composed OF Gustave Leme,
Abraham Goldberg. A. A. Moreno, Edward
office until the first Monday in January,
1917, which Is the date set for the first
election under this charter. Should the
first Monday fall on a legal holiday, then
the election shall take place on the follow
ing Monday. Until the first election under
this charter the following shall be the Of
president; Edward Marx. vice president, and
Abraham Goldberg, secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE VI.-The board of directors
shall have power to make such rules and
laws as may be necessary for the con-
duet of the business and the right to alter
and amend at pleasure and to elect and APP
point such officers and employees as they
ARTICLE vII-No stakeholder shall be
held liable for more than the unpaid amount
| Of his subscription.
Thus done and passed at my Office in this
| city on the day, month and year first above
| written, In the presence OF Messrs. Alfred c.
Hammer and Eugene Thorpe, competent wit
| nesses, residing In this city, who have here
unto signed their names, together with the
said appearers and me. notary, after due
| reading OF the whole.
| Original signed.)
/ Witnesses:
| AL. G. HAMMER,
| SCOTT f. BEER, Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, recorder Of mortgages
in and for the Parish Of Orleans, State OF
and foregoing act Of Incorporation Of ''THE
WOODSIDE TIE AND SHINGLE COM.
PANY' was this day duly recorded in my
| once IN BOOK Ill3, fOllO -.
, New Orleans, November %. 1913.
Il (Signed), EMILE LEONARD, u. r.
: |, the undersigned, notary public, dc
hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Is true and correct copy of the ortgina
: act OF Incorporation OF THE WO0DSlDT
r TIE AND SHINGLE COMPANY" on al.
( and on record in my office, together Will
> the certificate OF the deputy recorder o.
mortgages thereto attached, except that tn
{ names Of the signers are omitted.
: Witness my hand and seal this goth da!
D Of November. 1913.
2 SCOTT f. BEER Notary Public
5 Dec 4 IL 10 % jan 1914