The herald., 1914-06-04
CHARTER OF THE
EDWARD L. DAVIS LUMBER COMPANY,
OF LOUISIANA.

United States OF America, State Of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
BE. 1t known, That on this twe4ty-hrst day
Of May. in the year of Our Lord, one thou
sand. nine hundred and fourteen, and OF the
Independence OF the United States Of Amer
lea, the one hundred and thirty eighth, before
me, W. MORGAN GURLEN, a notary public,
in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State OF
LouIsIaua, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and derSigued personally came
and appeared the several persons who here
unto subscribe their names, all residents Of
the United States OF America, who severauy
declare that, avaIllng themselves OF the pro-
visions of the laws, and the Constitution OF
the State of Louisiana, relative to the or
ganizdtIon Of corporations, they have con-
tracted and agreed, and do by these presents,
contrast, agree; bind and obIigate themselves
as well as such persons as may be aSsCciated
with them, or may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and constitute
a corporation or body polite IN law for the
objects and purposes herein expressed, and
under the agreements and stipulations fol-
lowing, towIt:
Article l. The name of this corporation
shall be the EDWARD l.. DAVIS LUMBER
C0MPANY OF LOUISIANA" with its dom.
icile in the city of New Orleans, State OF
| Louisiana, and under its corporate name, It
shall have succession and existence TOR nifty
| (S0) years from date hereof; II shall have
| the power and authority to sue and be sued,
| to buy, hold, receive, improve, convey, sell,
operate, mortgage, hypothecate, rent and lease
| property, real, personal and mixed; to name
| and appoint all manner OF employees and
agents, its interests may require, to have
power and authority to borrow and lend
money, issue bonds, secured or unsecured
| in such manner its board of directors may
| determine, and generally it shall have power
and authority to do all such acts and things
| provided by law, that may be necessary and
proper TO carry out the objects and purposes
| for which this corporation is formed, and IS
| hereby vested with all the immunlties, rights
and privileges conferred upon corporations
under the laws OF Louisiana. 10 have the
| power to make, alter, amend and Abolish
| such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
| proper conduct OF its business. 1t shall have
| power to act as agent OF representative OF
| any person, persons or corporation, as tht
| board Of directors may determine.
| All citations and other legal processes di
| rected to this company shall be served upor
| the president, OF, in the event of his absence
or inability to. act, then upon the vice
Article IL. The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is organized and tht
nature of the business to be carried on by
| it are hereby declared 10 be: To conduct ;
| general timber and lumber business IN al
| its details, branches and ramlhcatons; t
purchase, lease or otherwise acquire real o.
| personal property OF every class and descrip
| tion to raise, produce, buy, sell, exchange
| and deal in trees, plants, shrubs and al
| kinds of agricultural products, and any anC
! all kinds of lumber and lumber products; t
| export and import lumber and timber anC
| the products OF lumber and timber OF every
| character and description; to operate com
| missares or stores IN connection with sai(
| business; to grow and produce trees and tim
| Der suitable for manufacture into lumber; 4
| manufacture lumber, shingles, laths, slaves
boxes and barrels; to buy, lease, or other
wise acquire, maintain and operate saw
mills and lumber yards, and IN connection
| Herewith TO develop lands, to buy, sell, own
lease, maintain, operate railroads, TELEGRAPH
and telephone lines, ships, steamship compa
mics, boats, ferries, ferry boats, wharves, land
| iugs piers and all the equipment thereof
| and to do all things necessary or convenlen
for the purposes OF its business, whether II
wholesale retail or as agents, as genera
lumber dealers and manufacturers.
| Article III. The capital stock OF this cor
| poration is fixed at one hundred thousand
! 100000 dollars, divided into one thousan'
| GOOO shares Of one hundred $1,000 dollar
| each, spar value, to be paid fer IN cash or IT
| equivalent at the time OF subscription, o
NAV be issued full paid or worcestershire 10
| property actually purchased or services actu
| ally rendered or to be rendered, to TINS cor
poration for fair and market value; OF ma.
| be issued on the subscribers note or notes, o
may be issued on account OF contracts, IN sucl
way and in such time as the board OF direc
| tors may determine.
| This corporation shall be a going concerl
as soon as thirty thousand dollars (SSOO0.OC
of IT'S capital stock is subscribed for, whicl
amount the signers hereto declare is sub
| scrbed
Article ". Ali the corporate powers of thi
corporation shall be vested in and exercises
by a board of directors, of five % directors
who shall be stockholders. All vacancie
occurring on said board of directors shall b
filled by the remaining directors for the un
| expired term.
The board of directors shall have powe
and authority to exercise all the powers grant
ed to this corporation in Article ].
| The officers of this corporation shall be
| president, a vice president, secretary,