The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-12-07
Charter OF ceWan-Kerr Lumber
Company, incorporated.

0OuISIanh9 TarlSQ OF w aSQlngtOns
Be II known that on this the 31s'
day OF October, A. D. 1916, before mt
Osceols b. Garter, q Notary Public
duly commissioned, sworn and quail
field, in and for the Parish OF Wash
ington, State of Louisiana, and ir
the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned. person
ally came and appeared the severa
perso Hs whose names are hereunte
subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the laws OF Louisi
ans, relative to the formation and or
ganization OF corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed and by these
presents do covenant and agree ant
bind themselves, ss we'll as those who
may hereafter become associated
with them to form themselves into a
corporation for the objects and pur
poses, with the name and under the
stjpulaMons following to wit.
ARTICLE l.
The name OF this corporation shall
be COWAN.KERR LUMBER COM
PANY, INCORPORATED, and by
said corporate name 1t shall have sue.
cession and existence for q period OF
ninety.nine years from date hereof,
unless sooner dissolved in the manner
provided by law and the articles of
this charter, and under said corpor-
ate name it shall have and enjoy all
rights, privileges and immunities
which are now conferred upon, or
which may be hereafter granted to
corporations of the same kind and
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of This corporation
shall be in Frsnklinton, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, where all citations
and other legal process shall be serv.
ed upon the President, or in case OF
his absence upon the Vice.President,
or In osse OF the absence OF both such
officers, then in the manner prescribed
by law.
ARTICLElII.
That the said corporation under Its
corporate name shall have the right
to sue and be sued, to make and use
o cannon seal and alter same at
pleasure, or to acquire property by
grant, gift, purchase, and TO devise
or bequest, to lease, hold and dis
pose Of, and to mortgage and pledge
same all subject to the Limitations
as may be prescribed by law, to OPP
point such officers and agents as the
business OF the corporation may re-
quire, and to fix their compensation,
having due regard to the nature.
character and value OF their services,
to make bylaws, not inconsistent
with the existing law, fixing or alter
ing the management of its property,
regulation and government of Its af-
fairs and the manner of the certifica-
sion and registration of its stock, to
wind up and dissolve itself, or to be
wound up and dissolved in the man
ner hereinafter prescribed, and TO
conduct business in this state, or in
any state or territory of the United
States IS the nature of the business
may require.
ARTICLE
The object and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by 1t, are declared to be, to oper-
ate ono or more saw-mills. to buy
and sell lumber, ties, timber, to buy,
own and sell saw mills, and all kinds
OF saw mill machinery, to buy and
sell real estate and timber, to own
and operate tram road or railroad
20 establish and operate mercantile
business, in fact do anything neces.
sary and proper for carrying on OF a
saw mill business.
ARTICLE V.
The authorized capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sur
of Five Thousand Dollars S5,000.O0).
represented by fifty shares Of the
par value Of One Hundred tl00.00|
dollars each, to be..paid in such man
aer o. are provided by law, and as
the Board of Directors may require,
and such stock may be issued fol
CASA or inpayment for property o.
services actually received by, o.
rendered to, the said corporation
The parties hereto declare that they
hereby subscribe for the number o
shares set opposite their respective
signatures hereto, or in an aggregate
Of Five Thousand Dollars.
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