The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-23
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Frankllnton, La. Nov. 2as 1916
Charter OF cowan-Kerr Lumber
Company, incorporated.


dav of October, A. D. 1916, before me
Osceola H. Carter Notary Public,
duly commissioned, sworn and quail
field. in and for the Parish OF Wash
ington, State of Louisiana, and IN
the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned person
ally came and appeared the several
pers ons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves of the laws OF Louisl-
ans, relative to the formation and or
ganization of corporations, they have
coyenanted and agreed and by these
presents do covenant and agree and
bind themselves, as we'll as those who
may hereafter become associated
with theu to form themselves into a
corporation for the objects and pur
poses, with the name and under the
stipu!ations following to wit.
F.. ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be COWAN-KERR LUMBER CON-
PANY, INCORPORATED, and by
said corporate name it shall have sue
cession and existence for a 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 nov 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 Franklinton, 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 case of the absence of both such
officers, then in the manner prescribed
by law.
ARTICLElII.
That the said corporation under it:
corporate name shall have the righ
to sue and be sued, to make and us'
A. cannon seal and alter same a
pleasure, or TO acquire property by
grant, gift, purchase, and to devls'
or beouest, to lease, hold and dis
pose of, and to mortgage and pledge
same all subject to the limitation
as may be prescribed by law, to ap
point such officers and agents as tn
business of the corporation may re
ouire, and to fix their compens alton
having due regard to the nature
character and value of their services
to make bylaws, not inconsisten
with tie existing law, fixing or alter
ing the management of its property
regulation and government OF Us al
fairs and the manner of the certitica
tion and registl al; on of its stock, t.
wind up and dissolve itself, or to b
wound up and dissolved in the man
ner hereinafter prescribed, and t.
conduct business in this state, Or ir
any state Or territory of the United
States as the nature of the bushes
may require.
= ARTICLE ".
( The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and tn
nature of the business t. be carried
on by it, are declared to be, to ope:
ate one or more saw-mills. to bu
and sell lumber, ties, timber, to buy
own and sell saw mills, and all kind
OF saw mill machinery, to buy an
sell real estate and timber, to ow
and operate a tran road or railroad
80 establish and operate mercantil
business, in fact do anything neces
sary and proper for carrying on of
saw mill buslness.
ARTICLE V.
The authorized capital stock of th
corporation is hereby fixed at the su
OF Five Thousand Dollars 5000. 90
represented by fifty shares of tn
par value of One Hundred 600. 90
dollars each, to be paid in such mar
ner as are provided by law, and q
the Board of Directors may require
and such stock may be issued ft
cash or inpayment for property {
services ssactually received by, {
rendered to, the said corporation
The parties hereto declare that the
hereby subscribe for the number
shares set OBJ osite their respecti,
SIGNATURES hereto, or in an aggrega
of Five Thousand Dollars.