St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-05-06
Charter of
HONEY ISLAND LUMBER 4
VENEER CO., INC.
United States Of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish of Or
leans, City OF New
Orleans.

Be 1t known, That on this goth
day Of the month. of March, in the
year One Thousand Nine Hundred
and Sixteen. Before me, Scott E..
Beer, Notary Public in and for the
parish OF Orleans, State Of LOUISE
ana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinaf-
ter named and Undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons
hereinafter subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves of the laws
Of this State relative to the organi-
cation Of corporations in such cases
made and provided, they constitute
themselves, their successors and as
signs, a corporation under the stipu-
lations herein set forth, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, TO-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name of this corporation shall
be Honey Island Lumber & Veneer
Company, Inc. and its period of du-
rotion shall be ninety-nine years
from this date, and 1t shall have for
the purpose Of the business to be
carried on by 1t, all the powers con-
ferred by law upon corporations, and
shall exercise generally all the pow
ers necessary to carry on said bust
ness.
ARTICLE IL.
The donicile of this corporation
shall be in the parish OF St. Tam
many, State of Louisiana; and all CT
tation and other legal process shall
be served on the president, and In
case of his absence on the secretary.
or treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature Of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to be: To cut, saw, and manufac-
ture lumber and yeneers of all kinds,
and to sell or otherwise dispose OF
the same, in the parish of st. Tam
many, or elsewhere; to purchase,
rent, or otherwise acquire, and tc
sell, lease, mortgage, or otherwise
dispose of lands, timber, logs, lum-
Der. or woods of any nature; saw
mills, veneer mills, logging rail-
roads and equipment necessary there
for or appertaining thereto; and tc
operate saw mills, lumber mills and
factories and mills for manufacture
of boxes, shocks, or other products OF
boxes, shocks, or other products OF
lumber; and in connection Herewith
to operate tram roads, railroads or
other means of transportation what
ever, in the parish Of st. Tammany,
or elsewhere; and generally to dc
and perform any and all things nec-
essary or incidental to or apper-
tanning to the aforesaid objects and
purposes, or any of them.
ARTICLE Nv.
The amount of the capital stock OF
this corporation is hereby declared
to be Ter Thousand ($10,O00) Dol
lars, which shall consist Of one hun
dred shares Of the par value OF One
Hundred Dollars per share; all Of
which shall be subscribed for before
the filing Of the articles OF incor-
poration; and all of said stock SO
subscribed for shall be paid for eth
er in money or property received or
labor done for said corporation, at
such times as the Board Of Direc-
tors shall determine.
The amount to which the capital
stock may be increased shall be One
Hundred Thousand ($10o,000)~ Dot
lars.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in and the business
and affairs of the corporation man
aged by Board of four Directors.
who shall be elected annually at a
meeting OF the stockholders ON the
first Monday OF April Of each year:
the first Board Of Directors to serve
for the first year. or until their sue
cessors shall be elected and qualified.