The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-12-14
Charter of cowan-Kerr Lumber
Company, Incorporated.


Louisiana, Parish Of Washington.
Re it known that on this the 3lst
day of October, A. D. 1916, before me
Osceola H. Carter, q Notary Public,
duly commissioned, sworn and quail
field, In and for the Parish OF Wash
inston. 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 Loulsl-
ana, relative to the formation and or
ganization of corporations, they nave
covenanted and agreed and by these
presents do covenant and agree ana
bind themselves, as we'll as those who
NAV hereafter become associated
with them to form themselves into q
CORPORATION for the objects and pur
poses, with the name and under the
stjpulations following to wit.
ARTICLEI.
The name of this corporation shall
be COWAN-KERR LUMBER CON-
PANY, INCORPORATED, and by
said c0rpOrate name it shall have suo-
cession and existence for 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 Franklinton, Washington
Parish, Louisiana, where all citations
and other legal process shall be serV'
ed upon the President, or in case o.
his absence upon the Vice-President,
or in case of the absence Of both sucf
officers, then in the manner prescribed
by law.
ARTICLE III.
That the said corporation under IT.
corporate name shall have the RICH
to sue and be sued, to make and ust
cannon seal and alter same al
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 limintation
as may be prescribed by law, to ap
point such officers and agents as tn
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 sf
fairs and the manner Of the certifica
ton and registl atom of it's 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 II
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 to be carrie,
on by it, are declared to be, to opec
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 mil machinery, to buy an
sell real estate and timber, to owl
and operate tram road or railroad
40 establish and operate mercantjl
business, in fact do anything neces
sary and proper for carrying on of
saw mill business.
ARTICLE V.
The authorized capital stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the SUI
Of Five Thousand Dollars {S5, 000.00)
represented by fifty shares of tn
par value of One Hundred Goo 90
dollars each, to be paid in such man
ner as are provided by law, and a.
the Board of Directors may require
and such stock may be issued 70
cash or impairment for property o
services actually received by, O.
rendered to, the said corporation
The parties hereto declare that they
hereby subscribe for the number 0
shares set opposite their respectiv
Signatures hereto, or in an aggregate
of Five Thousand Dollars.