The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-03
CHARTER
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION or
AVER TIMBER COMPANY.
INCORPORATED
state Of Louisiana .

'eetS VI is'ItSIa!.S-
Parish of Madison.
RI KNOWS AND REMEaBERgp. That
on his IN 2Sth. day of September. in
tne yeaT o: our Lord. 1917, before me.
Joan v. Ncrg'r. Clerk uI tie Ninth Dis
tr,ct CJGrl f.r The Parrish q. Madison,
louisiana. and f;x-OIiicio. Notary
~ nc in "nd Tor said pari.n ami state.
~ con- @iUEci and qualified. ami III
re presence ~ the witnesses htreia-
n Gnp.i 5>1 unde1aiynrd. persci,-
ally cam, AM aI.p,arti ta,. i,cs-Ol,
mes ar .isrcGIIp Subscribed.
Al, above the full age 81 nj. jprity. whl
seyerailv declared ti,at awaiting theln-
selves oi the iaHs of this state relative
~ thv org Inzation of corporation, and
partic Harry of III. provisions ~ Act No
2b' OF the Act- oi the General Assembly
81 Louisiana of the YEAR 1914 tnry have
formed ana ~ .aniZeh and by these
presents do fn-,n AMI or,aui2o them
selves. az w-ll ~ su"h other persons
WnD may becoTrc asSO ,iItrd with them.
snI their su"c.sS 0rs. into :. corporation
and body polite n law. for the objects
All purposes AID under the stip9iaJions
AMI agreements hereinafter set forth
and EXPRESSED. winch ttcy DO hereby
adopt as their charter.
hRTEIEi
The name and title of the corporation
hereby formed il declared to be Aver
Timber Company. Incorporates.
Il shall lXist aud have and enjoy sue
c-;Ssion by its corporate Iam. itr the
pe iod OF ninety nine tE'D wear. from
auG after tn" date hereof unless sooner
dissolved; It's certificates uf stock snail
be signed by the President ano Secretary
and bear the impress or the Seal ot the
corporations; it shali have power and
al horlty 10 contract. sue and be sized.
10 adopt, use and break or alter Ut
pleasure corporate seal; to ACQUIRE by
purchase, lease. or otherwise. real. per
sonal and m;scd property; to mold. own. !
~ nate. sei. lease, pledge or mortgage
the same, 10 incur debt; borrow nonoy. |
IN 4 20 issue notes. bonds and other ev,.
dence of indebtedness. ~ appoint Oil. +
Gers. directors. agents or managers as I
the interest Of said corporation may re-
q lire; To establish rules and regulation {
for the proper management OF its .
a. airs; 10 charge or alter the said rules .
and regulations when necessary, anu to /
acts necessary ard proper in carrying
out the business snj purposes Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE .
The dornicle OF this corporation j. here I
by fixed at TalIriah, Madison Parish.
Louisiana. at tine la7 Office Of jeff Il.
Snyder !
the Pre- Sident, or in his absence. the
Vice-President, or il his absence, the
Se cretary. is designated ~ the proper
pe 'son upon wnom service of legal pro-
cess against il -hall be made
ARTICLE ;
The object and l,Irposns for which
This corporation Is organized and the
! .ture OF the ID SincsS IT, b. carried or
hy il are hereby declared TO be the pur-
{ .Iase. sale an lease oi agricultural.
1 nber and 9th n irncS. and the manu-
facture and sale OF timber and the cuiti-
vhtidn, growing. raising and mar. citing
VI all agricultural crops. and the sale of
tle products thereof. throughout the
) ate of Louisiana and elsewhere in the
| nited States /!
ARTICLE 4 :
The Capital Stock of this corpora ton
Is hereby fixed at the sum of Seven
Thousand (;70O. 900. I0) Dollars
aisided into seven Thousand ti.W0)
snares of the par val.l, of Oiie Hundred
'l0U.uDp Dollars each
An accurate, de-. .ii,si and itemiZcd
description Of the DIo;,erty as To amount, I
i cation extent, etc taken il payment
capital stock, tv-etnes with a state
? ent OF its value a. appraised Gy the
is annexed to this charter to be
!: al in connection Herewith.
ARTICLE 5 !,
The corporate powers of this corpora {
! IN shall be vested IL and exercised BY :
, Board of Directors OF five % stock a
iohlers.a majority OF whom shall con. \
'situte n quorum Zoe the transaction Of 4
, siness, with the foil power u purchase. ; (
; serve by donation, sell. mortgage, {
.attei mortgage pletge pawn, convey d
rad lease, either as leasor or lessee. /
Aoperty both real and personl: 10 +
rrow money gnl is, . the C1naaay'S I
gotiable n,tes or Don.is, either un- :
}. :ured or secured by mortgage OF its 4
+ a estate, cnatiei inorlgag o. pledge b
y pawn of its per 'on.l property. and "A
!, any anu all other acts VIII ch this con +
'sny is authorized to d, IN carrying out a
BE- purposes and OBJ ,cis u tai, corpo- n
. ion; u make an / es ablish bylaws, h
nj To chang. the ssins; 10 hire. employ. :
;point anu dl'chnr:Se all osiic rs and IL
{. 'pioyees, and b. hy q. ir salaries. aud c,
. i'll all vacsncie ucc lrTng in the Board -
directors by 'isat,. resignation or ~
,..,fwise. and u ncr,aSe the Board of =,
'nectors in said ,or,,or zion 10 not to
ScseJ seven "a nembv f, AL OF whom II;
lust nss stockholdt in
Eaca Board ~ Dir % : shall e.ccs u G.
resident. Vic..-P.r,i .,nt who may u.
80 be Treasurer. a Sssretary and a ~
treasurer. which last ;iam,d t,so Offices ~
ay be ned by one persaa. =,
rae fret Boa,si oil Directors shall con- N
4 Of Charles =. Aver. Friedrich Aver.
!, Donald Gordon. Charles Grils am. "
.'f X. Say:!er. with Charles erik as
resident. Charles r. Aver as Vic Pre-
ISN'T. Feed-isk.Ayer. Jr., "a Secretary
& Charles +. Ay r...s Treasure. VINO
~ h I'D ofiicr "a itil the > j Monday oil 81
sgust. A. d.. ~ s. or III il III. l.. sue ca
'sofs have been dciy v.eetel anu
<sliIied.
IN the 3rd Monday of August. 1918.
4 ANNUALLY tsyrsafser. on riis srd Mon a,
u OF August " eactl yea. the stock 49,,
tiers saait meet for the PURPOSE oi 81
rfipf Roar.i OF Directors and tae an
Ins&cfic Of surn nfher business as ba
" properly coms before [ ne meeting. en-,
Written notice OF annua. S,ocknvlc. Rs A,
'etjnx shalt be delivered IN peers, u or ~,
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