The herald., 1917-04-19
CHARTER

- Tur las HAND Il VI DEN So'' '-'A
OF The Jn@iJ INCORPORATED
,,-..S States OF AmeTiea, S'1'e VI
ana Ls,vn that on this Sth day Of the
March. in the year OF our Lo'u'
DB1ih oii nine hundred and seventeen
%. nOuss sso,s me, Watts X Leverlch, a
thpI' p,biic in and for the PaTsh OF VI,
NlD s,,,e Of Louisiana. duly commissioner
an -,.li6ed. and in the presence Oh tiie
.,,,ss,s hereinafter named anq sss..-,i
nl'siIv came and appeared the, seVera'
peisons yhoss hames are he-eunto subscribed,
Gsnys - zoe Of majority, who declared that'
~ u ,Ssnselyes OF the provisions OF the
F1 ,h;s State relative to the organiza-
w y ,o,norations, they hereby form them
- INTO and constitute a corporation tor
:. .b;,cts and purposes, and under Inc sup
.I,,;sns hereinafter set forth. IL:
-, The name and title OF inns cor
~ ,b,ll be Jas Hand Lumber Company
..,-,arated, and under its said corporate
~, shau enjoy succession Tor the fuI
- IA oeriod on ninety-nlne W years
a q. "a aiter the date hereof, and shall
~, n1ver and authority 10 contract sue ana
!. sned: 10 ACCEPT and receive mortgages;
s.sg,s or other hypothecations; 10 make ana
=. = eoroorate seal, and the same to break
.l.- Al Measure: 10 purchase, receive,
-. hnld or otherwise acquire and convey,
= ri as mortgage and hypothecate under
so-,ora,e name, property both real and
...,o,,i and mixed; TO borrow money ana
- and issue bonds and other evidences
4 d,bt and to secure the same by mortgage
!, s,b,rxise; 10 name and appoint such man
- ,nA directors, officers and agents, as
=. ;-,.,es, and convenience of said corpora
-, nav reouire; and TO make and establish,
4 x,l As alter and amend at pleasure, such
S,.l.vs. rules and regulations for the manage
nm, and regulations of the affairs OF the
er-eratjon as may be necessary, proper or
unv.nient
in;el, 1.-THE domicile of this corpora.
,es ,hall be in the city OF new Orleans, and
ID citations or other legal process shall be
,,red upon the president of the corporation,
q in his absence, upon the Vice-President.,
kriele III.-The objects and purposes tor
shrh this corporation is established, and the
rzurt Of the business to be carried on BY. 1t,
N declared and specified TO be: to purchase,
VA hold, sell, mortgage, lease and ALLEVIATE,
r.criv.. acquire and deal in real estate, tim
W lands, timber, or any interests therein
i Engage in logging operations; 10 operate
" MAINTAIN sawmills, plants or factories
E,rn wood, logs and timber are manufac-
trrsd altered or worked; to buy, sell, export
mort, or otherwise deal in, all sorts of tim
n and lumber products; to extract turpen.
the, and 10 operate turpentine stills and
dsl in iurpentine and turpentine products; 70
nastruet and operate tramroads in connec'
ton with and TO facilitate its logging opera
fors; to acquire, lease, construct and operate
warehouses;, sheds, storerooms and lumber
yrds; TO buy and sell merchandise; to carry
% a general store or commissary; TO conduct
hp,eis, boarding houses and lodging houses
md generally to do and transact all business
vnperly connected with, incidental or con.
wnient to any Of the aforesaid objects and
purposes
Article Iv.-The capital stock of thi:
eorporation is hereby fixed at Twenty
Eve thousand (s25,0o.oO Dollars, divid
q into and represented by. two hun
nns Of one hundred $1,000 dollar.
sspiial stock may be increased to the sum o.
oss Hundred Thousand (sl0O,0oOoO) Dollars
NJ stock shall be transferable only upor
ne books Of the company and in accordance
VIII It's bylaws and regulations.
Article YAH the powers of this corpora
uon shah be vested in and exercised by
eard composed Of not more than FIVE Is
tnd not less than three 81 directors, VIII
NAL elect iron their number a President,
ssm5President and a Secretary. The sal
eOard 81 directors shall be elected annual.
he second Monday of each year, tn
~ election to be held in the year 1915
:. such elections shall be by ballot, at th
snee the corporation. Notice of annua
asungs. as well as OF special meetings Q
aosknoiders. shall be given by written motto
.ed ten days in advance Of the date hxe
" suca meeting TO each stakeholder appear
ny such on the books Of the company, a
n, last designated address, or at the gener.
~atsry al New Orleans, if he has not desil
80 800 an address. Each shareholder is cnt
~ enc vote foT each share of stock stanC
ms name on the books of the Compan!
~ ,o'e 10 be cast in person or by prox,
~ .ne majority Of votes cast shall cleo
voart OF directors shall have the pow,
:, an vacancies which may occur on Il
wen though no quorum remain at Il
4. saen vacancies are TO be filled. Failu
@,Na directors on the day above specific
sSho, dissolve the corporation, but Il
s-,:i tnen IN office shall remain in Off
tneir successors are elected The d
may elect such other officers as the
N !, aaeeessary or convenient for the caryii
~, me ecmpany's business, and shall ha'
NJ 49, !" unite two or more Offices and to Co
IA same upon one person, or TO dispen
~ asy ,.offsee in their discretion. II
- " directors shall also have power
,n,,a e establish, as we'll as alter al
p,r...A All bylaws, rules and regulation
n,,ssy and proper for the support al
\. en, Of the affairs and business
"a sspoIation; and not inconsistent wi
h.r M Two ~ directors shall cons'
N, qu9'un Tor the transaction of busine,
s oSsrd shall have power. without TeferTi,
no-ss. soeknolders, to borrow money, execu
aA,r sSis issue notes, pledges, bonds
,p1 ,Yoheafions, in such amounts and ,
saat,s.n. ns as IN their judgment may be a
n,sas.Na' and generally 10 do all thin
pruarr ~ay necessary or convenient for 4
ts,s;.. Vihg on Of the business OF the CO
direr,sr. Al any meeting Of the board
rchr oe represented by anv othe- Z
6see,..s we may cast the vote of the abse
ti,hs- ,ofaing to the written instruction
recfor or special, Of such absent Z
Aard AZ a. me annual meeting in 1918. 4
M directors shall consist Of the folio,
% Ma ssnd whose pOstOfice address is Pr
ssss, -, Is Purvis, Miss: HoTace S beonI
tsl Rs;,S@mce address is go Whitney &c
Hand !. png. New Orleans, La. with Ia
heiden. ssSioent; Horace Shepard as Vic
Aid, W aa -, - l. Spotswood as Secretar
noS,ssa inis act of incorporation m;
n1orstio, changed or amended, or IN
rvided a. nay be dissolved in the mann
w II A. iaw, by a vote Of two-thir
al elass..e nere outstanding capital sto,
}saeri nsss; present or represented, AZ
m suns Of the stockholders eonven,
ast bers -, after a previous notice sb;
sk rs,.r ssn in the manner above reouir
nodsn ~ ne annual meeting Of the e.
N nav 4. ae capital stock Of the corpor
& e&er 4, increased or decreased by o,
x & s;ss;crdance with the laws Of Z I
&re VI.-If m,
~ - either by limitai;or S'i n snail
~ Il ITS effairs shall he i;o,,;as :.
W commissioners, to be anna; NJ