The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-04-28
CHARTER
Grant Timber and Manufacturing Co.
of Louisiana, Inc.
STATE OF LOUISIANA /
Parish of Grant

tafV PUBIC III anu Tie dAioh VI
Grant, State of Louisiana aforesaid,
duly commissioned and quaiified accor.
ding to law, and in the presence OF
T. L. Watson and Grover G. Calvin
competent, subscribing witnesses, per-
sonaiIy came and appeared Victor M.
Mason, Jacob G. Pope and Alyah h.
Wnitmarsh, VIM. Buchanan, I. Har-
nv Garrett and Frank E. Sheldon and
the Others whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared I'M
to me, Notary, that availiug them,
solves of the provisions of Act No. 26I
of the Legislature of this State, ap-
proved July 9, 1917, and under the pro-
visions OF and amendments thereof, as
We'll as those of the General Laws oil |
this State relative to the organization !
OF corporations, they have formed and
organized, and by these presents, do |
form themselves into and constitute |
corporation under the name and style, |
anu Tor the purposes and objects, and |
under the stipulations and agreements |
hereinafter set forth and expressed,
winch they hereby adopt as their char
ter. Lo-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name Va LiIis corporation shall be
Grant Timber 4 Manufacturing Com
pany Of Louisiana, Inc.
ARTICLE ii.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be: To buy, own
and sell timber and timber lands and
other real estate; to purchase, build,
own and operate saw-mills, planning
mills, shingle-miil5 and other machin-
cry; " manufacture, buy and sell lum
Der, shingles and other products of
wood; and in connection herewith, to
purchase, build, own, maintain and
operate tram-roads, logging roads and
railroads for the purpose of hauling
timber, lumber and other material to
and from mill, or mills, for the man.
ufacture thereof (any such railroad to
be used for the purpose of such cor
poration and not to become common
carrier); also, in connection with such
objects and purposes, to carry on, es-
tablish, maintain, and operate sup
ply store, or stores; to deal in, buy and
sell, dry-goods, groceries, hardware
and all other kinds of merchandise and
materials, including corn, cotton and
Z, country produce, and to prosecute and
carry on all matters incidental to, or
in any way connected with, said bust
ness as hereinbefore described; such
business to be carried on in the State
OF Louisiana, or elsewhere, as said
Company may desire.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the Capital Stock of
this Corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of Five Hundred and Eighty-six
Thousand Dollars 1856, 0O0.O0), divid-
ed into $3.50 shares of a par value OF
One Hun red Dollars ($l0O.00), which
Capital Stock may be increased in ac-
cordance with the laws of Louisiana to
total of
ARTICLE Nv
The domicile of SAID Corporation and
the principle office for the transaction
of It's business shall be at Selma,
Grant Parish, State of Louisiana,
where all meetings of the stockholders
or directors must be held; provided
the directors, valid mestings of direc-
tors may be held outside the state, oil
within the state elsewhere than at it:
domicile.
ARTICLE v.
The period of duration of this cor.
poration shall be fifty years, unles!
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with law, or unless such corporation
should be sooner dissolved, as provided
by law.
ARTICLE vi.
All the powers of this corporation
shall be exercised by, and vested in
Board of Directors, composed of no
less than three, nor more than seven
stockholders; said directors to be cleo
IL
to be convened for that purpose Of
tn, first Tuesday of April of each sue
c~eding year.
The names and postoffice addresse
of the directors chosen to serve TO
the first year, or until their successor
are elected and qualified. are,
Names Addresses
Victor M. Mason, Selma, La
Jacob G.. Pope, Selma, La.
T. Harry Garrett St. Louis, Mo.
Frank Z. Sheldon, St. Louis, Mo.
Bonner p. Kid, Little Rock, Ark
Alvah Whitmarsh, Texarkana. Ark.
OF whom. Victor Nj. Mason is name
as President of the Company, T. Hal
ry Garrett and Jacob G. Pope ar
named as Vice-Presidents, and Alva
X. Whtmarsh is named as Secretar
and Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII
The names and postoffice addresse
of the subscribers of these Articles Q
Incorporation, and a statement Of tn
number of shares of stock which eac
agrees to take in the corporation, ar
as follows:
ARTICLE VIII.
The directors shall elect from thei
number President and one or NOR
Presidents; they shall also cleo
Secretary and Treasurer, and ma
combine these two Offices in one person
they shall also have power to fill an
vacacy in their number.
ARTICLE TX.
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