The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-04-07
to Articles OF In
corporation of Pelican Coop
erago and Lumber Company

State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of Madison. !
RET KNOWN AND REMEMBERED, that
on this. the 24th, day CT February A.
d., 1917, before me John +. 1erger, A
Notary Public, duly commissioned. quail
fed and acting within and for the Parish
of Madison, Louisiana, personally came
and appeared George :. 4erger, Presi-
dent of the Pelican C0operage & Lumber
Company, and Chairman of meeting
OF stockholders held at their office and
Gomicile on the oath, day of February,
1917; and +. b. Everard, Secretary OF
said corporation and Of said meeting.
who declared and acknowledged unto
me, Notary, in the presence of the two
attesting witnesses, that at meehngof
the stockholders of said corporation
held at the domicile of said corporation
ct Mound, La. on the oath day of Feb
ruary, 1917. and convened in accordance
with Section 10 of Act No. 26I OF the
Acts of the State of Louisiana for the
wear 1914, it was by vote OF all OF the
stock of the company issued and out
standing, all of which stock was present
at said meeting and voting therein, re-
solved to amend and change articles one
and four of its Charter. which changes
and amendments received the aflrma-
tive vote Of ali of the stock OF the COM
pany outstanding.
Said appearers further declared that
in accordance with said vote at said
stockholders meeting, article one OF said
CORPORATION was changed and amended
so as to read as follows, t"-wlt:
ARTICLE !.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be Pelican Lumber Company, Inc,
and by this name the corporation shall
exist and enjoy succession for the full
term OF ninety-nine years from the date
of this act; it shall have the power to
make and use a corporate seal and the
SAINT to break or alter at pleasure; to
contract; to sue and to be sued, to pur-
chase. hold. own, lease, accept by dona-
ton or acquire in any other manner
authorized by law; to ALLEVIATE, hypo-,
thecate, sell, mortgage or pledge real
estate, personal or mixed property,
RIGHTS, grants and franchises; to borrow
or loan money; to give and receive Sc
curtes by mortgages, pledges or any
other legal manner, toelect ana appoint
directors and such other officers, agents
! and emj loyeeS as the interest and busl,
ness of aid corporation may require ana
rcncra..y to do and perform all thlrgs
necessary to the proper conduct and
MANAGEMENT of tie affairs and manage
nent Of this corporation.
/ Ap,earers further declared that artl,
! Gle .U.rOf this corporation was amended
! 50 as to read as follows, to-wlt:
ARTICLE 4.
The authorized capital stock Of this
or, anv is fixed at the sum Of one
hundred thousand 1900, C00.u0l dollars,
divided into one thousand loHUI share:
I Of the par value Of one h'.ldreu lSlUg.
dollar. each. which shares shaii be July
/ maid for in cash or property before bc!nl
! iSsuad The capital stock may DC IL
creased or diminished according to tn,
renela al law of the State on thatsubJect
,le stockholders at the tine OF such IN
crease shall have the prlvi.cEeof takln;
the additional shares IN the proporu"l
,:Iich the shares held by each share
51i.,r bears 10 the capital stock pro
IA :. ch increase. No transfer Of stool
sIa,. he valid orhind.ng on the coTpan.
miles made o. the BOOKS Of tie cor
Il-tutlDn. l A4- t'l p''" Ia 49,
business and this Charter De elective d
soor as one hundred shares of jhs CAL lta
s..cE OF this company are SUBSCRIBE
and paid. and list Of the oriGinj
- hgcr;rc-s to the capital stock ci IN
said CORPORATION showing tac NUMBER
zEares and the amount By each SUI
,ribeG is atnxei a. the original SUI
is~rip.:on list OF this corporation and n
. total capital stock having been sal
scrjtcd .5r this corporation is aGthpri2c
70 corlroaco business j.nnediate.y. =
stakeholder snaI sell hi 5toc:; to = no'
,,ocEh1lGcr without FIRST Offering x i
, ! sale zen days u the directorate Of n
corporation. -,
Said appcarers further declared th'
in order to carry out the objects al
Purposes Of said stockholders meet'n'