The Madison journal., 1917-04-14
to Articles OF In
corporation of Pelican Coop
erage and Lumber Company.

State of Louisiana,
Parish of Madison.
DE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED, that
on this. the oath, day of February A.
D., 1917, before me John +. 4erger, A
Notary Public. duly commissioned, quail
fled and acting within and for the Parish
of Madison, Louisiana. personally came
and appeared George 5. 1erger, PrSSl-
dent of the Pelican Cooperage & Lumber
Company, and Chairman of meeting
of stockholders held at their office and
domicile 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 meeting OF
the stockholders of said corporation
held at the Gomicile of said corporation
at Mound. La, on the oath day of Feb
ruary, 1917, and convened in accordance
with Section 10 of Act No. 267 of the
Acts of the State of Louisiana for the
year 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-
and four of it's Charter, which changes
and amendments received the afhrma-
tive vote of all 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, to-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be Pelicar Lumber Company, Inc,
and by this name the corporation shall
exist and enjoy succession for the tull
| 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
same 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
curities by mortgages, pledges or any
other legal manner, to elect and appoint
directors and such other officers, agents
and employees as the interest and busl--
ness of said corporation may require and
generally to do and perform all thlrgs
necessary to the proper conduct ana
management of the affairs and manage
ment Of this corporation.
Appearers further declared that artI-
Gle four of this corporation was amended
so as to read as follows, to-Wit:
| APTJCI T.
The authorized capital stock of this
company is fixed at the sum of one
h:ndred thousand $500, 600 20 dollars,
divided into one Thousand lOCOl shares
OF the par value of one hundred SlW
IdolIars each, which shares shall be fully
paid for in cash or property before beinf
issued. The capital stock may be IN
creased or diminished according to th'
qenel al law of the State on that subject
the stockholders at the time OF such'in
crease shall have the privilege OF taking
the additional shares in the proportion
which the shares held by each share
holder bears to the capital stock priO
to such increase No transfer of stool
shall be valid or binding on the compan.
unless made on the books Of the cor
poration. This corporation shall beGl
business and this Charter be effective a
soon as one hundred shares OF the capita
, stock OF this company are subscribe
and paid, and a list Of the origlna
subscribers to the capital stock Of II
said corporation showing the number 0
shares and the amount by each sub
scribed :. affixed as the original sui
scription list of this corporation ard tn
total capital stock having been sui
scribed Cor this corporation IS authorize
to commence business Immediately. \
stockholder shall sell his stock to a nor
stockho!dcr without first offering it fc
sale ten days to the directorate OF tn
corporation. >,
Said appearers further declared tina
in order to carry out the objects al
purposes of said stockholders meeting