The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1917-05-05
CHAR TER
Grant Timber and Manufacturing TO.
of Louisiana, Inc.
STATE OF LOUISIANA /
Parish of Grant

Sam McCarty, the Undersigned, No
tary Public IN and for the PaIish OF
Grant. State of Louisiana aforesaid,
duly commissioned and qualified accor-
ding 10 law, and in the presence OF
n. l.. Watson and Grover G. Calvin
competent, subscribing witnesses, per-
sonaily came and appeared Victor M.
Mason, Jacob q. Pope and Alvah II.
WnItmarsh, VIM. Buchanan, L. Har-
nv Garrett and Frank +. Sheloon and
the others whose names are hereunto
subscribed. VINO severally declared I'M
to me, Notary, that availiug them,
solves of the provisions of Act No. 26I
of the Legislature OF this State, APP
proved July 8, 1917, and under the pro-
visions of ana amendments thereof, as
we'll as those of the General Laws OF
this State relative TO the organization
OF corporations, they have formed ana
organized, and by these presents, do
form themselves into and constitute
corporation under the name and style,
and for the purposes and objects, and
under the stipulatlons and agreements
hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they hereby adopt as their char
ter, Io-Wlt:
ARTICLE |.
The name OF TINS corporation shall be
Grant Timber & 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-milis, planning
mills, shingle-mills and other macnin-
cry; to manufacture, buy and sell lum
Der, shingles and other products of
wood; ana 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
anu from mill, or mills, for the man
utacture thereof (anv such railroad t.
be used for the purpose of such cor
poratlon and not to become a common
carrier); also, in connection with sucl
objects and purposes. to carry on, eS-
taDlish, maintain, and operate sup
ply store, or stores; to deal in, buy anC
sell, dry goods, groceries, hardware
and all other kinds of merchandise ano
materials, including corn, cotton anC
carry on all matters incidental to, Of
in any way connected with, said bust
ness as hereinbefore described; sucl
business to be carried on in the Stat,
OF Louisiana, or elsewhere, as salt
Company may desire.
ARTICLE III.
The amount of the CAPITAL Stock O
this Corporation is hereby fixed at tn
Of Five -.
Thousand Dollars 1886, 900. OO), divid
ed into $500 shares OF par value O
One Hundred Dollars $500. O0), whic
Capital Stock may be increased in &C
cordance with the laws of Louisiana
tolai of
ARTICLEIv
The domicile OF sand Corporation an
the principle office for the transactio
of It's business shall be at Selma
Grant Parish, State of Louisians
where all meetings of the stockholder
or directors must be held; provide
that. with the written consent of a
the directors, valid mestings of direC
tors may be neld outside the state, G
within the state elsewhere than at il
domicie.
ARTICLE
poration shall be fifty years, unle:
same shall be extended, in accordanC
with law, or unless such corporate
should be sooner dissolved, as provide
by law.
ARTICLE vi.
All the powers of this corporate
shall be exercised by, and vested il
a Board of Directors, composed of N
less than three, nor more than seve
stockholders; said directors to be ele
ted at general stockholders meetir
to be convened for that purpose {
tie first Tuesday of April of each su
ceeding year.
The names and postoffice address
of the directors chosen to serve f
the first year, or until their successo
are elected and qualified. are.
Names Addresses
Victor M. Mason, Selma, La
Jacob G. Pope, Selma, La.
I. Harry Garrett St. Louis, Mo.
Frank 4. Sheldon, ST. Louis, Mo.
Bonner z. Kid, Little Rock, Ar
Aivah Whitmarsh, Texarkana, Ark
OF whom, Victor M. Mason is nam
rs President OF the Company, t. Hs
ry Garrett and Jacob G.. Pope a
named as Vice-Presidents. and Alv
H. Whitmarsh is named as Secreta
and Treasurer.
ARTICLE VII
The names and postoffice address
of the subscribers of these Articles
Incorporation. and a statement of t
number of shares of stock which ca
agrees to take in the corporation, a
as follows:
ARTICLE VIII.
The directors shall elect from tn,
number a President and one or mC
Vice Presidents; they shall also ell,
a Secretary and Treasurer, and m
combine these two Offices in one pers,
they shall also have power to fill a
vacacy in their number.
.1 ARTICLE TX.