The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-20
CHARTER
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
AVER TIMBER COMPANY,
INCORPORATED
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of Madison.

the year of our Lcrd, 1917, before me
Jonn Il. ferger. Ger OF the Ninth Dis
trict Court Tor the Parish or Madison
l. 'uisiana. and EXOiacio, "A Notary
PuJiic in ond for. said parish and state.
duly commissioned and qualified, AMI il
the presence of the witnesses herein.
pe-er named md undersigned, person
ally came and aEpesre the person:
sJse haLnes are nereunto subscribed
all above the full age of majority, who
severally declared that ayqiiing them
selves of the laws OF this state relative
to the organization OF corporations anC
particularly of the provisions Of Act No.
267 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Louisiana of the year 1914. they have
formed and organized and by these
presents DO form and organize them
selves, as well as such other persons
who may become assocIIted with them,
and their succ 3ssOrs, into corporation
and body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the stIpulatlons
and agree nenti hereinafter set forth
and expressed, which they do hereby
adopt as their charter
ARTICLEl
The name and title OF the corporation
hereby formed is declared to be Aver
Timber Company, Incorporated.
IL shall exist and have and enjoy sue
cassion by its corporate name for the
period of ninety-n (99) years from
and after the date hereof unless sooner
dissolved: It's certificates OF stock shall
be signed by the President and Secretary
and bear the impress of the Seal of the
corporation; il shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be SUED,
to adopt, use and break or alter at
pleasurs a corporate seal: to acquire by
purchase, lease. or otherwise. real, per
sonal anu mixed property; to hold, own,
ALLEVIATE, sell, lease. pledge or mortgage
the same, t. incur debt; borrow money,
and to issue notes, bonds and other evil
dence of Indebtedness, ID appoint Oil
GERS, directors, agents or managers as
the interest of said corporation may re-
quire; To establish rules and regulations
for the proper managemen Of Its
affairs; to change or alter the said rules
and regulations when necessary, anu To
do and perform generally any and all
acts necessary ara proper IN carrying
out the business and purposes Of this
corporation.
ARTICLE 2
The domicle Of this corporation is here
by fixed at Talluah, Madison Parish,
Louisiana, al the law Office Of JEFF b.
Snyder
The President, or in his absence, the
Vice-Presidcnt, or in has absence, the
Secretary, Is designated as me proper
person upon whom service of legal pro-
cess against it snail be made.
ARTICLE 3
The objects and purposes for which
this corpora Jon is organized and the
nature of tn sinesi t. be carried on
by it are he reby declared to be the pur-
chase, sale and lease of agricu tural,
timber and other lands, and the manu-
facture and sale of timber and the cult
walton, growing, raising and marketing
OF all agricultural crops, aid the sale OF
the products thereof, throughout the
State of Louisiana aid elsewhere in the
United States.
ARTICLE 4
The Capital Stock of this corporation
Is hereby fixed 1T the sum Vi Seven
Hundred ThousanI (S700. 90. 0O) Dollars
divided into seven Thousand (i,UOU)
600 0U) Dollars each.
An accurate, detailed and item;Zed
description of the property us to amount,
location extent, etc, taken in payment
Tor capital stock, together with state
ment of its value as appraised by the
directors is annexed 10 this charter to be
read in connection Herewith.
ARTICLE 5
The corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
> Board of Directors of five 81 stock
holders. a majority of whom shall con
etitute a quorum for the transaction of
business, vita the full power u Purchase,
receive by donation, sell, mort yace.
chattel mortgage, pledge. pawn. convey
and lease, either as leasor or lessee. !
D0erty both real and personal; to
y money an issue the Catnpsay's /
able mites or bonds. either un- !
I'd or secured by m ,rtgage on its |
y estate. ehattei mortgage or pledge |
pawn u It's personal property, and t. |
- any End all otner acts which this CON- /
tany Is Authorized to do in carrying out |
me purposes and obje:ts of this curpc-
Triton; to make and establish bylaws, |
Huu 70 change the same; to hire, employ, !
appoint and dischsrgt al officers and ,
en3nloyees. ard - fix THAR salaries, and |
y ~ AL Vacancies securing in the b lard I
~ directors by death. resignation. or
oh srrise. and 70 increase the Board of |
Dir3ctJr< in said corporation To not to
excccQ SEVEN az members, all of whom
1nQst b stockh,ltiers
Each Boari cf Directors shall elect
Zf<4nI<Inuf Viea- pre- sir}o~t ,.rt,<. ,,,a,,
4lpo Be Treasurer. a Secretary and a
4roH9urers when sast named two oaiceS
nay = held by ope pers,n
Tho 9rak BOARD of Directors shall con-
2 e q CHARLES Z. Aver. Fredrick Aver.
r.. Donald Gordon. Charles erik and
lea B. Snyder. with Charles erik as
.esldp4k Charles +. Aver AS vica-Pre-
1d17{p tf1i(i X A yer. Jr.. Is Secretary
~ Caorlca =. Ayr as Treasurer. WOO
hall bid o(Iloc NJ til the 3>d Monday of (:
4ox(ls(, A. De 1918, or until heir sue
'1s:3<p have beea duly e.ecsed and
Qa Sc 3rl Monday Of August. 1918.
~ o1n41lIY t1<renlter. on the 3rd Mon ,
A4z11t ~ each yenr the STOCK !
<a4l meet Tor the purpose of !
K = Board of Directors anil the ..
- cf such other buxiaess as !
1<lv c3f1:e before t1e meeting. !
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