The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-01
OF II. JANSEN LUMBER COMPANY,

OF H rAyssf cHA nRW5fR COMPANY.
United STATES D; America. STATE o.; Louisiana.
Parish Z Orleans. C.:y D: NeS p-.ea-s.
Be i: known. tina: on his l-:h day o: ;Ae
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
and o.: the independence x the United SAFES
%: America ne one hundred and t--;y---st,
before ne. Alfred Charles Hammer. q notary
public n and for the parish @: Orleans,
State o: louisiana. Aforesaid. therein re
siding, duly commissioned, sworn and quail
.1ei. and n the presence .; the witnesses
hereinafter named and unle-s gret. person
ally came a-d appeared: Hendrix JANSEN,
lanes /. DeT-ev.,.e and James T. Stockton.
:. a.. u the iul! age Of majority and res
dents O: the city OF New Orleans, Safe q
.5a. sva,;-g themselves Il re law. 81 5t
STATE u Louisiana IN such cases made and
G-7v ted. and particularly 81 the provisions
- A-: NJ. % % The acts OF the General
Assembly u the State OF Louisiana ;0- the
year 1914, they have cOye-ar:ed and agreed
and D. by these presents c0venaa: and agree
and bind themselves. well as all such
persons - may hereafter join y become asso-
c.a;ei with them, % constitute and form d
objects and purposes and under the articles
ard s:;I-latr0-s hereinafter Sc. forth and
expressed. which they hereby adopt as the
Charter %: this corporation. to-w:::
Article The name and style o; this coz
po-a;io1 shall be II Jansen Lumber Com.
pa7y. lac" and under is said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy corporate
existence and succession fo- the full term
and period Of ri1e;y-ni1e years from and
after the date hereof; j; shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be sued,
% make and use corporate seal, and the
same . alter and break a. pleasure; 70 hold.
receive, lease. purchase and convey, as wei,
a. mortgage and hypotheca;e, property. real,
persona. and mixed, corp0-eal and incorpo
real; % name and appoint such managers,
agents. directors and officers as rs business.
interest and convenience may require, and
- make and establish. well as alter and
amend from time 70 time, such bylaws rules
a.d egu!a;ions for the proper goSernmeHt
OF the affairs Of said corporation as may be
Necessary and proper.
Article 1.-The domicile Of this corpora
lion shall De IN the city OF New Orleans,
legal process shall be served upon the pres
dent OF said corporation or, in the event Of
his absence, upon the vice-president there
u, and, in the absence OF both of said ofi-
GERS, upon the secretary thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature o. the business 70 be carried on BY
u hereby declared 10 be the buying
ard selling 0: all kinds OF lumber timber
and logs, both for domestic and foreign con-
SUMPTION % carry on the business OF an
exporter. Of lumber and for this purpose TO
own and charter vessels, and 70 do steam
,ransac; all such business as may be Incl
dental 70 or connected with the business
contemplated in this charter.
Article lE.-Tne capital stock OF this cor
pora:ton IS hereby fixed at the sum OF twenty
thousand lnllars fs10OoW. divided into
and represented by Two hundred shares o;
stock, Of the par value OF one hundred dol.
airs $1,000 each. Said stock shall be paid
'or in cash, at such time, in such amounts
and after such notice 70 the subscribers as
may 5e fixed by the board OF directors or
he same may be issued az not less than par
Tor labor done or property actually received
This corporation shall become going con.
Germ and be authorized 70 do business when
ten thousand dollars (SlO,0OOOO) of its cap
paid for.
The amount to which the capital stock
may be increased shall be the sum OF fifty
thousand dollars.
Article N.-All the corporate powers OF
said corporation shall be vested in and ex.
e-cised by board Of directors, composed OF
;aTee stockholders, a majority OF whom shall
constitute quorum. Said directors shall be
elected annually on the second Tuesday IL
February IN each year. except the FIRST board
appointed IN this charter. who shall hold
,neir ofroes until the second Tuesday il
February, 1918.
All such elections shall be held bv ballot
and conducted at the Office OF the said cor.
poratlon. under the supervision Of three com.
missioneTs 10 be appointed by the board Of
directors.
Notice Of such election shall be given by
the secretary Of the company by written no
iice thereof delivered personally or by de.
posting same IN the post office, properly ad
dressed. to each stockholder at least fifteen
tl5l days preceding such elections
A: all such elections and at all corporate
meetings every stockhoder shall be entitled
70 one vote Tor each share of stock standing
n his name on the books Of the corporation
- be cast in person or by his written proxy
and a majority Of the votes cast shall elect
Any vacancy occurring among the drec.
tors by death. resignation or otherwise shall
be hlled by election for the remainder Of the
term by the remaining directors.
A failure 10 elect directors on the date
| above specified shall not dissolve the cor
Poration nor impair its corporate management
out me directors then in office shall remain
IN ONCE until their successors are elected
| and qualified.
The board Of directors shall elect f-ou
| their own number a president and vice
president iAey shall also elect a secretary
ara treasurer, or one person who shall B,
! both, either OF whom may or may not B,
| members OF the board. They shall hav,
power and authority, from time TO time. Il
name and appoint all such officers, agents o
2tler employees as may be deemed necessar,
| Tor the purpose and business Of the corpora
ton. They shall have power 10 fix N,
| Compensation and define the duties Of ever,
| othcer and employee, and all officers AM
employees shall hold Office and employment
az the pleasure OF the board
The board nay make and establish, a
well as alter and amend, any and all bylaws
rules and regulations necessary and prope
| IN rs Judgment Tor the conduct, support an,
/ management Of the business and affairs 0
SAID corporation. At all meetings Of tn
| ooard q directors each director Shall hav
Ne ne Tighi to appoint a proxy to act in hi
| The board shall have full power and an
| monty 70 borrow money, 10 execute mort
| cages and to create liens; to issue bond:
\ notes and other obligations, and generall,
I 70 do all things reasonable, convenient an,
necessary Tor the proper carrying on of n
l business OF the corporation.
| ne board may issue full paid shares o
l stock for cash or in payment OF labor don
or property actually received by said cor
1 Article VI-Whenever This corporatio,
1 may De dissolved. either by limitation 0
l from any other cause, its affairs shall b
iquidated by three commissioners. 10 b
appointed from amongst the stockholders a
general meeting Of the stockholders con
vened Tor such purpose, of which meetin
notee shall be given in the manner an
time provided for stockholders meetings b
Article VII of this charter, and two-third
IN amount OF the capital stock of said com
4 pany shall be requisite n elect Sid go,