The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-29
REMEDIAL RATES
1 Remedy Tor the Ersr6itant
IntIrsSt Charged
CHARTER
CHARTER
OF H. JANSEN LUMBER COMPANY.
INC

VI H. JANSEN , ~ NhhN 'oMiANn'
lu.t,i State, Of America. State Of Louisiana,
PARISH Of Orleans Ci:y Of New Orleans.
he It known, that on This l+th day Of the
month OF February, IN the year OF our Lord.
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
ami oi the independence Of the United States
Of America the one hundred and forty FIRST,
before me, Alfred Charles hammer a notary
public in and for the parish OF Orleans,
State OF Louisiana. aforesaid. therein
siding. duly commissioned, sworn and quail
!hed, and IN the presence of the witnesses
/ hereinafter named and undersigned, person
. ally came and appeared: Hendrix Jansen,
/ James /. DeTreyille and James I. Stockton.
81. all Of the full age OF majority and res.
Louisiana, who to severally declared
that, availng themselves of the laws OF the
State OF LoulS Iana IN such made and
provided and particularly Of the provisions
Of Act No. To- OF the acts Of the General
| Assembly OF the State Of Louisiana for the
year 1914. they have Covenaued and agreed
ana 40 Gy these presents covenant and agree
and bind themselves, well all such
persons a. may hereafter Join or become asSo-
| cla;ed with them, TO constitute and form a
ooorporatron and body polite in law, for the
! objects and purposes and under the articles
and StipulatIons hereinafter set forth and
expressed which they hereby adopt as the
chartcr, OF this corporation, to,wit:
Article THE name and style OF this cor
po-a;Ion shall be II. Jansen Lumber Com
pany, Inc and under its said corporate
name II shall have and enjoy corporate
| NNlNltllNC ana succession tOT the fuIl term
and period Of ninety-nne years from and
after the date hereof; it shall have power
and authority 10 contract, sue and be sued
10 make and use a corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure; to hold,
receive lease. purchase and convey, well
a mortgage and hypOthecate, property, real,
persona! and mixed, corporeal and incorpo
real; TO name and appoint such managers
agents. directors and officers as its business
interest and convenience may require and
70 make and establish. as well as alter and
amend from TINE 70 time, such bylaws rules
and regulations for the proper government
OF the affairs Of said corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora.
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and all citations or other
| legal process shall be served upon the pres
dent OF said corporation or. in the event of
his absence, upon the vice presdent there
Of and in the absence of both of said Off.
GERS, upon the secretary thereof.
| Article lll.-The objects and purposes for
nature Of the business to be carried on by
u are hereby declared to be the buying
| and selling OF all kinds of lumber, timber
and logs. both for domestic and foreign con.
sumption; to carry on the business of an
exporter OF lumber and for this purpose to
| own and chartef vessels, and TO do steam
ship business; and generally to do and
dental to or connected with the business
contemplated in this charter
Article 1N.-The capital stock of this cor
| po' atom Is nertDy UNeQ at the sum OF twenty
thousand aollars (s2OOOOO, divided into
and represented by two hundred shares of
stock, OF the par value OF one hundred dol
lars $4,000 each. Said stock shall be paid
| Tor in cash. al such time, in such amounts
and after such notice 10 the subscribers as
max be fixed by the board of directors or
the same may be issued at not less than par
by. the corporation.
This corporation shall become a going con-
Germ and be authorized to do business when
ten thousand dollars (Sl0.O000O of its cap
ital stock shall have been subscribed and
paid for.
The amount TO which the capital stock
may be increased shall be the sum- of fifty
Article V-All the corporate powers of
+ said corporation shall he vested in and ex-
-rcised by board of directors. composed OF
stlree stoekhoIders, majority OF whom shall
: elected annually the second Tuesday in
, February IN each year, except the first board
appointed in this charter, who shall hold
their Offices until the second Tuesday in
1 February, 1918.
' All such elections shall be held by ballo,
, and conducted at the Office of the said cor.
missIoners to be appointed by the board Of
: directors.
Notice of such election shall be given BY
= the secretary Of the company by written no
o tice thereof delivered personally or by de-
: posting same in the post Office. properly ad
d dressed, to each stakeholder at least ffteer
} u5) days preceding such elections.
At all such elections and at all corporatt
e meetings every stakeholder shall be entitled
d to one vote for each share of stock STANDING
i in his name on the books of the corporation
n to he cast in person or by his written proxy
J. and a majority of the votes cast shall elect
: Any vacancy occurring among the direc
d tors by DEATH resignation or otherwise shai
:. be filled by election for the remainder of tn,
e term by the remaining directors.
4 A failure to elect directors on the dat,
h above specified shall not dissolve the cor
= poration nor impair its corporate management
t but the directors then in Office shall remain
T | IN office until their successors are elected
/ and qualified.
e The board of directors shall elect from
), their own number president and a vice
t president. They shall also elect secretar,
n and treasurer, or one person who shall b,
j both. either of whom may or may not b
( members of the board. They shall hav,
= power and authority. from time to time Il
n name ard appoint all such officers. agents OF
d other employees as may be deemed necessar,
0 for the purpose and business of the corpora
tion They shall have power to fix the
y compensation and define the duties of every
:, ohcer and employee, and all officers and
o employees shall hold office and employing nj
l.. at the pleasure of the board.
| The board may make and establish as
!, we'll as alter and amend. any and all bylaws
] rules and regulations necessary and proper
in its judgment for the conduct, support and
: management Of the business and affairs Of
said corporation At all meetings of the
board Of directors each director shall have
the right to appoint proxy to act in his
D place and stead.
1 The board shall have full power and au.
: thorlty TO borrow money, to execute mort.
cages and to create liens; to issue bonds,
notes and other obligations, and generally
] to do all things reasonable, convenient and
necessary for the proper carrying on of the
business of the corporation.
Inc BOARD may issue full paid shares OF
stock for cash or in payment of labor done
or property actually received by said cor.
poration.
Article VI.-Whenever this corporation
{ may be dissolved, either by limitation or
: from any other cause, its affairs shall be
. liquidated by three commissioners, to be
appointed from amongst the stockholders a,
vened for such purpose. of which meeting
notice shall be given in the manner and
time provided for stockholders meetings by