The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-05-02
CHARTER

OF majority whose name, az the full y
ScriDed, who declared that hereunto ~. ~
selves OF the laws Of ,b;s Syalling to
cases made and Provided ,Lo,a'e in 80
form themselves, their as,oci.'.y DO her.sS
ana assigns INTO a corporatio.' suecessS,'
as their cba ,r.gs which they ner eb1sl u:
Article The name of nj.
8 81, Ds harper Stave & Lumb.-0 IrrpOrad,,
- P1t - ~ uu,ation shall be ,;Cr lie
have, for the purpose Of III 'GLrporation ~,
carried on by It, all the noU. slhess 70 4.
oy law upon corporations. snS eonier,.s
ally exercise all the powers shall seu.-
carry on said business Necessary :
sinai have full poyer TO CONT. oorpors6o.
be sued IN its Corporate nans. ~ sue az
use d corporate seal, and the So ~ make aoJ
ana AFTER az pleasure; 10 hold nc. % bre,I
c ,l-S 'Tn'' OF Otherwise ACQUIRE pr.
49, Hloi ,slSe' hypothecate, aud b
piedse. or otherwise dispose Of n-e, sl
| personal and mixed: "a e., property, r,,i
Or other obligations; to hav. oohas no,s
| such managers, directors. oE;ne-, snd enplo,
| other employees as the ints..s, agents an
yenience Of the corporation ms and eO,.
| 9emahd' 10 make and estabI;:L 'equlre o.
laws rules and regulations for - such By.
ment and control Of the businss. ne nan,g,.
91 81 vne o. '1rp od as may be deemed ,a,
Article 1.-THE domicie Of a.,
ton shall be in the City of NJ SorpOu.
Sta'e oil LOUISIANA; and all citat;or VIleaas
| legal process shall be served w and oh,,
dent, and in his absence 11oo =" me Pr.si
| tary. 0POh the Seer.
Article IIT.-The objects and
which this corporation is o-a.. purposes tr
nature OF the business 10 be cas' and b,
II are hereby declared 70 h.. On by
facture, buy and sell slaves. I,,u - nans
cross ties. and forest Products &c oer hr
soription' 10 acquire and operats -,.y q.
the manufacture and production ot mills ix
named products; and in conec,;O. tne abo.
TO own. and operate RAILWAYS eneresiA
oargeS; ooats and vessels of every .lnsaH
anu uescriPtion' camps, oomnisss,;..a seter
stores, including the purchase ssI'es ad
farm products and merchandise "o sale d
description; to acquire, sell on o,h.u ever
pose OF timber, land and timber r;,s. se DIS
real and personal property Of nsn!a aA
tion, and generally to do eyerrv,y; aesrip
dental to or connected with the abo~. Inc.
purposes. aoove named
Article IV.-Th- amoun, ..
STOCK OF TINS corporation is HEREBY a eNil
to be Ten Thousand (SlOOO01 nj, ueelaret
sisting OF one hundred 600 shares os COO
value OF one hundred (slOO) DoIls-. VI ns pa
pue nan Oh SAID amount shall De spS,. sas's
800 "e HIIng OF the articles Of ipco-nau'aa
'io ~, aii Oh "hich shall be paid in casS
Inc remainder of the authorized -.
whenever subscribed and ISSUED ,s.n
De pald Tor IN money or prooertv 49,. .a saaa
received, or labor done for The o. equally
upon such terms and conditions ,x ~ ', n
OF Directors shall deem proper n-or NJ Saau
the stockholders of record AZ ~. .: nat
such issue shall have the right ~ .. Lne
thereto IN proportion to their 5000. one
| holdings. respective
The amount TO which IN. c,n;,,,
| increased is Twenty-Five TboussrS n, @ ~ o
| Dollars. All transfers of stocL . .r.m
made on the books of the comn,,v s4 q
surrender OF the outstanding certise,, ~ ns
pursuant 70 such rules as the Board al m.
| rectors may prescribe VI
No stakeholder shall have the rich, 4. =,
or otherwise dispose of his stock v;,s -.
hrst ohering 1t TO the other stoekhalS.....
through the Board of Directo,s =. . .sa
days at its book value for each. -. ng
stock shall be held subject to mi, ,,,,;,;. ~
and every sale, pledge, encumbranoe AZ ~, -,
disposition of said stock shall BE- ma. 80 -
Jeet TO this provision of the charter
Article Vail the powers of th, eo,,,,,
tlon snalI be vested inland the busin..
ana afairs OF the corporation man,s.J i.
board OF not less than three ~, ~, ~
than four directors, who shall q. .l....i
annually at meeting or the stoelholS...
on the hrst Monday Of april of each vs.,
Inc frst annual meeting shall Be b,lS !.
the flrst Monday of April, 1919, until MA
time the othcers and directors named IN az
are elected and qualified.
The FIST r
the first year shall consist Of: Mar -,
S4 Whitney Central Bldg, New Orleaas. Il,
Edward L. Harper, yr., Ferriday, Conc9di,
Parish Louisiana; Edward Dupiantier n
Whitney Central Bldg, New 0rleaus Ia.
and Adolph A. Luehrman, So4 Whitney Csr.
tral Bldg, New Orleans, La; with said Mar
Lowry, President; Edward I. Haper he
Vice-President; Edward Duplantier. Ser.
tary, and Adolph A. Luehrnann, Treasure
The officers of this corporation shall BE-,
President, Vice. President, Secretary sni
treasurer; but the Board of Directon nay
at any time elect or appoint such Other d
hcers, agents or employees as they desr.
and determine their duties; and may Il any
time combine the Office Of Secretary vii
that OF Treasurer, under title Of Secretuy.
Treasurer
All elections shall be by ballot at the oSc
OF the Company, under the supervision d
two commissioners to be appointed BY he
Board of Directors. Notice Of such nee.inu
snail be given by the Secretary in writing
and delivered to each stakeholder In penca
or mailed to his last known address Il kar
hfteen days prior to said election; but ths
notice may be waived by all the stockbolden
AT all such meetings, and at all meeting
OF the stockholders, each stakeholder shil
De entitled to one vote for each share d
STOCK standing in his name on the books Il
the Company at the date Of such eleeisr
or meeting; said votes to be cast in pensf
or by written proxy; and a majority Of tie
votes cast shall elect. In the event Of be
failure to hold the annual meeting, any stoct
holder may have the right to require be
calling OF such meeting at any time thar
after.
The failure to elect directors at the anna
meeting shall lnot dissolve or affect the or
poration. nor impair its management ia az
respect; but the directors and officers shall
remain in office until their successors ~
elected and qualified.
Each Board of Directors shall elect q
soon as possible after their own electlm
a President, Vice-President, Secretary, ~
treasurer, and such other officers as they q
sire, and may grant to each officer 80
powers as they deem proper.
All vacancies in the Board Of Difseisn
Tor whatever cause shall be filed By -
remaining directors. Any member q
board may appoint any other stockn'ioS
his representative to act in his plsce %
stead at any meeting of the Board
The Board of Directors may make, treas
and repeal such bylaws for the recalsns
OF the Company as it desires. suolea
such bylaws as the stockholders may niH
Article VI.-This act of incorporation -
be amended. or said corporation may ~
solved with the assent Of two-third
the capital stock at a meeting Of the 49,
holders convened for that purpose. sftef - 4.
days written notice from the Seefeng
been delivered in person orgiven oy 60
mailed to the last known address OF seh ~"
holder of record; the said notice nay
waived by unanimous consent OF ell ~
holders. In case of the dissolution
corporation, its affairs shall be liqu,d,m
one or more commissioners elected " -
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