The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-04-25
CHARTER OF
LAKE CHARLES NAVAL STORES CO.
INCORPORATED.

LAKE CHARLES NAVAL STORES co
INCORPORATED.
United States Of America, State Of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be it known, that on this thirtieth day
of the month of March, In the year of oul
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen, and of the Independence of tn,
United States of America, the one hundr &c
and forty-second, before me, Charles I
Denechaud, n Notary Public, duly com
missioned and qualified, in and for the
Parish Of Orleans, and therein residing ding
matter named and undersigned, personal
iy came and appeared:
The parties whose names are hereto
subscribed, all of full age, who declared
That availing themselves Of the laws Of
the State of Louisiana in such cases mad,
and provided, and particularly of the pro
visions Of Act 267 of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Loulsians
for the year 1914. they have covenantet
and agreed and do, by these presents
cQyenant and agree and bind themselves
Dgell as such persons as may hereafter
or become associated with them, tC
and constitute corporation and
81 polite in law, for the objects and
her the articles and stipulations here
after set forth and expressed, which
Rhey adopt as the Charter of this cor
Operation, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be Lake Charles Naval
Stores Co. Inc.," and under its said cor
porate name 1t shall have and enjoy cor
perate existence and succession for the
full term and period of ninety nine 600
years from and after the date hereof; 10
contract, sue and be sued, to make and
use corporate seal, and the same to al
ter and break at pleasure: to hold, re-
ceive, lease, purchase and convey, as well
rs mortgage and hypothecate property,
real, personal and mixed, corporal and
incorporeal; to own and hold stocks and
bouds OF other corporations; to name and
appoint sucn managers, agents, directors
and officers as its business or convenience
may require. and to make and establish,
as well as alter and amend, from time to
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 said corpor-
alton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
Stats Of Louisiana. and all citations aud
the President or in the event of his eb-
sence or inability to act, then they shall
be served upon the Vice President, who is
acting president, Of said corporation, and
in the event OF his absence or inability to
act, then upon the Secretary Treasurer.
Article 11l.-The objects and purposes
,for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be car
ried on by 1t, are hereby declared to be:
to own, possess, lease, sell, operate and
work mines OF any and all kinds; and to
own. lease. ub-lease, buy and sell lands,
timber, turpentine, turpentine stills, saw
mills, planning mills, etc; and all the by
products Of timber; to operate, establish
and lease turpentine stills or anything
connected Herewith: to own, build oper-
ate and lease railroads, tram-ways, steam
vessels. sailing vessels. or any nature of wa
ter-craft that may be necessary in connec-
tion with its business, and to operate, sell or
lease same; to engage in or conduct a general
mercantile business, both wholesale and
retail, ut any point or points desired, and
to operate, buy, sell or lease same; TO
manufacture machinery or any kind of
Implements; to conduct, buy, SELL lease
or deal in agricultural property; to en-
gage In the raising Of live stock, or to
deal In same; and to operate own or
lease any kind OF manufacturing plant or
business. not specially prohibited by law;
90 act as Agent or Attorney INTACT for
individuals or corporations, and as such
TO conduct any kind OF business for per-
sons or corporations, and buy and sell on
commission or otherwise, and conduct a
general commission business; and gener
ally to do and perform any and all acts
the State OF Louisiana; and all the rights
herein granted may be exercised, and bus
mess conducted, at any place or places
that the said Company may see fit so to
do, without any restrictions whatever as
TO states or Counties.
Article Iy.-The capital stock of this
Is hereby fixed at the sum of
HOO, 10000, divided into 10000 shares of
$4,000 each. which said stock shall be |
paid for In cash or it's equivalent, at such |
time and In such manner as the Board of
Directors may determine, or may be is |
sued at par In payment Of property actu- |
ally purchased and such stock SO issued |