The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-11-29
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.

Be it known By thsse presents
that onthis 18th day Of October. 1919 befor,
me- James j. Martin. Notary Public. dnl,
commissioned and qualified in AND
Tor the Parish DIST. Martin
otase OF Louisiana. and in the presence OF the
Witnesses hereinafter named and undersiened
personally came and appeared the several per.
sons whose names are hereunto subscribed
VINO declared that availing themselves of the
oenent OF the laws of the State of Louis iapa
esp ecialIy Act 267 Of 1914 re-
iauVe to the organization Of Corporations, they
nave formed and organized. and by these pre-.
sents do form and organize themselves, AZ we'll
as such other persons as may hereafter ioin
with them or their Successors, into a Corpora.
tion' Tor the objects and purposes, and under
the covenants. stipulatious and agreements
following. to-wit
ARTICLE l.
The name. style and title of this corporation
shall be MARTIN LUMBER COMPANY. IN.
ICORPORATED." and under said name IL aha !,
enjoy Corporate existence and Succession for
full term and period of twenty five years.
| 1t shall have power to contract, sue and be
sued' 10 make and use Corporate SEAL and the
| same alter and break at pleasure, to have.
mold receive, purchase sell. convey, lease,
pledge, bond. hypothecate and mortgage bro.
perry OF any and all kinds. real. personal, and
mixed. corporal and in corporal; to have and an.
point such managers, directors. AMI officers and
agents as the business may require, and to
make and establish as we'll as to alter and
amend from time to time such bye-laws, rules
and regulations for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said Corporation
as may be necessary and proper, and generally
to possess all the powers hereinafter mention. /
ed, and that are now or may hereafter be con.
ferred by law, or necessary to promote its Oh
jeets aud interests.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this Corporation shall be at
Ut. Aartinviile Louisiana, where servica of
Citation and other legal process shall be made
upon the President of said CORPORATION, or in
his absence, upon the Secretary Treasurer of
said Corporation. and in the absence of both,
upon any other officer as may be designated by
law.
ARTICLE Ill
The object and purposes for which this cor.
poration is organized and founded, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on are here
by declared to be. To acquire By purchase or
lease or other lawful means. and to own and
operate thereon, lands, buildings, machiperiee.
ofIall kinds necessary to the aims
and purposes of this Corporation, which are
declared to be the purchasing. buying, and
operating of Saw-Mill and Shingle-MiI. to
manufacture lumber. and to buy, lease, contract
for. and operate swamps, and lands to cut,
deadan and remove the timber thereon and the
Of the same to said Saw Mill and
pOl rim Of uI Il |
ing Of money for the purposes Of enabling tim.
Der men to acquire, cut deaden. float and tran.
sport timber and lumber for said purpase.
ARTICLE Nv. Ii
The Capital Stock of this Corporation il here
by declared to be Thirty Five Thousand Dollars.
divided in Three Hundred aud Fifty shares OF
he par value of One hundred Dollars per share ?
Said stock to be paid for in Cash. or in ex-
,hange for such property as may be au- [
hOrized by law and made in conformity with
egal provisions. The Capital Stock may in the 1
manner prescribed by and conformable to Law, u
,e increased to One Hundred Thousand Dol
ars. The said Corporation shall begin bust
1855 as soon as Twenty thousand dollars
$40 O00.OO) of the capital stock shall have been
and the amount required by law
hall have been paid for in property or in mo- .
icy.
And it being onemplated that the bulk of
he stock IN said Corporation shall be sub
cribed for and paid for by the transfer to said @
corporation of various real aud personal pro- Il
critics. the same sggregating valuation as set u
orth in the detailed statements of said proper u
les which are hereto annexed. paraphed NE N
'ARlETUK for Identification with this act Of
Incorporation. The said detailed and itemized 81
tatement nnexed hereto is to be read in con- VI
sction with the provisions of this Charter in
ccortlaDce with Section Three of Act 267 of the u
General Assembly of 1914. 81
ARTICLE v.
The Corporate powers of said Corporation
hall be vested in and exercised by, and all the
usiness affairs of this Corporation. shall be
managed and conducted b. Board of Direc-
,rs composed of Five members TO he annually
ectsd ON the first Monday of March of each
sar. All such elections shall be by ballot, and
,s notice of said meeting must he given in the
lanner prescribed by law. II for any reason
le election will not have been held upon the
ay fixed. then it shall be the duty of the Direc-
RS to fix another date within thirty days for
10 holding of said election. The Directors
ected shall continue to hold their offices until
leir Successors will have been elected and in
allied. and any vacancy occurring in the Board
Directors from any cause whatsoever. shall be -
lied by election by the remaining Directors -
hree Directors shall constitute a quorum for
10 transaction of business. 81
There shall be President and Secretary Ii
treasurer and Vice-Presidept and Manager
ected annually by he Board of Di-
ctors, aud until the first annual meeting in IL
arch 1921. the following members shall con- I'll