The weekly messenger., 1919-11-22
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.

be 1t known by these present $
'hat onthis 2sth day of Octobsr. 1913. befor,
me- James j. Martin. Notary Public. dnI,
commissioned and qualified in am
TOT the Parish Of st. Marti
state ut Louisiana. and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the several ,or.
suns whose names are hereunto subscribed
WI" u'ciared that availing themselves of ,ba
dement, oi the laws of the State of Iouisian,
esq eel lily Act 261 Of Iy,l p.
ia'iVe 10 the organization OF Corporations. they
nave formed and organized. and by these pre-.
! sehts do form aid organize themselves Ms wall
as such otter persons rs may hereafter i,n
with them or their Successors. into n Garner.
tion, for the objects and purposes. and nndsr
.ne Covenants, stipu!a,ions and agreements
| following. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name. style and title Of this cornor,,;,.,,
shall he MARTIN LU H3ER COMPANY IN
0ohrohAf"D, and under said name il shall
enJoy a'orpora'e existence and Succession for
tuli term and period OF twenty five years.
IL snail have power to contract, sue and be
sued, 10 make and use a Corporate seal. and tho
same toa and break at pleasure. {, have
hold, receive, purchase. sell. convey. lease
pledge. bond. hypothecate and MORTGAGE nro
perty of any and all kinds. real. personal and
mixed. corporal and in orporal; to have and nm
point such managers directors. an ofiicers md
agents as the business may REQUIRE. and 20
make and establish rs we'll as to alter .,d
amend from time to time such bye-laws. rnles
ana regulations for the proper management and |
government of the affairs of said CONFORMATION
as may be necessary and proper, and generally
To possess all the powers hereinafter mention.
eu' ana that are now OF may hereafter be con-
ferred by law, or necessary to promote it's OBJ
jects and interests
ARTICLE
The domicile of this Corporation shall ne nj
st. Martinviile. Louisiana, where seryic. 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 a. 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 hero
'y declared to be. To acquire by purchase or
ease or other lawful means. and to own and
operate thereon, lands, buildings, machineries.
improvements of.all kinds necessary to the aims
lad purposes of this Corporation, which Are
declared to be the purchasing, Luying. and
operating of IA Saw-Mill and Shingle-Mill. To {
lumber, and to buy, lease, contract
or. ana operate swamps, and lands to cut. | !
eaden and remove the timber thereon and the
OF the same to sail Saw-Mill and
hlngle Mill; making of advances and the lend | q
bg OF money for the purposes of enabling tim
er men to acquire, cut deaden. float and tran I
port timber and lumber for said purpase.
ARTICLE Nv. r
The Capital Stock of this Corporation is here
3 declared to be Thirty Five Thousand Dollars. r
Ividsd in Three Hundred and Fifty shares of
ne par value of One hundred Dollars per share y
aid stock to be paid for in Cash. or in ex-
hange for such property as may be au- r
lorized by law and made in conformity with
gal provisions. The Capital Stock may in the /
tanner prescribed by and conformable to Law, :,
3 increased to One Hundred Thousand Dol
re. The said Corporation shall begin busi.
ess as soon as Twenty thousand dollars
80 00OOO) of the capital stock shall have been
Inscribed and the amount required by law
lall have been paid for in property or in mo- y
~. T.
And it being contemplated that the bulk of
e stock IN said Corporation shall be sub do
ribbed for and paid for by the transfer to said CO
of various real and personal pro- lr
rites. the same aggregating a valuation as set th
nth in the detailed statements of said proper | tn
ss which are hereto annexed paraphed NE N
ARlETUR for Identification with this act of
The said detailed AMI itemized si
atement annexed hereto is to be read in con- vi
,ction with the provisions Of this Charter in
cordance with Section Three of Act 267 of the d.
.neral Assembly OF 1914. st
ARTICLE -
The Corporate powers of said Corporation
all he vested in and exercised BY and all the
siness affairs of this Corporation. shall be
anaged and conducted by Board of Direc-
RS composed of Five members to be annually
'ctsd on the first Monday of March of each
ar. All such elections shall be by ballot, and
D notice of said meeting must be given in the
amer prescribed By law. If for any reason
election will not have been reid upon the
y fixed. then it shall be the duty of the Direc-
Is to fix another date within thirty days for
, holding OF said election. The Directors
cted shall continue to hold rhrir Offices until
'ir Successors will hav e been elected and in
lied. and any vacancy occurring in the Board
Directors from any cause whatsoever. shall be
ed By election BY the remaining Directors -
rec Directors shall constitute a quorum for
transaction of business. 81
here shall be President and Secretary. 4,
sasurer and Vice-President and Manager
cted annually by he Board of Di-
tors, ID until the first annual meeting in Is
rch 1921 the following members shall con- IN