The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-12-06
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.

he IL known by these presents
that onthis 10Th day Of October, 1919. before
me. James j. Martin. a Notary Public. dul,
commissioned and qualified in and
Tor the Parish of st. Martin
State OF Louisiana. and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersis ed
personally came and appeared the several per.
cons whose names are hereunto subscribed
who declared that availing themselves of the
benefit ct the laws of the State Of Louisiana
esp ecially Act 267 Of 1914 re-
lative to the organization of Corporations, they
have formed and organized. and by these pre-.
sents do form and organize themselves. as we'll
as such other persons as may hereafter join
| with them or their Sue ressors, into a Corpora
tion, Tor the objects and purposes. and under
the covenants. stipulations and agreements
following. to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name. style and title Of this corporation
shall be MARTIN LUMBER COMPANY. IN
CORPORATFD." and under said name it shall
enjoy Corporate existence and Succession for
full term and period of twenty five years.
1t shall have power to contract, sue and be
sued. to make and use Corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure, to have,
hold. receive. purchase. sell. convey, lease,
pledge, bond, hypothecate and mortgaRe pro-
perty Of any and all kinds. real, personal. and
mixed, corporal and inrorporal; to have and ap
point such managers. directors. AMI officers and
agents as the business may require, and to
make and establish as we'll az 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 b necessary and proper. and generally
to possess all the powers hereinafter mention
ed, and that are now or may hereafter be con-
fsrred by Law, or necessary to promote its OBJ
jests and interests.
ARTICLEll II.
The domicils of this Corporation shall b at
st. Aartinviile. Louisiana. where service 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 10 organized and founded. and the
nature Of the business to be carried on are here
lease or other lawful means. and to own and |
operate thereon, lands, buildings. machineries. |
Improvements eflall kinds necessary to the aime |
and purpose of this Corporation, which are
declared to be the purchasing. buying. and |
operating of Saw-Mill and Sbinsle-Mill, to |
manufacture lumber. and to buy. lease. contract |
for. and operate swsmps. and lands to cut, |
desdsn and remove the timber thereon and the |
transportation Of the came to said Saw-Mill and |
Single Mill; making of advances and the lend |
ing Of money for the purposes Of enabling tim
Der men to acquire, utdsaden. float and tran
sport timber and lumber for said purpase.
ARTICLE ~.
The Capital Stock Of this Corporation 10 here
by declared to be Thirty Five Thousand Dollars,
divided in Three Hundred and Fifty shares of
the par value Of One hundred Dollars per share.
Said stock to be paid for in Cash. or In ex-
change for such property as may be au-
thorizsd by law and made in conformity with
legal provisions. The Capital Stock may in the
manner prescribed BY and conformable to Law,
be increased to One Hundred thousand Dol
lars. The said Corporation shall begin bust
ness a. soon a. Twenty thousand dollars
($20 oO0.0O) Of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed and the amount required by law
shall have been paid for in property or in mo-
ney.
And it being contemplated that the bulk of
he stock IN said Corporation ehaLl b sub
.cribsd for and paid for by the transfer to said
of various real and personal pro-
perties. the same agsrsgatins valuation as set
,orth in the detailed statements of said proper
lies which are hereto annexed. paraphed NE
for Identification with this act of
The said detailed and itemized
statement annexed hereto 10 to be read in con-
nsction with the provisions Of this Charter in
accordance with Section Three Of Act 267 Of the
General Assembly of 1914.
ARTICLE Y.
The Corporate powers of said CORPORATION
hall be vested in and exercised by, and all the
business affairs Of this Corporation. shall be
managed and conducted By Board Of Direc-
ors composed Of Five members to be annually
lectsd on the first Monday Of March Of each
ear. All such elections shall be by ballot. and
he notice of said meeting must be given in the
manner prescribed by law. If for any reason
he election will not have been ieLd upon the
lay fixed, then it shall be the duty of the Direc-
ors to fx another date within thirty days for
he holding OF said election. The Directors
lscted shall continue to hold their Offices until
heir Successors will hav been elected and in
tailed. and any vacancy occurring in the Board
4 Directors from any cause what shall be
lied by election by the remaining Directors
'hrse Directors shall constitute a quorum for
he transaction Of business.
There shall be q President and q Secretary
treasurer and vice-President and Manager
lected annually by he Board Of Di-
sectors, aud until the first annual meeting in
iarch 1921. the following members shall con-
titute and compose the Board Of Directors {
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