The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-12-27
- CHARTER
STATE on LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTINI

Be it known by these presents,
, that onthis goth day Of October. 1917, before
! me. James ]. Martin, a Notary Public. duly
commissioned and qualified in and
for the Parrish OF st. Martin,
State OF ouisiana. and in the presence OF the
| witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appearedt the several per-
cons whose nance are hersunto subscribed,
who declared that availins themselves Of the
benefit of the laws of the State Of Louisiana
esp ecislly Act 2e7 OF 1914 re-
lstive 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 Successors, into a Corpora
ton. for the objects and purposes. and under
the cossnahts, stipulations and agreements
following. to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name, style and title of this corporation
shall be MARTIN LUMBER COMPANY. IN
CORPORATED." and under said name it shall
enjoy Corporate existence and Succession for
full term and period of twenty five years.
II shall have power to contract, sue aud he
sued. u make and use a Corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure. to have.
hold, receive, purchase, sell. convey, lease.
pledge. bond. hypothecate and mortgage pro-
psrty Of any aud all kinds. real. personal, and
mixed, corporal aud incorporal; 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 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
ell and that are now or may hereafter be con-
ferred by law, or necessary to promote its OBJ
jeets and interests.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this Corporations shall be a,
st. Martinviile. 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 rs 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
lease OF other lawful means. and to own and
operate thereon, lands, buildings. machineries.
improvements ofial kinds necessary to the aims
and purposes of this Corporation, which are
declared to be the purchasing, buying. and
operating Of a Saw-Mill aud Shingle-Mill. to
manufacture lumber. and TO buy. lease. contract
for. and operate swamps, and lands to cut.
dsaden and remove the timber thereon. and the
transportation Of the same 60 said Saw-Mill and
Shinale Mill; making of advances and The lend.
ing Of money for the purposes Of enabling tim
ber men to acquire, cut deaden. float and tran
sport timber and lumber for said purpa.e.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Capital Stock Of this Corporation 10 here
By declared to be Thirty Five Thousand Dollare.
di vidad in Three Hundred aud Fifty shares OF
the par value Of One uudred Dollars per share.
Said stock to b paid for in Cash, OF in e.
change for such property as may be au-
thorised by Law and made in conformity with
legal provisions. The Capital Stock may in the
manner prescribed by and eonformable to Law.
Be increased to One Hundred thousand Dol
lars. The said Corporation shall b.sin bust
ness as soon as Twenty thousand dollars
$50 OOOUO) 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 il being contemplated that the bulk of
the stock IN said Corporation shall be Sub
scribed for and paid for by the transfer to eaid
Corporation Of various real and personal pro-
pertiee. the same agsregatins valuation as set
forth in the detailed statements Of said proper
ties which are hereto annexed. paraphed NE
vARIETUR for Identification with this act of
incorporation. The said detailed and itemized
statement annexed hereto is to be read in con-
nsction with the provisions OF this Charter in
accordance with Section Three of Act 2e7 of the
General Assembly of 1914
ARTICLEv.
The Corporate powers of said Corporation
shall be vested in and exercised by, and all the
| business Affairs OF this Corporation. shall be
managed and conducted By Board of Direc-
tore composed of Five members to be annually
elected on the FIRST Monday Of March Of each
year. All such elections shall be by ballot. and
the notice of said meeting must be given in the
manner prescribed by law. If for any reason
| the election will not have been held upon the
day fixed. then il shall he the duty VI the Direc
| tors to fix another date within thirty days fol
the holding OF said election. The Director,
elected shall continue to hold their Offices unit
their Successors will hsv 9 been elected and in
stalled. and any vacancy occurring in the Board
Of Directors from any cause whatsoever. shall b,
filled by election by the remaining Directors
Three Directors shall constitute q quorum fol
the transaction Of business.
There shall be President and q Secretary
Treasurer and a vice-President and Manager
elected annually by { he Board Of Di
rsctors, aud until the first annual meeting il
March 1921, the following members shall con
stitute and compose the Board of Director