The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-12-20
CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARTIN.

that onthis 18th day Of October 1919. before
me. James j. Martin, Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and
for the Parrish OF st. Martin.
State OF L. ouisiana. and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared the several per-
cons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves OF the
benefit OF 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 well
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 Covenants, stipulations and agreements
following. to-wit:
| ARTICLE l.
The name. style and title of this corporation
shall he MARTIN LUMBER COMPANY. IN
CORPORATED," and under said name il 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, tn make and use Corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break ut pleasure, to have
| hold, receive, purchase, sell. convey, lease
pledge, bond, hypothecate and mortgage pro-
perty OF any and all kinds, real, personal, and
mixed. corporal and incorporate to have and ap-
point such managers, directors. AMI officers and
agents as the business may require, and To
make and establish we'll as to alter and
amend from time to time such bye-aws, rules
and regulations for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said Corporation
as may be necessary aud proper. and generally
To possess all the powers hereinafter mention
ed, and that are now may hereafter be con-
ferred by law, or necessary to promote its OBJ
jects and interests.
ARTICLE IL.
The domitile of this Corporation shall be at
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 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 he carried Oh are here
by declared to be. To acquire by purchase or
lease or other lawful means. and To own and
operate thereon, lands, buildings. machineries.
improvements ofsall kinds necessary to the aime
and purposes of this Corporation. which are
declared to he the purchasing, Luying. and
operating Of a Saw-Mill and Shingle-MiIl. to
manufacture lumber, and to buy, lease. contract
for. and operate swamps. and lands to cut.
deaden and remove the timber thereon. and the
transportation Of the same to said Saw lii and
Il 4. q l.. 4 A.
ing Of money for the purposes Of enabling tim
Der men to acquire. cut desden, float and tran
sport timber and lumber for said purpass.
ARTICLE Nv.
The Capital Stock OF this Corporation IL 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-
thorized by law and made in conformity with
legal provisions. The Capital Stock may in the
manner prescribed by and conformabe to Law.
be increased to One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars. The said Corporation shall begin bust
ness as soon as Twenty thousand dollars
1870 0O0.VO) 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 mplatedthat the bulk of
the stock In said Corporation shall be sub
scribed Sor and paid for by She transfer to said
Corporation of various real and personal pro-
perties. the same sggregating 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
4 I,l..
statement annexed hereto is to be read in con-
nsction with the provisions Of this Charter in
accordance with Section Three of Act 2s7 Of the
General Assembly of 1914.
ARTICLE v.
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-
tors COMPOSED Of Five member to he 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. IL for any reason
the election will not have been ieLd upon the
day fixed, then il shall be the duty Of the Drec-
tors to fix another date within thirty days for
the holding of said election. The Directors
elected shall continue to hold their Offices until
their Successors will hav been elected and ill.,
stalled. and any vacancy occurring in the Board
of Directors from any cause whatsoever. shall be
flied by election by the remaining Directors
Three Directors shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business.
There shall be a President and Secretary
Treasurer and Vice-President and Manager
elected annually by he Board of Di-
rectors, aud until the first annual meeting in
March 1921. the following members shall con-
stitute and compose the Board OF Directors