The herald., 1919-02-20
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF WEST PEARL RIVER
LUMBER COMPANY, INCOR-
PORATED,

United States OF America, State OF Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Ut
leans Be il known, that this Fourteenth
day OF February, A. D., one thousand nine
hundred and nineteen, and OF the lndepen'
dence of the United States of America, the
one hundred and forty-thiTd before me- oscar
Schneider, Notary Public, duly coInnis
stoned and qualified within and for the
Parish aforesaid, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed: Personally came and appeared, the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed who severally declared, that
availing themselves of the benefits and pro-
visions of the Constitution OF this State, and
the lfws relative to the organization OF cor
porations, and particularly OF the provisions
of Act 267 of the General Assembly OF the
State of Louisiana for the year 1914. they
have contracted and agreed and united to
form and do, by theSe presents, contract and
agree and bind and obigate themselves 10
form and organize themselves, as well as
such other persons who may hereaitet JON
or become associated with them or their sue
cessors into a stock corporation and body
polite in law, for the ouJecrs and purposes
and under the conditions. covenants, shpu-
lations, and agreements of the articles FOL
lowing towit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be: West Pearl River
Lumber Company, Incorporated, and under
and by said name, unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with law and this charter, II
shall exist and continue, and shall nave
and enjoy corporate existence and succession
for a period of hnety-nine years from and
after the date of this act. 1t may have,
hold, receive, borrow, loan, exchange, ac-
quire by grant, gift or purchase devise or
bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose OF, convey,
lease, pledge, pawn, hypothecate, cucumber
or mortgage property of every kind, whether
real, personal or mixed, corporeal or moor
poreal, movable or immovable, all subject to
such limitations as may be prescribed by
law. 1t NAV make, issue or endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences OF debt, 1t
may accept mortgages, pledges or other forms
of security for money loaned or other debts
1t may contract, sue and be sued, plead or
be implicated by its corporate name IN any
Court of competent jurisdiction. 1t may
make adopt and use common seal and alter
the same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock IN
other corporations, and its capital stock may
be issued for capital stock in other corpora
tions. 1t may name, appoint and employ
such managers, directors, officers, agents and
other employees as its business and con-
venience may require, and may fix their
compensation, giving due regard to the ma
ture, character and value of their services.
1t may make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations not inconsistent with its charter
or any existing law, fixing or altering the
management of its property, the regulation
and government of its affairs, and the man.
ner Of the certification and registration OF
its stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve it
self in the manner prescribed by law. 1t
NAV conduct business in this State, otner
States, the Federal DISTRICTS and Territories
and Possessions of the United States, or any
foreign country. 1t shall have the power or
invest its Board of Directors with all OF its
corporate powers, subject to such restric,
tions as may be named in this Charter. And
it generally shall possess all the powers,
rights, privileges and immunitles (which
corporations are and may hereafter be au-
thorized to possess under the constitution
and laws of this State, and particularly un-
der Act No. 267 of the General Assembly
of the State Of Louisiana for the year 1914
ARTICLE H.-The domicile of this cor
poration shall be the City of New Orleans,
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, with
the privilege of having an office at Alton,
Louisiana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the President
of this Corporation, at its domicile, and in
case of his absence, on the Vice-President
and in case of the absence Of both of these
officers, upon the Secretary of this cor
poration.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is formed and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
it. are hereby declared to be:
Sec J. To buy and sell, either at whole
sale or RETAIL as owners thereof or on COM
mission, and to export and import, lumber,
logs and building materials; TO buy and sell
timber lands, and generally TO do all things
necessary and proper pertaining or incident
to such business; to construct, MAINTAIN
sell or purchase mills, and all necessary
machinery therefore to operate the same, and
generally to acquire and dispose of all ma
terials and articles that may be now or here
after used or required in or in connection
with the lumber business and the manufac-
ture Of the same.
Sec , To survey, sub-divide and plat
lands for the purpose or lease or sale, and
to improve and develop the same by the
erection of homes or buildings thereon and
to do such other lawful acts as may be need
full or desirable in and about the improve
ment and development thereof for am, pur-
| pose; to plant, grow and cultivate all kinds
| of fruits plants and vegetables; to raise
| buy, sell and deal in horses, mules, cattle
| live stock and poultry OF all kinds, and
generally TO engage in the business Of
planting, and farming, if desired.
Sec. ;. To operate a general merchandi 81
| store and commissary, in connection will
| said mill, and TO erect and maintain
boarding house and lodging rooms for il
employees and the general public if so de
| sired.
Sec T. To carry no all allied and asso
l ciated lines of business which may be di
i rectlY or indirectly connected with or ma,