The herald., 1919-03-27
CHARTER OF WEST PEARL RIVER
LUMBER COMPANY, INCOR-
pOPATEn

|
! day Of February, \. D.. one thousand nine
| hundred and nineteen. and OF the lndepen-
| dence OF the United States Of America, the
| one hundred and f3rty-;h-d, before me. Oscar
| Schneider. Notary Public. duly commits.
! stoned and qualified within and f1r 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 scycrally declared. that
| availing themselves u the benefits and pro
visions OF the Constitution OF this State. and
me laws relative to d organization OF cor
| II Act 2t7 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 ob,;gate themselves to
| form and organize themselves. as well as
| SuCA 0;IeT persons Who may hereafter ION
or become associated with Them or their sue
! CeSS0rS into stock corporation and body
polite in law, Tor the oOJcc;s and purposes
| and under the conditions. covenants. stipu-
iauonS and agreements OF the articles fol
| lowing to-Wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name ard title Of this
! corporation shall be: West Pearl River
| Lumber Company, Incorporated, and under
! and by said uaTs, unless sooner dissolved
! IN accordance with law and his charter, it
! shall exist and continue. and shall have
! Tor a period OF 0Irety-nine years from and
| after the date Of this act. 1t may have.
| hold. receive. borrow, loan. exchange. &C
! qu're by grant. git or purchase devise or
| 5eques, sell ALLEVIATE. dispose Of convey.
| lease pledge. pawn, hyp1thecate. cucumber
! y mortgage property Of every kind whether
! real, persona. or mixed, corpOreal or iDcor-
| poreal, movable or imm5ya1lc, all subject to
! such Limitations As may De prescribed by
| law. 1t may make, issue or endorse bonds
/ II notes and other evidences Of debt. 1t
! may accept mortgages, pledges or other forms
! OF security Tor money loaned or other debts
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! be lmpleaded by its corporate name in arv
! Court Of competent jurisdiction. Il may
make adopt and use a common seal and alter
the same At pleasure. Il may hold stock in
other corporations, and its capital stock NAY
be issued for capital stock in other corpora
tons. 1t may name, appoint and employ
such managers. directors, officers, agents and
other employees as its business and CON
compensation. giving due regard 10 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
1er OF the certItlCation and registration OF
its stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve it.
self IN the manner prescribed by law. II
may conduct business in this State other
States, the Federal Districts ard Territories
and Possessions OF the United States, or any
foreign country. 1t shall have the power or
corporate powers, subject 10 such restric-
tons as may be named in this Charter And
1t generally shall possess all the powers
rights privileges and immunities which
corporations are and may hereafter be au-
thorized TO possess under the constitution
and laws OF this State. and particularly I'M
der Act No. POI OF the General Assembly
OF the State Of Louisiana for the year 1914
ARTICLE 1.-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 tins corporation, at its domicile. and in
case OF his absence, on the President
and in case OF the absence of both of these
officers upon the Secretary OF this cor
ARTICLE 1II.-The objects and purposes
tor which this corporation is formed and the
nature OF he business to be carried on by
| It,, are hereby declared to be:
Sec. l. 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.
terlals 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
iands Tor the purpose or lease sale. and
to improve and develop the same bv the
erection Of homes buildings thereon and
to do such other lawful acts as NAV be need
tuI or desirable in and about the improve
ment and development thereof for any pur.
pose; to plant, grow and cultivate all kinds
OF fruits, plants and vegetables: 10 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. g. To operate general merchandise
store and commissary. in connection with
said mill, and to erect and maintain
boarding house and lodging rooms for its
employees and the general public if so de.
Sec. 4. To carry no all allied and as,o.
Grated lines OF business which NAV be di-
rectiy or indirectly connected with or NAV
iurtner and assist the conduct of its main
business as above specified.
sec. o. 10 construct, purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire and own, maintain and
operate, steamboats,. sailing vessels, barges
or other water craft, piers, docks, wharves
ana SUCH lines OF tramway or railway as
may be convenient necessary or incidental
to any business or enterprise Of the cornn-al
tion, with all necessary side-tracks. locomo-
tives, cars, depots, round houses and other
equipment necessary to the operation of the
SAID vessels, piers, docks, wharves. ram
PROVIDED that this corporation shall not.
without an amendment of this charter he
a common carrier or have the right 70 eyer
cise the power of eminent domain.
Sec. l. 10 enter into. make perform and
carry out contracts of every kind not CON
trary to law, with any person, firm. associa-
| non or corporation, and to carry on any
9ther business which under the law il NAV
oe ehSitled to carry on, which may seem to
!ne corporation to be calculated, directly or
indirectly, TO effect the aforesaid objects or
either OF them to facilitate il in the trans
action of its aforesaid business or businesses
| or any part thereof, or In the transactinr M
| any other lawful business that NAV he cal
culated. directly or indirectly, TO enhance
the value OF or to render profitable anv of
'he corporations property or rights and gen.
orally to hold and exercise all such inciden.
tais' powers and privileges as relate TO the
OBJECTS and purposes herein above set forth
| or as may be necessary, useful or convenient
lot eIiecting said objects and purposes.
AKIlCLE IV-The authorized can;taI
stock OF this corporation is hereby declared
10 De the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
SloOooo), which capital stock may be in.
reased IN the manner provided by law. 70
me me sum OF Fifty Thousand Dollars $50
onW). The presently authorized stock of
TINS corporation shall be represented bv one
hundred shares of the par value of one hun
bred dollars each $4,000. The said sapi
tai stock shall be represented by certificates
and shall be personal property. No transfer
OF said capital stock sholl be binding upon
tins corporation, unless made in accordance
with its charter and bylaws and recorded
on the books thereof Before any stock
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