The herald., 1920-05-13
CHARTER OF THE HOME LtAEER
COMPANY INCORPORATED,
OF LOUISIANA

COMPANY INCORPORATED,
OF LOUISIANA.
/ United states of America, State of Lou
/ isiana. Parish of Orleans, city of New
/ Orleans. lie il known. that on this skin
day of the month of April in the year OF
our Lord. one thousand nine hundred ana
I twenty O920J. before me, Charles Ihe"- I
dore Starkey, a notary public, duly com
miSSiOnpd and qualified, in and for the
city and the parish Of Orleans, therelh
| residing, and in the presence OF the VII.
neSSes hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared, the sew
pral persons whose names are hereuhto
subscribed. who declared unto me. notary,
that. availing themselves of the provisions
. of the laws of this state relative TO the
I organization of corporations, aud more
I particularly of Act 267 of 1914, they nave
united and agreed and by these presents
do unite and agree, for themselves, their
successors and assigns, TO FORM them-
selves into corporation and body poltlc
for the objects and purposes and under
the stipulatiOns hereinafter set forth, to
Wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title to
this corporation shall be The Home Lum-
Der Company incorporated. of Louisiana
and under such title il shall have and
enjoy corporate existence for period OF
ninety nine years from the date hereof,
tunlesS sooner dissolved it shall have pow
or and authority TO contract, sue and be
: I sued TO make and use corporate seal,
and break and alter same AT pleasure 10
/, have hold. buy. sell, lease, mortgage, by
! pOtheCate and pledge property, real, per
: SOnal or mixed, necessary and proper Tor
the carrying on of its business; as Wen
rs to issue bonds secured by mortgage;
: To make and issue notes and other GER
p tificateS of indebtedness: to name, elect
and appoint managers, directors, clerks
: and other employees TO properly conduct
70 its corporate business and to make such
{ bylaws and regulations as may be nee
Q e<Sary or found desirable for the com
r plete and proper carrying out of said
n business.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the city of New Or
}. leans. state of Louisiana, where citation
n or other legal process shall be served upon
/ the president or. in his absence, upon the
Z vice president or in the absence of both
i upon the secretary.
= ARTICLE Iu.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
x ganized and the nature of the business 10
be carried on by it are hereby declared
IL and stated to be:
r TO manufacture and buy and sell We
:. neer. lumber. shingles, timber, logs. boxes
1t shocks and wooden packages of all kind,
and all other timber products for either
'e domestic sale export; and to that end
r to purchase. lease or otherwise acquire
Is and operate veneer mills, box factorie,
u and saw mills in the state of Louislana
u. and elsewhere: to construct, acquire and
It use railways, tramwayS and other rOad'
ID or rights of ways for the transportation
m of veneer, boxes. shocks. lumber, timber
4 logs and other products, TO buy. lease and
III acquire either timber lands or timber
4 rights on lands. and to acquire, lease anC
4 buy lands for the use of saw mills ant
10 factories and timber yards in the STATE
~ of Louisiana. or elsewhere; to purchase
Of operate and maintain cOmmissaries or mer
Or camille stores upon the properties OF th'
'e corporation: to acquire or purchase 81
n otherwise obtain inventions that may b'
Ill used for the purpose of the business o
NJ this corporation and generally to do an'
~ perform any and all things necessary o
T. convenient to carry out said objects an'
purposes.
~ ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of thi
L. corporation is hereby fixed at the sun
he of one hundred thousand (S1O0,OOO.OO) dol
IL lars divided into one thousand shares o
10 the par value of one hundred (SlW) DOL
p lars per share. The capital stock may b
O. increased up to the sum of two hundre
and fifty thousand $3.50, 100000 dollars
er and all proceedings for the increase or de
n crease of the capital stock shall be con
Quoted in accordance with the laws
he ARTICLE V-All the corporate power
oe of this corporation shall be vested in an
III exercised by board of directors, con
AS posed of not less than three nor MOI
20. than five stockholders, a majority {
rn whom shall constitute a quorum. Sal
r; directors shall be elected annually on II
M second Monday in January of each yea
IN All such elections shall be held
ire ballot and conducted at the office of q
said corporation, under the supervision
be three commissioners TO be appointed
nt' the board of directors.
ny Notice of such election shall be give
er. by the secretary of the company by wri
ate ten notice thereof delivered personal
. or by depOsiting same in the post offiC
lily properly addressed, to each stockhold'
lay at least fifteen days precseding sn'
1of. election.
ven At all such elections and at all cOrpO
aid ate meetings every stakeholder shall
ach entitled to one vote for each share
of stock standing in his name on the boo
nay of the corporation, to be cast in pers
ing or by his written proxy, and major
me of the votes cast shall elect.
nce Any vacancy occurring among the dire
avs tors by death, resignation or otherwi
ual shall be filled by the board of directC
nail for the remainder of the term by {
'wn selection of member from among [
stockholders of the company.
ual \ failure to elect directors on the d;
'pe- above specified shall not dissolve
ten corporation nor impair its corporate ma
ach agement. but the directors then in off
lee shall remain in office until their succ
ana sOrs are elected and qualified.
inc The board of directors shall elect FRI
their own number a president and
lolu president. They shall also elect sec
sue tary and a treasurer, or one person W
al- shall he both, either of whom may
Get may not be members of the board. III
an shall have power and authority, from Il
lot to time, to name and appoint all such
ere ficerS agents or other employees as n
be deemed necessary for the purpose q
OF business of the corporation. They sh
ling have mower TO fix the compensation a
define the duties of every officer and G
act plOyee and all officers and employees ST
led hold office and employment at the pie
con- ure of the board.
= o. ARTICLE VI.-Whenever this corpO
~ ton may be dissolved, either by limi
tari ton from any other cause, its affs
10 shall be liquidated by three commiSsi
t;on ers, to be appointed from among the stO
Csc holders at a general meeting of the sto
- holders convened for such purpose,
tho which meeting notice shall be given
,nnt the manner and time provided for Sto
the holders meetings by Article Five of
- charter and two thirds in amount of
ort capital stock of said company shall
requisite to elect Said commission
oil shall remain in office until the aft;
az az of said corporation shall have been f,
+ba liquidGted. In case of death of one
.ooso more of said commissioners, the vaca
have 9niI pe iiiieu ny 'ne surviving ''hii
ARTICLE VII.-This act of incOrpC
40, ton may be modified. changed or alte
80 or this corporation may be dissolved,
s of eS Snpi'aI sur may pe ai.eIeu' IN
So holders called for the purpose, after
80 tice shall have been given by written
49, | tice to each stakeholder, delivered to
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