St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-07
CHARTER OF THE
RIVERSIDE LUMBER COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

INCORPORATED.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish OF
st. Tammany.
BE 1t known, That on this four
teenth (14th) day Of the month OF
January, in the year Of our LORD.
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twenty, before me, Arthur L. Bear
q Notary Public in and for the Par-
ish of St. Tammany, State OF Louls!-
ana, duly commissioned and qualla-
ed and therein residing, and In the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves OF the provisions
of the laws of the State sof Loulsl-
ana, relative to corporations and
their organization, and especially OF
Act 267 of the General Assembly Oh
the State of Louisiana, for the year
1914, they have covenanted ana
agreed, and by these presents do COW
enant and agree, and bind themselves
as we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them, or their successors, to form
and constitute a body polite In law,
for the purposes and objects, anu
under the stipulations and agree
ments, hereinafter set forth, which
they hereby adopt as their Charter,
to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corpora
I tion la hereby declared to be "R1Ver-
side Lumber Company, lncorporat-
ed" and its domicile shall be IN the
Town Of Madisonville, in the Parish
of st. Tammany, in the State OF Lou
isiana, and by this name 1t shall nave
and enjoy existence and succession
for a period of ninety-nlne (99)
years from and after the date here
Of, unless sooner dissolved by law
or by the consent Of the Stockholm
ers as hereinafter provided.
Under this name this corporation
shall have the power and authority
to contract; to sue and be sued' 10
make and use a corporate seal WIZ
such inscription and device as may
be selected therefor by the Board OF
Directors, and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to hold, lease, re-
ceive, purchase, sell, convey, alien
ate, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate, under its corporate
name, property, real, personal ana
mixed, movable and tmmoVable; to
Issue bonds as the law permits, as
we'll as notes and other obligations;
to name and appoint such otflcers,
directors, managers, agents and en-
ployees as the interest and convent
ence Of said corporation may require;
to make and use such bylaws and
rules and regulations for the proper
MANAGEMENT of its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and
the same to reasonably change, at
pleasure; and to do all other acts
and things permitted by law, or such
as may be necessary for the proper
conduct of It's affairs, or to carry in
to effect any of the powers, privi-
leges and immunities 1t is permitted
to hold and exercise under the laws
OF the state OF AoulSlaua.
ARTICLE II.
All citations, or other legal pro-
cesses shall be served on the presi-
dent, or In his absence, on the vice.
president, or in his absence, on the
secretary-treasurer of this corpora
ton, at it's domicile, in accordance
with the statutes of the State Of Lou
istana, relative to making service on
corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized and es-
tablished, and the nature Of the bust
ness to be carried on by it, are de-
clared to be: To engage in and
carry on the business Of acquiring
owning, buying, selling, leasing
mortgaging, exchanging, manufac-
turing, distributing, marketing OF
otherwise dealing in timber, lumber
and the various products and by-pro-
ducts thereof, and to carry on in any
capacity any business oppertaining &c
or which in the judgment OF the CON-
pany may at any time be convent
emily and lawfully conducted in con-
junction with any Of the matters
aforesaid, and to own such real es'
tate as may be necessary or proper
in connection Herewith.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this organi'
cation Is hereby fixed at Fifteen
Thousand ($15,000O Dollars, divid
ed into and represented by one hun.
dred and fifty (150) shares OF stock
Of the par value of One Hundred
$1,000 Dollars each, which shall BIZ
paid for in cash, or the same may be
issued and delivered in payment fol
actual services rendered the corpora
ton, or in exchange for property u
rights transferred to or received BY
said corporation; but no stock shat
ever be issued or delivered except a.
it's par value for cash, or for services
actually rendered, or property actual
ly transferred.
All of said stock shall be Common
Stock.
The capital stock Of this corpora