St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-01-03
Charter of the
A. ID. CRAWFORD LUMBER CO.,
mo.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish OF
St. Tammany.

st. Tammany.
Before me, J. G. Cappell, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and quail
fed In and for the Parish OF st.
Tammany, State Of Louisiana, per-
sonally came and appeared the per-
sons whose names are hereunto SUD-
scribed, who declared to me, Notary,
that avaiIing themselves Of the pro
visions of the laws of this State rela-
tive to the organization or corpora
tons, and more particularly OF ACT
No. 267 Of the Acts OF the Genera
, Assembly OF the State OF Louisiana
for the year 1914, they lave cow
uanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree ZOE
themselves, their successors and as
signs, to form themselves into cor
poration and body polite for the
objects and purposes under the stlpu-
latious hereinafter set forth, fowl:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the A. d. Crawford
Lumber Company. Incorporated, ana
Its domicile is hereby established
HIPS Swithch, st. Tammany parish,
Louisiana, and under its corporate
name said corporation shall nave
power and authority to contract, SUE
and be sued, to make and use cor
porate seal, and the same TO preah
and alter at pleasure; to holo' re-
ceive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, sell, borrow, pledge, mortgage
and hypothecate under it's said cor
porate name, property. real, personal
and mixed; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents anu
managers and employees as the m
ferests or convenience or sand cor
poration may require; to make ana
establish bylaws, rules and regula-
lions for the proper management
and regulation OF its affairs, as may
Ebe deemed necessary and proper
and the same to change and alter AZ
pleasure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall
be necessary and proper to carry OUT
the objects and purposes OF said coz
poration.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in accordance with LIS
charter, shall exist and continue for
q period of ninenty-nine years from
and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized,
and the nature OF the business to Dc
carried on by 1t, are hereby deciareu
to be:
To buy, lease and sell lands and
timber; to operate and maintain saw
mills, planning mills, and to do the
general saw mill business, including
Diling and all other kinds of wood
products; to operate turpent1ne AMI
retort plants; to operate and con-
duct q general mercantile buslnessi
buying ana selling goods and mar
chandise of all kinds; to own tram
roads and other means OF transpor-
tation, and in general to engage IN
any business incidental to or con-
nected with the operation OF the
business above mentioned.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corpora.
ton In hereby fixed at the sum OF
sixty-four thousand nine hundred
(364,900) dollars, divided into SIX
hundred and forty-nine (e4S)
shares Of the par value OF one nun
dred ($100) dollars each, provided
that the amount to which the capt
tai stock of this corporation may be
increased shall be one hundred
thousand ($100,00) dollars.
Which stock may be issued st not
less than par for cash, at the TINA
1t Ia subscribed for, or at such time
as may be deemed proper by the
Board of Directors, provided that
said stock shall be paid for in fun
within twelve months after same
shall have been subscribed for or III
payment or exchange for property
or rights actually received or pur-
chased by said corporation provided
that all stock certificates shall be
signed by the President and Secra-
tary of said corporation and no stoes
shall be issued unless the consldera-
tion therefor has been received ny
said corporation.
All transfers of stock shall be
made on the books OF said company
at its office, on the surrender OF the
certificate therefor.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in and eA--
ercised by Board OF Directors,
which shall consist Of seven stock
holders, a majority of four (4) OF
whom shall constitute quorum Tor
the transaction Of business. SAID
directors shall be elected annually
from among the stockholders on the
second Monday in January OF eacn
year, commencing on the second
Monday in 1921, as provided by law.
AT said election as above proF1de1,
the Board of Directors shall elect
from among their number q Pres.-
dent. q Vice-President and a SERGE
tary-Treasurer, provided that one
person may hold the office of botn
Secretary and Treasurer, and all OF
aaid officers and directors shall hold
their respective offices for perio
Of one year from the date of Their
election, or until their successors are
electad and qualified. But the fait-