The herald., 1920-01-15
ARTICLE OF INCORPORATION OF THE
BOADLE LUMBER COMPANY,
RATED.

State of Louisiana Parish of Orleans.
] Be it known, that on this 18th day OF De-
| cember 1919, before me, ThOs. Il. Furlow,
a duly commissioned, qualified and acting
| notary public, in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and IN the
| presence of the hereinafter named ana
| undersigned witnesses, personally come
and appeared the several persons whose
| names are hereunto subscribed, ana Sc.
verally declared that, awaiting themselves
| of the general laws of the States OF LOUIS
| lana in such cases made and provided,
| they have Termed and organized, and DO
by these presents form themselves ana
such others as may hereafter become as
sociated with them into, corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJECTS
and purposes in the following articles
set forth and expressed, which they adepf
as their charter.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
| corporation shall be the BOadle Lumber
| Company, Incorporated and Ii shall exist
and enjoy succession by its corporate
name for period of ninety nine years
| from date hereof, with all the rights ano
powers now or hereafter conferred Dy
law upon similar corporations. Its doml'
ellie shall be in the City of New Orleans,
la, and all citations and other Legal
process shall be served upon the Presi-
dent, and in the event of his absence, upon
the Vice-President, or Secretary, in th'
order named.
ARTICLE 1.-THE capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at twenty-five
thousand S25,0OO.O0) dollars, and SAID
stock shall be divided into and repre-
sented by two hundred and fifty (25O)
shares of the par value Of one hundred
(S1OO0J) dollars each. None Of said stock
shall he sold or transferred to any per
son not already stakeholder In saio
company, without first being offered In
writing at its book value to the stock
FOLDERS of the company for period OF
not less than thirty days. Such Offer
shah be made in writing to each stock
Older of record who shall have the right
turing said thirty days to purchase al
is book value the same proportion Of the
took so offered as the stock already hello
md owned by him bears to the whole
mount of stock outstanding, exclusive o.
he stock so offered; provided, That any
tockholder shall also have the right t,
urchase any such stock not purchased by
'ther stockholders entitled to purchas'
Same.
ARTICLE III.-The purposes Of this cor
'oration are, generally, as principal OF
iandatary: To engage In export trade IL
imber, wood-products and, or any other
Gods, wares or merchandise. and In
utherance thereof to but, acquire, sell,
andle, deal In and dispose Of all kinds OF
Imber, wood-products and, or any other
:oods, wares. or merchandise, both whole
ale and retail; to enter into, make, per
orm, and carry out contracts and agree.
rents of every sort and kind convenient
or such business with any person, firm
ssociation, corporation, private, public OF
municipal or body polite, and to pur.
base, lease or otherwise acquire any and
franchises suitable or convenient in the
Judgment Of the Board Of Directors for
he purpose Of the business OF the cor
,oration; and generally to do all things
necessary or incident to the proper con
iuct of its affairs, whether specifically
Enumerated herein or not
tRTICTE Iv.-The corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested in a Board
of Directors, of not less than three or
more than seven, a majority of whom shall
constitute n quorum for the transaction OF
business; and the officers of this corpora
ton shall be President, Vice-President,
! a Secretary and a Treasurer. with the
option of one person for Secretary Treas
urer.
The first Board Of Directors shall be
composed OF Albert Ernest Boadle and
Henry Rawlins, residents of the City OF
New Orleans, La. and Stanley BeauchamI
Orleans. La, with Albert Ernest Boadit
as President, Stanley Beauchamp Nobbs as
vice-President, and Henry Rawlins az
Secretary Treasurer; and all of said di'
rectors and officers shall serve until theiI
successors are elected and qualified.
Meetings of stockholders for the election
Of directors shall be held on the second
Tuesday of January. 1921, and each veal
thereafter.
Thus done and signed in the presence Of
Levi A. Hines and Prentice r.. Darlington
Jr.. competent witnesses, who have signed
their names hereto, together with said
appearers and me. Notary, on the dat
first above written.
Names Of subscribers and amounts Of
subscriptions omitted)
II (Signed):
Witnesses:
II J evi A. Hines.
Prentice L. Burlington, Jr.
THOS. e. FURLOw,
II Notary Public.
A true copy Of the original.
/ THOS. 4. FURL0W,
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