St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-02-28
CHARTER OF THE
RIVERSIDE LUMBER COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.

INCORPORATED.
United States Of America, State CT
Louisiana, Parish of
St. Tammany.
Be 1t known, That on this four
tsenth (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 Louiss-
ana, duly commissioned and Qualla-
cd 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 SUD-
scribed, who severally declared that
awaiting themselves Of the provisions
of the Laws of the State of Loulsl-
ana, relative to corporations and
their organization, and especially OF
Act 267 of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana, for the year
1914, they have covenanted and
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, ana
under the stipulations and agree
ments, hereinafter set forth, which
they hereby adopt as their Charter,
to-Wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title OF this CORPORA
ton, il hereby declared to be River
side Lumber Company, lncorporat-
ed and its domicile shall be in tas
Town of Madisonville, in the Parish
of st. Tammany, in the State OF Lou
isiana, and by this name 1t shall have
and enjoy existence and succession
for a period of ninety-nlne (99J
years from and after the date here
OF, unless sooner dissolved by law
or by the consent OF the stockhold-
ers as hereinafter provided.
Under this name this corporation
shall have the power and authority
to contract; to sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal Will
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 and
mixed. movable and immoVable; to
assue bonds as the law Dermits, as
well az notes and other obligations;
to name and appoint such ot1cers,
directors, managers, agents and em'
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 DC
deemed necessary and proper, and
the same to reasonably change, al
pleasure: and to do all other acts
and things permitted by law, or sucn
as may be necessary for the proper
conduct Of it's affairs, or to carry in.
to effect any of the powers, priv
leges and immunities 1t is permits
to hold and exercise under the laws
OF the State of Louisiana.
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 th9
secretary-treasursr of this corpora
ton, at Its domicile. in accordance
with the statutes of the State of Lou
lsiana, relative to making service on
corporations.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation 10 organized and or
eabiished, and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried ON by 1t, 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, lumbar
and the various products and by-pro-
ducts thereof, and to carry on in any
capacity any business oppertaining to
or which in the judgment of the con-
pany may at any time be convent
emily and lawfully conducted in con-
function with any OF the matters
aforesaid, and to own such real es-
tate as may be necessary or proper
in connection Herewith.
ARTICLE nv.
The capital stock of this organi-
ration is hereby fixed at Fifteen
Thousand (s15,000) Dollars, divid-
ed into and represented by one hun
dred and fifty (150) shares OF stock,
OF the par value of One Hundred
$4,000 Dollars each, which shall be
paid for In cash, or the same may be
issued and delivered In payment for
actual services rendered the corpora
ton, or in exchange Cor property u
rights transferred to or received by
said corporation; but no stock shall
ever be issued or delivered except at
~ita par value for cash, or for servic ss
actually rendered, or property actual
ly transferred. III
All Of said stock shall be Common
Stock,
The capital stock OF this corpora
ton may be increased or decreas stl
by complying with the laws of the
State Of Louisiana providing for the
increase or decrease Of the stock Of
corporations.
ANY stakeholder may sell, assign
or transfer his stock in this corpora
ton provided thirty 600 days prior
notice of such intention to sell, as
sign or transfer the same be given