St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-03-06
CHARTER OF THE
RIVERSIDE LUMBER COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United States Of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish OF
st. Tammany.

Be it 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,
a Notary Public in and for the Par
ish OF st. Tammany, State OF Lou15!-
ana, duly commissioned and quallh-
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 SUBJ
scribed, who seVerally declared mat
availing themselves OF the PROVISIONS
OF the Laws Of the State OF Loulsl-
ana, relative to corporations anu
their organization, and especially OF
Act 267 Of the General Assembly Oh
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 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 in hereby declared to be River
aide Lumber Company, lncorporat-
3D." and its domicile shall be IN the
Town of MadisonVille. in the ParlSA
OF st. Tammany, in the State or Lou
isiana, and by this name 1t shall nave
and enjoy existence and succession
for O period OF ninety-nine (99l
years from and after the date here
of, unless sooner dissolved by law
or by the consent Of the stockhold-
srs 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 q corporate seal Will
such inscription and device as may
be selected therefor by the Board Oh
Directors, and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to holu, lease, re-
celve, purchase. sell, convey, allen
ate, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate, under Its corporate
name, property, real, personal ano
mixed. movable and immoVable; to
issue bonds as the law permits, al
we'll as notes and other Obligations
to name and appoint such ohcers
directors, managers, agents and en'
ployees as the interest and conVenl
ence of said corporation may require
to make and use such bylaws ane
rules and regulations for the proper
MANAGEMENT of Its affairs as may o.
deemed necessary and proper, ant
the same to reasonably change,
Measure: and to do all other act
and things permitted by law, or euci
AZ may be necessary for the propel
conduct of its affairs, or to carry IN
- to effect any of the powers, priv
leges and immunitieS 1t Is perm1tts'
TO hold and exercise under the law
- OF the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
Ali 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 Tn
secretary-treasurer OF this corpora
ton, at its domicile. In accordanc
with the statutes Of the State OF Lou
lsiana. relative to making service OF
corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The objeeta and purposes for Wh1cl
thta corporation 10 organized and 81
tAbliahed, and the nature OF the bus,
ness to be carried on by 1t, are de
clared to be: To engage In an
carry ON the business OF acquiring
owning, buying, selling, leasing
mortgaSinS, exchanging, manufac
turing, distributing, marketing o
otherwise dealing in timber. lumbe
and the various products and by-Dro
ducts thereof, and to carry on in an
capaoity any business oppertaining I
or which in the judgment OF the coM
p~ny may at any time be eonven1
emily and lawfully conducted In cor
junction with any OF the matter
aforesaid, and to own such real 81
tate as may be necessary or prope
In connection Herewith.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock Of this organ
cation Ia hereby fixed at Fftee
Thousand ($15,000) Dollars, divid
ed into and represented by one hun
dred and fifty (150) shares OF stoci
of the mar value Of One Hundrs
$4,000 Dollars each, which shall b
paid tor in cash. or the same may b
Issued and delivered In payment 10
actual services rendered the corDors
ton, or in exchange for property ,
rights transferred to or received b
said corporation; but no Rtock sha
ever be issued or delivered except
ita par value for cash, or for service
actually rendered, or property actua
ly transferred.
All Of said stock shall be Commo
Stock,
The capital stock Of this corDort
tion may be increased or decreas
by complying with the laws OF tn
State of Louisiana providing for tn
increase or decrease of the stock {
corporations.
Any stakeholder may sell, assig
or transfer his stock in this corpors
ton provided thirty (30) days pric
notice OF such intention to sell, al
sign or transfer the same be give
the corporation through its Board {
Directors. The corporation, throug
its Board of Directors, shall hay
first privilege of purchasing sam
after which notice the said stock ma
be sold In open market.
The capital stock Of this corpor:
ton shall be worcestershire, an