The St. Mary banner., 1921-04-02
CHARTER OF THE nc.
.4.Es OF AMERICA,
rNITrr o39uisiana.

W. F. Sennette, J. M Migeot p Wooster.
Oscar Boudreaux, Edward Robi4px Lauren
s. Alleman, Ernest Ricaud, =. DevH'
Iier.. Numa E. Hannagrir Waltz sennette.
and William J. Young of CefvMe' LOUIS ~
lana, and John G. Clausen ofoster r. w.
Louisiana, severally declared me NotaIy
that availing themselves of laws OF tne
State OF Louisiana, they did ~ W " sneee
presents, covenant agree auoIsanLAe .hem
selves, and those who may creaiter oecome
associated with them into ans q corporation
and body polite under tH1ohowing terms
and conditions constituting gnelr cnarter
ARTICLEE
The name of this corpktl0n snal De:
TECHE sTAVE FA}ORY, INC,
under which name II sha1ave corporate ex-
istence and succession foIne period OF NINE
ty-nine !sg) years fromt oa'e hereoi' un'
less lawfully dissolved
The purpose for whj this corporation is
To engage in the tiyer, stave. tie, lumber
and cOoperage businessto lease, Duy, sen or
dispose Of timber and fmber lands; to carry
on logging operationst to puy. manu1aetute
and sell ties; to lea own or operate tle
camps stave or coopeEe mills; sawmills, coop
erage or barrel factors. OF otner tm1er man
ufactories of any kinwhatsoever; to buy and
sell timber and lumb and all products there.
Of whether in Thorough or manufactured
state; to manufactu, buy. sell or dispose OF
stay stayes and cooperas anS S~ barrs ud fpetories to
manufacture, buy sell barrels; to engage in
construction, buildg and general contracting
business; 70 leas b9y or S acquire pfopeaIydi 70 hoid
the same, develoT operate and Improve lease
sell or dispose o'the same; to engage in the
mercantile busiu5s, Wholesale or retsl; and
TO in ana puse ssr1oe
tion) have SUD powers and TO do and per
form such actI as may be permitted by law
to one corporfon, as well as all other acts
incidental theeto
ARTICLE III,
This comply shall have power In its cor
porate name o contract, sue and be sued; TO
make and W 9 corporate seal and ,,i1 tne same same
erty Of all lnds by any means whatsoever; or
TO hire. orlease the same, to hold, use, sell
or otherwis dispose of same. as it may elect
as well mortgage orlv P,eoge g smcb on l%ta
tions as Iay be prescribed by law; and. in
general, II do, have power to- or perform any
and all ats of whatsoever kind, incidental or
IN allmatters not specifically provided for
herein. his corporation shall be deemed TO
have, pssess and exercise any and all other
and futher powers as may be given 1t oy
ARTICLE ".
The entire and full corporate power of this
,ompd,y shall be vested in the Board of Di-
rectoE, consisting of ten stockholders of the
.orp6ation. Said Board of Directors shall
.lect President Vice-President, and Secre-
aryTreasurer from among their number, to-
.etler with such managers and subordinate
fftials as in their Judgment may be neces-
aF all of such officers and agents TO have
uA powers as said Board may delegate to
lhfn by general bylaws, or special resou-
i,ns, and Ia hold their office at the pleasure
the Board Of Directors.
Directors may for single meeting grant
,eir proxy to any stockhoider or other direc-
r. Vacancies in the Board shall be niled Dy
le remaining members.
Until the first stockholders' meeting in 1922.
.e Board Of Directors shall consist OF:
I Nordyke. Centreville Louisiana
r Sennette, Centreville, Louisiana
NJ Migeot Centreville, Louisiana
s. Wooster. Centreville, Louisiana
scar Boudreaux. Centreville. Louisiana
dWard RObichaux, CentSevlle, Loulslana
aurent S. Alleman, Centreville, Louisiana
I Duyillier Centrevile, Louisiana
I,lIiam 7 Young Centrevile, Louisiana
Nm C. Gausen, Foster p o., Louisiana
hich M hoard shah meet Immediately after the
loption of this act of Incorporation, at the
,n:cle Of the company. and elect the officers
4 the remainder of the business year, and
any vaeancies among the number.
ARTICLE v.
The annual stockholders meeting shall be
Id on the first Monday after the first Tues.
" OF January Of each year. after due and
gal notice. at the domicile of said company.
hich meeting shall elect the Directors for the
lsuing year, ss well as transact any other
lsiness Of said corporation coming before 1t.
Each stockholder shall be entitled to one
him in person, or BY proxy, provided how,
er that each and every stockholder shall
% have the right at their option of cumu-
live voting in the election Of said Directors.
ARTICLE vi.
The domicle Of this company is hereby
,ed at Centreville, Parish Of St. Mary, State
Louisisna, where al legal process shall be
fvsd' as pr0.sdssTa asT1cEE 81 s'vi VII.
The capital stock Of this company shah be
n Thousand Dollars ($10, 0,000.0O), divided
9 two hundred t200) shares of the par
ke Of Fifty ($50.oo) Dollars each. fully
id and non-assessable. Oh Of said shares 70
Of equal rank, provided, however, that said
pital stock may be increased - provided by !
=, not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars
lsA D00 90 I auch increakes Of atcck 70 be