The herald., 1921-10-20
CHARTER OF EPLEY-QUIN LUMBER
COMPANY, INC.

United States of America. State of Louis
lana. City of New Orleans. Be it known.
that on this twenty fifth (25th) day of
the month of September, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and
twenty -0ne (l92D, before me, Oscar
Schneider. 4 notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the Par
iSh of Orleans, State of Louisiana. and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed, who de-
clared. that. availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State or
Louisiana. relative to the organization of
corporations, and more particularly of the
provisions of Act 267 of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they have cOnvenanted and
agreed and do by these presents covenant
and agree and constitute themselves, as
well as such other persons who may here
after join or become associated with them.
into corporation and body polite in law
for the objects and purposes and under the
agreement and stipulatiOns following, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be Epley- Quin Lumber
Company, Inc, of New Orleans and under
this name it shall have and enjoy all the
rights. advantages and privileges granted
by law to corporations. 1t shall exist for
period of ninety-nine years unless sooner
dissolved in accordance with law or with
the provisions of this act of incorporation:
II shall have power to sue and be sued in
its corporate name to make and use a
corporate seal, and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to contract and obligate
ltself, TO hold, receive, purchase, convey
mortgage, pledge, hypOthecate. ALLEVIATE
ana otherwise acquire and dispose of pro-
perry, movable and immovable, corporal
ana lncorporeal; to issue bonds notes or
other obligations; to have and employ
managers, directors, officers, agents and
Other employees, as the interest and con-
venlenee of the corporation may require:
10 make, have and establish such bylaws
rules and regulations for the mana cement
ana control of its affairs as its directors
may deem eXpedient or necessary; and to
10 all things whatsoever that are permit
ted by law to be done by corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
Tor which this corporation is organized
anu the nature of its business Is declared
TO be as follows:
To engage in the wholesale and retail
lumber business; and to buy, own and sell
real estate; to build, own and sell i'm
proved or unimprOved property; to buy
and sell timber and timber lands: to main.
tam lumber camps and offices retail and
wholesale; to borrow money and execute
notes and mortgages necessary to tho
business or the company; and to do any
ana all these things in the State of Louis
lana, and In any other state or territory
vi .he United states or in Canada, with its
principal oihce for the present in the City
OF New Orleans, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
corporation Is hereby fixed at ten thous-
ana dollars (S1O,OO0.O0), divided into one
hundred (lOO) shares of the value of one
hundred dollars (S100.OO) each-an com
mon stock-and which capital stock NAV
De increased to one hundred thousand dol
lars (S1OO,0O0.OOO
ARTICLE IV-The said stock shall no
ruby paid and worcestershire and repre-
scented by certificates of stock signed nv
the president and secretary of the com
pahy, ana said stock may be paid for in
money or property actually received by the
company or for labor done
ARTICLE V-No transfer of stock shall
DE binding on the corporation unless and
uh1ll same Is made upon the books OF the
company, and no stakeholder shall sell
ms sald stock without first giving the
BOARD thirty days written option to buv
said stock, unless consent of the hoard -
optdlhed IN writing therefor.
ARTICLE VI-Domicile of this CORPORA.
non snail be in the City of New Orleans
State or Louisiana; and citation and other
,esai process shall be served on the presi-
dent. va WIG Piesi
AhIlCLE V11-All the corporate mowers
oI thls corporation, and the MANAGEMENT
ana control of its affairs and business are
nereDy vested in and are to be exercised
Dy It's board of directors, which shall con-
s sst OF not less than three nor more than
I'VE stockholders, a majority of whom
snall constitute quorum for the trans
action OF the corporate business
ARTICLE V1II-The first board shall
consist OF the three incorporators. to-
Wit: NJ. j. Epley, New Orleans, La.
twenty-five shares; c. NJ. Quin, New Or
Ieahs, La, twenty-five shares; Joseph
,Dseiery, New Orleans, La. one share. with
M: j.; Epley. president; c. NJ. Ouin' vice
president and Joseph Delery, secretary
ARTICLE IX-Annual meetings of the
s.ockholders for the purpose of electing
directors shall be held on the third Mon,
Jay OF october, that Is not a holiday. of
eacn year. The first board of directors
shaii serve until the annual meeting to be
held In October, 1922. or until their sue
cessors are duly elected and qualified,
Immediately after their election the di
rectors shall choose from among their
number president, a vice president and a
secretary treasurer, and may appoint an
executive committee therefrom.
ARTICLE X-No stakeholder shall ever
be held liable or responsible for the con.