The St. Mary banner., 1921-03-26
CHARTER OF THE TEcHE sTAvE FACTORY
INC,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
State of Louisiana,

State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary
Be it known. That on this 14th day Of
March. 1921. before me, Robert +. Brumby: a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and quanned
within and for the Parish of st. Mary, State
of Louisiana, and in the presence OF the wit
nessest hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared. Il. 8. Nordyke,
W. F. Sennette. J. M. .Migeot. l. s. Wooster.
S. Alleman, Ernest J Ricaud Felix J. Devil
lier. Numa E. Hannagrif7, Walter E. Sennette,
and William J. Young Of Centreville, Louis
lana and John Gaassn Of n,p roster a No,.ry w.
that svaiiing themselves Of the laws of the
State of Lo1isiana, they did and do by these
presents. covenant, agree and organize them.
selves, and those who may hereafter become
associated with them into and as corporation
and body polite under the following terms
and conditions ccDssitpting pMI%i n their charter
TECHE sTAVE FACTORY. INC.
under which name it shall have corporate ex-
istence and succession for the period OF Nine
ty-nine (99) years from the date hereof un-
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corporation is
To engage in the timber, stave, tie, lumber
and cooperage business; to lease, buy, sell or
dispose Of timber and timber lands; 20 carry
on logging operations; to buy, manufacture
and sell ties; to lease, own or operate te
camps, stave or cooperage mills, sawmiiis, COOP
erage or barrel factories or other timber man,
uf~ctories of any kind whatsoever; to buy and
sell timber and lumber and all products there.
or whether in the rough or manufactured
state: to manufacture, buy. sell or dispose OF
slaves and cooperage, to own and operate Stave
and cooperage mills and barrel factories; to
manufacture, buy or sell barrels; to engage In
construction, building and general contracting
mova6le and immovable or both. and to hold
the same develop, operate and improve, lease,
sell or dispose of the same; to engage in the
mercantile business wholesale or retail; and
to engage in any and an other businesses
{other than that of public service corpora
tion) have such powers and to do and per
form such acts as may be permitted by law
'n'''e'''"' . ARTICLE III.
This company shall have power in its cor
porate name to contract, sue and be sued; 70
make and use corporate seal and the same
to break or alter at pleasure; to acquire prop
eny Of all kinds by any means whatsoever; OF
or other rwise dispose of same, as it may elect
as well as to mortgage, pledge or hypothe
cate the same, subject only to such hmIfa
tions as may be prescribed by law. and, IN
general to do, have power to, or perform any
and al acts of whatsoever kind incidental or
usual to corporation.
In sll matters not specifically provided for
herein, this corporation shall be deemed to
have possess and exercise any and all other
and further powers as may be given II 6y
said Act 267 Of 1914. or other laws OF this
state
ARTICLE Nv.
The entire and full corporate power OF this
company shah be vested in the Board OF Di-
rectors consisting OF ten stockholders OF the
corporation SAID Board of Directors shall
elect o President, Vice President, and Secre-
tary Treasurer from among their number, TO,
Officials q in their judgment may be neces-
sary III Of such officers and agents TO nave
such powers as said Board may delegate 10
them by general bylaws, or special ,a rssoiu,
md IN hn1d
of the Board Of Directors.
Directors may for q single meeting grant
their Droxy to any stockholder other direc-
tor. Vacancies in the Board shall be filed by
the remaining members: 1000
tie Roerd of Directors SHAH consist of:
III. 8. Nordykc Centreville, Louisiana
W Sernette Centreville, Louisiana
I M .Mireot. Centreville, Louisiana
q Wooster Centreville, Louisiana
O.rsr4 Boudreaux Centreville, Louisiana
Edward Robichaux Centrevine, Louisiana
Lsnrent s. Alleman. Centreville, Louisiana
= Duyillier Centreville, Louisiana
W;,Iiar j Young. Centreville Louisiana
Iohns q Uausen Foster p. O., Louisiana
which board shall meet Immediately after the
adoption Of this act of Incorporation, at the
anmir:le OF the company. and elect the officers
Tor the remainder of the business year. and
fill any vacancies namong the number
The annual stockholders meeting shall be
held "a the first Monday after the FIRST Tues,
day Of January Of each year. after due ana
legal notice, at the domicile Of said company,
which meeting shall elect the Directors TOR tne
ensuing year as well rs transact any other
business Of said corporation coming before it.
Each stockhoider shall be entitled 70 one one
by him IN person, or by proxy, provided how.
ever that each and every stockholder shall
slso have the right at their option Ct cumu-
lative voting in the elscticn ne q said Directors
The donicile Of this company is hereby
fixed at Centreville, Parish of st. Mary, State
4 Of Louisiana where all legal process SHAH be
served q provided by Law.
ARTICLE VII.