The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-11-10
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 O
the month of September, in the year O
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred an,
twenty-one (192D, before me, Osca
Schneider. a notary public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the Par
ish Of Orleans, State of Louisiana, ant
In the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, PERSONAL,
came and appeared the persons who's,
names are hereunto subscribed, who de
ciared, that, availing themselves Of tn,
provisions Of the laws Of the State OIL
Louisiana. relative to the organization OF
corporations, and more particularly of tn,
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
ana agree and constitute themselves. as
well as such other persons who may here
aI.er JOIN or become associated with them,
| INTO corporation and body polite in law
Tor the objects and purposes and under the
wit: w
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
EXPLORATION shall be Epley-Q uin Lumber
Company, Inc, of New Orleans, and under
tnls name 1t 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
the provisions of this act of incorporation:
IL shall have power to sue and be sued in
It's corporate name to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to break or
after at pleasure; to contract and obligate
itself, to hold, receive purchase convey
mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, ALLEVIATE
ana otherwise acquire and dispose of pro-
perty, movable and immovable, corporeaI
ana incorporeal; to issue bonds notes or
, U.nea oolgations; to have and employ
nthg, directors, officers, agents and
other employees, as the interest and con-
.ehlence OF the corporation may REQUIRE.
70 MAKE nave and establish such bylaws
rules and regulations for the mapagemen
anu control or Its affairs as its directors |
may deem expedient or necessary. and to |
90 all things whatsoever that are nermit,
'ed oy law to be done by corporations.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes !
Ior Whlch this corporation is organized
and 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 unimproyed propertv. tn bnr
ana sell timber and timber lands: TO main.
tain lumber camps and Offices retail and
" noiesale; TO borrow money and execute
,Uu; ana mortgages necessary to the
y usiness OF the company; and to do any
ana all these things in the State of I,onis,
Iaha' and In any other state or territory
Oh the United States or in Canada. with its
principal office, for the present, in the CITY
'i New orleans, State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of this
Po5auon is hereby fixed at ten thous-
ana dollars (s10O0OO0), divided into one
huhored tlOO) shares Of the value of one
hundred dollars $4,000 each-all com
non stock-and which capital stock NAV
De increased to one hundred thousand dol. |
airs (S1O0,OOO.OO))
ARTICLE IV-The said stock shall ha
uIiy paid and non assessable and repre-
s en'eu ny certlhcates Of stock signed by
ne president and secretary of the COM |
'ahy, and said stock may be paid for in ,
money or property actually received NV the | ;
company or for labor done.
ARTICLE V-No transfer of stock shall
'e Dlnding on the corporation unless and
nun same Is made upon the books of the
ompany, and no stakeholder shall sell
u.s. saia STOCK without first giving the !
oaru thirty days written option to buy
aiu STOCK, unless consent of the hoard is | I
otalned in writing therefor.
ARTICLE VI-Domicile of this cornora.
ion snail De in the City of New Orleans.
tate OF Louisiana; and citation and other
esai process shall be served on the presi- :
ent W. III MS absence, on the vice-presi- :
ARTICLE VII-All the corporate nowers
I TINS corporation, and the management g
NJ control of its affairs and business are
10y vested In and are to be exercised =
its board Of directors, which shall con- /.
'se Vi NOT less than three nor more than =
nan constitute a quorum for the trans. I
0'ioh vi the corporate business. /;
ARTICLE VIII-The first board shall Q
cnsist OF the three incorporators. TO- | n
az: N. j. Epley, New Orleans. La. n
"eh'y-hVe shares; c. NJ. Quin, New Or I,