The herald., 1922-06-15
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF RICHARDSON LUMBER
COMPAN

United States of America. state o.
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. City of New
| Orleans. Be ii known, that on this 15tl
day of the month of May. in the yea
eof our Lord. one thousand. nine hundred
| and twenty-five. and of the independence
! of the United States OF America the on,
! hundred and fCrty-sixth. Before me
Conrad CO Collins, a Notary Public, dLly
this city and the Parish of Orleans
| therein residing and in the presence o.
the witnesses hereinafter named and un
dersigned. Personally came and appeared
| The persons whose names are Hereto sub
scribed. who declared that availing them
| selves of the provisions of the laws OF
| the state of Louisiana. and particularly
| of those OF Act 267 of the General Assem-.
| bly, of the State of Louisiana for the yeaI
1914, they here covenant, agree and dc
| by these presents. covenant, agree, bind
form and constitute themselves, as well
as such other persons who may hereafter
join and become associated with them
into corporation and body polite in
law. for the objects and purposes. and
under the agreements and stipulations
| following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and style OF
this corporation shall be Richardson
Lumber company, Incorporated and I'M
der that name il shall have and enjoy
all the rights, advantages and privileges
granted by law to corporations 1t SHAH
exist for period of 90 years from the
date hereof. and have power and authority
TO sue and be sued in it's corporate name
to purchase and sell, lease. mortgage and
pledge. property real and personal: TO
nave and employ such managers agents
and employees as the interest and con-
venience of the corporation may REQUIRE .
TO make and establish such bylaws
rules and regulations for the control and
management of the business and affairs
or the corporation as may be deemed
necessary and expedient: to make and
nd 20 Al.
same at pleasure
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
poration shall be in the. city of New
orleans. state of louisiana Citation and
other legal process shall he served upon
the president and In his absence on the
secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE UI-The objects and mr.
poses for which this corporation Is form
ed and the business to be carried on nv
II is mere declared to he: to carry on in
me 7 iulI sense the Wholesale and Export
Lumber Business. and to engage In and
90 all other things incidental to or neces-
sary Tor the CONJUNCTION of said business
ARTICLE IV-The Capital Stock of
inns corporation Is hereby fixed at the
sum OF Fifteen Thousand Dollars Sis
WOoO), which said Capital Stock NAV be
increased In the manner provided by
law TO the sum of One Hundred Tbous-
and Dollars &lO0.000.OO). Said Capital
stock shall he divided into One Hnndred
and Fifty Shares 15O) Of the mar yaIue
OF One Hundred Dollars (SIOOOO each
to be paid for in cash or propertv ar
other rights actually transferred 70 tho
corporation in lieu of cash. from apnraised
NaIue SET upon said property or rights by
the Board OF Directors. for which prom
erty so appraised and transferred tho
corporation may issue full paid stock.
sign or transfer his stock in this corpora
corporation shall offer for sale. sell. as
sign transfer his stock in this corpora
tloh without first giving to the other
stocEholders 30 days prior notice Of such
intention. by notice thereof given in writ
Ing to the President of the CORPORATION
and said notice shall by said President
he made known to the Directors of the
Corporation and the other Stockholders
md they shall have the privilege of pur-
rhasing said stock az the book vain,
ihereof for period OF thirty DAYS from
lent.
The stock OF said corporation NAV he
under the above conditions.
provided. said transfer thereof be made
IN the books of said company ct its
PRICE and upon the surrender of the GER |
nlcate therefor. No transfer of any
ractional part of share shall be made. |
ARTICLE vI-All tne-corporate powers
II this corporation shall be vested in. |
nd the management and control OF its
BUSINESS and affairs be exercised nv a |
.oard OF Directors composed of Three |
81 stockholders A majority of the al
ectors shall constitute a quorum for the
Of business The direc-
BIS shall be elected annually by ballot.
eginDing on the First Monday of Nav,
'2S, and annually thereafter; all such