Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-07-03

BE it known, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. me, TIL
ARg EEzfnNaGENAs. Il Notary Pabflc, IN an
| tor the parish of New Orleans. State OF Lou
~isiara, duly cum 1iissioned and qualified per
sollaiiY eane and appeared. The persons ftare
4 matter fanlea nd undersigned, whose eTatt'
}~jictiare That they III by these presents tern
thau1selvss into 2 corporation. tiideF a,ti1orl
tyui an act of the Legislature Of this State
entitled IAN act for the organization OF cor
poratinns for works OF p:1,'ic Improvement!
and n"tjI,ty.i. No. 1912 Approved MatcF
agree TO The following
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION:
ART L.. The corporatcd name nl the as
sucia:i5n to be- the 'L0UtSIANa SUGAR
MARE" and to have its doiniclle III The
city oftNew Orleans.
@AET-2, The object Of The association is
| directed especial T to the iRase or purchase
Of ii lot 81 ground. i ii the erection thereon
Of suitable sheds, OF wa re~laos1ses and plat
forms, railways, wharFe>. buildings, and con
strt ctions for the convene cnt storing and sale
OF sugar and molassese
AaT::F3 The Capital Stnrk o! the said
corporation shall ~eonSist of i've thousand
saa res. ::ot fifty dollars earh. fut this corno-
ration Shall 70 irto operation when three
theasaad. shares shall have been subscribed.
ART; i. The Capital Stock shall be paid
upon tile call OF der7altd oF the Board d d.
:~ectgrs:; hut not more than twenty per cent,
shall be called ia At any nne time, nor within
any one period Of sixty days,
ART. !. The BUSINESS If said corporation
shall be managed oy Board. consisting of
SIX Dir&ctets !. no saat} be stockholders, vino
>haIl elect die ol their u body rs Presi-
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for his services rs the Board NAV deem prop
er, nos exceeding The snEn Of one thousand
dollars: And said PRESIDENT aud Directors
x!iuiI have been elected, and have entered
upon their official dulles.
AIT. &. At all elections, each share "
stock shalt cntitie the owner thereof 70 one
vote anf he may vote by Proxy. but uo
filth, 1T tea*s sixty days preceding the time
e AFT T. When three thousand ~sitarcs Of
the Capital Stoc K shall have been subs. r;sE,et..
AL election shall be held by S, O. Ne]<o6, NJ.
Q. Il. Nprtof, ]. y. DenegTe. ]. !. Bland
Logan McknigE:t, OF any three of them who
shall net as commissioners for that purpose.
and who snail give twenty days notice in ore
or more of the city papers Of said election
holding it. Ali subsequent elections
shall! be held by three Commissioners. (Hho
hsa:l he Stockholders, Bit not Dsreeturs,t 10
be aTpo'1:utt by the Directors, ard shall be
held on the third Monday ii January, n
each and every year; al which election 4 u1u-
o. the subscribed stock must b. renre-
To elect, buff a majority Of the sub
scr bed stor K should NOT be represented. then
aud in that case. another, shall be, held on tha
Monday following. at which any humber Of
s1ares represented shall! eouttffrte au eIer-
t* H.
AEs, s In the event. f1on1 any cause, the
should not be Held at thttia1e here
nbeioln provided, then, and ii that case. it
nay he held 1t any subsequent time, after
thirty days pnbiic notice III on4 OF
s1ors. Of the newspapers published III the city |
# Ne" Orleans.
ART. q, a meeting Of the stockholders |
hall be held annually, Oh the Saturday are +!
the third Monday OF January. at
which meeting ~4tas}aall be the. duty IF the
PRESIDENT and Secretary to make q full aid
ompsnte statements Of the affairs Of the cor-
Under oath.
ART. ~. Il shall be the duty Of tac pfesi-
cut to Gail q meeting Of The stockholders at
ny 1tEne, upon The written sesInisiilon ofauy
amber ni Stockholders, owning. or rer}re-
By proxy. not less than one-hfth Of
he subscribed Capital Stock Of this cor1or-
ton: asd the Pfesidetst and Secretary. If
SO to DO shall make 4 report OF the
It the affairs II the corporation under
ath, 70 such meeting.
AaT. II. The Directors shell elect 2ec-
who shall also act as Treasurer. who
give bond with approved security. for
FAITHFUL performance Of his duties: and
1att fecefFe such compensation for his ser
ices as the Board may from time to time
and may be renewed at their pleasures
hey shall also appoint other officers. and
11p|oy such other latorers as fton time to
re: they may think proper, ind remove
at their pleasure. T. Il
ART. IL. Dividends shall be. made on the .
okt Monday Of September, in each and every
from the sett profits g~ealized from the
1sIhesa Of the preceding yeaE.
AHr. -. Any two Directprs. together Fl
it'll the President, shall form quorum for
e transaction Of business, and in case Of the
tseree ofthe President, the Directors, being
less Than three present. shall appoint one. :
their number President pro ten, I
ARE. II. The said corporation shall have
right to make and use a common seat,to r
and be sued; to purchase, hold, lease. and i
nvey real Or personal estate. and ali cjta- ~
lis upon the President shall be good and 3,
lid against the corporation, ~ .
ART The shares in his corooratioz r
I'll te regarded as personal estate and shall dt
transferable only on a hook kept forthat !
fpose b. the said corporation, which shall a. .
and reBaai: in the possession Of thu e.
and by the surrender Of the certi-
tie q stock; and no stockholder shall be- O.
issed to pay, Or be responsible beyond the vi
cunt CT his subscription. He shall be ~
ICED to pay 1r The amount Of his whole ii
at such time ard in such a man n
As the President and Directors NAV order. 4
ne1alnbctore provided and il any stock 70 :
der shall thus fail to pay, for thirty dars an
n demand, they may forfeit his stock. aud tsff
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