The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-12-09
CHI A r T E r
BENOIST's BAYOU LEYEE COMPANY.

StTATE OF LOUISIANA-Purish of Caddo.-Be it
y known that on this the twelfth day Of November A.
y eighteen hundred and sixty eight, before me, Charles
William Lewis, Recorder and Ex0iicio Notary Public
in and for the Parish of Caddo State OF LOUISIANA duly
commissioned and sworn, came and appeared the par
ties whose names hereunto subscribed, who de
clared that awaiting themselves of the provisions Of
the laws of this State relative to the organisations Of
corporations and specially in pursuance OF an act OF
thorise the closing of Benosts Bayou, in the Parish
of Bosser,' approved September 25th, 1885, No l0s,
they do by these presents and agree ana bua
themselves and those whom they may represent to-
form and establish and they do hereby establish cor
poraou for the objects and purposes and under The
title regulations and stipulations following to wit:
l. The name and title Of the company shall be " Be
noist's Bayou Levee Company" and its domcil is
hereby established at the city of Shreveport, CGddo
parish, Louisiana, and shall continue in existence for
the term OF twenty years unless sooner dissolved an
hereinafter provided for; and it shall commence opera
tons Immediately from this date of organisation, or a.
$4,000 are subscribed
II. The objects and purposes of said company shall
be the filling up of Benoist's Bayou, in the parish of
Bosser in accordance with the provisions of said act
of the said Legislature.
III. This company shall have all the powers and i'm
muni,ies Of corporations under the statutes governing
the same and shall have power to sue and be sued,
and do all other acts to accomplish the objects for
which the is organised All legal processes and
other papers shall be served on the president of the
company.
". The capital stock of said company is hereby
fixed at thousand dollars divided into two hundred
shares of fifty dollars each subject to be increased to
twenty thousand dollars under Article VI of this char
ter, said stock to be paid follows: twenty-five PER
cent of the subscription to be paid within ten days
from this date, and the balance to be paid in install
ments OF twentyf five per cent of the amount of sub:
scripon upon the call ofthe president which said call
Shall be made ten days before the same is paid. n"
stakeholder shall be held responsible liable for
than the amount of his subscription.
'. The officers of said company shall consist Of a
President, yice-President and Treasurer, to DO
elected by the Board Of Directors, and such other Off
the Board of Directors shall fit to appoint.
1t shall be the duty OF TIE president to preside at all
meetings of the Board of Directors and it shall be his
duty to sign all papers for the company and order all
disbursements under the general supervision of tho
Board of Directors 1t shall be the duty of the
to take charge of all monies and papers of tho
company and shall pay out al monies the order Of
the duty Of the president to act in the place and
stead of the president during his absence.
VI. There shall be Board of Directors, consisting
of five stockholders, to be elected annually by ballot Of
on the first Saturday otNovember, yearly each stock
holder having vote for each share. ANY three Of
said directors shall form business quorum. The frat
Board of Directors shall consist of the following named
stockholders, viz: John n Howell, Frank J. Smith
Robert c. Cummings, Isaac A. billiard and VIM G.
Naples.
VII. This charter can be amended, modified, changed
and the company dissolved at any time By vote of
twohlrds of all the votes of the stockholders, said
changes and disso luton to be legally published.
Done and passed at my Office in said parish Of Cad
do IN presence of the atestng witnesses, the 18th
day Of November, 4. D. 1868
Original signed.
nos Al. "iiner ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
:. y. iioWei :...........-...--....... 500
Isaac A Dlard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
Frank j. Smith Observation-Disclosures. 1000
Cummings. Observation-Disclosures. 800.
m. I. naples. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100
' G. W. LEWIS. AVN