The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-04
I3odcau Bridge Company.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of BuSsipr

DE it remembered that. before nIe
ID John Henry kry>er, Deputy
Recorder of Bnssier parish and cz-
cfficio Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and sworn. came and appeared
IN their own proper person. To wit
R. Prather, c. w. Arnold. W.
4. Hill. John C. Head. Il. w. Turner
and L c. Raspberry.
Who declared aud said. that by vir-
-ue Of the general laws of Louisiana,
and by the vitae of the authority
granted by the act passed by the Cen
,eral Assembly of this State at its reg
ulWr session in A d, 1870, entitled an
act granting to J. c. Head, w. II. Hill
and others the privilege of erecting a
toll bridge across the Bndcau Lake
and Bayou al Bellevue Ferry. ON said
Like and Bayou, in the parish of Bos-
si.r. ttrey did form themselves into and
constitute a corporation, together with
such other persons as would hereafter
associate themselves with the ap.
hearers under charter i'll words and
figures following, tr-wit:
Article !. The name and title of
,his CORPORATION shall be b, dcau
Bridge Company, aud its domicil shall
be st Bellevue. ia the parish If B"ssier
Article p The purposes for which
this company Is constituted, are the
building IL toll bridge over B"dcau
Lake and Bayou, ut or near the Belle
we Ferry, the keeping the same in
repair, the collecting of tolls on the
same, and the making of such small
bridges on the roads leading to the
said bridge, and the repairing ot said
roads as may be necessary, IN order
that the principal bridge may be easily
and conveniently used, sud small
bridges and repaired roads not to eN-
tend further than three miles from
either terminus of said bridge.
Article 3. The President of the
Corporation shall be the person an
whom citation may Toe served in case
th,. corporation br sued.
Article 4. The amount of each
share If stock shall he S25. and shall
net exceed ia the aggregate more than
ten thousand dollars.
Article D. The member of this
Corporation shall meet in person ar by
proxy. at the Court house. in Bellevue.
La, on Monday the first day of April.
Js7a. aud eject out of their number
three directors of the Corporation,
who shall constitute the b lard of Di-
rectors for the Corporation
Article S. The affairs IF the Cor
gDnratinr shall be managed and cunIroll
ed by the Board of Directors IN all
cases, unless wherein the law directs
otherwise. any two members of the
Board 81 all constitute quorum. Ia
transact all business They shalt elect
Srum their number President. who
shall be President of the Corporation.
aud Who shall have full power {" con
tract fer. aud have Completed said
bridge and collect all tolls on the
same in aceurdsRce with law.
Article 2 Each share If stock shall
be entitled to one vote
Article 8. This Corporation shall
have all the rights and privileges of
Corporations established RnGeT the
general laws of this State and uf aud
Nv virtue of tie particular law, under
which this Corporation is authorized to
be constituted sad shall cease TO be a
Corporation at the expiration Gf %
years from the 6rst day of Jauuary.
a. d., 1873.
Article 9 At the termination or
this Corporation, the hazard of Direc
tors then existing viii constitute
Board of Liquidation. who shall di-
vide pro rata. the assets IF the corpora
ticG, among the Stockholders accord.
ing to the amont of stock hrid by each
individual. The names s1d amuuu,
of shares taken are as follows:
w. II. Hill. one share of S25; c w.
Arnold. one share af S25; } G. liSad.
one share of S25; l.. T.. Raspberry. one
of S25; II. w. Farmer. one share of
ss25, and w. K Prather. three hundred
aud ninety FIVE shares If S25 each,
amounting in all to ten thousand dol
Jars.
Article 10. The parties hereto are
anly liable to the amount of stock
subscribed.
In testimony of all which | have
caused the appearrrs I" sign each,
hereto his usual signature on the first
day IF April, 1872. in presence of J.
A. Snider sud K. K. Moore, lawful
witnesses domiciliated in the parish,
aud me, said Deputy Recorder and ex-
utiicio Notary Public.
W. K PRATHER,
/. G. Raspberry,
Attest: Il. w. TURNER,
L. R. Moore. C. W. ARNOLD,
w H HILL,