The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-04-27
Bodcau Bridge Company
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

TdIlsn OI DOsticE- }
DE il remembered that, before me
ID John Henry Keyser, Deputy
Recorder of Bossier parish and eI-
oficio Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and sworn. came and appeared
In cheir own proper person. to-wit'
W. r. PrsGher, c. w. Arnold. w.
n. Hill. joins c. Head, R w. Turner
and L C.. Raspberry.
Who declared and said. that by vir-
tue Of the general laws IF Louisiana,
and by the virtue of the authority
granted by the act passed b. the Gen
sr.I Assembly of this State at its reg
uhf ssssion Ia - D.. 1870, entitled all
90. granting 90 j. c. Head, W. H. Hill
aui others tho privilege of erecting q
toll bridge across the Bolcsu Lake
and Bayou at Bellevue Ferry, on said
Lake and Bayou, in the parish Of Bos-
.ier, they did form themselves into and
constitute q corporation, together with
such other persons as would hereafter
associate themselves with the ap
hearers under a charter in words and
tirures following, to-wit:
Article j. The name end title of
This Corporation shall be Budcau
Bidge Company, and its domicil shall
be al Bellevue. in the parish of Bossier.
Article 2. The purposes for which
this company is constituted, are the
building o toll bridge over Bodcsu
Lako sed Bayou, at or near the Belle
we Nesy, the keeping the same in
rspais, 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 of said
roads ~ may be necessary in order
that the principal bridge may be easily
ard conveniently used. said small
bridges and repaired roads not to eI-
tend further than three miles from
either terminus Of said bridge.
Article 3. The President of the
Corporation shall be the person on
whom citation may be served in case
IN evaporation be- sued.
Article I. The amount of each
ehsre e sfeck shall be S25. and shall
net exceed la the sggregat. more than
sel thessas4 dollars.
Article 5. The member Of this
Corp.rxtisn shall meet iu person or BY
aroxy, ut the Court house. in Bellevue,
L., Oh Nonjxy the first day of April.
ls72, and -laet out Of their number
sbree directors of the Corporation,
whs sh all constitute the Board of Dr.
seutors fer the Compensation.
Arsiole 6. The Affairs of the Cor
ssestioa shsllke managed and coutroll-
ed by the Rssrd of Directors IN all
cases, unless whsreiR dr. law directs
otherwise. auy two members of the
board 81 all coRshissVt- a quorum, 10
transact all business. They shall elect
from their pImber u President. who
shall be President of tie Corporation,
sud VIA sfall have fail power a. con-
tract for, and have Completed said
bridge. and collect all tolls on the
ssme In accordance With law.
Article T. Each share of stock shall
be entitled t. one vote.
Article B. This Corporation shall
have all the rights aud privileges of
Corporations established uuder the
general laws of this State apd of aud
b. virtue of the particular law, under
which this Corporation is authorized TO
be- constituted, and shall ceuse 10 be a
years from the first day of January.
A D., 1873.
Article 9 At the termination OF
tsis Corporation, the board of Direc-
tors than existing will constitute
Board Of Liquidation, who shall d.
vide pro rs&t- fhe assets ct the corpora
1ion. amaAx the stockholders accord
ing t. the afBsnt of stack held by each
individual The names and amount
Of shares taken are AZ follows:
w. IL Hill. aRe share of $25; G. w.
Arnold. one share of s25; j. c. Head,
one shsrs Of SIS; L. Z. Raspberry, one
o. SIS; z. ". Turner. one share of
S25, and W. X. Prath-r- three hundred
sad ninety 6v. shares of eos each,
aaoaHtiag IN Ill to tea thousand dol
lars.
Article 10. The parties hereto are
h7os~ W tur 1uonuI OF kSock
Eitseribed.
In testimony of all which I kave
caused the aPpearers To sligo each.
hsrss dis usual signature an the FIRST
d,y & April 1872, in presence Of J.
L. Snieer aa,d E. Il. Nceoa, iawfrl
witnesses domiciIiated in I'll. parrish,
asd ne. said Deputy Recorder aad e1-
ohess Notary Public.
w. Il PRATHER.
L. G. RASPBERRY,