The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-07
CHARTER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS IT Y OF NEW Or
,lANS


PARISH or oRLEANB-CIT Y OF NEW Or
LFANS
DEIT KNOWN. THAT ON THIS TWELFTH
- day of the month OF June. IN tho yaat u
our Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
seventy nine, and of the Independence OF the
third: before me-. JOHN q EUsIl5 notary
public In and tor tho parish of Orleans, ate
Of Louisiana. daily commissioned and dual llad,
and In the preaenee OF the witnesses hers&n-
after named aud undersigned. personally oSme
and appeared the parties whose names ore
herennto subscrihed and who Respectively do
v,spns OF the laws of Lou siaDa they had cove
uant and agreed. and by these presenta 90
corporation. and TO that end do make. agree
and enter into the following articles OF ineor-
poration:
be tho LOUISIANA SULPHUR MINING COM
PANY. Its domicila stall be In the ,ity OF New
Orleans. The ~ es lent, or Ia his ab4ence the
Vice President. ehal be tho p oper person upon
whom to serve citation or other legal process.
This CORPORATION shall exist for the term OF
twenty five years.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this corporation
are declared to ms followa.
TO acquire ,and bold by purchase and
lease. aud sell and let lands and Other
the state OF Louisiana and to mine on
said lands for metals and minerals Of ail kinds
anu ABNbGlHlly sulphur. BBtTDibHlU, EHit, lEhH
and Copper and to manufaeture and sell the
same; and generally to do any and all business
not herein provided for, and which may be,
necessary TO carly Into full effect tho objects and
purposes OF this corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corporation shall be
he ann of ten thousand dollars ts10,0OUl ~
vi ed into two hundred shares OF ffty lllare $50
eaet. said stock shall be paid for On IT, ! sut
and delivery as follows: Such portion OF The
CAPITAL stock as the Board Of Directors may de-
termine may b. issued, but MT NOT less than
par, for the purchase of property. or the acaui-
sition of rights for the use Of this corporation.
and the stock so issued shall be declared To DO
aud shall be full paid stock and not liable to any
further calls or assessments. The balance o.
said stock shall only be sold and issued ut par Tor
ensh and by direction of tho Board OF Directors.
The snid capital stock may be further Increased
from time to time by vote OF three-fourths OF
the existing capital etock, cast at q special
notice in one Of the daily papers published III
the city of New Orleans.
ARTICLE Nv.
The business of this corporation shall be con-
hded to seven directors. and the - lowing
named persons: Dnnoan +. Kenner. Henry o.
Skies, H. II. aogreve. Francis Carroll. LOUIS
Bush. W. D. Kooutz and WV. Howe, shall con,
stltute the first Board OF Directors. and shall
hold their Offices until the first Monday OF june.
1890. and nntil their successors shall he quail.
fled. and In each year hereafter The Board 81
a general meeting to be held on the first Mon
day Of May Of each year. No failure to 81 set
however. ut the time de- ignated shall dissolve
this eort Grafton. or prevent the then existing
board FROM fixing another day Of election.
The said Board OF Directors shall hold month";
ly meetings. aud ut the first monthly Meeting
held they shall elect n President. Vice Presi.
dent, Secretary ami such other ffioers as they
shall deem expedient. who shall hold their
/, OH tes. until their successors have been duly
elected.
The Board or Directors shall have the right
Of making all by-laws and regulations they
mas Is
| vacancies In their body which may occur from
any cause whatever.
ARTICLE VI.
Upon the termination Of this charter. or
sooner If determined upon by q vote Of three.
| fourths of the capital stock cast ut u special
meeting held for that purpose notice OF which
shall be given for thirty days preceding Ia one
| three com missionsrs shall be selected to liuui-
date and finally settle the affairs of this corpo-
ration.
| No stakeholder shall be personally liable for
any debt Of the com pany, except 10 thu amount
unpaid on his shares. Whsn any subscriber
mand. his claim for stock and any partial ay-
ments thereon. shall be forfeited to the COM
pamny: any. s ..o, 7. -, !, No. ~
| leans, In the Ure-esce OF Andr J. Armstrong
and John 9. schonekas. lawful witnesses. re-
siding Ia this city; who have herennto signed
their names with the said parties and me
notary. on the day. month and year herein frat
/ written.
Original signed: W. W. HOWE
| II, o. SElXAS.
w b kOUNTZ.
HENRY DENIS
| DUNCAN T. KENNER.
ARTHUR DENIS.
| j. q. EUSTI5.
Witnesses: Notary Public
| A. J.. ARMSTRONG,
| j. @. ScHoNEKAs.
4 true copy:
/ j. G. EUsTIs, Notary Public.
/ /, the undersigned. recorder of mortgages In
and for the parish OF Orleans. State Of Louisi.
ana do hereby certify that the within and fore
| going act Of incorporation of the LOUISIANA
| SULPHUR MINING COMPANY was this day
recorded in this ef1ce In book 1884, folIos $50 and
$40.
NEW ORLEANS. June IS, 1879.
| Signed; J. G, RICHARDSON,
l iaT lis m 40 fe6 Deputy Recorder