St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-05-05

PIoxgER MANUFACTURERS AND In
PROMINENT COMPANY.

STATE or LcUnIAxA,
Parish Of 81 Tammany.i
BIZ II Kxowx. That on this third day
Of May. one thousand eight hun lred and
eighty eight before me. Fsa,cis Andre
Gayol, . notary public Of the Parish Of
81. Tammany, State of Louisiana, and
in the presence Of the undersigned wit
nesses, personally appeared the persons
whose ZINES ale hereunto subscribed.
who declared that availinR themselves
Of the provisions OF the laws of this
State relative 20 corporations, they do
agree AMI obligate themselves, a. veil ~
such persons ~ may hereafter bee ,o,e
associated with them, to form . cOrpo-
ration for the objects and purposes fol-
lowing. t0-wit:
ARTICLE FIRST.
This corporation shall be Known by
the name Of the Pi~neer Massulac.
tssrissx aMa Improvement C.sna-
pa0y. Its dOmiciie shalt be in Cow
inxton. Stats Of Louisiana. and it shall
continue for ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The objects of this corporation shall
be rs follows, viz: To purchase, re-
claim, improve. rent and sell real en-
tate. to construct, buy or charter ves-
sela for the purpose Of transporting the
products OF the same; to carry on mills
and factories suitable to manufacture
articles OF wool. cotton, wood or metal.
or any other products Of the land Of the
company; the development of the agri-
cultural products OF the land, and the
promotion Of immigration. Citations
may DO made on the President Of the
Company.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The capital stock shall he Ave thou
sand dollars. divided into five hundred
shares Of ten dollars each. to be paid for
in cash at time of subsc. Upton, OF in
labor or property. The capital stock
may hereafter be increased to fifteen
hundred shares Of the valus OF ten dol.
lars per share.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
Tho control and management of the
business Of the company shall be vested
IN Board of Directors, composed of
three stockholders, any two Ut whom,
shall constitute quorum. They shall!
be annually elected, ut the Office Of the
company, on the first Tuesday in May
Of each year. The following named per-
sons shall constitute the first Board OF
Directors, and shall remain in oigice till
the election Of 1883, viz: George WASH
ington Mason. John william, Martin and
Robert William Siocum. With George
Washington Mason e. . resident, John
William Martin as Manager. and Rob
ert William SIOcum ~ Secretary.
ARTICLE YIF-rH
When dissolved, the affairs of thi.
company shall be liluid,uetl by sncL
persons as may he appointed at the
general meeting Of the stockholders
auth oriziug the dissolution.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
No stakeholder shall be held liable
for amy greater amount than the unpaid
balance due on his stock.
Thus done AMI passed. at my office,
in the town of COvinyton, State of Lou
isiana. the day and date first above
written, ia the presence of Harry A.
Mortee and John N. Giesen. competent
witnesses Of lawful age. who have here
unto siynsd their names. together with
said wppearors and me, notary, after
due reading Of the whole.
Original signed: q. W. Mason, ]. w.
Martin. X. W. Slocum, CEas. l.. Green,
Thos. q. Mason. Jas. N. DAVIS.
Attest: Harry A. Mortes. John II.
Giesen.
FHANcIs A. GUYoL. Not'y Pub.
A true copy Of the Original.
FRANCIs A. GUYoL.. NOt'y Pub.
CovingtOn. La. May 2. 1885.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of St Tammnny
l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the parish and State
aforesaid, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing act Of incorpora-
ton Of the Pioneer Manufacturing anil
improvement Company, Of CovingtOu,
Louisiana. was this day duly recorded
in my office. in Book Of Mortgages II
folios 453. i53 aud 45i.
Witness my hand and seal officially,
this I'D day Of May, 4. d. 1858.
W. kENKKDY,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-officio Recorder.
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