St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-05-19

or THE
PIoxeER MANUFAcrURIXa AND IN
PROvEMxNr COMPANY.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of st. Tammany.
Be IT KXowN. That on this third day
Of May. one thOnssnd eight huL .lreL and
eighty EIGHT, before me. Fra.cis Andre
Guyol. a notary pnblic Of the Parish Of
st. Tam many, State Of l.Ouisinns, and
in the presence Of the undersigned wit
nesses. personally appeared the persons
whose "a snes are horeunto subscribed.
who declared that availing themselves
OF the provisions OF the laws Of this
State relative To corporations, they do
agree AMI Obligate themselves, as we'll rs
such PERSONS as may hereafter bee ,me
associated will, them. to form n corpO-
ration for the objects and purposes fol-
loving. to-wit:
ARTICLE rIHsr.
This corporation shall he known by
the name of the 1siOmeer Ma 60 o fac
turinx and Ina prov eala eat CWssa-
psaMY. Its donlirIle shall he in Gov
iu.ton. Stats Of Louisiana. anil it shall
continue tor ninsty-nine years.
ARTICLE SEC md.
The objects Of this corporation shall
be xs follows, viz: To purchase. re-
claim. improve. rent AMI sell real es-
tate. to construct, buy or charter ves-
ssls for the purpose of transporting the
pro lucts OF tho same; ~ carry on mills
and factories suitable to man fncturs
articles Of wool, cotton, wool or metal.
or any other products Of tho land Ut the
company; the development Of tl,: agri-
cultural products OF the land, aud the
pr0motium Of immigration. Citations
u,ny he made on the President OF the
Company.
ARTICLE TUIRD
The capital stock shall be- Ave thou
sand dollars. divided into five hundred
shares Of ten dollars each, To he paid for
in cash ut time of suisse. iption. OF in
labor or property. The capital stock
may hereafter be- increased 10 fifteen
hundred shares Of the valus Of ten dol
lars per share.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
Tho control AMI infringement IL the
business Of the comp Nny shall be vested
in BoaiL Of Directors, composed 0f
three sto,kholders, any two of whom,
shall constitute aquOrun. They shall
be annually elected. Mt the Office Of the
com pany, ON the hrst tuesday in May
of each year. The following named per-
SOM shall constitute the first Board Oi
Directors. AMI shall remain in Office till
the election Of 1859, viz: George WASH
ington Mason, John william Martin aud
Robert William Slocum. With George
Washington Mason as ! resident. John
William Martin An Manager. and k0b b.
ert William Slocum ~ Secretary.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
When dissolved. the affairs Of this
company shall be liiui,iated by such
persons ~ may lie appointed at the
general meeting Of the stockholders
auth oriziny the dissolution.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
No stakeholder shall be held liable
for amy greater amount than the unpaid
balance due on his stock.
Thus done an passed. at my Office.
in the town III CovingtOn. State of Lou.
| isiana. the day aud date first above
written, in the presence of Harry 4.
Nortee AMI John N. Gies-n, competent
| witnesses Of lawful age. who have here.
unto sign.d their names. together will
said appearors aud me, notary. sfteI
due reading OF the whole.
Original signed: Il. W. Mason, ]. w.
Martin. X. W. SlocunI, Ch.ss. D.. Green,
rhos. q. Mason. Jas. N. Davis.
Attest: Harry 4. Morteu. John n
Giesep.
FsAMcIs A. GuYoL. Not'y Pub.
A true copy Of the original.
FRAScls A. GuIoL. Not'y Pub.
COviu.ton, La, May z, 1888.