St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-07-09
New Advertisements.
CHARTER
OF THE
SOUTHERN BRICK, TILE AND
CONSTRUCTION CO.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans,
CITY of New Orleans.

Sanu eight hundred and nlnetv.tWO, he.
fore me, Jefferson Charles wenck, q |
notary public In and for the parish Of
Orleans, State Of Louisiana, duly com.
missioued and qualified, and In the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter |
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hcrcuntO subscribed, all |
above the full age Of majority and resi- |
dents Of this city, who severally de.
claretl that, availiny themselves Of the |
provisions Of the general laws Of this
State relative to the OrganizstiOn Of
corporations for works Of public i'm.
prOvOmOnt, utility, etc they have form. |
esi and organized, and by these presents
do form and organize themselves aud |
those who may hereafter become assO-
ciatesl with them, into and constitute q
corporation for the objects and pur.
poses and under the stipulatlOns and
agreements ~ hereinafter set forth and |
expressed, which they adOpt o. their |
charter, tO-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this CORPORA
tiOn Il hereby declared to be the
BRICK, TILE AND
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY"
Its domicile shall lie in Covington,
Parish of st. Tammany, Louisiana, and
1t shall have and enjoy succession by
It's corparate name for period Of nine.
ty-nine years from aud after the date
hereof.
All citations and other legal process
shall he served upon the President; In
case Of his absence or inability to act,
from any cause, the same shall be
served upon the Secretary and Treas
ursr.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is established, and
the natrre Of the business to be carried
on by It, are hereby declared to he: To
manufacture Bricks, Paving Blocks,
Roof, Drain, Newer and Paving Tiles,
and generally all ceramic pr0tlncts, and
to sell and dispose Of the same; to con-
struct all works wherein said products
are required, and to take and execute
contracts for the same.
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of the capital stock of
this corporation II hereby fixed 1t the
sum Of Ome Hundred Thousand Dol.
lars, divided into two thousand shares
Of the par value Of ilfty dollars each,
which shall be paid for either In cash
or In the transfer and sale Of property,
real and personal. and In services rem.
deretl and TO he rendered. In such man.
ner, In such amounts, and 1t such
times - the lBOari Of Directors may
determine: and the Board Of Directors
are hereby fully authorized to issue full |
paid stock In consideration Of the trans.
fer to this Company Of real and per.
sonai property, and other rights and
privileges, and for services renderesl |
and to be rendered, In such amounts,
manner. and at such times ~ they deem
proper.
This corporation shall commence
operations whenever i've thousand dol. |
lars Of the capital stock shall have lDeen
subscribed. Alltransfers Of stock shall |
be made ON the hooks Of the Company,
on surrender Of the certificates II |
stock, and In presence Of the Secretary.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be |
sued In It's corporate name, to make
and use corporate zeal, to hold, re.
ceive and purchase real and personal |
property, contracts, privileges, fran.
chises and patent rights, to cell, mort. |
gage Or pledge the same, to bOrrow
money, Issue bonds, to name and sp.
point such managers and directors a.
It's interests and convenience may re.
Quire. and to make such bylaws, rules |
and regulations for the proper manage.
ment and expedition Of It's Affairs ~
may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers Of this Cor. |
pOratiOn shall he vested In and exeF.
cisetl by Board Of six Directors, who
shall be stockholders, and who shall |
own ut least ten full paid shares Of the
stock Of the Company In their own
name, three Of whom shall constitute Q |
quorum for the transactiOn Of all bust. |
ness; they shall make all bylaws, rules |
and regulations for the government Of |
the business and affairs Of the Com. |
pany, and alter, amend and change the |
same ut pleasure, make contracts and |
purchases, hire, employ and discharge |
all officers, agents, employees and clerks, |
and fix all salaries and cOmpenestions,
and generally do all things necessary |
In the transaction Of the business and |
Affairs Of the Company.
ARTICLE VI.
The first Board of Directors shall |
consist Of Charles y. Levy, Samuel J.
Hart, 4. Delavigne, 4. ROsenneld, |
Joseph Hernandez and John 4. Muir, |
with the said Joseph Hernandez o. |
President, 4. Delavigne ~ Vice rresi- |
dent and General Manager, and samuel |
]. Hart ~ Secretary and Treasurer, who |
shall hold their Offices until the second /
Wednesday Of January, ls9A, or until |
their Successors shall have been duly |
elected and qualified.
On the second Wednesday Of Janu.
AIRY, 1884, and annually thereafter, an
the Office Of the Company, under the /
he appointed by the President, and the /
seats Immediately after election, and
shall hold ONCE until their successors
shall have been duly elected and quail.
netl: and each Board Of Directors shall
elect from among their number . I,resl-
dent, Vice President, who shall he
General Manager, and Secretary, who
shall be Treasurer. The Secretary and
Treasurer Of this Corporation may sp-
point third porx0n to represent him
o. such, and he alone shall be respOnsi.
bic for the acts Of the person TINS ap-
pointed by him. An elections shall be
b.. hallOt, . majority Of stock present
or represented shall elect, and each
share Of stock shall be entitled to Oae
vese, either In perr0n Or by proxy.
All checks shall be eixnsd BY the
President, and c0unterxisned BY the
Secretary and Treasurer.