The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-10
CHARTER.
BUSH GROVE AND BAYOU RAIL
Road COMPANY.
L. s. OF AMERICA.
STATE or LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF
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Before me, EARLE kNoBLOCH, NntaIv
Public, duly commissioned and qualified f,r
the Parish of Lafourche, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
tlersignad.
PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED =
The undersigned parties who declared that
awaiting themselves of the provisions of the
laws OF the State OF Louisiana relative to the
organization of corporations, they have con-
tracted and agreed. and by these presents
they do covenant and agree amt bind and
obligate themselves as we'll as all snch per
sons AS may hereafter br come associated with
them Or their successors, to form and con-
stitute Il corporation and body po tic in law,
tor the objects aud purposes and under the
agreements and stipu'ations following. to-
wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said corporation
shall he THE BUSH GROVE AND BAYOU
RAIL ROAL COMPANY
BY that name said corporation shall have
power ind authority to exist and etjoy sue
cession for the full term and period OF Ninety
nine t9al years from and after the day and
date hereof: 10 contract. SUE and b. sued =;
to make and use ii corporate seal, and the
same to break or change at pleasure ;
to hold. receive, lease. purchase. ALLEVIATE and
convey as well AS mortgage and hypothecate
property real. personal aud mixed to name
and appoint such managers, directors, off
GERS or agents as the nteres ts of the said
corporation may require, and to make and
establish such bylaws. rules and regulations
for the proper management and regulation
of the affairs of the said corporation as NAV
be necessary and proper and the same to
change and alter ut pleasure.
ARTICLE I'll.
The don1clle OF said corporation shall he
III the Parish OF Lafourche, State of j.ouisi-
ana, and all citation or other legal process
shall he served on the President of said Cor
polation and in case OF his absence or any
ether reason WIN he carfot be served. upon
one OF the directors thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The purposes for which this corp ration
is established and the nature of the business
to he carried on by it are declared and speci-
fed to be =
TO survey. locate, construct and operate a
rail road with one or more tracks from a
point near the public road opposite the town
of Thibodaux 10 a point near the Rousseau
Swith or Station on the Southern Pacific
Rail Road. in the Parish of Ii fourche, with
such other branches as may be deemed nee
essary and proper and with the right to ex-
tend the Rail ioad either above or below the
herein mentioned termini, if deemed neces-
sary or proper.
10 carry and convey property and persons
upou Sdlu Iodu dIu UEdI1CIeS Nv SIecm DOW
er, electric power, or any other power proper
to I've used thereon.
And also to construct and operate such
lateral branches OF Rail tsoad from said main
line from such points on said line and TO
such termiui as the convenience OF said
Company may hereafter suggest.
ARTICLE ".
The Capital stock of said corporation is
hereby declared to be fixed at the sum of
Fifteen Thousand One Hundred Dollars to
be represented by Six Hundred and Four
shares of the sum of Twenty-Five Dollars
$50 01) each, which said stock shall be paid
Tor i'll cash whom subscribed fo- or same
may be assured at not less than par in paw
ment Tor property actually received or pur-
chased by said corporation or for labor done
This corporation may commence
business as soon as the said stock has been
ARTICLE V.
All corporate powers of SAID corporation
shall be vested in and exercised by a Board
OF Directors to be cen posed of three stock
holders who shall be elected annually on the
first fOnday of May of each year, beginning
in the year 1894. All such elections shall
be held at the office of said corporation under
the superintendent of two commissioners
to be appointed for that purpose, by the
Board OF Directors, of which election ten DAYS
prior notice shall be given by publication in
"a paper published in tho Parish ofLatour-
Each share of stock shall be entitled to one
vote, to be east by its owner or by proay
given IN writing to a party holding stock
and a majority of the votes cast shall elect.
A failure to elect Directors on the date a.
hove specified shall not dissolve the corpora
ton, but the Directors then in Office shall
to act until the date fixed for the
the nnYt rqnplap animal alaaf.nn nh l~tl
ers of the m%ojority Of the stock shall, at all
have the power to, and may, at any
time, call a special election for a Board of
by publication made by the said
majority as above provided, and may hold
such election at such time and place as they
may designate within the Parish of Lafour-
by two commissioners appointed by
them. and the Board of Directors then in Of |
flee shall be removed by said election, and
the IL embers of the Board thus elected at
SAID special election shall take their places
and elect their own officers. and be
only true and legal Board of Directors of
said corporation rntil the next election as !
iereinbetore provided.
Vacancies occurring in the Board of Di-
shall be filled by the remaining Di-
rectors and two of the Directors shall com
pose a quorum for the transaction of bust
ness.
At the first meeting following each election
saiu BOARD or directors shall elect one of
their number to be President and General
Manager Of the Railroad Company, and shall
also elect one of their Number to be Secretary
and Treasurer; and the President shall or
may appoint from time to time, or dismiss at
pleasure such officers, clerks or agents as |
may be deemed necessary for the purposes and
business of said corporation.
Said Board of Directors may make and
establish as we'll as alter and amend from
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regulations that they may deem requisite |
tor the government, support and manage
nent of the business and affairs of SAID Cor
poration-Said Board shall have the power
and authority to contract debts, borrow !
money. issue notes, bills Of exchange, accep-