St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-06


BE IT KNOWN, That on thi. SOW
enth day Of the me nth Of December, in
the year of onr Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninty six, and Of the In
dependence Of the United States Of
America the ono hundred and twenty
6rst
Before me, Oscar I. Dittmar. Notary
Public, in and for tho Parish Of st.
Tammar =, State Of Louisiana, dull
commissioned and qualified. and in
The presence of the witnesses herein.
after named add uadersigncd.
Personally came and appeared. the
several persons whoss names are here
unto sabscribcd. who severallv declare
that availing themselves Of the Law of
this STATE. in such cases made and p-o-
vided, and particularly Of Act SO Of the
General Assembly OF the State Of Louisi-
ana, Of the year one thousand eight
huadred and lightweight, they do, by
these presents. covenant, agree and
bind themselves, Is we'll - such other
persons rs may Lecoma hereafter asso-
ciated with them a. follows: In order to
form and constitute = corporation and
body polite in Law. fer the objects and
purposes and under the sdpulati0ns
following. to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name Of the corporation shall be
the RArHBONE HALL ASSOCIATION,
LIMITED, and its domicils shall be in
the town Of Slidell. and it shall have
and enjoy sue ceasion and existence for
. period Of ninty-nine years from date
hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The object and pm rposes of this COR
porati ID are to Luil1 and maintain
Public Hall, TO sue and be 1ed. and to
have . corporate seal. Il shall begin
business when 20 per cent of the capt.
tai stock shall have been sub:cribed
and paid up.
ARTICLE III.
Tie capital stock is hereby fixed 1T
i've thousand dollars. divided into one
thousand shares Of ave dollars each.
No transfer OF ,hares Of sto,k by share
holder shall be binding on this corpo-
ration, unless the same appear on the
books Of the company. And no sale or
transfer Of shares shall be mado by any
shareholder until he shalt have offered
the share or shares to the corporation and
til. purchase has boon declined, and their
right to decline or purchasea. the actual
cash value shall remain in the Board
Of Directors for ten days after the offer
TO sell has Leen MADE.
ARTICLE ~.
AL ths corporate power of this corpo-
ration shall be vested in Board of d.
rectors. aud all its business Affairs shall
DO conducted by such Board. composed
of five stockholders, who shalt be
elected ON the second tn es6ay in March
A. D. 1897, and annually thereafter, and
shall hold their Offices until their sue
lessons are elected and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in the Board of
Directors during the year shall be filed
by the remaining members.
ARTICLE Y.
Tho Board Of Directors shall have
power TO make all bylaws necessary TO:
the successful conduct of the affairs Of
the Company. The Eoard OF Directors
shall elect from their own number a
president, secretary and treasurer.
aud three memboEx of the board shall
constitute quorum for the trans
action of business.
ARTICLE vi.
All legal process shall be eTved upon
the president. or in the case Of his
absence. upon the secretary.
ARTICLE VII.
At all meetings Of The corporation,
each shareholder shall be entitled to ~
many votes as he has shares, and may
vote by proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stock holder shalt ever be held
liable or responsible for the contracts.
faults or debts of said association, nor
shall any mere inforMality in its organi-
cation have the effect Of rendering this
charter null, or Of exposing . st,ck-
holder to any liability beyond tho un
paid balance due ON the shares subj
scribed by him.
ARTICLE TX.
At every annual election two share
bolders shall conduct the election to
elect u l:0ard of Directors. Until the
tirst. annual election takes place Mr.. !.
Albert Salmen. Mr.. Joshua II. Durham
and Mess-s. Andrew b. Cleneay anil
Paul II, Sadie: shall consulate the inst
Sadler shalt be president, and Mr..
OVouUS He OV0uWttS SU8lS U0 ScOt0V9Bys
and Mr. A. 3. Cleneay shall 90 treas.
urer.
ARTICLE X.
The Boarl of Directors shall have
power 10 issue fall paid stock in pay
ment Of property acquired by the asso-
citation, or for work or for services per.
formed for it.
ARTICLE XI.
This act of corporation may DO
changed. modified or altered, or this
corporation may be dissolved with the
assent OF three-fourths Of. the stock
holders represented ut general meeting
convened for thar purpose. and after at
least ten days notice OF said meeting
shall have been given By publication in
. Newspaper.
ARTICLE XII.
Upon the dissolution of this CORPORA.
ton. either BY Limitation or otherwise,
its Affairs shall be liquidatcd by two
commissioners 70 be appointed by the
stockholders who. at the sa,ue time.
shall tx their DOM penxatiou.
Thus done and passed ut my Office in
tie town ofSlidell. the day. month and
year herein first above written. in the
presence Of l.. T. Miles and g. A. Bauer,
competent witnesses, who have signed
these presents With tho said parties and
me, notary, after reading Of the whole.
VIM. ]. Tucker,
]. A. Salmen.
]. X. DunlnAIn.
b. r. Dauham,
A. B. C!sneay.
]. Keller,