St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-03-13

BE 1T KNOWN, That on thi. sew
enth day OF the me nth of December. in
the year of orr Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninty six, and of the In.
dependence Of the Unite. States OF
America the one hundred and twenty
iirst.
Before me, Oscar L. Dittmar. Notary
Public, in and for the Parish of st.
Iammafy, State OF Louisiana. dul-
20 commissioned and qualified. and in
the resence of the witnesses herein.
after named and uadersignnd.
Personally caIle and appeared. the
several persons whoss names are here
unto subscribed, who severalIv declare
that availing themselves of the law OF
this STATE. IN such cases made and pa
vided, and particularly Of Ac. SO OF the
General Assembly o. the State of Louisi.
ana, of che year one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-eight, they do, by
these presents. covenant, agr.e and
bind themselves, as well AS such other
persons as may LecOma hereafter asso-
ciated with them As fotlows: in order to
form and constitute a CORPORATION AID
body polite il law. fer the objects and
purposes and nader the stipulations
following. to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name of the corporation shall he
the RArIlBONE HALL ASSOCIATION,
LIMITED. and its domicils shall be III
the town o. Slidell. and it shall have
AMI enjoy sue cession and existence for
a period of ninty-aine years from date
hereof.
ARTICLE
The object AMI purposes of this cor
poratior are to lulll and maintain q
Public Hall, to sue aud be aed. AMI to
iave incorporate asll. Il shall begin
business when 20 per cent. Of the Gu pi-
tai stock shall have boen sub.cribed
and paid mp.
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 shares Of stock by share
holder shall be finding on this corpo-
ration, unless the same appear on the
books of the company. And no sale or
transfer of shares shall be made by any
shareholder until he shall have offered
the share or shares to the corporation AMI
tho purchase has been decliued, and their
right to decline or purchaser. the actual
cash value shall ren.a,r in the Board
Of Directors for ten days after the offer
to sell has been MADE.
ARTICLE ".
I'll the corporate power Of this corpo-
ration shall be vested in Board of d.
rectors, and all its business affairs shall
bc conducted by snch Boarl. composed
Of fvc stockholders, who shalt be
elected on the second Tn esGay in March
A. ID. 1897, and annually thereafter, and
shall hold their offices until their sue
csssors are elected and qualified.
Any vacancy occurring in the Boar,l Of
Directors during the yer shall be filled
by the remaining members.
ARTICLE V.
The 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,
ard three members of the board shall
constitute quorum for the s.,1s-
action of business.
ARTICLE vi.
Ali legal process shall be erved upon
the president, or in the case of his
absence. npon tho secretary.
ARTICLE VII.
At all meetings OF :he corporation,
each shareholder shall lie entitled to rs
vote by proxy.
ARTICLE VIII.
No ck-holder shall ever be held
halle or responsible for the contracts.
faults or debts Of sail association, nor
shall any '.erc ihfnruality in its organi-
zation have the effect Of rendering this
charter null. o. Of exposing q st ,ck-
holder 20 any liability bevonl tue un-
paid balance duo on the sha res sui
scrlbed b. him.
ARTICLE IN.
At every annual election two share
holders shall condnct the election 10
elect BOARD Of Directors. Uotil the
first annual election takes place Mr.. J..
Albert Salmen. Mr. Joshua Il. Durham
AMI Mess.s. Andrew u. Cleneay and
Pan! II, Sadie: shall constitute tue irst
Beard of Dire c.ors. Of which Mr. Paal II +.
Sadler shall BE- president, and Mr.
Joshua Il. panl.am shall! be secretery,
and Fir. 4. =. Cleneay shall De treas
ure..
ARTICLE X.
The Boar,i of Directors shall have
power TO issue full! paid stock in pay
ment of property acquired by the assO-
citation, or for a-ork or for services per-
formed for it.
ARTICLE NJ.
This act Of corporation may be
changed. modified or altered, or this
corporation may lie dissolved with the
assent of three-fourths of the stock
holders represented at . ser eral meeting
convened for thai purpose, and after Mt
least ten days notice of said meeting
shall have been given by publication in
u newspaper.
ARTICLE XII.
Upon the dissolution of this coroora.
ton, either by limitation or other wise,
its affairs shall be liauidatcd by two
commissioners tO.he appointed by the
stockholders who. a: the same time.
shall fix their cpM penSation.
Thus done anil passed. ut lay Office in
tie town ofSlidell. 'he day. month and
year herein first above written, in the
presence Of L. L. Miles and C. A. Bauer.
competent witnesses, who have signed
these presents xitl, the said parties and
me, notary, after reading Of the whole.
VIM. J. Tacker.
J. a. Salnen.
]. II. Durham.
b. r. Durham,
4. B. C.eneay.
j. Keller.