St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-03
CHARTER.

CHARTER.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE IT KNOWN, that on this seventh
day Of the month Of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-eight, and Of the
Independence of the United States OF
America the one hundred and twenty
third,
Before me, LAMAR CHALEs QuINrERo,
Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified, in and for this city and
the Parish Of Orleans, therein residing.
and In the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared,
CHARLES MENDEIsON, MAURICE ].
HART and PRESTON f. HALL, all resi-
dents OF the City of New Orleans, State
Of Louisiana, who mutually and
severally declared, that, availing them
selves Of the provisions of the Act No.
Sc Of the Legislature of this State, Of
the session of eighteen hundred and
eighty eight, approved June %, 1888.
rs well as those of the general laws of
this State, relative to the organization
IT corporations, they have formed and
organized, and by these presents do
form themselves into and constitute
. corporation for themselves and
their successors, and such persons rs
may hereafter become associated with
them and their successors, for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the stipu-
lations, clauses and conditions herein
after set forth, and which they hereby
adopt IS their charter.
Article I.
The name and title of this CORPORA
tion Is declared to be the ST. TAM
MANY BRICK COMPANY, LIMITED.
and under Its corporate name shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
succession for the full period and term
of ninety-nin years from date hereof;
to contract, sue and be sued in its cor
p0rate name, to make and use q corpo-
rate seal, to hold, receive and purchase
real and personal property, contracts,
franchises and privileges, and to sell,
mortgage or pledge the same; to borrow
money aud issue bonds; to appoint such
managers and directors as its interests
and convenience may require, and to
make such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the proper management aud
expedition of its affairs, Is in the iudg-
ment of the Board of Directors may be
necessary and proper.
Article III.
The domicile of the said corporation
shall be at the Parish of st. Tammany,
State of Louisiana; and all citations and
other legal process shall be served upon
the President, or In case of his absence,
upon the Secretary of said Company.
Article Ill.
All the corporate powers of said cor
poration snail be vested in and exercised
by Board of Directors composed of
three 60 stockholders, to be elected
annually ON the first Monday of January,
nineteen hundred $500. All SUCH
elections shall be by ballot, and con-
Quoted at the Office of the corporation
under the supervision of two commits
siOners to be appointed by the Presi-
dent for that purpose, of which election
ten (lO) days prior notice shall be given
by the Secretary to each stakeholder,
by notice sent to him by mail or other
wise, and directed to his dOmicile or
place of business; and each share OF
stock shall be entitled to one vote to be
cast by the owner either In person or
by written proxy. The Directors thus
elected shall serve and continue In office
until their successors shall have been
elected. A failure to elect directors
on the date above specified shall moi
dissolve the corporation, but the Board
of Directors shall continue to hold theiY
Office until their successors shall have
been elected.
The first Board Of Directors shall be
composed of CHARLES MENDELsON,
MAURICE ]. HART and PRESTON +. HALL.
Vacancies occurring in said Board from
any cause whatsoever shall be filed BY
the remaining directors; and anv di-
rector who may be compelled to be alb
sent from this State may appoint, under
| writing, another stakeholder rs his
proxy on said board and exercise fol-
the time being all the powers of such
absent director. Two (2) directors
shall constitute quorum for the trans.
action of any business. The said Board
of Directors shall make all bylaws,
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of the business aud affairs of the
company, and alter, amend aud change
the same at pleasure. They shall also
have full power to buy, sell, mortgage
and pledge any and all property, real or
personal, whenever in their judgment
they may deem such acts necessary. or
proper; hire, employ and dischar-e all
officers, agents, employees, and clerks !;
and fix all salaries and compensations,
and generally to do all things necessary
in the transaction Of the bushes and
affairs of the Company. N
Article w.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are hereby declared to buy,
sell and deal In bricks, tiles, terra Gotta,
sand, lime and building material gencr-
ally, to manufacture bricks, tiles and
building material, to erect, own and
maintain and operate brick yard and
tile factory and to carry ON any and all
such operations as may be proper and
necessary In the aid Of the business Of
the corporation as herein stated.
Article V.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at Fifty Thousand Dollars $780,
600 O0), divided into five hundred (5OO)
shares of the par value of one hundred
(Sl00 00) dollars each.
The certificates Of shares of capital
stock may be issued In accordance with
the Constitution nf tho State NJ Ouiet