St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-12-31
CHARTER.

OI1AN i En-.
United States Of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE 1T 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 QUINTERo,
= 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 j.
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.
SO of the Legislature of this State, of
the session of eighteen hundred aud
eighty eight, approved June 90, 1888,
as well as those of the general laws of
this State, relative to the organization
of corporations, they have formed and
organized, aud by these presents do
form themselves into aud constitute
corporation for themselves and
their successors, and such persons rs
may hereafter become associated with
them and their successors, for the OBJ
iects and purposes and under the stipu-
lations, clauses and conditions herein
after set forth, and which they hereby
adopt as their charter.
Article l.
The name and title Of this corpora
ton 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 -nine years from date hereof;
to contract, sue and be sued In its cor
pOrate name, to make and use . corpo-
rate seal, to hold, receive and purchase
franchises and privileges, and to sell.
mortgage or pledge the same; to borrow
money and 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, as in the judg-
ment of the Board of Directors may be
necessary aud proper.
Article III.
Tho dOMicile of the said corporation
shall be ut 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 aud exercised
by Board of Directors composed of
three (3) stockholders, to be elected
annually on the tirst Monday of January,
nineteen hundred (l9OO). All SUCH
elections shall be by ballot, aud 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 not
dissolve the corporation, but the Board
of Directors shall continue to hold their
Office until their successors shall have
boon elected.
The first Board of Directors shall be
composed Of CHARLES HENDERSON,
MAURICE J. HART and PRESTON F. HALL.
| Vacancies occurring in said Board from
any cause whatsoever shall be filled 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 as his
proxy on said board and exercise for
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 and affairs of the
company, and alter, amend aud change
the same Mt pleasure. They shall also
have full power to buy, sell, mortgage
aud pledge any aud all property, real OF
personal, whenever in their Judgment
they may deem such acts necessary Of
proper; hire, employ and dischar'e MI
officers, agents, employees, and clerks
aud fix all salaries and compensations
and generally to do all things necessary
in the transaction of the bushes and
affairs of the Company.
Article ".
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 gener
ally, to manufacture bricks, tiles ant
building material, to erect, own ant
maintain and operate brick yard ant
tile factory aud to carry on any and al
such operations as may be proper anC
necessary in the aid of the business o.
the corporation as herein stated.
i Article V.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is fixed at Fifty Thousand Dollars (S5O.
OOO COY, divided into five hundred (6OO.
shares Of the par value of one hundred
(Sl00 OO) dollars each.
The certificates Of shares of capita
stock may be issued In accordance Will
the Constitution Of the State of L0uisi.
ana, for cash, or for work dcne OF
services rendered to the Company or il
acquisition of property pecessary fol