St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-30

The Abita Spring Water
Company, Limited.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish of st. Tammany,
Town of COvingtOn.

BE 1T KNOWN, That on this 23d
day Of August, in the year Of our Lord
ope thousand eight hundred aud ninety
nine, and Of the Independence OF the
United States Of America. the one hun
drcth aud twenty-third,
Before me, Harrison X. Warren, Clerk
and ex -officio notary public, duly COM
missiOned aud qualified In aud for this
Parish and State, and therein residing,
and in the presence OF witnesses here
matter uamed and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared the several per-
sons whvSe names are hereuntO sub
scribed, who respectfully declared that,
availiug themselves of the provisions
Of an act of the Legislature Of this
State, kno al as Act No. IS Of the Seq
sion of 1883, as well as those of the
general laws of Louisiana. relative to
the organization of corporations, they
have covenanted and agreed, aud by
these presents do cOvenent and agree
to bind themselves and their successors
to form themselves into aud constitute
a corporation for the objects aud pur.
poses hereinafter named, and tc that
end, do hereby make, agree upon and
enter into the following articles of in.
corporation, t0-wit:
Article l.
The name of this corporation shall be
THE ABITA SPRING WATER CON-
PANY, LIMITED, It's domicile the town
of Covington, st. Tammany Parish, State
of Louisiana, and under its OrpOrate
name, it shall enjoy succession for
ninety-nine years from date hereof, aud
have power TO contract, sue and be sued !;
to make and use corporate seal; to-
hold, receive and purchase, lease, I'M
prove and developc property, real. per.
sOnal and mixed; 10 make contracts,
acquire franchises and privileges, aud
to sell, lease, pledge, pawn, mortgage or
hypothecate the same; to borrow and
lend money, to issue bonds, notes or
other evidences of Indebtedness; to ap-
point such officers. managers, agents
and employees as its interest aud cOn-
venlence may require, aud to make, al
ter aud repeal such bylaws, rules add
regulations for the proper management
of its affairs as may be expedient.
Article II.
All citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the President, or
in case of his absence, upon the Vice.
President Of the Company.
Article Ill.
The objects aud purposes Of this Cor
pOrati0n Is established, and the nature
Of the business to be carried ON by II,
IRE declared and specified to bottle and
vcnd water, either natural or mannfac.
tured, TO eject plants of any discrip-
ton necessary for such purposes In
full detail; to purchase and dispose
Of real estate, and erect buildings there
on of whatever character It may see mt,
and generally to perform all acts and
things incident or pertinent to the OBJ
jects Of said Corporation.
Article Nv.
The capital stock Of the Company Is
fixed at one hundred thousand dollars,
divided into one Thousand (lO0D shares
of one hundred dollars (3lOO) each,
which shall, be paid in cash, at par, at
its subscription, or to be issued full
paid, for property real or personal Or
mixed, purchased by the corporation, or
for services rendered. to the cooperation.
As soon as fifty per cent CSC per ccnt)
of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed, or issued, as provided, this
corpOation may commence business.
Article v.
All the corporate powers Of said cor
poratiOn shall bs. vested In aud cxer-
cised by Board of Directors composed
If live stockholders to lie elected an.
nually on the first Monday Of October
of each year; all such elections shall be
by ballot, aud conducted at the ONCE Of
said corporation under the sLperlntend.
ence of three commissioners 10 be ap-
pointed Nv the Board Ct Directors; and
Of which election ten days prior notice
shall he given In one Of the Daily news
papers published ir the city 0f New Or.
leans, or notice by mail or otherwise
to each stOckholdcr. A majority Of the
votes cast shall elect. and each share
of stock shall be etilled to one vote, to
be cast by the owner. either In person
or by proxy. The direc' 0rs thus elected
shall serve ard continue In once until
their successors have becn elected. 4
failure to elect Directors on the date
above specified shall not dissolve the
corporation, but then tue BOARD Of III
rectQrs shall cause another election 10
he held within thirty days, whereof
ten days prior notice shall be given,
same Is shove specified. Vacancies &C.
Curing II said board Of directors from
any cause whatsoever shall be Alled