St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
CHARTER
The Abita Spring Water
Company, Limited.
United States Of America, State OF
:. Louisiana, Parish Of st. Tammany,
Town of Covington.

BE IT KNOWN, That on this 2Sd
day Of August, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
nine, and of the Independence OF the
United States Of America, the one hum
dreth and twenty.third,
Before me, Harrison Il. Warren, CLERK
and ex-oflcio notary public, duly COM
missioned and qualified in and for this
Parish and State, and therein residing,
and In the presence Of witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who respectfully declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions
of an act of the Legislature Of this
State, kno wn as Act No. IS OF the SEES
sion of 1888, rs well IS those OF the
general laws of Louisiana, relative to
the organization Of corporations, they
have covensnted and agreed, and by
these presents do covenent and agree
to bind themselves and their successors
to form themselves into and constitute
Z corporation for the objects and pur.
poses hereinafter named, and tc that
end, do hereby make, agree upon and
enter into the following articles OF In
corporation, t0-wtt:
Article l.
The name of this corporation shall De
THE ABITA SPRING WATER COM
PANY, LIMITED, It's domicile the town
Of Covington, st. Tammany Parish, State
OF Louisiana, and under its corporate
name, it shall enjoy succession Tor
ninety-nine years from date hereof, ana
have power to contract, sue and be sued;
to make and use = corporate seal; u
hold, receive and purchase, lease, i'm
prove and develope property, real, per.
sonal and mixed; TO make contracts,
acquire franchises and privileges, and
to sell, lease, pledge, pawn, mortgage or
hypothecate the same; to borrow ana
lend money, to issue bonds, notes or
other evidences Of Indebtedness; to ap-
point such officers. managers, agents
and employees Is its interest and con-
yenlence may require, and to make, al
| ter and repeal such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
Article III.
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 and purposes OF this Cor
poration is established, and the nature
of the business to be carried on by 1t,
are declared and specified to bottle and
yend water, either natural or manufac-
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 ut,
and generally to perform all acts and
things incident or pertinent to the OBJ
jects Of said Corporation.
Article w.
The capital stock of the Company Il
fixed at one hundred thousand dollars,
divided into one Thousand (l00O) shares
Of one hundred dollars (9l0O) 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 rs fifty per cent 60 per cent)
of the capital stock shall have been
subscribed, or issued, as provided, this
corpoation may commence business.
Article V. e
All the corporate powers of said cor
poration shall be vested in and exer-
cised by . Board Of Directors composed
of five stockholders to be elected an
nually on the first Monday OF October
Of each year; all such elections shall be
by ballot, and conducted ut the ONCE OF
said corporation under the superintend-
ence of three commissioners to be ap-
pointed BY the Board Of Directors; and
Of which election ten days prior notice
shall be given In one of the Daily news
papers published ir the city Of New Or
leans, or notice by mail or otherwise
to each stakeholder. A majority of the
votes cast shall elect, and each share
of stock shall be etitled to one vote, to
be cast by the owner. either In person
or by proxy. The directors thus elected
shall serve ard continue In Office until
their successors have been elected. A
failure to elect Directors on the date
above specified shall not dissolve the
CORPORATION, but then the Board Of ID
rectors shall cause another election to
be held within thirty days, whereof
ten days prior notice shall be given,
same as above specified. Vacancies &C.
curing In said board Of directors from
any cause whatsoever shall be filled
by the remaining directors. Three di-
rectors shall constitute quorum forthe
transaction of any business; the board
of directors at their first meeting, fol-
lowing each annual election shall elect
one Of their number to be President Of
said corporation, and another Vice
President thereof, and shall also elect