St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-23
CHARTER
The Abita Spring Water
Company, Limited.
United States Of America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish Of st. Tammsny,
Town of C0vingt0n.

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 r. Warren, Clerk
and ex-oficio 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 uamed and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared the several per-
SONS whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed, who respectfully declared that,
availiug themselves of the provisions
of an act of the Legislature of this
State, kn0 n rs Act No. IS Of the Ses-
sion OF 1888, as we'll ~ those Of the
general laws Of Louisiana, relative to
the organization Of corporations, they
have coyenanted and agreed, and by
these presents do c0venent and agree
to bad themselves and their successors
to form themselves into and constitute
= corporation for the objects and pur.
poses hereinafter named, and &c that
end, do hereby make, agree upon and
enter into the following articles Of in
corporation, tO-wit:
Article /.
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 corporate
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 devel0pe property, real, per.
sUnal and mixed; to make contracts,
acquire franchises and privileges, and
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 and CON-
venlence may require, and to make, al
ter and repeal such bylaws, rules a1d
regulations for the proper management
of its affairs as may be expedient.
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,
IRE declared and specified to bottle and
vend 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 1T,
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 (l00D) shares
Of one hundred dollars (el0O) each,
which shall be paid In cash, ut par, ~
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 go per cent)
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 be vested In and exer-
cised by Board of Directors composed
Of i've stockholders to be elected an
nually on the first Monday Of October
of each year; all such elections shall be
BY ballot, and conducted at the ohice of
said corporation under the superintend-
ence Of three commissioner to be ap-
pointed oy the Board Of Directors; ana
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, 10
be cast by the owner. either In person
or by proxy. The directors thus elected
shall serve and 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 Di
rectors shall cause another election to
be held within thirty days, whereof
ten days prior notice shall be given,
same q above specified. Vacancies oc-
curing in said board Of directors from
any cause Whatsoever shall be filled
bv the remaining directors. Three di.
rect0rs shall constitute . quorum for the
Of any business; the board
Of directors 1t their first meeting, fol-
lowing each annual election shall elect
Dne Of their number to be President of
said corporation, and another Vice
President thereof, and shall also elect
! Secretary and Treasurer, who may,
3r may not BE- . member Of the board. |
The board shall have the power In their
to unite the Offices of Secre-
sary and Treasurer in one person.
Said lOard Of directors may appoint
rom time to time, and dismiss at pleas
are such officers, CLERKS, agents and
'ther employees, ~ they may deem
for the business and pur-
,Oees Of said corporation, ard make
md establish, - well - alter and
lmend Ill by-1wS, rules and regula-