The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-08-17
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION
OF THE
PACKET COMPANY

ctIon |. Be It known that q. j. Comeaux. i
leblanc, r j. Comeaux Walter J. Comeaux
8 v Z. Leblanc and their associates are here
rcated body polite and corporate under
name and style OF the "Comeaux Blanc
F. ket Company" with such powers as are con .
f ID by the laws OF the State OF MissiasIppi
are necessary and proper for the conduct OF
nshess This corporation shall exist for a
Etd q iifty years, unless sooner dissolved,
n shall have It's domicile In Bay St Louis
bcock county, Mississippi.
8eoti0n 3 The objects and purp lses for which
II corporation Is formed are declared to be TO
"a, hire, charter, construct, equip, purchase
maintaln and operate on public navigable
prs, steamboats,. towboats, barges, fats and
*r crafts of whatsoever description for tho
Usp0rtatlOn of freight OF every doscription mr. a
#engers for hire. and as may be useful, nee
Dry and proper for the business of this com
ID to acquife by purchase, lease or otherwise
Fehouses, landing places, wharves and other
and personal property, within the limitations
fcribed by law.
hctiOn 0. The capital stock of said CORPORATION
be Thirty Thousand dollars, divided into
Tes OF one dollar each. At all elections
n share of stock shall be entitled to one vote
d voted either by the holder or his proxy.
tfolion 4. The power of said corror ftion shall
Fested In and exercised by Board OF Dlrece.
\ 70 be conipaaaa of not loss than Ave persons.
fted annually, and each one OF whom must
4 tnUously during tbeir incumbency as drec-
own and hold at leGst twenty-five shares OF
\ stock OF said corporation. The first board Of
tctors shall consist of L.. J. Comeaux, j. V.
Blanc, r. j. Comeaug, Walter J. Comeaux
], y, Leblanc, with e. J. Comeaux az presi-
", X, j. Comeaux vice president and j. V. lie
PIC, secretary and treasurer. The board shall
He until the ilrst Monday IN August, 1902, and
.reaIter until their successors ana duly elect.
Vacancies occurring on the board shall be
fdby tpe remaining directors from among the
Eckho'ders, quilted to serve as directors. In
n event of the de ith or disability OF the presl.
@t the vice president shall serve In his stead,
N such event tae yi3o-presdent shall call
|Hting OF the board, upon ten days notice, to
Fta president At the first meeting of the
Nrd OF directors, they shall formulate and
pct proper by laws, rules and regulations nec-
parry o. useful In the conduct and management
Nle business and affairs OF this CORPORATION.
4 ln9 same TO alter, amend and repeal in the
4 inner and mode TO be therein provided
Escllons A general meeting of the stock
peers or this corporation shall be held on
! Hgust 8, 1901,
beoton 8. This corporation shall be a going
Fcern authorized to do business as soon as Ten
,ousand Dollars of Its capital stock is subscrib-
for and paid In.
Section I, BY vote to that effect, of three
Elflhs ChD OF the amount OF issued stock this
'rPofatlon may be Dissolved and its affairs
Section 9. At the expiration of this charter, or.
RooeeT Oe dissolved, the Affairs of this corpora
4
pc appointed by the Board Of Directors Said
''nsmlssloners shall have full power to do and
llioflh al acts nooesssary and proper to fully
n p,uagonpetely wind up aud liquIdate the affairs
.nls corporation and distribute itS assets; and
.ne case OF the death or disability OF one or
ps ef such commissioners, the survivor or
'svliors shall continue TO act,
,5scuon .. No stockholder shall ever be held
llpis or responsible for the contracts or faults
sail ~, corporation In any further sum than the
ppau ~ balance due on the share or shares of
= IN subscribed for by him; nor shall any mere
Y pno,nlallty In organization have the effect OF
pDhl1aerhg this charter null or exposing a stock
|" pmsf 70 any liability beyond the amount due on
= ri. Tssa.oscription' ~ TO the stock
mus nus done and signed on this twenty ninth day
rat at1ne, ~ W the year OF our Lord nineteen hun
~ "'iu one. Il. j.. CoMEAUx,
subscribing for twenty-five shares;
j. Il. LEBLANC,
subscribing for twenty-five shares;
X. j.. CoMEAUx,
subscribing for twenty-five shares;
J. v, LEBLANC.
subscribing for twenty Ave shares;
WALTER j. CoMEAuX,
subscribing fortwenty five shares.