The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1901-12-21
CHARTER
East Side Canal Co, Limited,
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Vermil-
ion.

dav Of November, Ammo Domini nine
teen hundred and one, before me,
Anthony J Golden, a duly commits
stoned and qualified Notary Public, in
and for the Parish of VermiliOn, State
of Louisiana, and in presence of the
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and APP
peared the several persons Whose
names are h%ereunto subscribed, who
severally declared, that availing them
selves of the laws Of this State relative
to the organization of corporations,
they do, by these presents, contract,
agree, bind and ohligate themselves, as
we'll as all other persons who may be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute Il corporation and body
corporate in law, for the objects and
purposes, and under the conditions,
%stipulations, and Articles following,
to-Wit:
ARTICLE +
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be 1.-THE EAST SIDE
CANAL COMPANY, LIMITED" and
under irs corporate name it shall have
power and authority to exist and en-
Joy succession for the period of ninety
nine years from and after the date
hereof; to contract, sue and be sued;
to make and use u corporate seal and
the same to break and alter at pleas
ure; to purchase, receive, lease, hold,
and convey, as we'll us mortgage and
hypothecate under its corporate name,
property both real and personal; to
name and appoint such managers, di-
rectors, officers, and agents us the in
terest and convenience of said cOrpo-
ton may requires; and to make and es-
tablish, us we'll as alter and amend at
pleasure, such bylaws, rules and regu-
lations for the prudent and proper
management of the affairs of said cor
poration, as may be deemed neces-
sary.
ARTICLE 2ND.
The domicile Of this corporation,
shall be in the town OF Abbeviile, Yer
million Parish, Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said cor
poratioD, on the Vice P~resident in the
absence of the President, and upon the
Secretary in the absence of both Presi-
dent and Vice President.
ARTICLE BIRD.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and the
nature Of the business 10 be transacted,
are hereby declared to he: To buy,
sell, lease, hold, reclaim, develop, i'm
prove, cultivate and irrigate lands; to
rent lands to tenants and other per-
sons; to build, purchase, lease, W
and operate rice mills, lrrlgatlng ca
nails and warehouses; to furnish water
for irrigating purposes, and to collect
tolls therefor in money or in products;
to buy, sell, store, ship and handle
rice or other agricultural products; TO
acquire canals and canal property or
interest therein, whether represented
by stock or otherwise; and to do any
and all such acts and things as may be
necessary to carry out said objects and
purposes.
ARTICLE 4TH.
The capita stock of this corporation
shall be Two hundred and fifty thOus-
and dollars divided into five thousand
shares of the par value of ifty dollars
each; but the corporation may organ
ize and begin business when tent hous.
aud dollars of the capital stock shall
nave been subscribed for, the remain
der of the stock shall be issued by
resolution Of seven-ninths of the Board
Of Directors, at a special meeting called
foT tho purpose after ten days notice to
each Director, and whenever addition
al stock is issued it shall he first offered
to the then owners Of the stock in pro-
portion to their holdings, and if they
fail to avail themselves of this all0t-
lnent within ten days after issuance OF
the additional stock, they shall be
deemed to have abandoned their option
thereon. Notice of the issuance OF
additional stock shall be given to each
shareholder by mail to the address
given on the books of the company and
no notice shall be required to be sent
where no address has been 81 zen. Ger
tificates of stock shall be signed by the
President, Tor in his absence by the
Vice Presidentl and by the Secretary;
and shall he issued only which the stock
they represent shall be fully paid. The
stock shall be transferable only on the
books of the company on the surrender
OF the certificate or proof of loss Of
certificate.
ARTICLE 9TH.
The corporate powers of this organi-
shall he vested in and DO exer-
cised by a board of not less than seven
directors, nor more than nine as the
stockholders may determine leach of
shall hold in bis WI name or in