St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-07
CHARTERS.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish of St. Tammany.

BE 1T KNOWN, That on this NTH
day of May, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and two,
before me, H. II. Warren, Clerk Of the
District Court and ex.officio notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and sworn, in
and for the Parish of St. Tammany,
Louisiana, and in the presence of the
undersigned witnesses, personally came
and appeared the parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, all of full age
of majority, who declared that availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
of Louisiana, relative to corporations,
they hereby covenant, agree and bind
themselves, as we'll as such other per-
sons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute
corporation and body polite In law, for
the purposes and objects, and under the
conditions stipulated in the following
articles, to.wit:
Article I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be BOGUE FALIA CLUB, and its
domicile is hereby fixed in the town OF
Covington, St. Tammany Parish, La.
Article III.
The purposes and objects of this cor
Doratiou are to establish social club
for the encouragement and regulation OF
social intercourse and amusement
among It's members; and to effect these
objects and purposes, said corporation
shall have, possess, enjoy and exercise
all the rights, powers and privileges OF
q body corporate and polite in law.
Article III.
II "a n, a
term of ninety-nine (99) years from this
day.
Article ~.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be fifteen hundred dollars, (Sl5OO)
divided into and represented by thirty
(3O) shares of fifty (50 dollars each,
which stock shall be paid for in full in
cash or in installments of not less than
twenty five (25) per cent at intervals OF
not more than thirty days, as the Board
of Directors may determine. Such stock
shall be transferable only on the DOORS
of this corporation, upon surrender OF
the certificates therefor.
The stock of this corporation Shall be
held and owned by the stock holders,
subject to the following conditions and
agreements which are made part OF the
contract of subscription to such STOCK
and which are declared to be binding
on the original subscriber to suc III stock,
and upon all persons who may become
possessed of such stock either by gift,
devise, Inheritance, purchase, Or in any
other manner, to-wit:
I. The possession or ownership OF
share of stock does not entitle tile pos
IN
club house, unless he has been elected
member. (2) No individual! Shall own
more than one share of stock. (3) In
case any stock holder shall die, resign,
be expelled from the corporation as pro
yided in the bylaws or rules, or be
absent from the Parish of st. Tam
many for a period of more than one
wear, without notifying in writing the
Board of Directors, OF such absence ana
having such absence approved by sucn
Board in writing, or shall pledge, sell
or dispose OF his stock: the Board OF
Directors shall have the right, within
three months after it shall be Informed
Of suct death, resignation, expulsion or
absence, or of such sale, pledge. or dis
nosal of such stock, to purchase such
stock for the corporation, III whom
soeyer's hands the same may be, at par,
for cash; and upon the purchase OF such
share of stock, the certificate represent
ing the same shall be cancelled on the
books OF the corporation, and such
share Of stock may again be sold and
issued to any person who may be elected
a member of the corporation IN the
manner provided by its rules and
by-l6AsT I'll sEaa No.. !.
Article "
The business and affairs OF the club
shall he directed and managed by a
president, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Board of Directors con-
.isting Of eleven stock holders, four OF
whom shall be the President, Vice
president, Secretary and Treasurer and
~ which Board the President shall be
ex-ofiicio chairman, all OF whom, except