St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-03-19
CHARTER
United States Of America-State of
Louisiana-Parish of St. Tammany.

BE 1T KNOWN, That on this, the 9Th
day Of March. in the year of our Lord
( one thousand nine hundred aud four
and of the Independence # the United
States of America, the one hundred and
twenty eighth, before me. Harrison r.
Warren. Clerk. aud ex .ofiicio = notary
public III and for the parish of st. Tam
many, Slate of Louisiana, duly COM
missionsd and qualified, ami in the pres
ence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
severally declared tina: availing them
selves of the provisions of the general
laws of the State of Louisiana. relative
to the organization OF corporations, and
especially Of the privileges accorded
under Act sc of the General Assembly,
approved June 29th, A. ID. 1888, they
have contracted and agreed, and do BY
.hese presents covenant and agree and
bind and obligste themselves, "a well as
such other pereons as may hereafter
become associated with them, or their
successors, to form and constitute q
corporation and body polite III law, for
the objects and purposes, and under
the agreements and stipul4tlons foilow
ing to-wit:
Article I.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be MULBERRY GROVE HOTEL
COMPANY, LIMITED, and by that
name said corporation shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy succ es-
sion for the full term and period of
ninety nine years. from and after date
hereof: to contract, sue and be sued; to
make aud use corporate seal aud The
same to break or alter ut pleasure; to
purchase. receive, lease, hold, SELL and
convey, a. well rs mortgage aud hy-
pothecate property, real, personal aud
mixed; to name and appoint such
managers, direct ,rs, officers and agents
Is the interests and convenience Of said
corporation may require, and to make
and establish such bylaws, rules aud
acquisitions for the proper management
anu condnct aud regulations Of the
affairs Oi said corporation as NAV be
deemed necessary aud proper, aud the
same to change and alter at pleas ure.
Article ii.
The d0micile of said corporation
shall be In the town of CoyingtOn, Par
ish of St. Tammany, in the State of
Louisiana, and 1t may establish Offices
and transact business wherever it may
be deemed advisable by its Board of
Directors. Citation and all legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the President
Of the corporation, or in mis- absence
upon the Vice President, and in case of
the absence of both these officers upon
the Secretary thereof.
Article Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed and the gen.
eral nature Ut the business to be carried
on BY it are declared and specified to
be; To acquire, construct, conduct,
operate, establish and maintain u hotel
or hotels In the Paaish of st. Tammany,
near the town of Covington 10 the State
OF L. uisiana, aud to receive guests
conditions as to the Board of Directors
OF said corporation may deem adj
visable; to found, acquire, establish,
conduct operate aud maintain health
and pleasure resort 10 the Parish of st. |
rammany, near the town of Covington,
in the State of louisiana, and for the
said purposes to construct, acquire,
build and maintain such buildings, es-
improvements and appli- |
ances necessary, incidental aud conye-
nient to the conducting and carrying on |
OF the business of hotels and pleasure |
resorts; to bny, sell, hold In fee or
otherwise to lease, acquire and convey
real estate, property an, lauds; to pur
chase, lay ont and survey TOWNSHIP,
and thereon to build, construct, &C.
1ulre, rent and sell houses and lots;
70 construct, acquire, maintain and
operate warehouses and general stores
il connection with its own business for
The selling, trading and dealing with its
)wn employees and with Others, and
generally to do and perform any and all
vet, incident and necessary and ordi-
'arily pertaining TO the business of
hotels and pleasure resorts and to the
purposes Of the said corporation within
md without the limits Of the State of
Louisiana.
Article Nv.
The capital stock of this corporation
8 hereby fixed 1t zone hundred thousand
dollars, divided into or represented BY
en- thousand shares of tea dollars
ZACH Said stock shall be paid TOR III
ash at not less than par, or the same
nay be issued ri not less than par in
payment Of property actually received
n purchased BY the corporation, or in
payment Tor labor done and services
reformed, accordingly IS the Board of
Directors may determine. Said corpo-
alton shall be authorized to begin bust
Tess and be going concern when twol
thousand shares of its stock shall have ,