St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-04-14
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH
OF ST. TAMMANY. TOWN OF
rnVTNGTnN
OF TIL

IA, OF lawful age, . resident OF MaQl-
sonville, this parish; Louis +. Young,
Of lawful age, Of Madisonville, this
parish, and Albert C. Bosse, Of law
fuE age, of Vaudeville, this parish;
which said appeare-s severally declared
that, availing themselves Of the laws of
the State of Louisiana relative to the
organization Of corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree, and bind
themselves, as well rs all other persons
who may hereafter become associated
with them, to form and constitute q
corporation and body polite in law,
under tho following stipulations and
articles, which they hereby adopt as
their charter. to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corpora
ton shall be the Tchefuncta River
Packet Company, Limited, and under its
corporate name 1t shall have and enjoy
succession for the full term and period
of ninety mine (99) years from the date
Of these presents.
ARTICLE IL.
The domicile OF this corporation shall
be in the town of CovinRt0n, parish OF
St.Tammany, State Of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal processes shall
be served upon the President, or, in his
absence, upon the Vice President or
upon the Secretary of this corporation;
and this corporation shall have. enjoy
and exercise all the rights, actions, pow
ers. privileges and immunities granted
by the laws Of the State of Louisiana to
corporations, and to acquire property,
movable and immovable, necessary Tor
the carrying out of its objects and pur-
poses, and to pay for the same In cash
or full paid stock OF this corporation,
as may be determined by its Board Of
Directors.
ARTICLE III.
The.objects and purposes Tor wblch
this corporation is organized, and the
nature Of the business to be carried on
by 1T, are hereby declared to be to &C
onire. own, maintain or operate boats,
by steam or other machine power, Tor
the transportation Of passengers and
frelpht from the town OF C0vington to
Vaudeville, Madlsonville, Pineland
Park. New Orleans and other ports or
landings In the said parish OF St Tam
many; 10 engage In the business OF
carrying freight and passengers Tor
hire. and generally to act as common
carrier; to acquire docking facilitles !;
to acquire boats necessary TO carry out
the purposes OF this corporation, ana 70
nav for the same In cash or In fuli PAID
stock Of this corporation. az may be
determined by the Board OF directors;
and generally to do and perform any
and Ill things necessary to carry ont
the objects and purposes OF this cor
poration.
The capital stock Of this corporation
is hereby fixed at thirty thousand dol
lars 1880 ,OOO) divided into fifteen hum
dred fl5OO) shares, OF par value OF
twenty dollars $4,000 each, to be paid
cash At the time OF subscription, and
Fan thousand dollars CSC, O0O) OF the
capital stock Of this corporation having
been subscribed and paid In, TINS COZ
poratioD shall commence business I'M
medlately, and the said stock snail De
transferred upon the books OF this cor.
poration only upon surrender or PROOF
Of loss or destruction OF the outstano-
ing certificates.
ARTICLE v.
All the powers Of this corporation
shall he vested In and exercised by .
Roord Of Direct ors, to be composed Of
seven IN stockholders, four % OF
whom shall constitute quorum TOT tne
transaction of all the business OF tnis
corporation, and the following STOCK,
holders shall compose the nrst bosfo
AZ Directdrs of this corporatlon, ano
shall hold their Office until the 1rst
Monday in March, 1907. or until their
enccessors are elected and have qnall-
Mad. to-wit: Harrie U. Hayden, Ernest
q. duncan, Lewis u. Morgan, Charles
Ianking. Claiborne F. Stanga, Louis T.
Yonno and Albert G. Bosse, with
H.rrie u. HAYDEN as President; Lewis
= Youno. rs Vice President, ana
rrnest c. Duncan as Secretary ana
ARTICLE vi.
The BOARD of Directors shall be
.,.ctad annually on the first Monday IN
M.~ch 81 each year. All such elections
.S.,l 10 nv ballot and held at the ofiice
sof this corporation under tne super
yision of three 80 commissioners, %
Is appointed by the Boafo q u =, :.
tcra: notice Of such election shaA De
siyen 81 publication, not less tnan Yen
dava prior 70 such election. ~ one q
the newspapers published u tne u0Wn
~ Coyinoton, parish OF St. Iammsny.
r,ery stock holder shall be entitled 20
go . Il vote for each share q stock
sSendinp in his name on the DOCKS q