St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-06-18

| Ihls corporation shall commence doing bust
ness as soon as Ten Thousand $50 100000 Dol
lars of its capital stock shall have been SUBJ
scribed for and paid in. as above provided.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers Of this corporation shall
be vested in and exercised by board of direct
ors, which shall consist of six Co stockholders,
a majority of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of business. Said directors
shall be elected annually from among the stock
holders on the fourth Monday of May Of each
year, commencing in May, 1911.
Notice of such election shall be given by two
e. publications in a newspaper published in the
town of Covington, La, within fifteen 15) days
| Immediately preceding the election.
AT said election, and at all other meetings of the
stockholders, the voting shall be by ballot, and
each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote
| by the owner in person, or by written proxy.
/ Within one week of their election, as above
provided for, the Board of Directors shall elect
| from among their number a president, vice
president, and secretary and treasurer, pro-
| vided one person may hold the Office of both
secretary and treasurer, and all of said officers
and directors shall hold their respective offices
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| their election, or until their successors are
elected. But the failure to hold an annual cleo
ton, or to elect the officers as above provided
for shall not result in dissolution of this cor
poration, but the then Board of Directors and
officers shall hold their offices until their sue
| cessors duly elected.
Any vacancies occurring in said Board of
Directors shall be filled by the remaining mem
bers of the board, for the unexpired term, at
meeting called for that purpose after ten days
notice in writing, sent by mail to said director
at their last known residence.
The said Board of Directors shall have the
power to make all bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and conduct Of the
affairs of this corporation and to change, alter,
abolish and amend same at pleasure, and shall |
have and exercise all the powers conferred by |
law this corporation, and set forth gen. |
eraly above.
The said Board of Directors may also delegate
any of sad powers in the transaction of the I
business of this corporation to committees of t
their own body or to the officers and agents of |
this corporation.
The first Board of Directors Of this corpora
ton are hereby declared to be August Stef, /
Nemour Cousin, Charles Noel, Mrs. Juste
Bruev, Widow Henry Clay Cousin and Alfonso
Stef, with August Stef as president, Nemour
Cousin as vice-president and Charles Noel as
and treasurer, who shall hold their re-
spective offices until the fourth Wednesday in
May, 1911 or until their successors are elected.
1t shall be the duty of the president of this
corporation, or in the event CT his inability to
act, the vice president, to cal meeting of the
Board of Directors of the stockholders thereof
IN the written request to that effect signed by
TWO more directors, or upon the written re-
guest to that effect of ten per cent of the capital
stock
ARTICLE V.
This corporation may be dissolved by vote
# three-fourths of the capital stock thereof, at
! general meeting convened for that purpose
lfter forty days advertisement in newspaper
published in the town of Covington, ST. Tam
many Parish, La, Immediately preceding said I
Meeting and written notices of the objects of !
aid meeting sent to each of the stockholders /
hirty 800 days Immediately prior to said meet
ng at his last known place of residence.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved,
whether by limitation otherwise, its affairs
hall be liquidated by three 8) liquidating COM
nlssoners to be elected at general meeting,
nd in case Of death or inability of any of the
aid commissioners, the surviving commits
toner's shall appoint successor and together
hey shall continue said liquidation to its ter
lination.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be changed, altered or
mended, and the capital stock increased or de-
reased, by a vote of two-thirds of the capital
took issued at general meeting called for that
urpose, after thirty 500 days prior notice in
vriting having been sent to each stockhoder at
is last known residence stating the object OF
aid meeting, and forty (4O) days advertisement
newspaper published in the town of Cow
,gton, St. Tammany Parish, La, in which the
beet of the meeting is also stated.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall be held liable or respon-
ble for the contracts or faults of this corpora
ON in any further sum than the unpaid balance
ue the company on shares of stock owned by
i'm, nor shall any mere informality in the Or
anization herein have the effect of rendering
lis charter null, or of exposing any stakeholder
any liability beyond the unpaid balance due
4 his stock
Thus done and passed in my office, in the town
Covington, Parish of St. Tammany, State of
ouisiana, on the day, month and year herein
bove mentioned, and in the presence of Messrs. Z
;. B. Peters and A. L. Bear, competent male
illnesses, who have hereunto signed their
ames with the said appearers and me, notary,
fter due reading of the whole.
Witnesses: 4
. B. PETERS,
. L. BEAR.
(Signed) A. STEF, rs Shares. S
HENRY CLAY COUSIN. q
CHAS NOEL, 10 Shares. 6
ALPHONSE STEF, 10 Shares. =
JUSTE Cher mark BRUEY. D.
NJ COUSIN.
J. C. SWITZERLAND, Share.
HARVEY E. FILLS, Notary Public. AZ AZ
State of Louisiana, -
Parish of St. Tammany. h.
Clerks Office. ~
certify that this instrument was filed for m
zcort the 2 1alo, ard recorded June 1910. NJ \.
/, Mortgage book, 90 pages of the official OF
scords of this parish and State. la
w. E. BLOSSMAN, m
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder. "a
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lie parish of st. Tammany, La, in the presence &C
f the witnesses hersinafte ter named and under pa