St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1911-02-25
Charter of
THE NEW sOUTHER HOTEL co.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
porich of ST Tammany.

United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.
Be it known, that on this 18th
day of February, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand, nine hundred
and eleven, and of the independence
of the United States Of America the
one hundred and thiryt-ifth, before
me, Lewis L. Morgan, a notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and qualified,
in and for the parish of st. TAM
many, State of Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscrlb-
ed, all of full age, who severally de-
clared that, availing themselves OF
the provisions of the laws of the
State, relative to corporations and
their organization, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these
presents do covenant and agree and
bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects
and purposes and under the stipula-
tons, articles and conditions, follow
ing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be THE NEW SOUTH
ERN HOTEL COMPANY, and its
domicile is hereby established at
Coyington, in st. Tammany Parish,
Louisiana, and under it's corporate
name said corporation shall have
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to
break or alter at pleasure; to receive,
hold. have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, convey, borrow, mortgage and
hypothecate, under it's said corpor-
ate name, property, real, personal
and mixed; to name and appiont
such managers, agents, directors and
officers as it's business, interests and
convenience may require; TO make
and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of it's affairs as
may be deemed necessary and proper
to carry out the objects and pur-
poses Of said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved, in accordance with It's
charter, shall exist or continue for
the period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof
The president, or in his ABSENCE
the vice president, or in the absence
of both, the secretary shall be the
proper person upon whom citation
or other legal process shall be serV-
ed.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and
the nature of the business TO De
carried on by it, are hereby declared
to be: The operation OF a hotel IN
all of it's branches; the leasing or
letting of same in whole or in part
for hotel, or commercial purposes,
or otherwise; the manufacture OF Ice,
electricity and the production OF
water for the use of said hotel, with
the right to sell said ice, electricity
or water to the general public; to
purchase for cash or on terms OF
credit, such lands or buildings, or
TO cause such buildings to be erect
ed. as shall be necessary to the con-
duct of the aforesaid business, ana
generally to do all things incidental
to the proper management or con-
troll of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora,
t;on is hereby fixed at fifty thousand
ls50,0OO.OO) dollars, divided into
and represented by five hundred
15OO) shares of the par value OF