The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-25
C H A r T E r
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOWING COMPANY
LIMITED.
United States Of America-State OF Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.

United States Of America-State OF Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
i E9E 1T KNOWN, That on this the fourteenth
4p day OF February in the year one thousand
nine hundred and eleven. before me. Waite,
/ [ emaEn. a notary public duly commissioned
sworn and qualified in and for the stase and
parish aforesaid. and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named personally came
and appeared the several parties whose names
are I1ereunto subscribed, who declared that
availing themselves of the laws Of the state Of
Louisiana relative to the organization of corpo
| rations, they do by these presents organize ana
| constitute themselves a corporation and body
| polite for the purposes hereinafter expressed
and do ADOPT this act as their charter, binding
4 themselves, their associates and successors
| thereto.
/ The name and title Of this corporation shall be
the MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOWING COMPANY.
! LIMITED. 1t shall be domiciled in the parish
/ of Ascension, state of Louisiana. al citation
or other legal process shall be served upon the
president and in his absence upon the vice
president.
The purposes for which this corporation is es-
tahlished and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared to be- to con-
struct, own. purchase, lease. hire and maintain
other Watercrafts for the transportation Of
| freight and passengers on the Mississippi river
and other rivers and streams tributary thereto,
and in connection with said business to own.
| purchase lease, hire and maintain Wharyes.
landings, docks, sheds. warehouses, wharf boats
elevators etc., and to do and perform any and
all acts and things pertinentto said business or
arising therefrom.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is hereby
fixed ST the sum OF fifteen thousand dollars
divided into one hundred and fifty shares of one
hundred dollars each. The said stock shall be
as may be determined by the board of directors.
This corporation shall become a going concern
and shall be authorized to do business as soon
as three thousand dollars of It's capital stock
shall have been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE w.
The business of this corporation shall be con-
Quoted by a beard of four directors who shall be
elected annually on the last Saturday in Febru-z
airy in each year. Said board Of directors shall
elect from among themselves a president a vice
president and a secretary -treasurer. A majority
of the board Of directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business The
first board OF directors OF this corporation is
hereby declared to be as follows: President, Ar
thur S. Rusk vice president, Cecilien Esneault .
secretary treasurer, Louis N. Boston, and David
F. Lawrence.
ARTICLE "
Unon the dissolution of this corporation BY
Limitation or otherwise its affairs shall be liq-
Undated BY two commissioners to be appointed
by the stockholders.
Thus done and passed in the parish Of Ascerl-
sion, state OF Louisiana. on the day. month and
year first above written in the presence of g. |
Gre and U. u. EsneaulG, competent witnesses, |
who hereunto sign their names together with
appearers. And said appea' ers hereby subscribe |
to the amount of shares set opposite their re-
spectiye names.
Original signed:
s. sk------------24S Shares
LOUIS N. BOSTON-----------.,-- Shares |
DANIEL f. LAWRENCE. per A. IS.
n ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Shares /
CECILIEN ESNEAULT--- Shares /
Jsy;+nassas G. Gre.
~ i'Aeseeo' U. J.. EsNEAUIT.
WALTER LEMANN, Il s..
Notary Public.
L hereby certify that the above and foregoing
isa true and correct copy Of the charter of the
cardea i thil anp
Seven. foiio--. In witness whereof I have
this day set my hand and seal of this Office, this
18th day of February. 1911.
r. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
Dy.. Clerk and Recorder.