The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-02-18
I'll A r T e z
MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOWING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
! United States OF Americas State OF Louisiana
Parish Of Ascension.

ID day Of February in the year one Thousand
nine hundred and eleven, before me. Walter
Lemann. a notary public duly commissioned,
sworn and qualified in and for the sta-e and
parish aforesaid, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named personally came
and appeared the several parties whose names
are hereunto subscribed, who declared that.
awaiting themselves of the laws of the state of
Louisiana relative to the organization OF corpo-
rations, they do by these presents organize and
constitute themselves corporation and body
and do adopt this act as their charter, binding
themselves. their associates and successors
thereto.
ARTICLE L
the MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO WING COMPANY.
LIMITED. It shalt be dcmiciled in the parish
OF Ascension. state of Louisiana. All citation
or other legal process shall be served upon the
president.
ARTICLE II
The purposes for which this corporation is es-
tablished and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it hereby declared to be: to
struct, own, purchase, lease, hire and maintain
steamboats,, toWboats, steamships, barges and
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 ant maintain wharves.
elevators etc. and to do and perform any and
all acts and things pertinent to said business or
arising therefrom.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is hereby
| fixed ut the sum of fifteen Thousand dollars,
divided into one hundred and fifty shares of one
hundred dollars each. The said stock shall be
| issued for cash or its equivalent in such manner
as may be determined by the board of directors.
This corporation shall become going concern
and shall be authorized to do business as soon
| as three thousand dollars of its capital stock
| shall have been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE ".
The business of this corporation shall be con-
/ Quoted By "a board Of four directors who shall be
/ elected annually on the last Saturday in Febru.
/ airy id each year. Said board of directors shall
/ elect from among themselves president. vice
i president and secretary-treasurer. A majority
of the board of directors shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of all business. The
/ first board OF directors OF this corporation il
/ thur 8. husk vice president, Cecilien Esneault
secretary treasurer, Louis N. Boston, and David
r. Lawrence.
ARTICLE v.
i Upon the dissolution of this corporation b
limitation or otherwise its affairs shall be lid
1 Undated by two commissioners to be appointed
i by the stockholders.
Thus done and passed in the parish OF Ascen
i sion, state of Louisiana, on the day, month ane
4 year first above written in the presence of G
i Gre and u. ]. Esneanlt competent witnesses
vino hereunto Sign their names together witt
4 appearers. And said appeal ers hereby subscrib,
8 to the amount of shares set opposite their re
4 spectiye names.
Original signed:
4 ARTHUR S. RUSK--.------------- Share
n LOUIS ". BOSTO -----17 Share
d .ANIEL r. LAWRENCE. per a. S.
Rusk Observation-Disclosures Share
q CECILIES ESNEAULT---- -----------l7 Share
& ,xr;.,assas "a. CIRE
~ iaio'ses. U. j. EsNEAULT
WALTER LEMANN, 4. s..
Notary Public
hereey eerey enat me az ap4 I've ana torego.h
Mississippi River Towing CO., Ltd. and re
corded in this Office in Miscellaneous Book No
4, Seven, folio In witness whereof hay
this Gay set my hand and seal of this Office Chi
Il 14th day of February, 1911.
s J. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
$ Dy. Clerk and Recorder.