The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-03-11
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER TOWING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
United States Of Anerica--State OF Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.


Parish OF Ascension.
- day Of February in the year one thousand
nine hundred ana eleven, before me- alter
|#Lemann. q notary publ duly nnissioned,S
sworn and Qualified in and for the sta Ia 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.
aVailing themselves of the laws OF the state of
Louisiana relative to the organization Of corpo-
ratlons. they do by these presents organize and
constitute themselves a corporation and body
polite for the purposes hereinafter expressed
and do adopt this act as their charter. binding
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. All citation
or other legal process shall be served upon the
president, and IN his absence upon the vice
ARTICLE H.
The purposes for which this CORPORATION is es-
tab1ished and the nature of the business to be
carried on by t5are hereby declared to be to con-
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
a ans, other rivers and streams tributary thereto
purchase lease, hire and maintain wharves,
landings, docks, sheds. warehouses wharf boats,
sGfRRatOTS etc. ana TO 90 ana 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 at the sum of fifteen thousand collars,
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 d 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 Tor.
n ARTICLE IV.
j The business Of this corporation shall Sc con
Quoted by a board OF four directors who shall be
elected annually on the last Saturday In FebTu-
airy in each year. Said board of directors shall
elect from among themselves. a president q vice
president and a secretary treasurer. majority
of the board of directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of all business The
first board of directors Of this corporation ID
hereby declared to be as follows: President, Ar
thur s. Rusk: vice president, Cecilien EsneauH
secretary tfeasrrer, Louis n. Boston. and David
f. Lawrence.
ARTICLE v.
Upon the dissolution of this corporation by
limitation or otherwise It's affairs shall be liq-
Undated by two commissioners to be appointed
by the stockholders
Thus done and passed in the parish of Assem-
sion, state of Louisiana, on the day, month and
year first above written in the presence of g..
Gre and u. j. Esneault, competent witnesses,
who herennto sign their names together with
appearers. And said appea rers hereby subscribe
to the amount of shares set opposite their re-
spectiye names
Original signed:
ARTHUR s.. RUSK--.---4--- -e1--,a---M Shares
LOUIS N. BOSTON ---zs----s-4=-s----T Shares
DANIEL F. LAWRENCE. per a. s..
--4---s--4z-4---z422 Shares
CECILIEN ESNEAULT ---4- II Shares
IN; G., GRE.
: i1essss : u. j. lEsNEAULT.
WALTER LEAfAN j.. s..
Notary Public.
4 hereby certify that the above and foreaoing
is q true and correct copy Of the charter Of the
Mississippi River Towing Co., Ltd. and re-
corded in this Office in miscellaneous Book IN d.
Seven, folio ----. In witness whereof have
this day set my hand and seal OF this Office, this
18th day of February, 1911
>. Ed. FERNANDEZ.
E5.& sa35ss.g s.sEN pY. Clerk and RECORDER