The herald., 1912-08-29

ter-houses, slaughter-pens or other means
necessary for the carrying on Of a slaughter
house business and to sell and deal In
also dredging and contracting for dredging
the construction of canals and levees or
other construction or engineering work con-
nected with or collateral to land drainage
and reclamation and in such connection TO
own and operate railways, tramways and
navigation canals, to build roads and high
ways, to construct and maintain wharves,
warehouses, landings, piers, station-houses
| and other improvements necessary, and to
own and operate any floating craft as the
needs OF the company's business may re-
Quire. In furthering and accomplishing the
objects and purposes OF this corpora ton ii
shall have the right to extend the operation
| of its affairs TO any point within or without
| the state as may be deemed advisable or as
| its business may require, at which point
branches may be established 1t shall have
the authority to contract for the cOnstruc-
| tion OF all necessary edificeS and structures,
| to develop townsltes in connection with its
work of reclamation or otherwise and to
| lay out streets, rOadways and alleys for the
convenience of the inhabitants thereof, and
in general TO do anything that may be incl.
dental or necessary to any OF the lines Of
business herein set forth.
| ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock OF this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum OF one million dol
lars Isl, 900, O000O), represented by 10000
shares OF 500 each, to be paid for In cash,
property, services or notes. This corpora
| ton shall be going concern and fully Or
ganiZed as such as soon as 100000 OF it's
capital stock shall have been subscribed and
paid for. No stakeholder shall ever be held
! liable or responsible for the contracts, faults
or defaults OF the corporation, nor shall any
mere informality in the organization OF the
corporation have the effect of rendering this
charter null or Of exposing the stockholders
to any liability beyond the unpaid balance
on their stock subscription. This charter
when recorded shall represent the original
stock subscription list required by law.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers OF this corpora
tlon not reserved by law to the stOckhOld-
ers shall be vested IN and exercised by
board OF directors to be composed of not
more than three (3l stockholders as herein
after stated and the number Of directors
may be increased to five, all OF whom shall
be stockholders by action OF the board Of
directors, In such manner as shall be fixed
by the bylaws. majority Of the board of
directors shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF business. The said board Of
directors shall elect from their number
president, Observation-Disclosures and
secretary. The directors shall be elected
annually by ballot by the stockholders, cast
either In person or by proxy, at the offices
Of the company, on the first Monday In
June OF each year and until the election TO
be held on the first Monday In June, 1913,
the said board of directors shall be COM
posed of the following, to-wit: Julius J.
Funk as president; ]. Lahroy Slusher, as
ce-president-treasurer, and Emile W. Du-
pOnt, as secretary, who shall serve as such
until the said stockholders meeting on the
first Monday in June, 1913, or until success
sors shall have been elected and qualified
Any vacancies occurring In said board shah
be filed from other stockholders by the re,
naming directors. for the unexplred term.
ARTICLE w.
This charter may be modified, changed or
altered, or this corporation may be dissolv-
ed, with the assent Of three-fourths Of the
capital stock represented at a general meet
ing of the stockholders convened for that
1 rfN,.. 3ANfNa hall
have been given each stakeholder, mailed to
his residence as II appears on the books OF
the company.
Whenever this corporation Is dissolved,
either by limitation or by any other cause,
its affairs shall be liquidated by two stock
holders elected as liquidating commissioners
at a general meeting of the stockholders to
be convened for that purpose Of which ten
days previous notice in writing shall have
been given each stakeholder, mailed to his
last known residence as 1t appears on the
books OF the company. The said liguidating
commissioners shall remain in office until
the affairs of the corporation shall have
been settled and lquidated, and they shall
and distribute the proceeds, II any, and in
case OF any vacancies by death or otherwise
of any Of the said liquidators, the vacancy
shall be filed by the survivor.
Thus done and passed, at my office In the
city Of New Orleans, on the date first here
In written In the presence of Geo. Wolfe and
Miss ". VOORHEES,, competent witnesses, who
have signed these presents, together with
the said appearers and me. notary, after
reading Of the whole.
(Signed) ]. Lahroy Slusher, fourteen
shares; Julius J. Funk, fifteen shares, by J.
Lahroy Slusher: Emile W. Dupont, one
share, by J. Lahroy Slusher. Geo. Wolfe,
y. VOORHEES,.
(Signed) LEWIS R. GRAHAM,
Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned recorder of mortgages,
in and for the parish Of Orleans, state Of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation Of the
Houma Land and Cattle Co. was this day
duly recorded In my office in book 1855,
folio -.
New Orleans July 10, 1912.
(Sigued) EMILE LEONARD, by. Rec.
A true copy:
LEWIS R. GRAHAM,
(SeaD Not. Pub.
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