Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-29
Charter OF the Eointe a la E.acEs
Oak River Canal and Devei=
opement Company.

" 49,
opement Company.
. February, IL, 1918.
> United States OF America,
State of LOUISIANA
Parish of st. Pernard.
Be it known, that on this Thirteenth
; day of the month OF February, iii Tie
year Of Our Lord, nineteen hundred anG
thirteen (1913)
Before me, William T. Fey, G. No,
tary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for TIE Parish of st.
Bernard, therein residing, and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named aid undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several parties
whose names are heYcunto subscribed
who s~everally declared, that availing
themselves OF the provisions Of the
laws OF the Stite Of Louisiana. relative
to corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed by these presents, do COW
enant and agree and bind themselves,
as we'll as al such other persons rs
may become associated with them. to
form AID constitute & corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and
stipulations hereinafter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE /.
The name ard title Of this corpora
ton shall be the Peinte & la Hache Oak
River Canal and Development Company
and by that name it shall have and en-
Joy corporate existence and succession
for a period OF twenty-five (25) years
from date hereof, With full power in
the prosecution OF and for the purposes
Of its business as hereinafter set forth;
to sue and be sued; to SECURE property
both real and personal by purchase,
lease OF otherwise and the same to
ALLEVIATE, mortgage, pledge, hypothe-
cate OF otherwise dispose of; to appoint
or elect such directors, officers, nan
ayers or other agents CT employees Is
its business may require; to make and
use z corporate seal and the same 70
alter at pleasure; and in general to do
all things Necessary and proper, per-
mitted by law to corporations OF this
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF this corporation shall
be at Pcinte . Ia Hache, in the Parish
of P%lequemines, State Of Louisiana,
and all citations and other legal pro-
cesses shall be served upon the presi-
dent, o. III his absence upon the vice
president, Oh in the absence of both up
on the secretary.treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is org mizcd, and the
b ,sin IS c;:rri,l. en- By it are declared
to be; the digging of canals, drainage
ditch S AMI vthr water courses for its
own use and that OF others, and for
Us rurpece tc p=-cac-e, lease and
2 isswise acquire real estate, dredgc.,,
beats, machinery and other apparatus
for the building, orerating and NAH.
tanning Q. The said canals, aitches and
y tn rcuyses: wish full anthof;sy 70
charge tolls and rynt for the uso of
said canals, bitches, water courses
and their banks, for drainage,
~~-rg'+ic,a ssEaa ::tler pupos : +, !,
I'c ..cQu;rt, erccSS r..a, vpe.ate ice aud
.:...ag iactorics. To construct snd
~2.ct electrical plants for the m%anufae-
,urc and Sale Of vltctIi.ity for ligl,sing.
pcwey and other purposes,
ARTICLE ",
The earital stoc!: o. this cooperation
is hereby fixed az twenty-five Thous-
and Dollars 1895, 000.0 0l DIVIDED into
and represented by Two Hundred anG
Fifty Share CT the par value Of One
Hundred Dollars $500. 00) each, which
shall be paid for in cash, or may be ise
sued in payment Of OF for rights OF
property actually received By this corr
poration. This corporation shall De al
going concern as soon. as Seventyetiye
Hundred Dollars {$750o.00 Of the CAPS
ital Stock shall have been subscribed
for.
ARTICLE Y.
All the corporate powers Of this cor
porstion shall be vested in and exer-
by 8 Board Of i've Directors, q
majority OF whom shall constitute 4
for the transaction of business.
Said directors shall be elected at q
meeting Of the stockholders to
De held on the second Tuesday in Ian.
larry Of each year. (
Notice Of such meetings and OF III
'ther meetings, not otherwise provided
or BY law, shall De given III writing to
ZACH stockholdGy by mailing same 10
;uch stockholders last known address
days iefore each meeting. !,
At TIE first meeting Of the hoard Of :
lir 'ctors after its election II shall elect
rom its number . president, q vice :
president ard 4 eecretary.treasurer; t