Lower coast gazette., 1913-07-19
Charter of the Lower Coast Cons
struction Company.
State of Louisiana.
Parish of Plaquemines.

DAuLS VI AVNtciolos
Parish Of Plaquemines.
Per act before NE, Raoul c. Favret
Deputy Clerk and Deputy Notary Pub
lie in and for the Parish of Plaquemine
dated this 18th day of the month o
July in the year Of our Lord One Thous
and Nine Hundred and Thirteen, per
sonally came and appeared, the severa
parties whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who ~seyerally declared tina
~availing themselves CT the: laws of the
State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided, they have covenantec
and agreed and do by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselve.
as we'll as such persons as may here.
after become associated with them, t.
form a corporation and body polite ii
law, for the objects and purposes ax
under the articles and stpulations fol.
lowing, te-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this Corporation shall
be THE LOWER COAST CON
STRUCTION COMPANY" and under
its said corporate name, it shall have
power and authority to have and enjoy
corporate existence and succession for
the full term and period of ninety-nine
(99) years, from and after the date
hereof, to contract, sue and be sued,
to make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to alter and break at pleasure
to hold, receive, purchase, hypothecate
convey, sch, lease or pledge, real and
personal property, to issue negotiable
bonds and notes, or other evidence of
debt, to purchase stock Of other cor
porations or to sell stock to other cor
porations, to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers
as it's business interest and convenience
may require; and to make and establish
as well as to alter and amend from
time to time such bylaws. rules ard
regulations for the proper government
of the affairs of this Corporation as
may be necessary and proper; and in
general to do all things necessary, per-
mitted by law to Corporations Of this
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIe of this Corporation
shall be at Pointe a la Hache in the
Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louis
lana, and all citations and other legal
processes shall be served upon the
President, or III his absence upon the
Vice President, or in the absence of
both upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purpos. IS for which
this Corporation is organized and the
business carried on by it are declared
to be; the building and the contracting
for the building of levees and revet-
ments, the digging of canals, drainage
bitches and other water courses for its
own use and that Of others, and for
this purpose to purchase, lease and
otherwise acquire real estate. dredges,
boats, machinery and other apparatus
for the building, operating and main
tanning of the said levees, canals, ditch
es, and other water courses; to acquire
erect and operate workshops, and
other things necessary for the erection
of dredges, and all things Incidental
thereto for the proper carrying on of
the objects ard purposes OF this Cor
poration.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at Fifty Thousand
$4,000, COY Dollars divided into and
represented by Five Hundred shares of
stock at the par value Of One Hundred
(s1OO. 00) Dollars each, which shall be
paid for in cash, or at such time as the
Board of Directors may fix. This Cor
poration shall be a going oncer when
and as soon as Fifteen Thousand
(sl5O00. COY Dollars of the capital stock
shall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this Cor
poration shall be vested in and exercis-
ed by a Board Of Directors. Said Di-
rectors shall be elected at a meeting of
the stockholders to be-held on the first
Monday in July of each year.
Notice Of such meeting and of all
other meetings, not provided for by
law, shall be given in writing to each
stakeholder by mailing same to such
stockholders last address ten llO) days
before each meeting.
At the first reeting of the Board Of
after its electionit shall elect
from among its number q President, a
ce-President. a Sceretary-Treasurer
in the form of one person, or a Secre-
tary and q Treasurer as the Board Of
may deem necessary; when
the Office of Secretary shall be held
separately it may be held by one other
than q stockholder. AL! vacancies oc-
curing in the Board of Directors shall
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