Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-12
Charter Of the Pointe a la Hache
Oak River Canal and Deves-
opement Company.
February, IS, 1913.
limited States of America,

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February, IS, 1913.
limited States Of America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish of St. Bernard.
Pe it known, that OH this thirteenth
law of the month of February, IN the
,ear of our Lord, nineteen hundred ana
thirteen (19l3)
Before me, William F. Roy, a NO
tary Public, duly commissioned anu
qualified in and for the Parish OF ST.
BERNARD, therein residing, and in the
OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several parues
whose names are hereunto SUBSCRIBED
who severa!ly declared, that ava'ilns
themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of the State of Louisiana relae'e
to corporations, they nave coVehah'eu
and agreed by these presents 0 o9S
oaor+ ,nd agree and bind themselves,
40 we'll as all such other persons as
NAV become associated with them' 70
form ard constitute a corporation ara
body polite in law, for the objects anu
purposes and under the articles ana
stipalations hereinafter set FORTH VIZ:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this corpora
t;on shall be the pSinte a Ia Hache OAK
River Canal and Development Company
and by that name it shall have and en-
;ov 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
If lis business as hereinafter set forth;
to sue and be sued; to acquire property
!. both real and personal by purchase
lease or otherwise and the same to
I. ALLEVIATE, mortgage, pledge, hypothe-
cate or otherwise dispose Of; to appoint
or elect such directors, officers, man
ayers Or other agents or employees as
it's business may require; to make ano
1t use a corporate seal and the same te
alter at pleasure; and in general to az
h all things necessary and proper, Per
mitted by law to corporations OF TN:
S character,
ARTICLE II.
The dcmicile of this corporation shaI
be at Pointe a la Hache, in the Par1s
P. Of Plaouemines, State OF Louisiana
and all citations and other legal pre-
cesses shall be served upon the pres
P. dent, or in his absence upon the VIC
president, or in the absence OF both ul
on the secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes. for whl<
10. this corporation is organized, and II
~. business carried on by it are declare
to be; the digging Of canals, dramas
bitches ami other water Courses Ter
own use and that Of others, and !
=: this purpose to purchase, lease {
otherwise acquire real estate, dredg1
boats. machinery and other appafaft
o'' for the building, operating and ma
tanning of the said canals, bitches a
w:,ter courses: With full authority
enc csarge tolls and rsnt for the use
;, said canals, bitches, water cou
and their banks, for drama
ond navigation and other purpos
To acquire, erect ard operate ice
lace canning factories. To construct
erect electrical plants for the manuf
tnre and sale of electricity for light
r P. power and other purposes.
ARTICLE ".
and. The capital stock Of this corpora
! . is hereby fixed at Twenty-Five Ih'
: and Dollars (s25, ooo.oO) divided
and represented by Two Hundred
Fifty Shares of the par value OF
Hundred Dollars $500. OO) each, W
y shall be paid for in cash, or may De
.Jr.. sued in payment of or for rights
property actually received by this
nond poration. This corporation shall !
going concern as soon as Seventy
Hundred Dollars l$75Oo.o o) Of the
TIVE ital Stock shall have been sppese'
for.
ARTICLE Y.
!. Y All the corporate powers OF this
poration shall be vested in and
cised by,a Board Of five Directe
P. @. majority Of whom shall constltu
ayille.. quorum for the transaction Of bust
=. =. Said directors shall be elected
general meeting Of the s%tockholde
wn p. be held on the second Tuesday III
uary Of each year.
PILOT Notice of such meetings and
, p q other meetings, not otherwise pre-
Venice for by law, shall be given in writ
each stockholder by mailing sar
Bend such stockholders last known al
, Bend ten days before each meeting.
At the first meeting Of the DO
: Dena directors after it's election it shall
Grove from its number a president, a
president and a secretsry.-trea
IF P. Q. and all vacancies occurring sh
Myrte filled by the remaining director
, place the unexpired term.
Until the second Tuesday in ia
1914. the following shall constit,