Lower coast gazette., 1913-08-09
Charter of the Lower Coast Con-
struction Company Limited.
State Of Louisiana.
Parish of P~laquemines.

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State of Louisiana.
Parish of P%laquemines.
Per act before me, Raoul C. Favret,
/. by. Clerk and by. Elk -oficio Notary Pub
lie in and for the Parish of Plaquemines
dated this 18th day of the month Of
July in the year of eur Lord One Thous-
and Nine Hundred. araf' Thirteen, per-
iseaally csfne and appeared, the several
parties whose, names are hereunto SUBJ
scribed, who seyeraiy declared that
avajling themselves of the laws Of the
State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided, they have %covenanted
and agreed and do by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves
as well as such persons as may here
after become associated with them, to
form a corporation and body polite in
law, tor the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name of this Corporation shall be
THE LOWER COAST CONSTRUC-
TON COMPANY LTD" 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 n%inety-nine
(yy) years, from and after the date
hereof, to contract, u and be sued,
to make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to alter and break at pleasure
to hold, receive, purchase, h~ypothecate
convey, sell; lease or pledge, real and
personal property, to issue negotiable
bonds and notes, OF other evidence of
debt, to purchase stock of other o
porations or to sell stock to other cor
porations, to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and officers
as its business interest and convenience
may require; and to make and establish
as we'll as to alter and amend from
time to time such bylaws, rules and
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-
m;tted by law to Corporations OF this
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile 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 in his absence upon the
Vice President, or in the absence Of
both upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes 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 fol
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 otherrwater courses; to acquire
erect and operate workshops, ani
other things necessary for the erection
of dredges. and all things. mcidenta
thereto for the proper carrying ~ 0.
the objects and purposes OF this Cor
poration.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this Corporation
is hereby fixed at Fifty THOUSAND
H5ooOo,oO Dollars divided into ant
represented by Five Hundred shares o.
stock at the par value of One Hundred
$500. O) Dollars each. which shall. b