Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-15
Charter. OF the pointe q Ia ITac.sa
Oak River Cana; and Deuel.
open,ent Company.

open'ent Company.
February, IL, 1918.
United States OF America,
State OF Louisiana,
Perish OF St. Bernard.
Be i known, that on this thirteenth,
day of Tie month Of February, in the
year Of OUT Lord, nineteen hundred and
thirteen (1s13I
Before me, William ?. Roy, q Nc
tary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and fer the Parish OF ST..
Bernard, therein residing, and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several parties
whose names are hereunto subscribed
who s~everally declared, that ayai!!ng.
themselves Of the provisions of the
laws OF the State Of Louisiana, relative
to corporations, they have %covenanted
and agreed by these presents, do ccy-
enant and agree and bind themselves,
as we'll as. all such other persons as
may become associated with them, 70
form AID constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and
ST. oalations hereinafter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE 7.
The am and title Of this corpora
ton shall be the Psinte a Ia 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 iuil power in
the prosecution of and for the purposes
of its business as hereinafter set forth;
to sue and be sued; to acquire property
both real. and personal by purchase,
or otherwise and the same to
alienate, mortgage, pledge, hypothe-
cate OF otherwise dispose of; to appoint
or elect such directors, officers, man
ayers or other agtEfs Or employees as
is business may require; to make and
use q corporate seal and the same to
alter at pleasure; and in general to do
I'll things necessary and proper, per-
by law 20 corporations Of this
ARTICLE II.
Tie dciaiciie OF this corporation shall
,e at Ptinte q la Hache, in the Parish
# Plaqaemines, State Of Louisiana,
nd all Citations and other legal pro-
shall be served upon the presi-
.ent, or in his absence upon the vice
resident, O. in the absence Of both up
n the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is organized, and TIE
IN SIS carried On hy it are dtcls red
o be; the zig. ing OF canals, drainage
ito S an ,tA Y watcs cou SEES fer liz
$ an: that & others, tnd for
lis purpose to purchase, isase and
therwise acquire real estate, ~dredges,
cats. machinery and ether apparatus
the building, operating and main /
Of the said canals, bitches ard
Ter courses; VITA full authority to
barge tolls and I. Mt for the use of
lid canals, G%itches, water courses
nd their banks, Tor dra mage, I
a7;gation ard other purposes. /
o acquire, erect ard oncrate ice ard
factories. To construct and
rect electr:ca! rla.,ts for the manufac~
Ire and sale of cleetris;ty for lighting,
over and other purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation
hereby fixed al twenty-five Ihous- +;
I'd Dollars (S25, O00. 00) divided into !
I'd represented by Two Hundred and
fifty Shares of the par value OF One {
undred Dollars $780, COY each, which
'all be paid for in cash, or may be is
led in payment Of or for rights OF
actually RECEIVED by this cor.
ration. This corporation shall! be a
ing concern as soon as seventysfve
Dollars ls7500. 0O OF the Cap
Al Stock shall have been subscribed
ARTICLE V,
All the corporate powers OF this cor
ration shall be vested in and, eyer-
;ed by a Board of five Directors, q
siority o. whom shalt constitute q
Drum for the transaction of business.
Said directors shall be elected at q
neral meeting OF the stockholders to
held on the second Tuesday in Jam :
ry of each year, o
OF such meetings and Of all
Ter meetings, not otherwise provided
! b. law, shall be given in writing to
Oh %s.ockholder by mailing same 10
stockiro!G. rs last kneun address
! days tefore each meeting,
1t the first meeting OF the board OF a,
ctors after its election it shall elect pIs
IN its number q president, q VICE y,
ident and 4 secrttary-treasurer; ia
l all vacancies occurring shall be OF
ed by the remaining directors. FOR
unexpired term. &C