Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-08
Charter of the POinte a la Hache
Oak River Canal and Devel@
opement Company.
February, IL, 1913.
United States Of America,
State of Louisiana.

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United States Of America,
State of Louisiana. l
Parish of St. Bernard. #
Be It known, that on this thirteenth
dav Of the month Of February, in the 1
OF our Lord, nineteen hundred and I
thirteen Q9l3)
Before me, William F. Roy, a No S
tary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for 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 severally declared, that avalllng
themselves of the provisions Of the
laws Of the State of Louisiana, relative
to corporations, they have covenantea
and agreed by these presents, DO cov-
enant and agree and bind themselves,
as we'll as all such other persons as
NAV become associated with them, to
form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the articles ana
s%tipulations hereinafter set forth, VIZ:
ARTICLE l.
Tho name and title Of this corpora
ton shall be the Pointe a la Hache Oak
River Canal and Development Company
and by that name it shall have and en-
ioy corporate existence and succession
Efor 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 acquire property
both real and personal by purchase
lease or otherwise and the same t.
ALLEVIATE, mortgage, pledge, hypothe'
cate or otherwise dispose Of; to appoln'
or elect such directors, officers, man
ayers or other agents OF employees az
its business may require; to make ant
use a corporate seal and the same U
alter at pleasure; and in general to d
all things necessary and proper, per
mitted by law to corporations OF TIL
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation sha
be at Pointe a la Hache, IN the Paris
of Plaquemines, State OF Louisiana
and all citations and other legal pr
cesses shall be served upon the pres
dent. or in his absence upon the VIZ
president, or in the absence Of both u
on the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes tor whle
this corporation is organized, and Il
business carried on by it are declar
to be; the digging of canals, drama!
bitches and other water courses Tor
own use and that of others, n
If this purpose to purchase, lease a
otherwise acquire real estate, dredgf
boats. machinery and other apparat
for the building, operating and ma
tanning Of the said canals, bitches a
water courses; with full authority
charge tolls and rent for the use
said canals, bitches, water cour'
and their banks, for dra'na'
navigation and other purpos
To acquire, erect and operate ice {
canning factories. To construct !.
erect electrical plants for the manu-
ture and sale of electricity for light
he power and other purposes.
to ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporal
is hereby fixed at Twenty-Five lns
and Dollars ($25. 600. O0 divided
and represented by Two Hundred
Fifty Shares Of the par value OF
Hundred Dollars (s1o0.O o) each, W
shall be paid for in cash, or may De
sued in payment of or for rights
property actually received by this
poration. This corporation shall b
going concern as soon as Seventy
Hundred Dollars ($750O.OO) OF the
ital Stock shall have been suDscf
for.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers OF this
poration shall be vested in and
cised by a Board of five Dlrecto
majority of whom shall constltu
quorum for the transaction OF bus,
Said directors shall be elected
general meeting of the s~tockholae'
T. LolJ ~ Tho corOnd TleSdaV IN