Lower coast gazette., 1913-03-22
Charter OF the pointe a Ia siash
Oak River Canal and Devei=
opemena Company.

feDfuafy, IL, 1913.
United States Of America,
State of Louisiana.
Parish Of St. Bernard.
Be it known, that on this thirteenth
day Of The month of February, in the
year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
thirteen Q913)
Before me, William T. Roy, q No.
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
names ere hpreunto subscribed
who severally declared, that awaiting,
themselves OF the provisions OF the
laws OF the State o. Louisiana. relative
10 corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed by these presents, do Gov
anant and agree and bind themselves,
as we'll IS all such other persons as
may become associated with them. t.
AID constitute a corporation ard
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and unuer the articles and
i ,)ulations hereinafter set forth, viz:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corpora
ton shall! be the Psinte q la HacLe Oak
River Canal and Development Company
and by that name it shall have and en-
Joy corporate existence and succession
for o period Of twenty-five (25) years
from date hereof, -ith full power in
the prosecution Of end 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 OF otherwise and the same to
ALLEVIATE, mortgage, pledge, hypothe-
cate CT otherwise dispose Of; to appoint
or elect such directors, officers, man
ayers or other ag, ITS OF employees as
it's business may require; to make and
use a corporate seal and the same to
alter at pleasure; and in general to do
all things e ssary and proper, per.
by law to corporations OF this
ARTICLE II.
The dcmici!e CT this corporation shall
be at P,inte a la Hache, in the Parish
Of Plaquemines, State Of Louisiana.
and all citations and other legal pro-
shall be served upon the presi-
dent, Or in his absence upon the vice
president, or in the absence of both up
on the secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects ard purposes for which
this cooperation il org ,nized, and the
3 N s* carried On ny it are declared
to be; the 'ie ing Of canals, drainage
ditto S an cta = wa.es courses for its
cv,n use and that If Others, and for
this purpose to purchase, lease and
otherwise acquire real estate, dredges,
machinery and cthsr apparatus
Tor the building, operating and man
tanning Of the said canals, bitches and
" t|r courses; VITA full authority K
tolls and r mt for the use OF
said canals, bitches, water Courses
ard their banks, for drainage,
navigation and ether purposes
To acquire, erect ard eparate ice and
canning factories. so construct and
erect electrical plants for the mannfac-
ture ard sale Of electricity Tor lighting.
power and other purposes.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF thi, corporation
is hereby fixed at twenty-five 1hous-
and Dollars (s25, 600. oN divided into
and represented by Two Hundred and
Fifty Shares Of the par value OF One
Hundred Dollars (s1oO. 0o) each, which
shall be paid Tor in cash, OF may be is
sued in payment Of. os for rights CT
property actually received by this cor
p~oration. This corporation shall be c
going concern as soon as Seventy-five
Hundred Dollars ($7500. COY of the Cap
ital Stock shall have been subscribed
for.
ARTICLE Y.
All the corporate powers OF this cor
poration shall BE- vested in and exer-
cised by a Board Of five Directors, 9
Of whom shall constitute q
qrcram for tne transaction OF business.
Said directors shall be elected at g
general meeting Of the stockholders 60
be held on the second Tuesday in jan
uary CT each year.
Notice Of such meetings and Of al
other meetings, not otherwise provided
for by law, sia!l be given i'll writing &c
each stakeholder Ly mailing same to
such stockholders last known address
ten days iefore each meeting.
1T the first meeting Of the board OF
dir ctors after its elec.ion it Stall elect
ireri its number a president, . vice.
president ard a secr-tary-treasurer;
snd all vacsrcies occurring shall be
Eled by the remaining directors, 10,
the us~xpifed term.
Until the second Tuesday in January,
1914, the following shall constitute chs
fn Board OF Directors, namely:
Frank c. Movers, Leon l.. Where,