Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-05

Charter of the Pointe a la fiacsie
Oak River Canal and Devel-
opement Company.
February, IL, 1918.
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 (19l3)
Before me, William F. Roy, a No
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 partles
whose anne are hereunto SUBSCRIBED
who severally; declared, that awaiting
themselves of the provisions OF the
laws of the State of louisiana. relative
to corporations, they have %covenanted
and agreed by these presents, Go COW
enant and agree and bind themselves,
as we'll as all such other persons as
may become associated with them. to
form ard constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and
! stipulations hereinafter set forth, VIZ:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this corpora
ton shall be the Peinte a la Hache YAK
! 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 C25) 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 appoint
or elect such directors, officers, man
ayers or other agents or employees al
its business may require; to make AMI
use a corporate seal and the same t.
alter at pleasure; and in general to d
all things necessary and proper, per
mitted by law to corporations of thi
character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation sha
be at Pcinte a la Hache, in the Parls
of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana
and all citations and other legal prt
~cesses shall be served upon the pres
dent. or in his absence upon the vic
president, or in the absence OF both W
on the secrctary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects ard purposes for who
70 this corporation is organized, ana II
~ business carried on by it are declare
is to be; the digging Of canals, drainal
bitches ana ether water courses for !
own use and that OF others, and I
this purpose to purchase, lease a
otherwise ocquire real estate, dredge
boats. machinery and other apparat
h. for the building, operating and ma.
tanning of the said canals, bitches a
T water courses; with full authority
c.arge tolls ard rsnt for the use
said canals, bitches, water cours
and their banks, for drslnae
navigation ard ether purpos'
To acquire, erect and operate ice a
, canning factories. To construct a
, erect electrical plants for the manuti
: ture and sale of electricity fer lightIr
, power and other purposes,
; ARTICLE ".
!, The capital stock OF this corporal
!, is hereby fixed at Twenty-Five Tho
= and Dollars (s25, oOO.0 o) divided Il
y and represented by Two Hundred :
= Fifty Shares of the par value OF (
y Hundred Dollars ($1OO.0 0) each, VII
y shall be paid for in cash, or may be
y sued in payment of or for rights
= property actually received by this {
y poration. This corporation shall %
y going concern as soon as Seventy
y Hundred Dollars (s750o.0O) Of the {
y ital Stock shall have been suDscri
~ for.
NJ ARTICLE V.
N All the corporate powers of this
NJ poration shall be vested in and e.
M cised by a Board of five Director
N majority of whom shall constltut
M quorum for the transaction OF busln
Said directors shall be elected
general meeting Of the stockholders
M be held on the second Tuesday in
M uary of each year.
~ Notice of such meetings and OF
other meetings, not otherwise prov
20 for by law, shall be given in writin
each stockhclder by mailing sam