The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-02-19
January 10Th. 1914
HuARTER

Parish OF Orleans. Cl;y OF New C'-ea'.s'
Be II known, that on TINS t"e',.e,H % our
the month OF January. n the year OF C-'
Lord one thousand nine hundred ana 10
teen and Of the independence Of the mice
States OF America the oIe hcL.G r.,-,. a.
! thi-;y-es h:h. before me, W. Morgan ul'!ey'
notary public, duly commissioned anu qual'
ned N and Tor the parish o.; orleans, $50
of Louisiana. therein residing ana Ia ~
presence of the witnesses rereinaiteI Ia''.CH
and undersigned. personally, came anu ab
pea-ei. the Seye-a. persons Who hereu!t''l So
scribe thelr names, all residents OF ihis N'tS
I Z -.U axe who sryc-al!y declare, iEat aEa!''
/ INK themselves OF the PROVISIONS OF me avs
and constitutions Of the state q LOUISIANA
relative % the o-Sar;zation OF cofp9faSi.'IIs'
/ they have contracted and agreed 2"G 90 pE
/ these presents. cyrit-ci agree 0oI'sa.v o.
bind themselves. a. well as such persons as
nay hereinafter become associated Win men
/ % form and constitute corporation or bolE
Le-c5.l.f,e- EXPRESSED and under the agree
ments and supulaug1s herein following To-
Wit:
A-,ic,e The name Of this corporation
/ shall - the "Tsckiaw Land Company, With
| rs d1ruil,'s IN the city Of New Orleans, state
q LOUIS and snail under rs f- 6o3PVdj s,e
hereof; and Shall have power and authority
20 sue and be sued: 20 bay, hold, receive
| improve. convey, sell. operate, p!edge' Ea2t,'
gage, hyp0theca;e, rent, lease property teat;
/ personal and mixed: to name and appoint all
managers. directors or agents and employees
as the interest OF the corporation may require.
! To establish such bylaws, rules and Tesu!a,
tions may be necessary and proper ana
the same 20 alter. amend and abolish al pleas.
u-e; and shall have the power 10 make ana
U.s. 4 corporate seal or Uut as the board may
deem best and the same 10 break or a'teT a.
pleasure, and generally 10 do and perform a.!
such acts IS may be proper o. necessary 70
carry out and execute ne purposes OF ms
corporation.
on the president OF this cooperation and IN the
event OF his absence or inability to act, then
upon the se-reta-y-treasurer thereof.
Article IIl.-The objects and purposes io1
which this corporation Is organized and the
nature OF the business 10 be carried on BY H.
are hereby declared % be: the buying selling;
owning, improving. operating IN Iands ana
! timber and all by-prCduCts OF timber 70 DallI
| and operate or lease IN connection with sara
business. traUwayS, railways and water cTaft'
/ 10 establish and operate all kinds OF mills
] and factories: 20 deal IN the manufacture OF
( ,urpentine and turpen;ine stills and all BY
products thereof and TO operate the TnerCan-
Tile business Of wholesale and retail and 10
/ do anything necessary and requisite TO carry
| Article IV.-The capital stock OF this cor:
I poratIOu Is hereby cXed a. sixty hve hundred
/ dollars tSo.S"ool, divided into s,Xty,1Ve lo5'
| shares a. one hundred dollars $1,000 eacn'
which said stock shall be paid for IN cash,
| or may be issued at par IN payment Tor prop
/ erty. real, personal or mixed actually pun
! chased, or Tor services actually rendered TO
| this corporation. which stock shall be full
paid and non-asseSsab!e:
This corporation shall be authorized to COM
| mence business and be a going concern upon
! lars s3.Oo0oO Of its capital stock.
The shares OF stock shall be transferable
| no other transfer shall be binding on this
corporation.
Article V-All the corporate powers shall
b vested in and exercised by board Of three
80 directors, who shall each be stock.
holder Of this corporation. the majority Of
| whom shall constitute quorum for the trans
! action OF all business.
| Said directors shall be elected annually
from among the stockholders on the first Tues
day in January Of each year after due notice
| OF said meeting shall have been given TO
address, ten Q0l days prior 10 the holding Of
! said election, which said notice or any other
notice required by this charter may be served
| in writing.
At elections and all meetings Of the stock
holders each share OF stock shall be entitled
to one % vote to be cast by the owner in
person or by written proxy. the majority OF
the stock voted at any stockholders meeting
shall decide all questions, except as herein
after provided All notices to stockholders
shall be by ten U0) days written notice IN
less otherwise provided.
Within one ~ week from the election, the
directors shall elect from among their mum.
Der a president and secretary treasurer All
OF said officers and directors shall hold their
respective Offices for one ID year from dates
fixed by this charter for election and until
their successors are duly elected.
The hrst board Of directors is hereby de-
clared TO be: NJ. William w. Hines, Miss
Josephine T. Wright and Alfred D. Preston,
with the said William w. Hines as president
and the said Miss Josephine T. Wright as
secretary treasurer; which said board and off.
GERS herein named shall hold their Offices TN.
Il! the first Tuesday in January, 1915, at which
time and annually thereafter, election
OF directors and officers shall be held as above
provided
Any vacancies occurring on said board Of
directors shall be filled by the remaining di.
J rectors for the unexpired term at meeting
| called for that purpose.
A failure TO elect under the terms of this
charter shall not have the effect of dissolvine
this corporation but the then existing board
and officers shall remain in Office until such
election can be had
The board of directors shall have the powe,
to make and alter the bylaws and TO deter
mine upon the matter Of the seal as hereina-
All employees Of this corporation. other than
the elected officers, shall be deemed as EN-.
ployed by the month, unless otherwise con-
tracted with IN writing
The said board shall delegate such of thei,
powers as they see Il, to their duly consti.
tuted agencies.
Article VI-This corporation may be dis.
solved or this charter may be changed, al.
tered or amended and the capital stock nav
be increased or diminished by vote of three
iourths 90 OF the capital stock, issued at
general meeting called for that purpose
after thirty 800 days prior notice in writing
addressed to each stakeholder at his last
known address.
No stakeholder shall be held liable or re.
sponsible for the contracts or faults OF this
corporation in any further sum than the un.
paid balance due the company on the shares
OF stock owned by him nor shall any iufor.
mallty IN the organization hereof have the
effect OF rendering this charter null or OF
exposing any stockholder TO any liability be.
yond such unpaid balance.
Thus done and passed in nv Office in the
city OF New Orleans, louisiana, on the day
month and year herein first above written in
the presence OF Charles F. Coll, III, and Wal.
ter NJ. Gurley. competent male witnesse.
here residing, who hereunto sign their names
together with the said appearers and me, no
tsry, after due reading Of the whole
Original signed: William w. Hines, A. d
Preston, Josephine T. Wright Walter NJ
Gurley, Chas. F. Coll, III.
| W. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
l, the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
IN and for the parish Of Orleans, state OF Lou
islana, do hereby certify that the above arC
! foregoing act Of Incorporation of the "Tickfav
Land company was this day duly recorded
IN my office, in book No. lll9 folio No $50.
S Ss;g4 U5isa1 FN LTais January q; l2I+
hereby certify the above and foregoing I,
Dc true and correct copy Of the original ac
OF Incorporation Of the "Tickfaw Land Com
} pany, together with the certificate of m,
recorder OF mortgages for the parish OF Or
leans, hereto appended. on file and Of recorr
: IN my notarial Office in the city OF New Or
. | leans, louisiana
! w. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
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