The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1914-07-25
c II A r TIE r
Of
KELLER CONTRACTING CO.
United States of Anerica-State of
Louisiana-Parish of Ascension.

United States of America-State Of
Louisiana-Parish Of Ascension.
ID e III KNOWN, that on this 10th
~ day Of July, in the year of Oul
Lord one thousand nine hundred anc
fourteen, before me, CALEB C.. WEB
Err, a notary public, duly commits
stoned, sworn and qualified, within
and for the parish OF Ascension,
state of Louisiana, and in the pres,
ence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons, all
of the age of majority, who have sub
scribed their names hereto, who de.
clared that, availing themselves OF
the provisions Of the laws of the
state of Louisiana relative to the or
ganization and formation of corpora
tons, they do hereby form a corpora
ton for themselves and those Per
sous who may hereafter join with
them for a period of nInety-nlne
years from this date; they shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued
in their corporate name; to make ano
use a corporate seal; to hold, re
ceive. purchase and convey under
their corporate name property, both
real and personal; to name and ap-
point managers, directors, Officers
and agents as their interest and con-
venience may require and to dismiss
them at pleasure; to make and es-
tablish such bylaws for the proper
management and regulation of the at
fairs of the corporation as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.
The name Of this corporation shall
be KELLER CONTRACTING COM
PANY, and the domicil of said cor
poration shall be in the city of Don
aldsonyille, parish of Ascension, stats
of Louisiana, and ali citations ana
other legal process shall be served up
on the president OF the corporation,
and in the event of his absence up
on the vice president.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it at its domlcil or
elsewhere, are hereby declared to
be-: To engage in the general con-
tracing business for the purpose of
constructing levees, highways, rail-
way embankments; to undertake
dredging contracts, earth work Of all
kinds, and generally to do and per
form all kinds Of contracting work
either by machinery, or otherwise;
to engage in the planting business
for the raising and cultivation of
crops of sugar, rice, corn and other
produce, and to this end to purchase,
lease and rent real estate, and to
generally carry on all business con-
nected Herewith, and generally to do
and perform all things as are neces-
sary and incidental to the purposes
for which this corporation is organ
lied
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be the sum of TWENTY
FIVE THOUSAND ($25, 000) DOL
LARS, divided into two hundred and
fifty (250) shares of the par value Of
one hundred $1,000 dollars, which
shall be paid for in money, property
or services rendered said corporation,
and said corporation shall begin busl-
ness as soon as ten thousand $40
000) dollars Of said shares Of stock
have been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall be managed
and controlled by board Of direc-
tors consisting of three stockholders,
two of whom shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of all
business. Said board shall at the
first meeting of the stockholders Of
his corporation, which said meeting
shall be held on the 1Sth day Of July,
1914, and annually thereafter On the
second Saturday of July, be elected.
Failure to elect said officers Or di-
'ectors shall not cause forfeiture of
;his charter, but the directors then
n office shall serve until their sue
.essors shall be elected. Said board
It its first meeting shall elect from
heir number a president, vice presi-