The herald., 1914-02-26
January 9th. 1914.
CHAD TED

Parish OF Orleans, lily OF New VI ans
Be II known, that on this twe1tleth Gay o.
the month OF January, IN the year OF Oul
Lord. one thousand nine hundred and -FOUR
teen and OF the independence OF the Gi'I'tI
States OF America the one hundred anu
thirry-cighth, before ne, ". Morgan Gurley'
notary puilIc. duly commissioned ana 4u'l'-
ned IN and f5r the parish OF Orleans sac
OF Louisiana, therein residing, and IN tDJ
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter ndiAeu
and undersigned personally came ana aP
peared. The scyera. persons Who heTeunto SUD
scribe their names. all residents OF inns cry
ui full age who ScvCrally declare, that avail
ing themselves Of the provisions OF the laws
and constitution OF the state OF LOUISIANA
relative TO the organization Of cOTp2Tatlot'S'
they have contracted and agreed and do by
these presents, contract. agree, ohilga'c anu
bind themselves. as we'll as such persons as
may hereinafter become associated with theI''
20 form and constitute corporation or Oody
polite IN law for the objects and purposes
hereinafter expressed and under the agree
meUtS and stlpulltIous herein following To-
wit:
Article The name Of this corporation
shall he the "Tickiaw Land Company, with
IFS domIclle IN the city Of New Orleans state
o. Louisiana, and shall under It's corporate
name cNN for fifty (S0) years from date
hereof; and shall have power and authority
20 sue ard be sued; 70 buy, hold, receive,
improve, convey, scll, operate, pledge, mort
gage, hypothecste, rent, lease property, real:
personal and mixed; 10 name and appoint all
managers, directors or agents and employees
= the interest Of the corporation may require
To establish such bylaws, rules and regula
tons as may be necessary and proper ana
the same 20 alter, amend and abolish al pleas,
u-c, and shall have the power TO make ana
use a corporate seal o. not IS the board may
deem best and the same 10 break or alter az
pleasure, and generally 10 do and perform all
such acts as may be proper o. necessary TO
carry cut and execute the purposes OF TINS
operation.
Article II.-All legal process snail be served
on the president Of tins corporation and IN the
II
upon the sccretary-treasurcr thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes ior
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature OF the business 20 be carried on by H.
are hereby declared to be: the buying, selling;
swning, improving, operating IN lands and
timber and all by-prOduCtS Of timber; to bul!d
and operate or lease IN connection with sara
business. tramwayS, railways and water craft ;
10 establish and operate all kinds of mills
and factories; to deal in the manufacture OF
turpentine and turpentine stills and all BY
products thereof and to operate the mercan-
tile business of wholesale and retail and 10
do anything necessary and requisite TO carry
on such business.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor;
poration is hereby fixed at SiNty-hve hundred
dollars S6,5OOOOl, divided into sixty five (65)
shares al one hundred dollars $4,000 each,
which said stock shall be paid for in cash,
may be issued at par in payment for prop
crty, real, personal or mixed actually Pur-
chased. or for services actually rendered I.
this corporation, which stock shall be fuIl
paid and non asSeSsable.
This corporation shall be authorized to com
mence business and be a going concern upon
the subscription in full Of three thousand dol
| lars (S5OO0.OO of its capital stock.
The shares of stock shall be transferable
| only on the books Of this corporation, and
no other transfer shall be binding on this
| corporation.
| Article V.-All the corporate powers shall
| be vested in and exercised by board of three
| 90 directors, who shall each be a stock
| holder OF this corporation, the majority o.
| 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 Il
each stakeholder by mail to his last known
| said election, which said notice OF any other
! notice required by this charter may be serveC
| in writing.
At elections and all meetings of the stock
| holders each share of stock shall be entitled
! to one Cd vote to be cast by the owner IL
person or by written proxy, the majority o
! the stock voted at any stockholders meetin,
| shall decide all questions except as herein
after provided. All notices to stakeholder!
| shall be by ten C0) days written notice un
| less otherwise provided.
| Within one O) week from the election, tn,
| directors shall elect from among their mum
] Der president, and secretary-treasurer. Al
| of said officers and directors shall hold thei
| respective Offices for one Cd year from date
fixed by this charter for election and unit
their successors are duly elected.
| The first board of directors is hereby de
! clared to be: Mr.. William w. Hines, Mis-
Josephine T., Wright and Alfred d. Preston
| with the said William w. Hines as presiden
and the said Miss Josephine T. Wright a
| seCretary-treasurer; which said board and off
GERS herein named shall hold their Offices un
til the first Tuesday in January, 1915 at whicl
time and annually thereafter, an election
of directors and officers shall be held as abov
provided.
| Any vacancies occurring on said board o
directors shall be hlled by the remaining di
| rectors for the unexpired term at a meetin
called for that purpose.
A failure to elect under the terms of thi
charter shall not have the effect of dissolvin
| this corporation but the then existing boar
and officers shall remain in Office until sucl
| 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 hercina
bove provided for.
| All employees of this corporation other thai
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 ut 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 ma,
| be increased or diminished by a vote of three
tourths go of the capital stock, issued a
| a Cdllcu lot tnAt purpose
| after thirty 600 days prior notice in writin
addressed to each stakeholder at his las
known address.
No stakeholder shall be held liable or re
| sponslble for the contracts or faults of TIN
| corporation in any further sum than the un
paid balance due the company on the share
OF stock owned by him nor shall any infor
mality in the organization hereof have tn
effect of rendering this charter null or @
| exposing any stakeholder to any liability be
yond such unpaid balance.
Thus done and passed in my Office in tn
city OF New Orleans, louisiana, on the da,
| month and year herein first above written /
| the presence of Charles F. Coll, III, and Wal
| ter NJ. Gurley. competent male witnesse
here residing, who hereunto sign their name,
| together with the said appearers and me, nc
| tary, after due reading of the whole
Original signed: William w. Hines, A. I
Preston, Josephine t. Wright. Walter N
| Gurley, Chas. F. Coll, III.
w. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
l, the undersigned recorder of mortgage,
IN and for the parish of Orleans, state of Lor
isiana, do hereby certify that the above an
foregoing act of Incorporation of the "Tickfa,
Land Company" was this day duly recorde
IN my othce, in book No. lll9, folio No. $50.
New Orleans, La, January 81, 1914.
| (Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, DIV. r
1 hereby certify the above and foregoing
be true and correct copy of the original az
OF incorporation of the "Tickfaw Land Con
pany, together with the certificate of N
recorder of mortgages for the parish of o.
leans, hereto appended. on file and of recor
lin my notarial Office in the city of New o.
leans, Louisiana.