The herald., 1914-02-12
January 10Th, 1914.
HHAPTER
OF THE TICKFAW LAND COMPANY.
.rited Statcs Of America. State Of L0ulslana

Parish OF Orleans, City OF New orleans. .
Be il known, that on this tWeAuelh usS 80
the month Of January, IN the year OF oui
Lord. one thousand nine hundred ana IoY'
teen and Of the independence OF the SilteI
States Of America the one hundred a"u
,birty-eighth before me, w Morgan GuTIey, a
notary public. duly commissioned ana quar-
he'd IN and for the parish OF Orleans, staIe
Of Louisiana. therein residing. ana III t5
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter naiheu
and undersigned. personally came ana APP
pcarcd: the several persons who htreunto SUD
Z scribe their names, all residents OF lhlS I''S
Of full age, who -tvcrally declare, that dNaII-
ing themselves OF the provisions OF the laws
and constitution Of the state OF louisiana
relative 10 the organization OF CoTp3raI'oHS
they have contracted and agreed and do ny
these presents, contract, agree, op4ISale anu
bind themselves. rs well such persons as
may hereinafter become associated with theii'
| 20 form and constitute corporation or body
| polite in law for the objects and purposes
hereinafter expressed aud under the agree
mcuts and stpulauona herein following To-
wit:
Article The name Of this corporation
| shall he the "TIckfaw Land Company, with
| il, domicile IN the city Of New Orleans, state
name - for fifty 800 years from, date
! hereof. and shall have power and authority
/ 10 sue and be Sued to buy, hold, receive
! improve. convey, sell, operate, pledge, mort
| gage, hypOthcCate, rent, lease property, real,
/ personal and mixed, 10 name and appoint ali
| managers directors agents and employees
! as the interest OF the corporation may require
| 10 establish such bylaws, rules and regula,
| tons as may be necessary, and proper and
| the same TO alter amend and abolish At pleas
! urc; and shall have the power to make ana
| Use a CORPORATE seal not the board may
deem best and the same to break or alter at
pleasure; and generally TO do and perform all
such acts as may be proper or necessary to
| carry out and execute the purposes OF tins
corporation.
Article II.-All legal process snail be servS1
on the president Of this corporation and IN the
event OF his absence or inability to act, then
upon the secretary-treasurer thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation Is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by II,
are hereby declared to be: the buying selling:
owning, improving, operating IN lands ana
timber and all by-prOduCtS Of timber; TO build
and operate or lease IN connection with sdid
business. tramwayS, railways and water craft;
to establish and operate all kinds OF mills
and factories to deal in the manufacture OF
turpentine and turpcntlne stills and all by
products thereof and to operate the mercan-
tile business of wholesale and retail and to
do anything necessary and requisite 10 carry
Article IV.-The capital stock OF this cor.
poration Is hereby fixed Al siXty-hve hundred
dollars lS65OO.OO), divided into sxty-hve (o9)
shares at one hundred dollars $4,000 eaCn,
which said stock shall be paid for in cash,
or may be issued Al par IN payment tor prop
erty, real personal mixed actually pur-
chased, for services actually rendered TO
this corporation, which stock shall be full
paid and worcestershire.
This corporation shall be authorized to COM
mence business and be a going concern upon
the subscription in full of three thousand dol
lars (S5,mOOO) OF its capital stock
The shares of stock shall be transferable
only the books of this corporation, and
no other transfer shall be binding on this
Article V.-All the corporate powers shall
be vested III and exercised by a board OF three
90 directors. who shall each be stock.
| holder OF this corporation, the majority OF
whom shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of all business
Said directors shall be elected annually
from among the stockholders the first Tues
day in January of each year after due notice
of said meeting shall have been given to
each stakeholder by mail to his last known
address, ten QOl days prior to the holding, of
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 Cd 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 O0) days written notice I'M
less otherwise provided
Within one CD week from the election, the
directors shall elect from among their num-
Der president and secretary-treasurer. All
of said officers and directors shall hold their
respective offices for one Cd year from dates
hNed by this charter for election and until
their successors duly elected.
The first board of directors is hereby de-
elared to be: Mr.. William w. Hines, Miss
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 I'M
til the hrst Tuesday in January, 1915, at which
time and annually thereafter, an 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 d.
rectors tor the unexpIred term at a meeting
called for that purpose.
A failure TO elect under the terms of this
charter shall not have the effect of dissolving
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 power
to make and alter the bylaws and to deter.
mine upon the matter of the seal as hereina-
bove provided for
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 their
powers as they see fit 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. !
fourths go of the capital stock, issued al
general meeting called for that purpose.
after thirty 500 days prior notice in writing |
addressed to each stakeholder at his last
known address.
No stakeholder shall be held liable or re-. |
sponslble 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 infor
mallty IN the organization hereof have the |
erect OF rendering this charter null or of |
exposing any stakeholder to any liability he |
yond such unpaid balance.
mus done and passed in my office in the |
city OF New Orleans, louisiana on the dav-
month and year herein first above written IN |
the presence of Charles F. Coll, III, and Wal |
ter NJ. Gurley, competent male witnesses
mere residing, who hereunto Sign their names.
together with the said appearers and me, mo- |
tary, after due reading Of the whole
Original signed: William W. Hines n
Preston, Josephine T. Wright Walter NJ |
Gurley, Chas. F. Coll, Ill "
w. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
l. the undersigned recorder of mortgages
IN and tor the parish of Orleans, state of T7ou |
isiana, do hereby certify that the above and
ioregoing act of Incorporation of the "Tickfaw
Land Company was this day duly recorded
IN my othce, IN book No. 1ll9, folio No 450.
New Orleans, La, January Il, 1914
,(Signed EMILE J. LEONARD, DIV. r
L hereby certify the above and foreSo;ng %
be true and correct copy of the ORIGINAL act |
OF Incorporation of the "Tickfaw Land Cor,t |
pany, together with the certificate of m. |
recorder OF mortgages for the parish of Or |
leans, hereto appended on file and of record
IN my notarial Office in the city of New Or |
leans, louisiana " VI |
w. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub
Jan Y . feb IL 10 %