St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1914-07-11

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and objects and under the, stipula-
lions, articles and conditions follow
ing. to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of said cor
poratiOn shall be the
Abita Springs Light & Power Com
pany,
and its domicile is hereby established
at Abita Springs, St. Tammany parish,
Louisiana, and under its corporate
name said corporation shall have
power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, convey, sell. borrow, pledge,
mortgage and hypothecate, under its
said corporate name, property, real,
personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such officers, directors, agents
and managers or employees as the
interest or convenience of said cor
poration may require; to make and
establish bylaws, rules and regula-
tions for the proper management and
regulation of its affairs, as may be
deemed necessary and proper, and the
same to change and alter at pleasure;
and do all other acts and things per-
mitted by law, or as shall be neces-
sary and proper to carry out the OBJ
jects and purposes of said corpora
ton.
Said corporation unless sooner dis
solved. in accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue for a period
of ninety-nine years from and after
the date>hereof.
The president, or in his absence
the vice president, Or in the absence
of both, the secretary, shall be the
proper person upon whom citation
and otheer legal process shall be
served. And the president, or IN MS
absence the vice president, shall be
authorized to bring all suits and le-
gal proceedings on behalf Of this cor
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
THE corporation is established and
the nature of the business to be car
ried on by it, are hereby declared to
be:
First-To buy, own, sell, construct,
lease and operate plants for the pro.
duction or manufacture and sale OF
ice and distilled water, either whole
| sale or retail.
Second-To buy. own, sell, con-
struct. lease and operate cold stor-
age plant.
Third-To produce, furnish, sup
ply, sell and distribute electricity TOT
light, heat, power and any and al
other purposes for which it may De
used, and to buy, sell, build, con;
tract, lease and operate power house
plants. poles, lines, wires and cables
| for the above purposes.
| Fourth-To buy, sell, own, lease,
construct and operate laundry
either by hand, steam or electric
power.
Fifth-To buy, sell, own, con-
struct, lease and operate botthne
works for the manufacturing, sale
and distribution of pop, carbonated
waters. either wholesale or retail.
and generally to do all acts and
things as may be necessary andrprop-
er to carry out the objects OF this
corporation.
| ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum OF
TWENTY-FIVE Thousand ($25,OOO.OO )
dollars, divided into and represent.
ed by two hundred and fifty (25O)
shares of the par value of One Hun
dred ($1O0.O0) Dollars each, when
stock may be issued at not less thar
par for cash, at the time 1t IS SUP
scribed for. or at such time as may
be deemed proper by the Board OF
directors, provided that said stocE
shall be paid for in full within sia
months after same shall have beer
subscribed for, or in payment or e1'
change for property or rights actu.
ally received or purchased by SAFE
corporation, provided that all stock
certificates shall be signed by the
president and secretary of said cor
poration and no stock shall be issued
unless the consideration therefor ma:
been received by said corporation.
| All transfers of stock shall Dt
made on the books of said compan.
at its office, on the surrender OF the
certificate therefor
This corporation shall commence
doing business as soon as Three
Thousand {$3OO0.O0) Dollars of it,
capital stock shall have been sub
|scribed for.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers OF this cor
|noration shall be vested in and ex
|ercised by Board of Directors, whicl
shall consist of three 60 stockhold
|ers; a majority of two (2) OF whom
shall constitute quorum for TN
transaction of business. Said d.
rectors shall be elected annual!
from among the stockholders on tn
first Tuesday after the first Monda.
in July of each year, commencing OF
1.-The first Tuesday otter the first Mon
day of July, 1915.
Notice of such election shall BIT
given by two (2) publications IN
Newspaper published in st. Tamman!
parish, La, within fifteen (15) day
Immediately preceding said election
| At said election, and at all othe'
meetings of the stockholders, the vot
ling shall be by ballot, and each shar'
fof stock shall be entitled to one vot'
by the owner in person, or by writ
ten proxy.
Within one week of their election
as above provided for, the Board o
Directors shall elect from anon,
their number, president, vlc'
president and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
provided one person may hold tn
office of both secretary and treasurer
and all of said officers and Director