St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-31
rHE 81. TAMMANY FARMER, SATURDAY, july 81. 1916
ACT OF INCORPORATION
LES COQUILLES COMPANY, IN.
CORPORATED.

LES COQUILLES COMPANY, IN
CORPORATED.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Or.
leans, City Of New Orleans.
Be 1t known that on this the LIST
day of the month Of July, In the
year Of our Lord, nineteen hundred
and fifteen, and of the independence
Of the United States of America. the
one hunded and thirty-ninth.
Before ME, Charles F. Fletchinger,
a Notary Public duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the State,
parish and city aforesaid, therein
residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that, ayailing themselves
OF the laws OF this State relative 20
the formation and organization OF
they have covenanted
and agreed, and do. by these pres
ents, covenant, agree and bind them
selves, as we'll as those who may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form themselves into a
for the objects and pur-
poses. with the name and under the
following, towit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be lies Coluil!cs
Incorporated,' and by
said corporate name it shall have
succession and enjoy existence for a
period of ninety-nine yeas. unless
sooner dissolved in the manner pro-
vided by law and the articles of this
charter; and under said corporate
name t shall have power and au-
thority to contract. sue and be sued.
to make and use corporate seal,
the same to alter or break at pleas
ure, to make all necessary rules and
for its corporate man
agement and control, and shall have
and enjoy all the rights, privileges
and immunities which are now con-
terred upon, or may .:oreafter be
granted to corporations of the same
kind and character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicfle of this corporation
shall be the island known as Les
Coquilles Island in the parish Of st.
State Of Louisiana, and
I'll citations and other legal process
res shall be served upon the presi-
lent, or, in his absence or inability
20 act, upon any other officer of the
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
md the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
o be to buy, sell. own, lease. cult
rate or otherwise use or deal in
ands in the State Of Louisiana and
to buy, sell, lease, breed
n otherwise handle or deal in cattle
,r other animals; to own, lease or
operate canning factories or other
business; to import
,r export or otherwise handle or
leal in agricultural products or
,ther merchandise; to own, charter
IT otherwise acquire or operate yes
,els Of any character for the pur-
pose of shipping or transporting
products or merchandise dealt in by
he corporation, or otherwise; and to
procure insurance on such vessels or
for its own account or
.or others; to own stock in any other
or organization, and to
have such general and individual
powers as may be necessary in fur
.herance of the objects and purposes
herein set forth or such as natural
person might have or exercise, and
% have ard be vested with such
powers as are conferred upon cor
porations Ct the same kind and
character, Under the laws of the
State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE w.
The authorized capital stock Of
his corporation is hereby fixed at
htty thousand l$5O,000) do lars,
by five hundred (500)
shares Of the par value of one hun
lred $1,000 dollars each, to be paid
1t such time and in such manner
IS the board Of directors may re-
luire and may be issued for cash or
N payment for property or services
received by or rendered to
laid corporation.
This corporation shah become a
going concern as soon as fifty thous-
md dollars of ita caDital stock shall
have been subscribed for and paid.
rhe parties hereto declare that they
hereby subscribe for the number OF
shares set opposite their respective
signatures hereto, or an aggregate Of
$50, 900.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ion may be increased to the sum OF
$4,000 in accordance with the pro-
1isions Of the law pertaining there
o.
ARTICLE v. VI
All the powers of this corpora
ion shall be vested in and be exer-
Used by board of not less than
hree nor more than five directors,
o be elected at the stockholders
annual meeting. The persons so
FAMED as directors, all of whom
hall be bona fide stockholders, may
,lect from their own number presi-
lent, vice president and a secre.
The first board OF
with postof1ce addresses
re as follows:
A. D. Geoghegan, Hennen Build