St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1915-07-10

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and agreed, and do, by these pres
ents, covenant, agree and bind them
selves, as well az those who may
hereafter become associated with
them, to form themselves into q
corporation for the objects and pur-
poses, with the name and under the
stipulation following, to-Wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name aud style OF this cor
poration shall be lies Coquilles
Company, Incorporated" and by
said corporate name it shall have
succession and enjoy existence for
period Of ninety-niue years, unless
sooner dissolved in the manner pro-
yided 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
regulations for its corporate man
agement and control, and shall have
and enjoy all the rights, privileges
and imnlunities which are now con-
ferred upon, or may hereafter be
granted to corporations of the same
kind and character.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF this corporation
shall be the island known as Les
Coquilles Island in the parish OF 81.
Tamn1any, State Of Louisiana, ana
all citations and other legal process
ses shall be served upon the presl-
dent, orr III his absence or lnanility
to act, upon any other officer OF the
corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature Of the business to be
learried on by it are hereby declared
to be to buy, sell, own, lease, cultl-
yate or otherwise use Or deal N
lands in the State Of Louisiana ana
elsewhere; to buy, sell, lease, breed
or otherwise handle or deal in cattle
or other animals; to own, tease OF
operate canning factories or othel
manufacturing business; to import
or export or otherwise handle OF
deal in agricultural products OF
other merchandise, to own, cnartei
or otherwise acquire or operate yes
| sells of any character for the pur-
nose of shipping or Transporting
products or merchandise dealt IN py
| the corporation, or otherwise, ana &c
iprocure insurance on such vessels OF
merchandise for it's own account o.
| for Others; to own stock in any otheI
corporation or organization, and te
have such general and lndlVldual
| powers as may be necessary IN Iur'
therance of the objects and purposes
herein set forth or such as natural
person might have or exercise, ano
to have and be vested with sucn
| powers as are conferred upon cor.
porations OF the same kind ana
character. under the laws OF the
State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE ~.
The authorized capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby nxeo q
fifty thousand ($50.OOO do lars
represented by five hundred tow
shares of the par value of one nun
dred $4,000 dollars each, to be pale
ut such time and in such manner
as the board Of directors may re
ouire and may be issued for cash o.
lin payment for property or services
i actually received by or rendered e
said corporation.
This corporation shall become-s
going concern as soon as fifty thous
and dollars Of its capital stock snal
have been subscribed for and paid
The parties hereto declare that the.
hereby subscribe for the NUMBER .
shares set opposite their respectlV'
signatures hereto, or an aggragate y
$50, 900.
The capital stock Of this corpora
tion may be increased to the sum o
$3.50 900 in accordance with the pro
visions of the law pertaining there
ARTICLE v.
All the powers Of this corpora
Ition shall be vested in and be exer
cised by board OF not less tnal
three nor more than five directors
to be elected at the stockholder'a
annual meeting. The persons 9,
named as directors. all OF Wnon non
shall be bona fide stockholders, ma:
elect from their own number . presl
dent. a vice president and a secre
ltary.treasurer. The first board Q
directors, with postoftce addresses
are as follows: 81.
/ A. D. Geoghegan, Hennen bulio
ing. New Orleans, La, president.
Charles Monstead, Hennen bullu
ing. New Orleans, La, vice president
Oscar Reeh, Hennen Building
New Orleans, La, seeretary-treas
On the second Tuesday OF Janu
ary. 1917, and on the same day Q
each succeeding year, except wne'
such day shall fall on . legal non
day. then upon the next following
lday. the stockholders shall eiec
Ii board Of directors for the ensuinl
1 year. the. board already installed =
/ continue to hold over until their sue
! cessors are elected and qualified.
i The board of directors go elec.e'
].h.l1 collect from their own numDe