St. Tammany farmer., 1917-04-07
CHARTERS.

corporation shall have the right /
increase its said capital stock to Fill
ty Thousand ($5O,OOO) Dollars, III
v1ded into shares of One Hundre
($1OO.OO) Dollars each, If authoriz
ed by a meeting of the stockholder
duly called and voted for according
to law. The capital stock may o
increased or diminished, as provide,
by law. All shares of stock sha]
be issued as full paid and non-assess
able. and no transfer of stock shall
be binding on the corporation unles
recorded on Its books.
! No stockholder shall be liable TO
any amount beyond the amount O
stock subscribed for by him in thi
corporation.
ARTICLE v.
All OF the corporate powers Of thi
corporation shall be exercised by =,
Board Of Directors consisting of fiv,
90 stockholders, Of whom three 81
shall constitute quorum for thu
transaction Of business. The Boare
OF Directors shall elect, annually
from their number, president, vice
president, secretary and treasurer
or may combine the said two latter
officers in one person. The Board
shall appoint, from time to time
such officers, agents, clerks and EN-
ployees, as they may deem necessary
for the purpose of carrying on the
business OF the corporation, who
shall hold office at the pleasure o1
the Board, Or may employ a man.
ager or other designated official with
power to employ and discharge such
agents and employees as may be
deemed necessary and proper. Said
Board may make. alter and amend
any and all bylaws and regulations
proper for the conduct and manage
ment of the business and affairs OF
the corporation.
The following persons shall com
pose and constitute the first Board
of Directors:
l.. J. Bourgeois, President, Ham
mond, La.
Harvey E. Ellis, vice-President,
Covington, La.
Clarence E. Schonberg, Secretary
and Treasurer, Covington, La.
John P. Rausch, Abita Springs,
La, and Hermen H. Levy, Mande-
Vile, La, Directors.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of this corporation for the
election of officers shall be held on
the first Monday In March of each
year. and the Directors now chosen
to represent this corporation shall
hold their offices until that date or
until their successors are duly elect
ed and qualified. In case vacancies
occur during the year, same shall
be filled by the remaining Directors
or Director.
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be modified,
changed or altered, or said CORPORA
tion may be dissolved, with the as
sent of stockholders owning two
thirds of the entire capital stock of
this corporation, at a general meet
ing of its stockholders convened for
that purpose, after fifteen (15) days
notice shall have been given to each
mailed to his last known
address. In case Of liquidation Of
this corporation, the Board Of Dr.
rectors shall be the liquidators.
may vote either t.. per-
son or by proxy.
ARTICLE VII.
The subscribers hereto have re-
spectively written opposite their
the amount of stock in this
subscribed for by each
Of them, together with their post
office addresses, so that this act Of
shall serve as the
original subscription list of said cor
poration.
Thus done and passed in my Office
at Covington, La, on this first day
Of the month of March, A. D., 1917,
in the presence of Messrs. H. F.
and Holger G. Kohnke, COM
petent witnesses Of lawful age, who
have hereunto subscribed their
together with said parties,
and me, Notary, after due reading
of the whole.
L. J. Bourgeois, Hammond, La,
Harvey E. Ellis, Covington, La
Herman H. Levy, Vaudeville, La,
5 shares.
Jacob Seller, Covington, La,
shares, Chas. A. David, Vaudeville,
La, share.
F. Edw. Vix, Vaudeville, La, 4
shares.
Clarence E. Schonberg, Covington
La, 4 shares.
VIM. D. Cox, New Orleans. La, 1
share.
Joseph Birg, Vaudeville, La, 5
shares. BY Harvey E. Ellis.
A. D. Crawford, Pearl River, La,
, shares. BY Harvey E. Ellis.
John P. Rausch, Abita Springs,
la, shares.
J. S. Jones, Covington, La, z
shares.
F. l.. Dutsch, Waldheim, La, 2
shares. BY John P. Rausch.
Herman A. Dutsch, Waldhei;n,
Ia, 2 shares. By John P. Rausch.
E. J. Domergue, Covington, La,
shares. By John p. Rausch.
Louis NJ. Bourgeois, Covington,
Ia, 2 shares. By Jacob Seller.
Lawrence NJ Bourgeois, Coving-
on, La, l share. BY Jacob Seller.
Hayden w. Wren. New Orleans,
Ia, 20 shares. By E. NJ. Stafford.
,Ethelred NJ. Stafford, New Or
cans, La, shares.
Witnesses:
H. F. HORTON.
HOLGER G. KOHNKE.
KARL ]. KOHNKE,
Notary Public.
I. w. E. BlOssamn, Deputy Clerk