The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-12-29
c CHARTER
eAsTAGNos CANE LOADER COMPANY
INCORPORATED.

/ CAS- A6NGS LAVE 11sN&AeA $500 " ~
INCORPORATED.
| limited States Of America State ~ boaasl-
/ Ana--Parish Of Ascension.
nE RI KNOWN and remembered that o#
ID this l4th day Of the month p peceuaes,'
II the year Of oar Lord. enc thoas@H@'
nine hundred and seventeen before me-
! Richard Melaneen. a notary public dafF So"
| mis- stoned and qualified in aud Ter TIRE Fes A@H
| of Ascension and state e honialAha 80 49, ~
/ the presence % the 3itpesses beeeinAttrf
| named and undersigned. personally came hhf
appeared the several persons Nhqss "#a'e9
] are hereuato subscribed. who Declared thats
awaiting themselves q the Rfesssi'ns y
| Laws Of this state. they Do hereby unite eha
] fsrus a corporation. and Do as0rt Tor sA'd
I corporation the following chsrgsf ana Srefsiss
/ ot incorporation. to-wtit
ARTICLE I
| The name Of this corporation saaa se
ICASTAGNoS CANE LoAbEk N1A @N :
/ use. and il shall exist and continue Ter
| period Of ninety -nine years tFem eRd eft@f
/ the date hereof. unless sooner dissolved
ARTICLE u,
The objects and purposes for which ahis
corporation Il formed and the nature ~ tae
/ business to be carried on By g are he#sus
\ declared ia be az fellows. to-wttt
10 manufaeture and eel cane leaders.
/ grabs, trueka. heiats and agricultural I'm
/ Elements e. sell engines 81 All ktnaa ana 70
carry on and conduct the business nt re-
I
| implements cane leaders. grade. trucks ana
1 hoiats; 90 purchase lease Or otherwise &C.
/ quirV real estate factories and works nse@Hs
\ sary to the proper management hnd eeat1et
Of and 10 adequately carry on the nioFesa'a
/ business.
ARTICLE III
The eapitai stock Of this corporation r.
\ hereby nsrd A. RFseen thousand dollars,
| tslB eco. 0ol, divided into and represented
\ ~ one hundred ard ATTY ti59i sh@r@s "
4 the par value ct enc handred cellars
i tsIO9.0Oi each such capital stock ~ be
evidenced By certificates signed ~ the pres.
4 ident and secretary, and the form Vt satd
/ certificates to be determined BY the board 20
1 directors.
eept for cash or Tor the value 81 property
1 or for the value ef services Fsadefea, hl#
| corporation being organized principally Tor
1 the purpose of purchasing the entire hneansss
/ 81 CAstagnos Cane Loader Company. inelHd-
/ ing patent rights, toeis, stesk. property,
4 bills receivable and all ether property there
/ to belonging. belonging 20 the subaefsberh aha
! ineorporateFs herein and situated in the par
] ish of Ascension and state Of Louisiana Gers
| tihcntes of stock for same shall be tAsued -
| once tc the full amount Of fifteen Thousand
| dollars. each Of the incorporates hereby aubs
| scribing for the full amount OF capital stock
| set opposite their names and this aet serve
4 ing as the original subscription iist. and the
| ineorporators have annexed hereto an ae-
| eurate. detailed and itsmized description or
| the aforesaid property, ms 70 amount l@c@+
! ton extent character and stat OF improve
/ ment. together with a statement Of it's value
| as appraised by the board of directors ana
as Is subscribed and rendered in payment tef
the capital stock.
The capital stock of this corporation may
| be increased to twenty thousand dollars
| 100000.
ARTICLE ".
The domieile of this corporation shall be
at Donaldsonvile. Louisiana, provided how
| ever, that with the written consent OF all OF
the directors hereinafter provided for vaiia
| meetings of the directors may be held else
where than at the domicile.
ARTICLE v.
| The MANAGEMENT of the business and af-
fairs of this corporation shall be vested in and
| exercised by a board of directors composed
| of three stockholders. any two of whom SHAH
| constitute quorum for the transaction OF
| business, and each of whom shall own. in ms
own right, at least one unpledged share OF
| stock in this corporation.
They shall be elected by the stockholders
at an annual election to be held on the Sec
ond Friday in the month of February OF
every year, notice of said meetings to be
delivered personally or by depositing same IN
the postoffce. properly addressed to each
stakeholder, at least ten days before saia
meetings majority vote shall be neces-
sarf for an election. and any vacancy oe-
curing on the board of directors shall be fill
ed by the remaining members until the next
election. N
not dissolve the corporation and the officers
and directors then in office shall hold Office
until their successors are duly elected ana
qualified. Meetings of the board of directors
may be held at any time as the business Oh
the corporation may require.
| Following each election of the board or dl-
rectors as herein provided for, the newly
elected board shall meet and organize by Sc
| lecting from their number president, wee
president and secretary and treasurer.
The offices of secretary and treasurer may
be combined and held by one person, and the
| president and vice president OF this corpora.
ton may also hold either one of the SAID
offices. -,
| Until the first annual election under this
charter, the following shall constitute the
board of directors, viz: Cnarles wlggl na,
B. Castagnos, who shall be vice president and
secretary, and Jack Wiggin:
| The postoffice address of each member OF
the board Of directors is as follows: Charles
Wiggin. New Orleans, louisiana; Joseph b.
Castagnos, Donaldsonvil1e, Louisiana; Jack
| Wiggin, Hammond, Louisiana.
ARTICLE VI.
All service of citations and other legal
process shall be served upon the president
and, in his absence, upon the vice president.
~ ARTICLE VII.
ys.cial meetings of stockholders shall be
bs1d ushen ordered by the board of directors
~ tha t-olders of twenty-five per cent of all
on+stand;nag stock, and notice of all stock
bolders' meetings should be given in the
same manner prescribed for stockholders
meetings for tkas. election of directors.
Each stockholders shall be entitled to one
vote in person or by hagexy for each share OF
stock held by him.
ARTICLE vIff>s
This act may be amended. a>ltered q; or
changed and this corporation may Sbe DIS
solved and its affairs liquidated in acceptance
with the provisions of law in such ~ecases
made and provided. >.
Upon the dissolution of this corporation IN
any manner, it's affairs shall be hquidated byS
three liquidators elected by the stockholders
at a meeting called for that purpose.
Thus done and passed at the parish OF
Ascension, Louisiana. on the day, month and
| year first above written, and in the presence
Mr.. A. J. Babin and Miss Marie Michel,
| good and competent witnesses, who nave
| signed these presents together with the ap-
| bearers and me, notary, after due reading
| of the whole.
CHAS. WIGGIN, SO Shares.
]. B. CASTAGNOS, 40 Shares.
JACK WIGGIN, / Share.
Witness:
| A. J. BAB1N.
| MARIE MICHEL.
| RICHARD MELANCON.
| Notary Public,