The St. Mary banner., 1919-10-25
CHARTER OF
The Teche Brick Company, Iucor.
perated.

Dtdte OF LOUISIANA,
| Parish of st. Mary.
BE 1T KNOWN That, on this 23rd day
or october, in the year of our Lord Nine.
ieen Hundred and Nineteen. before me
tene ii. Hlmel. a Notary Public, in and
for the Parish Of st. Mary. State of Louis
laha; 'hereln residing, and in the presence
or the witnesses hereinafter named AMI
Undersigned, personally came and appear.
ed the persOns whose names are heraunto
subscribed. all Of the full age of majority
and residents of the Parish of st. Mary,
Louisiana, who sevsrally declared tha
avaiiing themselves OF the provisions Of
the Act of the Legislature of the state of
Louisiana, being known as Act 267 of the
session Acts of 1914, they do, by these
presents, covenan. and agree and bind
themselves as we'll As such other par,on.
as may become hereafter associated with
them, In order to form and Constitute n
corporation and body polite in law for
the Objects and purposes. and under the
st'puta'lons. following, to.wft:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corporation
shall be 'fIIE TECHE Brick COM
FAM, lNCORPOkATED." and it shall
nave ana enjoy succession aud existence
for period Of ninety mine 1897 wears from
date hereof. 1t shall have, enjoy and
possess all the powers, rights. privileges
and lmmunlties accorded 10 corporations
under the law.
ARTICLEI.
The domicile of this corporation shall he
In the Town of Franklin, Parish of 81
Mary, State OF Louisiana, where ali the
citations and other legal process shall be
served upon the President, and in the case
o1 mis- aosence, upon the Vice President,
and In case Of the absence of the Vice,
President. upon the Secretary thereof.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is established and the nature
OF the business to be carried on bv 1t are
hereby declared to be As follows: to. wit:
10 manufacture. buy, sell, import and
export, or In any manner trade or deal in
ant with any and every kind of bricks,
stone and building mlteriaIs
enamellngS, goods and merchandise, and
tor that purpose, to purchase, own charter
ana operate steam boats. steam tugs,
barges and other boats, also to take. ac,
qulre, purchase, holi, own, rent, ex-
change, mortgage. improve, Guilty Ite. de-
VelOp and otherwise deal in and tispose
OF any ami all property, real and personal.
81 every description, incid mt to or capable
oi being used in connection with the
businesses or any Of them.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corp ,ration
shall be Fifty Thousand (<50O1J.OuU dol,
lars, divided into Five Hundred (5OO)
: |hares OF The par value of One Hundrs.
fiUlo01 Dollars each. No transfer of
stock shall be binding upon this oorpora,
ion unless same appears upon the books
hereof
ANY stakeholder shall have the right to
lsslgn or transfer any share or shares held
~ him, provided ten days uoties Of such
Intention to sell, assign or transfer the |
'ane Is given 10 the company and the
,ther Stockholders, who shall have thu |
lrst privilege Of purchasing same, after |
De sold In open market.
The clpitai stock of this c,rp,rat,ou |
nay be increased to the sum of one IIunI- |
ed Thousand tSlOO, O,OUl-UOl Dollars.
The Board OF directors shall have the |
light to determine how and when treasury |
took shall be issued; provi led. that said |
reasury stock shall be issued fJr cash or |
'ther valuable consideration and never |
ess than at par.
AKTC CLEy
The eorporate powers OF this corporation |
hall be vested In Board or Directors tc
,e composed of Four a. Directors. two !
II whom shall constitute Quorln for tho |
transaction Of bu >iness, TO 10 elected BY |
he Stockholders at a general meeting to !!
,e held on the first Monday Of January in |
zach year. Notice Of such ELECTION shall !
,e given aad delivered pei rsoa ally or by |
iepo>itns 10 The p 'stofdce. properly ad- |
iiessed 60 each st0ckhnitter nj least fifteen |
l5l days before such meeting.
he board Of Directors shall have the |
power 10 make all by saxs ruiss aud re- |
sUlauons necessarF fvr tAs conduct vi the |
business and afairs Of said e,rporatiou,
lGd silsll .ieei froaa their ux,abec tres,-
lieut., Vice President, Secretary and !
LreS-arer.
Uaui the election TO held as hsreinaboye
PROVIDED, ihe 0lJwiug shalt constitute |
he ar>, Goard of Directors. to wit:
Name. Post Office Address.
James a. Peterman, Frauki,n, Lcslis.ins.
Marvin Morri<, EEaas!.a, ieu,si aaa.
Wilson L. ceternSn, Franklin Louisiana.
'eterman. as VIee-Presldent; Ciarence A,
iycock, as Secretary, and w. I. Peter |
nan as Trea-urer.
ARTICLE vi
TLis charter may be amen isi, the |
;,pttai STOCK increased or decreased or
bis corporation dissolved ip 9 ;c,rdause |
With the c jnstitu ja aAt iAss 81 the State
II LouiS4a3a,
ARTICLE VII.
SO that this chArtsr may also serve the
,uIr0se Ut aud ~ q subscription list, the
Iud,,rsigaed Srgsaixers of thi, corporation
AYE. Respectively, subscribed for stock
herein for lhe number of shares and
mounts respectively set opposite to their
gnatures hereto.
1nus done and passed at Franil Par.
,h of ST. Mary, State Of Louisiana. on tae
ay and date first above written, in the
resenae Of Mrs. Alice u. Darnall and W.
|. Latham, competent witnesses, VINO
ave hrreunt0 subscribed their u tines win
he SAID ,rlears,s and ms, Notary, after