St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-05-15

! News of a tornado Of unusual VIC
Venoe raging ever eastern Mississippi
northwest Alabama, then taking zig
Tag course over Tennessee reached
Division Headquarters Of the Red
Gross late on the evening of April 20
Meager reports from a score oil
towns told of a path of destruction
that left hundreds dead or injured
and thousands homeless.
AL through the night, as wire after
wire brought fresh reports Of disaster
of growing death toll, of terrible IN.
3uries, and Of restitution, plans for
Immediate relief were made by the di.
vision. Tents, blankets, boxes OF
clothing and medical supplies were
taken from the warehouses and pre-
pared for immediate shipment into
the stricken districts.
The entire nursing unit of Missis-
,sippi was collected by Miss Mamie
Lakeland, Supervisor Of Nurses, and
sent into Meridian; while the Ala
bama nursing unit, collected by Miss
Jessie Mariner, reported at Birming.
ham, these cities being selected for
central distributing stations.
Early on the morning of the 21st a
corps Of workers and nurses under
the charge of Homer W. Borst, ptrec.
cor OF Civilian Relief, and Miss L. Ag.
mes Daspft, Director of Nursing, left
for Meridian; another group reported
for work at Birmingham, under the
icharge Of J. K. Brockman, Chairman
of the Birmingham Chapter.
The workers found conditions al
most indescribable
In each place Red Cross volunteers
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the vice-president, Ghall be the per-
son upon whom citation or other
legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized,
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are declared to be
the following, to-wit:
To build and construct roads and
bridges; to pave streets and side
walks; to construct and contract for
the construction of drainage, sewer
age and water system; to build
levees and canals; to build railroads
and railroad embankments and
bridges; to contract and to perform
all manner Of works of public or
private improvements; to own, have,
buy, sell, lease and mortgage ma
chinery, live stock and all other |
things that may be required in the |
conduct Of its business; to establish |
and operate workshops; to purchase, |
hold, mortgage, improve, rent, lease,
convey and otherwise acquire or dis
pose of property, real. personal and |
mixed; and to do and perform all |
other things requisite, necessary or
convenient to enable it to carry out
the objects and purposes above set
forth.
ARTICLE II.
The capital stock of this corpora
tion shall be the sum of Twenty
Thousand ($20,000) Dollars, divld-
ed into and represented by two hun
drcd (200) shares of the par value
of one hundred ($100) dollars each
which stock shall be paid for in cash,
or the same may be issued and de-
livered in payment for actual ser
vices rendered the company, or in |
exchange for property or rights
transferred TO or received by said |
company; but no stock shall ever be
issued except at its par value for
cash, or for services actually render
ed, or property actually TRANSFERRED |
The capital stock Of said corpora
ton may be increased to sum not |
$200,000) Dollars, at the pleasure
of the Board of Directors, in which
event, during the period between the
call of the meeting for the purpose
of increasing the capital stock and
the meeting, the persons holding
stock at the time shall have the right
to take shares of the additional Or
increased stock proportionate to the
number of shares owned by them,
and any shares not taken at the ex-
piration Of such period may be dis
posed of by the Board of Directors
for the benefit of the stockholders
dI uUL 1855 Ludu pal value,
Any stakeholder may sell, assign
or transfer his stock in this corpora
ton, provided thirty 600 days
prior written notice of such inter-
ton to sell, assign or transfer the
same be given the company, and the
stockholders thereof shall have first
privilege of purchasing same, after
which thirty 600 days notice the
said stock may be sold in the open
market.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be worcestershire, and may
be transferred under the above con-
ditions, provided, such transfer
thereof be made On the books Of sad
company at it's Office at Covington,
Louisiana, and ON surrendering the
certificate therefor No transfer of
any fractional part Of a share shall
be made.
This corporation shall be author
lied to commence doing business as
soon as ten thousand ($10,000) dol
lars of the capital stock shall have