St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1920-03-06


agement of the affairs Of this cor |
poration and to amend and change
the same as they may deem proper,
provided the same shall not conflict
with the provisions Of this charter,
nor with the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, nor with the laws OF these
United States Of America, and shall
haze the power and authority to pro-
vide for and contract debts, borrow
money, issue bonds, drafts, notes, &C
ceptances and other evidences OF IN
debtedness and to execute and accept
pledges, mortgages, deeds and other
acts. 1t shall have the right to ap-
point and dismiss the officers and
| employees of the corporation, as tho
| interest and business Of the same
may require and to fix the amount OF
! their compensation and the time and
manner of the payment thereof.
And they shall have the right, power
and authority to fill any vacancy
arising in their number and to do all
other things incident to the objects
and purposes of the corporation and
to vest the president or other ohcer
or officers with such Of these powers
as they see fit.
ARTICLE vi.
| The first election Of the Board Of
Directors under this charter shall
be at a meeting of the stockholders
to be held on the first Tuesday in
November, 1920, at the Office of the
corporation at jacksonville, parish
of St. Tammany, State of Louisiana,
i nn OF
hold a meeting annually on the nrst
Tuesday in November each year at
the Office Of said corporation, trans
act any business coming before them,
and elect a Board Of Directors.
Notice of stockholders meeting shat.
be given in writing, by mail, address
ed to each stakeholder at his usua.
place OF business, fifteen (15) days
prior to the date of such meeting.
The election of the Board OF Direct
ors shall be by ballot, under such
rules and regulations as may be de-
termined by the Board OF Directors,
and each stakeholder shall be entlt.-
ed to one (1l vote, either In pers III
or by Lroxy, for each share owned Dl
him, and majority Of the votes shall
whom they are cast. The Directors
thus elected shall continue IN ONO
for one % year, or until their SUI
cessors shall have been duly elects i.
and qualihed. No failure to elec
shall be regarded as a forfeiture o.
this charter. The Board OF Director
| shall at its first meeting after its
r election, out of it's own number, cleo
2 a President, Vice-President and Sec
l retary-Treasurer. These officers sha-l
t hold office until their successors are
] duly elected and qualified. Said
1 Board of Directors, or its successors
r may, If they desire, sub-divide the
= Office of Secretary-Treasurer into two
: (2) offices, that of Secretary and
of Treasurer.
b ARTICLE VII.
Until the election to be held on
the first Tuesday OF November, 1920
= the following named persons, stock
: holders of this corporation, snail
= constitute the first Board OF Directors
. of this corporation, viz:
= Mr.. Harry U. Hayden, postoff1c:
q Madisonville, Louisiana; and MI
: Paul A. Blanchard, postoff1ce Madi
d Isonville, louisiana; Mr.. Thomas H
Hayden, postoffice Madisonville, Lou
isiana; Mr.. Samuel J. Blanchard
b postoffiee New Orleans, Louisiana;
+ Mr.. Geo. A. Mire, postof1ce Madison
Vile, Louisiana.
y With the said Mr.. Harry U. Hay
d den, as President; and Mr.. Thomas
:, H. Hayden, as Vice-President; an
:, Mr.. Paul A, Blanchard, as Secretary
: Treasurer.
r ARTICLE VIII.
r This Act of Incorporation may b
= changed, modified or altered, or TIL
y corporation may be dissolved, O.
o liuuidators may be appointed there
l. for, as provided by Sections 2S, II
l. and 80 Of Act 267 of the Acts Of tn
l. General Assembly OF the State o
g Louisiana for the year 1914, ant
= other existing laws.
II ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder Of this corporatio:
Ishall ever be liable for or re
:, sponsible for the contracts, faults
- debts or failure of this corporation
in any further sum than the unpat'
balance due said corporation OF
:, shares subscribed for and owned b
~ the said stockholder; nor shall an
- informally In the organization o
- this corporation have effect OF req
- dering this charter null or of expos
>, ing a stakeholder to any turtle
- liability beyond the unpaid balanc
:, due on the shares Of stock owned o.
- him.
Thus done and passed at my otfic
- in the Town of Covington, Parish
st. Tammany, State of Louisiana, OF
- the day, month and year first aboV
A. written, in the presence of Miss Gabi
Boudousquie and Miss Ira Ma:
= Chaze, competent witnesses, residing
- in the Parish of St. Tammany, Stat
" of Louisiana, who signed these pres
If ents together with said appearer7
and me, Notary, after due readin
n of the whole.
h Original signed:
,r Harry U. Hayden, Madisonvil!e
s. La, seventy-three (73) shares.
n Paul A. Blanchard, jacksonville
If La, seventy-three G3) shares.
n Thomas H. Hayden, Madisonvillc
re La, one % share.
e, Samuel J. Blanchard, per Paul \
y Blanchard, New Orleans, La, on
I'D share.
D. George A. Mire, per Thomas II
d Hayden, Madisonvtlle, La, two q