The Rice belt journal., 1902-07-04
CHARTER
OF THE
Louisiana Land Co. Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, /
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.)

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Be it known that we Charles J. Ranch, c. J.
Of % be PARISH Of snd ohhpe 80
hereby form ourselves into corporation, to
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the Constitution and laws Of Louisiana, and
BY Of the y year 1883. The charter Of the said
corporation is hereby expressed andscreated
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of the said corporation
and and its IS do%c,i Shall Nb Be at Welsh. daicasien
/ ARTICLE 2.
| The purposes for which this corporation is
esta blished and the nature of business to be
and sell real estate for its own account, or for
and sell oil or other minerals either FOR for its own
| account or for Others on commission. or other
wise; and to own and operate boats, barges or
other watercraft, and to own, conduct. and op-
crate pipe lines for transporting oil or other
ARTICLE 3.
| This corporation shall have. the power to
sue and be sued; citation shall be served upon
| the President, or in his absence upon the Sec
rotary.
by fixed at the sum of Five Thousand s5, ,oOo.-
oG Dollars divided into One Hundred do0)
v
lars each. which have been subscribed to and
paid for as follows: Charles ]; Raueh 25
dale dale rs Shares, and ". G. Ch1pley rs @ Shares.
ARTICLE 5.
THE first Board of Directors shall consist of
% e4istenee M % Of this rporation shall be &C CONF n
posed of Charles ]. Rauch, who shall be Presi-
erdale Secretary and Treasurer, and W. q.
Chipley. One year after date Of this instru-
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ing Of the stockholders called by the President
shall then elect the officers Of the corporation
The meeting of stockholders shall be adver-
Of the at Peast Se tmes ooSerGg
period Of thirty days.
ARTICLE 6.
Ths stock Sf .hs
the obligations OF this corporation in any sum
fe DUE @
render the corporation ha BILE until it shall have
been entered upon its books; 90 s.; This corporation
for a period of twenty-five years. 1t shall have
to maj make and use seal to
porate name through such officers as may be
so
GERS as its eonvenienoe may require; to make
and 81 sss 'ef o the
tion: This charter may be amended at
Fl voed Por Sy 1r h@ Of
stock represented at such meeting.
ARTICLE7.
This corporation can be liquidated at a ;
five per cent of the stock Of the corporation
vote therefor. In the event the stockholders
desire to Equidate the affairs of this corpora |
ton they shall select three commissioners for |
that purpose. who shall haye all of the rights |
and powers OF Hquldators, but shall be under |
the obligations Of observing any special IN
structions given them at the time of their ap-
Thus done and signed at Jennings. Louis |
lana, this 10th day of June, A. D. 1902.
GHAS; SiiI,RAUgo 4 ,RRAAUgoH.
E RHiL1R i HafS{ aGf3S{TEERRDALE.
per pro c. j. Huskey. |
VIZ WI. :. spopsWoRTH.
SEk1sH Sf1ATh 81 oE dd33EHd5siAEh.} d3EdasfEhh..}} |
Raue5, q Haskeg Ph}ip Go1efdsie, and
@ 81 We and tp Roy
Cooper, competent witnesses, that they exc /
LOUISIANA LAND COMPANY, LIMITED. and that |
their signatures thereto are genuine and were |
affixed for the purposes set forth in said in
GHAs; 7;i;RRAHg J; RRAHggCH.
" RRHadt1Rn2EERDAIE' T. 6aIPf,EF.
per pro G. ]. Huskey.
18th day Of A ane ieoa In sesimomy aa
seal. ]. q. ST. GERMAN,
Notary Public.
Witnesses:
VIM e. DODSwORTH,
ROY A. COOPER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA |
PARISH OF CALCASIEU.6 |
hereby certify that the within charter was
this day duly recorded in my office, in book
z of mortgages, on page 443 ct seq.
(->l In. witness whereof, witness my
( SEAL official signature and seal at Lake
~ Charles Louisiana, this 10th day of
June, A. d. 1902.
DAVID H. LIVINGSTON,
Deputy Clerk said Court and Ex-Oficio Re-
corder.
w. E. GENE,
AbSfraCfOI' of Titles.
Lake Charles, La.
Office with Cline e Cline.
SAMUEL BLACKBOARD,