The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-10
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA ORCHARD
COMPANY, LIMITED.

: State of Missouri, County of Jackson,
Kansas City: Be it known that on this
the 9th day of May, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
three, and of the independence of the
United State of America one hundred
and twenty before me, commits
sioner of deeds for the State of Louis
lana at Kansas City, in the county Of
Jackson and State of Missouri, duly
commissioned and qualified as such
commissioner, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
ihereunto subscribed, who severally de-
cared that. availing themselves Of the
laws of the State of Louisiana, in such
cases made and provided, they have
contracted and agreed to do, and by
these presents covenant and agree and
bind themselves, as we'll as all such per-
sons as may hereafter become asseciat-
ed with them, to form and constitute a
corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stlpulations
following. to-Wit::
ARTICLE T. 8
The name of the said corporation
shall be the Louisiana Orchard Com
pany, Limited, and Under its said cor
.porate name ii shall have power and
authority to have and to enjoy success
sion for the full term and period of
ninety nine too years from and after
the date hereof to contract, sue and be
sued, to hold, receive, lease, purchase
and convey, as well as mortgage and
#llypotheeate property, real, personal or
mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; to
name and appoint such managers,
apents, directors and officers as its busi-
ness OF interest and convenience may
require. and to make and establish, as
well as alter and amend, from time to
time, such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the proper conduct, manage
.ment and regulation of the affairs of
said CORPORATION as may be necessary
and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciIe of said corporation
shall be in the city of Shreveport, in the
parish of Caddo, and State of Louis
lana, and all citations or other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president
of said corporation, or in the event of
his absence, upon the vice president J;
and in the case Of his absence, upon the
secretary, and in the absence of said of
sfcers of the company, then, upon the
general superintendent, manager or any
other officer or agent thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and the
al, 4fs5G
by it are declared and specified to be
as follows, to-Wit:: To set out, csilti-
vate, operate and maintain orchards in
the State of Louisiana and elsewhere for
the raising of all kinds of fruits; to
pack, ship, market and sell all products
raised; to engage in, operate and carry
on gardening; to raise garden products,
TO pack, market, ship and sell all such
products to construct and erect all
manner of buildings necessary or adj
visab1e to conduct the business OF said
company; to erect and operate a cam
ming factory for the purpose of canning
garden and orchard products. To erect
and operate an evaporation, for the pur-
pose OF manufacturing evaporated
fruits Of all kinds; 70 construct and
own, lease and rent houses and dwell
Iings for the employees of said company,
and for all persons connected with the
company; to- purchase and own, to ope-
lrate and sell, lease or otherwise dispose
| of apparatus, instruments, system, pat
Ients and patented rights. inventions and
TRADE sharks pertaining to the business
lpf raising fruits and products, preserv-
ling, handling, shipping, canning and
evanarafiug garden and orchard pro-