The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-03
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA ORCHARD
COMPANY, LIMITED.

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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-sixth, 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
hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
{ Jared 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 well as all such per-
sons as may hereafter become associat-
ed with them, to form and constitute a
corporation for the objects and purposes
and under the articles and stipulations
following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I. :
The name of the said corporation
shall be the Louisiana Orchard Com
pany, Limited" and under its said cor
porate name it shall have power and
authority to have and 10 enjoy success
sion for the full term and period of
ninety-nine (oel years from and after
the date hereof; to contract, sue and be
sued, to hold, receive, lease, purchase
and convey, as we'll as mortgage and
shypothecate property, real, personal or
mixed, corporal and incorporeal; to
name and appoint such managers,
AGENTS, directors and officers as its bust
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-
.tions for the proper conduct, manage
ment and regulation of the affairs of
said CORPORATION as may be necessary
and proper.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile 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
and in the case Of his absence, upon the
secretary, and in the absence of said of
hcers of the company, then, Upon the
general superintendent, manager or any
other officer or agent thereof.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it are declared and specified to be
as follows, to-wit: To set out, cuiti-
vate, operate and maintain orchards in
the State of Louisiana ard 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
visable to conduct the business of said
company; to erect and operate can
ming factory for the purpose of canning
garden and orchard products. To erect
and operate an evaporation, for the pur-
pose Of manufacturing evaparated
fruits of all kinds; to construct and
own, lease and rent houses and DWELL
ings for the employees of said company,
and for all persons connected W.. ne
company; to purchase and own, to ope-
rate and sell, lease or otherwise dispose
of apparatus, instruments, system, pat
ents and patented rights, inventions and
trademarks pertaining to the business
of raising fruits and products, preserv-
ing. handling, shipping, canning and
cooperating garden and orchard pro-
ducts; to construct or have constructed,
to own and run refrigerator cars for the
the products of said com
pany to build, operate and maintain
cold storage plant for the use Of said
company: to generate and supply mo
tive power, heat. light and electric pow
er for said company, and for the en-
ployes and associates thereof; and also
to hold own and possess, rent and lease
real estate, necessary or advisable for
the purposes and objects Of said com
pany
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporations
is hereby fixed at the sum of seven hum
bred thousand dollars ($7ooooo.oc1
divided into or represented BY seven
thousand 7ooo) shares of the sum Of
one h1lndred dollars $1eo1 each Said
stock shall consist Of what Is known as
cotnzas stac ifitied into d rc7,fe-
ssnted by seven thousand 7eoo shares
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