The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-18
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-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-
cared that, awaiting 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 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 to enjoy success
sion for the full term and period of
ninety-nine (oo( 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
l1ypotllecate 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.
we'll 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 cornoration as may be necessary
and proper.
+ ARTICLE II.
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
ficers of the company, them 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
nature of the business to be carried on
BY it are declared and specified to be
as follows, to-wit: To set out, culti-
=vate, operate and maintain orchards in
the State Of Louisiana and elsewhere for
the raising of ali kinds of fruits; to
pack, shin, 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 a can
ming factory for the purpose of canning
garden and orchard products. To erect
and operate an evaporation, Tor the pur--
pose Of manufacturing evaporated
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 with the
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, preserve
ing, handling. shipping, canning and
evaporating garden and orchard pro-
ducts; to construct or have constructed
to own and run refrigerator cars for the
Transporting the. products of said com
pany; to build. operate and maintain
cold storage plant for the use of sale
company: to generate and supply mo
tive power, heat, light and electric pow
er for said company, and for the EN-
Iployes and associates thereof; and alst
TO hold, own and possess, rent and leas'
real estate, necessary or advisable TO
the purposes and objects of said com
pany.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporation
i lis hereby fixed at the sum of seven hun
4 dred thousand dollars t$zoo. ooo.oo)
divided into or represented by sevel
Thousand (zooo1 shares Of the sum Q
one hundred dollars (SIoo) each. Sal
stock shall consist of what is known a
common stock. divided into or repre-
sented by seven thousand f7ooo) share
at one hundred dollars tSIoo) eael
When issued the same sl1all be paid Il