The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-07-18
CHARTER
.-.-OF The
LOUISIANA. SLAck PRAIRIE
LAND CO. eL1M1rED. -.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUINANA \,
PARISH OF ST. NARY, s.

Is IA of + -A1NALlA.N
BE il hown that on the 2cd day of June,
4. D., ~. and of the Independence OF the
L nited sites, the one hundred and twenty
seventh he parties whose names are here
to subscbed, availiny themselves OF the
rights al privileges granted by and con;
tanned ilhe Statutes of the state of Louis
lana, lac contracted, covenanted and
agreedfd by these presents do contract,
eoyenittnd agree and bind themselves AS
We'll ajlsh other persons as may hereafter
DecomsSOciated with them to form and
constit corporation or body politics in
Jaw fof objects aud PURPOSES and under
he artls and stipulations following, to
900, ARTICLE l.
,ctiSI ,Sf this corporation shall be the
pan inELACK PRAIRIE LAND COM
.Ierit, tnTEDD Of Franklin, La, and I'M
and 49, Tate nam" shall have power
far 'bn a. Alto have and enjoy succession
Mn \rm and period of NINETY
Tn c.,traat b and after the date hereof,
uSe .nnrnn,a and be sued, to make and
ar 10 p" ~ seal, and the same to break
nurro.. -. lre to hold, receive, lease,
And - III. ~ lrvey as we'll as mortgage
or N.Y. 49, property, real. personal,
ana ann;;N or incorpOreal; to name
rnrs nj Su> managers, agents, dIrtC-
ests al n .,1i eters as it's business inter
n,alya,nS .. ice may require, and to
am.. -, as we'll DIS alter and
,nne ana regulation or the proper govern
as n,,t, ~. :, ...i.i oAle said corporation
a proper.
III, ARTIC. III.
Ihelonicile of this cnnra+;on sh,I, ha in
the Cty of Franklin, ,,rish q. ST Wary
E t lega process shall L.saryrd nnon the
ireslunt of said corpC,tinn mr. in fine
SNeht his absence, upe the Vire-presi-
uen' ta,tfeof, and in the essence of both of
,,nr a tGiiirers' upon the secig try of said cor
a., ARTICLE II
~. oDrcts and purpose. for which this
!. - ~ poia az pm is established ad the nature of
20 De carried on it art hereby
ueciaredD be to buy, own,1onynv- lease.
improve, develop improved q mni,nnr ro
linus situated in the Stateof Louisiana.
uso 10 Construct canals or vterwavs for
ne purposeof supplying water FOR aIricul-
Ia p"i poSs ana 10 construcidams, bikes
'n.a other necessary drainage works for the
purpose OF draining lands, to pnmnte in,i
'ratioh and to raise farm prodmts. ana To
'uy ana sell the same and to bur AMI spI
=; - least, CONSTRUCT md operate mines and
manufacture mineral Dis ana i,iu,rais and
htlr by-products and to .hat end 70 I.asa
wn, construct operate rek; ri.S ,,.I ,n,nu
a ,:t ana 70 store, wareh use, and trans
ort mineral OILS for hire by Leans ~ nine
nes, vessels, burgess and tank ire mi 70 ~
nat end to lease, own, control I'D oner.ta
ipe lines, railroads, tramways, numninU
tations, storage tanks, tank cars, h,ruas
eS sells, WharveS, warehouses, and gefar,iIy
,hold and exercise all incidental oowa a,s
nd privileges as relate to the objects and
imposes herein set forth. The corpurasnn
nail also have power to sell, mortgage, ~
and bond any uf its property, be
real, personal or mixed.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of the corporation is
ereby fixed at the sum of FIVE HUNDRED
HOUSAND DOLLARS to be divided INTO
nd represented by FIVE HUNDRED
shares of stock of the face value
'.Sl.U0 each, which said stock shall be paid
q in cash at such times and in such
hunts and after such notice to the sub
crlbers as may be fixed by the Board of
lrectors and the same may be paid f"r
'ai or personal property, notes, III.