The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-11-19
CHARTER
OF THE
Nj. MILLS Co., Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARY
Bel, known tina: on this 2lst day OF DC
tober, A. d., 1904 before me, T. Mercer Moor,
mai, a Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified in and for thePariSh and State
aforesaid personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are mere
INTO subscribed. who declared, that awaiting
themselves of the prov sions of the laws OF
this state relative to the organization OF cor
porations, they do hereby form themselves
their associates and successors INTO acoTPoI
alton for the objects and purposes as follows
to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of the corporation
hereby formed shall be the NJ. MILLS ":
LIMITED, and under this corporate name IL
shall have the power and authority to have
and enjoy succession Tor the term OF ninety
nine years from the date hereof, to contract
sue and be sued to make ana use corpPra .
seal and the same to break or alter at pleas,
ure: to hold. lease, receive, purchase anu
convey under its cornorate name properly
real personal and mixed; to name ana APP
pOint such officers and agents at It's dohlcIe
and elsewhere, rs the interests ana conVen-
fences of said corporation may require 70
make and establish such by laws rules and
regulations for the lnanagellei. ~ US 70
change and alter ut pleasure, ana 70 90 anu
perform all acts and things requis,'e ana me-
cassary to carry OUT the ob!ects ana pun
poses of said corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The donnicilc of said ccrpo- ration shaii he az
Franklin, in the Parish OF st. Mary. state Oh
Louisiana All citations or other leSai pro
cess shall be served on the President, ana III
his absence on the Vice President or Secre>
tary or Treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill
The objects and purposes Of this corpora
ton are declared 70 be to carr! on an "s s,r'
merry to ACQUIRE and sell real estate, to lease
state ovster bottoms and lands for the puf-
pose of bedding or planting oysters, ana u"
erect equip. maintain ana operate an e'iut
lures buildings, machinery, roads, Tram
WAYS railways; steam. electric OF naptH q
boats or other water craft and barges ana an
and every appliance and appurtonanct hcct,H-
sary and proper fer the conducting 81 tne
oyster. FISH and canning CUISINES on the
pr0perty owned or acquired IN lee Siiiple ~
by lease by the corporation. 10 coup anu
rract - q m,jnta;! the necessary structures
warehouses; and appliances To onetatc Il cah-
,inu nlant to can oysters, shrimp. fFuiiH-
veoet 1bles and all other crops sultan!t 10 III"
soil and climate OF Loul-i"la 10 hus ~
80 -tish shrimp. crabs. Holsters. clans,
fru;ts y,peta blas and all other products crow
in Louisiana. to sell the sam" ana me pro
incts manufactured therefroIn. and Geiifr-
,Ilv To deal in the oyster, fsh ana cithh! ~
hnSsin, *. bG-h 70 be handled III euid stof
ave or packed in ice and cooked ana pdch1u
;n cans or glass jars or Othei proper sF.'
tacles to erect and operate an &c plam' ,,,n ~
hmy and sell goods, and such other confho
1itics AS the corporation acttng through IL
nrOner officers may deem necessary au
nrCf itable, and carrying ont thc opJttls 90.
ppurnoses specified, it shall Have the pDWe[
r. borrow money, issue notes ana mortgages
and hypothecate its property
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock OF this eorp"r rna, nj >
hereby fixed AT Eve Thousand ,',ooo,ooI noi
NJ a;x;,Ied INTO Five Hundred (3tO) SilareS
nf Ten $1,000 Dollars each to be paid for IN
cash or its equivalent: one half to De paid on
said stock when subscribed f9r, anu Tue T "a
fa;imre TO nay the balance of the suDscriptioh
| an% de,nan1 shall forfeit the amount pre-
vous paid on said stock to tine the stoc
| 0u I;r shau not he delivered until fully pait
W. This corporation shall be authorized to
hnoin business as soon as the full amount OF