The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-07-21
CHARTER
OF THE
BelleyieW Plantation Company, Linn
tied.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, }

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
BE it known, That on the 10th day
Of July, A. D., 1906. before me,
CHARLES FRANK BORAH. a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and quail
fed within and for the Parish of st.
Mary, State of Louisiana, and in pres
| cnCe of the witnesses hereinafter named
| and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all Of the full age
of majority, who severally declared
that, availing themselves Of the laws of
this State relative to the organization
Of corporations. they have and by these
presents. do covenant and agree for
themselves, their successors and as
signs, and do hereby form themselves
into a corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and
under the stipulations following, to- wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corpora
tion shall be and is BELLEVIEW PLAN
TATION COMPANY, LIMITED, and i,
shall have and enjoy succession and eN
istence for period of ninety nine (99)
years from the date hereof: it shall have
power and authority to contract. sue and
be sued. to make and use corporate
seal, and to break and alter same at pleas
| ure; to hold. purcb ase lease, sell. mort
gage, hypothecate or pledge property.
| real, personal or mixed. necessary and
proper for its business: to make and issue
notes and mortgages. to name elect and
appoint managers, directors, agents, over
| seers and clerks: and TO make and establish
such bylaws. rules and regulations for
| the management of the business and af-
| talrs of this corporation as may be use
| ful, necessary or convenient.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicile of this corporation shall
| be the Beileview Plantation, in the Par
| lsh OF St. ary, State of Louisiana,
where all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the President
and in his absence upon the Vice-Presi-
l dent, and in the absence of both officers,
then upon the Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized and
the nature of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be to
buy. sell OF lease real estate and more
particularly to acquire the BELLE
VIEW PLANTATION. in the Parish of
Mary. Louisiana, together with the sugar
refinery and all other improvements up
on said property situated and to culti-
vate the same in sugar cane, corn, cot
I ton, rice, or any other products suita-
bic to the soil and climate of the State
OF Louisiana: to maintain and operate
the sugar refinery now located upon said
property and to add thereto such equip
merits or improvements as may be found
necessary to operate the same: to erect
such other buildings and acquire such
machinery or manufacturing devices as
may at any time be found desirable or
necessary for manufacturing or har-
vesting the crops grown upon said plan
tuition; to build tramways, railroads and
canals. and to own and operate rail-
roads and rolling stock, dredge boats
I and other boat or boats necessary or
! convenient for carrying out the business
Of this company: to buy and sell sugar
| cane. corn and other products as herein
provided, for itself or through others, or
| to lease any or all property owned by
| said company for the purpose of grow
| ing crops thereon, either with or with
out the sugar house; to buy and sell all
products that may be grown in this
State and especially to buy and sell
sugar cane and to manufacture same in
| to sugar, syrup, molasses or other pro-
ducts, and to sell or otherwise dispose of
said agricultural products. either in their
| original state or after the same have
been manufactured: to mortgage. hy-
pothecate or pledge either the real es-
| tate or the products to be grown thereon
| in accordance with the laws of this
State; and to maintain aud operate a
store or stores separately or in connec-
ton with said business. In fact, said
| company shall have full power and
authority to do all things necessary to
operate said plantation and the stores or
cOmmissaries in connection Herewith
that the said company may deem proper
| and profitable for the carrying on of the
business of this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be and is hereby fixed at ONE
HUNDRED AND FORTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($14O. .OOO. .Oo), and shall be
and is divided into FOURTEEN HUN
DRED Il, 4O0) shares of the par value OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (SlOO OO)
each. The full amount Of each share of
stock shall be paid for in cash or its
equivalent in property or labor at the
time the same is issued; and no stock
shall be issued until fully paid for as
herein designated.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in Board of
Directors to be presently composed Of
three 81 stockholders, two of whom