The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-05-05
CHARTER
EllerSlie Planting Company. Limited.
United States of America.
Safe of Louisiana.
Parish Of st. Mary.

Frank BOrah Notary Public, dull,
commissioned and qualified within anl
for the Parish of ST. Mary, Louisiana
and in presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, peIso nal
" came and appeared the persons who's,
names are hereuntn subscribed. all OF
the full age of ma GRITTY. who severally
! declared that. avaliny themselves of The
laws Of this State relative to the organl-
cation Of corporations. they Lave anC
| by these presents do covenant and agree
| for themselves, their successors and as
signs and do hereby folm themselves
into corporation and body polite in
law for the objects and purposes and un-
der the stipua,ons following to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
| The name and title of this corporation
shall be ELLERsLIE PLANTING COMPANY,
LIMITED, and it shall have and ENJOY
succession and existence for period OF
ninety nine (99) years from the date
hereof: it shall have the power and au-
thOrltv to contract. to sue ana De
sued, to make and use a corporate
seal, and to break and alter the same at
pleasure: to hold. purchase, lease. sell
mortgage, hypoihecate or pledge. prop
erty, real, personal or mixed, necessary
and proper for its business: to make
and issue notes and mortgages. to lame
elect and appoint managers directors.
agents. overseers and clerks: and to
make and establish such bylaws. rules
and regulations for the management of
the business and affairs of this corpn-
ration as may be useful. necessary or
convenient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation shall
be in the Parish of St. Mary. State Of
Louisiana. where ak citations and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President, and in his absence upon the
Vice President. and in the absence OF
both officers. then upon the Secretary
Treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nat ure Of the business to be carried on
10y it are hereby declared to be to buy,
sell or lease real estate and more par
ticularly to acquire by purchase the
E.lersle, South Bend and Tidal Wave
sugar plantations. situated on b Won
Sale, in the parish ofSt. Mary, Louisiana,
together with the sugar refinery and all
other improvements upon said property
situated, and to cultivate the same in
sugar cane. corn. cotton, rice, or any
other products suitable to the soil and
climate of the State of louisiana: to
maintain and operate the sugar refinery
now located upon said properties and to
add thereto such equipments or I'M
provements as II " be found necessary
to Ope tie the same: To erect such other
buildings and acquire such machine. y
or manufacturing devices as may at any
time be found desirable or necessary for
manufacturing or harvesting the crops
= rown upon said plantations: to build
tramways railroads and canals, and to
own aud operate railroads and rolling
stock boar or boats necessary OF con-
venient for the carrying out of the pur
poses of this company: to buy and sell
sugar cane: to grow and harvest the
crops of SUGAR cane. corn and other pro-
duets AS herein provided. for itself or
through others. or to lease any or all
property owned by said company for the
purpose Of growing crops thereon. either
with or without the sugar house: to buy
and sell all products that may be grown
in this State. and especially TO buy and
and sell sugar cane and to manufacture
same into sugar, syrup, molasses or other
product. and to sell or otherwise dispose
of said agricultural products, either in
their original state or after the same
have been manufactured: to mortgage,
hypothecate or pledge either the real es-
tate or the products to be grown there
on in accordance with the laws OF this
State: and to maintain and operate a
store or stores separately or in connec-
ton with said business. In fact said
company shall have full power and au-
thority to do all things necessary to OPP
crate said plantations and the stores and
commissaries in connection Herewith
vat the said company may deem proper
!, 4 ,>rodtable for the carrying on OF the
u ines, Of this corporation.
10 ARTICLE ".
,, -tolk of this corporation
10. ."p s the sum of One Hun
red md Twenty W. nos snd is divided
i125. 0OO.OO) and shall !, Fifty II 250)
ITO Twelve Hundred an. >oe Hundred
hares OF the par value of q. uemount
dollars ($lOO.OO) each The flu. lid for
each share of stock shall be D.. vor
! cash or its equivalent in propert.
IbOr at the time the same is issued: an
o stock shall be issued until fully paid
or as herein designated.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers OF this cor
Totion shall be vested in il Board of
irectors and general manager, 10 be
ec1ed by the stockholders. to be COM
,s ed Of three ~ stockholders. who
all be elected annually on the first
onday in April Of each year beginning
it'll the year 1907. and shall hold their
,spective offices until their successors
70 elected and qualified. All such
cctions shall b. by ballot, and each
,ockholder shall be entitled (" oac vote
II each share of stock standing in his
ame on the books Of the corporations, /
bich yots shall lie cast in person or hy