The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-04-28

CHARTER
OF THE
Oak Bluff Planting T. Manufacturing
Company. Limited.
OF LOUISIANA. ,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

PARISH OF st. MARY.
| BE il known that on this 9th day Of
March. A. d.. 1906. before me. Percy
Saint, Notary Public. duly commits
Isloned and qualified in and for said
Parish and state, personally appeared
the several persons whose names are
hrleunto subscribed. who declared that,
avalling themselves OF the provisions of
the laws Of the State relative t. the or
eanzation of corporations, they do by
| these presents form themselves, as well
rs all such other persons As may here
| after become associated with them into
a corporation for the objects aud pur-
| poses as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of the corporation
hereby formed shall be THE OAK
BLUFF PLANTING AND MANUFAC-
TURING COMPANY. LIMITED. and
under this corporate name it shall
have power and authority to have
and enjoy succession for the term
of ninety-nine (99l years from the date |
hereof: to contract, sue and be sued. to |
make and use a corporate seal. and the |
same to break or alter at pleasure: to |
hold, lease, receive, purchase ond con-
real personal and mixed, to name and |
appoint such officers and agents at its
domlclle and elsewhere as the interests
and conveniences Of said corporation
may require to make and establish such
bylaws. rules and regulations for the
management Of its affairs as may be
necessary and proper. the same to
change and alter at pleasure and to do
and to perform all acts and things neees-
Sary and requisite to carry our the OBJ
Jects and purposes of said corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of the corporation shall
be in the Parish of St Mary, State of
Louisiana. and all citations or other le-
gal process shall be served on the Presi
lent, and in his absence on the Vice
President or Secretary.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes of this cor
'oration are declared to be- To carry
IN a general merchandise business: to
cqulre and sell real estate: to cultivate !
anne IN sugar cane, corn and al crops
ultabe to the soil of Louisiana, and to
rect, equip. maintain and operate all | ,
tructnres. buildings. machinery, roads 1
ram-ways and railways. and ali aud
very appliance and appnrtenance ne
essary and proper for the manufacture
the crops grown, especially sugar cane.
u the property owned or acquired in fee
mple or by lease by the corporation
Q buy sugar cane and all other pro-
ucts grown in Louisiana. and generally
, deal in real estate and carry on a
eneral plantation business and such pro-
ice and crops grown and produced in
id State as the corporation, acting 4
rough its proper officers may deem
'oper and profitable, and in carrying
It the objects and purposes specified, it
all have power to borrow money. is
Z notes and mortgages and hypothe-
tie its property.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
hereby fixed at Eighty Seven Thousand ste
)llars 1897 900 0O) divided into Eight sh
inbred and Seventy (s7O) shares of or
le Hundred (Sl00.OO) Dollars each qu
idenced by certificates signed by the
esident. Vice-President and Secretary,
be paid for in cash or its equivalent un
zen the stock is subscribed for and this fol
rporation shall be authorized to begin we
siness as soon as the majority of the cor
bscr:bed for or issued. No stockholder Wi
this corporation shall ever sell any ant
ares of stock held by him until he Nc
Ill have first offered the same for sale Viz
the other stockholders who shall have ret
, option of purchasing same for ten Off
vs. at The best price offered the holder: ane
1 if the remaining stockholders do not der
y, then any of them shall have the der
vilege of doing so before said stock is bot
cred for sale elsewhere as
ARTICLE V. mel
III the powers of said corporation are ~"
eby vested in and shall be exercised sna
i. P,ard ~ nirao+ar, ao,,aa tiOl
n IA stockholdars to be olaotod cha
citing to be held on the first Tuesday
January. of each year commencing in I
Z. Notice of such meeting shall be am.
,lished three times, in one of the cor
vspapers published in the town of of
nklin. Such election shall be held at cap
office Of said corporation. Every ing
der OF stock shall be entitled to one thai
Tor each snare OF stock standing in tim
name on the books OF the corpora in t
|, to be cast in person or by proxy,
a majority of the votes cast shall
t. Failure to hold an election on y
day specified, shall not dissolve the eth
but the Directors in Office AHA
Il remain in office until new Board mis-
Directors is elected at a meeting of hole
stockholders convened upon notice thei
bove SET fn.th. The Directors shall | sion
t from thrir number President, a and
e-PresideD1 and Secretary and plet
asurer. by t
Il matters elating to the admins T
ion: Great "f any Indebtedness. st.
ng vacancies in the Board of Djrec in t