The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-06-02
CHARTER
EIIerslie Planting Company, Limited.
United States of America, }
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of st. Mary. \

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Be ii known, That on the Both day 4
April, A. D.. 1906. before me. Charlt
Frank Borah Notary Public, dui
commissioned and qualified within an
for the Parish of st. Mary, Louisiana
and in presence Of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personal
y came and appeared the persons who's
names are hereuntn subscribed, all o
the full age of majority, who SEVERAL.
| declared that. availing themselves of tn
| laws Of this State relative to the organi
cation Of corporations. they lave ant
| by these presents do covenant hpd agre,
for themselves, their successors and as
signs. and do hereby form themsrlvt.
INTO corporation and body polite il
law for the objects and purposes and IN.
der the stipulations following tO-wt:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be ELLEEsLIE PLANTING COMPANY,
LIMITED, and it shall have and enjoy
succession and existence for Il period of
ninety nine (99 years from the date
hereof: it shall have the power and au-
fhOrity TO contract. to sue and he
sued, to make and use a corporate
seal, and to break and alter the same at
pleasure: to hold. purchase, lease, sell,
mortgage. hypothecate 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.
overseerS and clerks; and to
make and establish such bylaws. rules
and regulations for the management of
the business and affairs Of this corpo-
ration AS may be useful necessary or
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the Parish of st. Mary. State of
Louisiana. where al, citations and other
legal process shall be served upon the
President, and in his absence upon the
and in the absence of
10Th officers. then upon the Secretary
Treasurer
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried on
~ ii are hereby declared to be to buy, |
'ell or lease real estate. and more par
icularly to acquire by purchase the /!
South Bend and Tidal Wave |
ngar plantations. situated on Bayou |
'ale, in the parish st. Mary, Louisiana,
ogether with the sugar refinery and all |
'ther improvements upon said property |
ituated, and to cultivate the same in
ugar cane, corn. cotton, rice, or any
'ther products suitable to the soil and
Innate of the State of Louisiana: to
maintain and operate the sugar refinery
low located upon said properties and to
do thereto such equipments CT i'm
movements as may be found necessary
o operate the same: to erect such other
uildings and acquire such machinery
r manufacturing devices as may at any
lme be found desirable or necessary for
or harvesting the crops
rown upon said plantations: to build
ramways. railroads and canals. and to
wn and operate railroads and rolling
took. boat or boats necessary or con-
enlent for the carrying out of the pur-
Oses OF this company: to buy and sell
lgar cane: TO grow and harvest the
rops Of su.ar cane, corn and other pro-
ucts as herein provided, for itself or
trough others, or to lease any or all
rOrerty owned by said company for the
urposc Of growing crops thereon, either
nth or without the sugar house; to buy
nd sell all products that may be grown
! this State. and especially to buy and
nd sell sugar cane and to manufacture
lme into sugar, syrup, molasses or other
rOduct, and to sell or otherwise dispose
said agricultural products, either in
leir original state or after the same
ave been manufactured: to mortgage,
ypothecate or pledge either the real es-
tie or the products to be grewn there's
n in accordance with the laws Of this
tate: and to maintain and operate a
ore or stores separately or in cOnnec-
on with said business. In fact said
,mpany shall have full power and au-
lority to do all things necessary to OPP
rate said plantations snd the stores and
in connection Herewith
lat the said company may deem proper
I'd profitable for the carrying on Of the
lsiness of this corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock of this corporation
hereby fixed at the sum of One Hun
red and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars.
1875 COG. 0O) and shall he and is divided
to Twelve Hundred and Fifty (1,25OI
bares of the par value of One Hundred
ollars ($1O0. OO) each. The full amount
each share of stock shall be paid for
cash or its equivalent in property or
Dor at the time the same is issued: and
} stock shall be issued until fully paid
n as herein designated.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers OF this cor
,rOtiOn shall be vested in Board of
irectors and general manager, 10 be
ected by the stockholders. to be COM
,sed Of three ~ stockholders. who
all be elected annually on the first
onday 10 April of each year beginning
it'll the year 1907. and shall hold their
spective offices until their successors
= elected and qualified. All such