The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-14
CHI A r T E r
OF THE
/. ?. Patout Com pany, Ltd

United States of America,
State Of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known, that on this 10Th day of
the month of October in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eight. before
me Rene H. Himel.a Notary Public. duly
commissioned, sworn and qualified in and
for the Parish of St. Mary, therein resid-
ing, anil in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersi gned, per-
sonaliy came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scrihed. who are all of the full age of
majority, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws
Of this State relative to the organization
Of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed, and by these presents cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
alter become associated with them, to
form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipuIations,
articles and conditions following: to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be the l.. p. PATOUT COMPANY.
LIMITED. and by that name it shall
enjoy existence and succession for
period Of nirely-nine years, beginning
from the date hereof, it shall have power
to contract, sue and be sued: to make
and use corporate seal, and the same
to break and alter AT pleasure; to hold.
receive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, convey, sell, borrow, pledge,
! mortgage and hypothecate, under its
said Corporate naine, property. real.
personal and mixed: to issue bonds, notes
aud other Obligations; to name and APP
point such officers, directors, agents ana
| managers or employees as the interest or
convenience of said corporation may re-
quire: to Dlake and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation OF its affairs
| as may be deemed necessary and proper,
and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law, or as shall or
may be necessary and proper to carry out
the objects and purposes of said corpora
ton.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
lie in the Parish of st. Mary, State of
Louisiana, and all citation or other legal
process shall be served on tue President, |
and 10 his absence on the President,
and in the absence of both ON the Secre-
tary-treasurer,
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which |
this corporation is formed and organized,
and the nature of the business to he car
ried on by it, are declared to be the fol-
lowing; to-wit:
To cultivate and raise sugar cane corn
and other agricultural products; to manu.
facture and refine sugar; to buy and sell
sugar cane and other products, as well as
sugar, moasses and all other articles
that may be made therefrom: and to these
ends to acquire, purchase and hold plan,-
ations or tracts of lands and to work and
cultivate the same either in sugar cane.
corn and other products: to manufacture
the products raised on said lands. as well
as the products of lands owned by other
persons. into sugar, molasses, alcohol
and other commodities of trade that can
be made or extract ed therefrom; to sell [
such products either in raw or mann.
factured state; to buy aud purchase crops
Of sugar cane or other products raised on
lands owned by other persons than said
and to make and mann. I
facture the same into sugar, molasses
and other articles that can be made or I
extracted therefrom; to lend money and s
make advances on crops owned by other q
persons and to secure loans and advances
made to other persons or By other per- L
sons; to maintain, conduct, and operate q
A refinery or central factory on such of i
The plantations or tracts of land of said
: irporation that may be deemed best; to
'ontruct, maintain and operate tramways, f
andother roads that NAV be
ieemed necessary for the transportation v
# cane and other products as well as n
ugar, mOlasses and other articles made !.
herefrcm, to and from the refinery or n
central sugar factory of said corporations: h
o breed, raise, buy, sell, export, import a
md deal IN cattle. sheep, horses and live q
took Of all classes and descriptions. 70 h
'ulld. construct, buy, lease or otherwise a
cqnire, own and maintain slaughter ~
ouses. To carry on the business of
butchers and packers; also to manufac- .,
ure. buy, sell and generally deal in all r,
rticles made from the carcasses of -,
To purchase. lease or other> W
rise acquire farms and lands suitable for y,
fock raising and agricultural business. y,
nd to operate and conduct a general =.
business. To carry on the -,
usiness of dredging in all its various ~
to buy, sell, manufacture. 6,
lease or otherwise ACQUIRE. Oh
wn, maintain and operate docks, scows' ~
ghters, derricks. vessels-steam or 9th ~
cars, wagons, tools and sn
ersonal property of every class and h;
;sCrlption convenient OF necessary in
FRYING on the business of dredging "a
nd generally to do and perform any aud ~.
pertinent or incident to the ~
neral put poses hereinabove stated, w
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