The St. Mary banner., 1908-11-07
CHI ARTER r
OF THE
/. ?. Patout Company, Ltd

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United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary. J
Be it known, that on this 18th day o
the month of October, in the year ON
thousand nine hundred and eight, befor'
me Rene H. Himel.a Notary Public, dul!
commissioned, sworn and qualified in an(
for the Parish of St. Mary, therein resid
ing, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared the severa
persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who are all of tho full age oi
majority, who declared that, availine
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, al
we'll as such other persons as may here.
after become associated with them, to
form and constitute corporation and
body polite in law, for the purposes and
objects, and under the stipulati0ns,
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 a
period of ninety-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 it's
said corporate name, property, real,
personal and mixed; to issue bonds, notes
aud other obligations; to name and ap-
point such officers, directors, agents and
managers or employees a. the interest or
convenience Of said corporation may re-
quire; to make aud establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of its affairs,
as may be deemed necessary and proper,
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.
AhIlCLE III.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the Parish of st. Mary, State of
and all citation or other legal
process shall be served on the President,
and in his absence on the Vice. 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 be 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, molasses and all other articles
that may be made therefrOm; and to these
ends to acquire, purchase and hold plant
cultivate the same either in sugar cane,
:orn and other products: to manufacture
he products raised on said lands, as we'll |
Is the products of lands owned by other |
,ersons. into sugar, molasses, alcohol |
md other commodities of trade that can |
,e made or extract ed therefrom; to sell |
uch products either in raw or manu-.
actured state;. to buy and purchase crops |
# sugar cane or other products raised ON
ands owned by other persons than said
and to make and manu-.
acture the same into sugar, molasses
nd other articles that can be made or
xtracted therefrom; to lend money and
make advances on crops owned by other
ersons and to secure loans and advances
nade to other persons or by other per-
ons; to maintain, conduct, and operate
refinery or central factory on such of
be plantations or tracts of land of said
orporation that may be deemed best; to
ontruct. maintain and operate tramways,
ailroads andother roads that may be
eemed necessary for the transportation
caue and other products, as well as
1gar, molasses and other articles made
to and from the refinery or
entral sugar factory Of said corporation:
breed, raise. buy, sell, export, import
nd deal in cattle, sheep, horses and live
ock Of all classes and descriptions. TO
uild, construct, buy, lease Or otherwise
cquire, own and maintain slaughter ,
Ouses. To carry on the business of
atchers and packers; also to manufac- ,
ire. buy, sell and generally deal in all /
'ticles made from the carcasses of ,
limals. To purchase, lease or Others ,
ise acquire farms and lands suitable for {
ock raising and agricultural business. 6
I'd to operate and conduct general .
erchandise business. To carry on the &
lsiness of dredging in all its various
snches: to buy, sell. manufacture. {
lrchase, lease or otherwise ACQUIRE. .
vn, maintain and operate docks, scows. G
yhters, derricks. vessels-steam or 9th. q
wise--engines, cars, wagons, tools and 9
rsond property of every class and b
scripti0n convenient or necessary in
rrying on the business of dredging a
ID generally to do and perform any and a
pertinent or incident to the h
neral purposes heroinabOve stated.