The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-31
CHI AFTER
OF THE
l. ?. Patout Company, Ltd


United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
Be it known, that on this 18th 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, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per.
sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed, who are all of the full age OF
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, az
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 stipulations,
articles and conditions following; to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall lie the l.. P. PATOUT COMPANY.
LIMITED. and by that name it shall
enjoy existence and succession for a
period of nirety-uine years, beginning
from the date hereof, it shall have power
to contract, sue and be sued; to make
and use corporate seal, aud the same
to break and alter at pleasure; to hold,
receive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, convey, sell, borrow, pledge,
mortgage and hypothccate, under its
said corporate name, property. zeal,
personal and mixed; to issue bonds, notes
aud other obligations; to name and ap-
point such officers, directors, agents and
managers or employees rs the interest or
convenience of said corporation may re-
quire; to make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation of it's affairs
as may be deemed necessary and proper,
and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; aud 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
tion.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
he in the Parish of st. Mary, State of
Louisiana, and all citation or other legal
process shall he served on the President.
and in his absence on the Vice-President,
aud in the absence of both on the Secre
tary treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill.
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 therefr0m; and to these
ends to acquire, purchase and hold plant
atoms 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 we'll
~ 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 q raw or manu.
featured state; to buy and purchase crops
Of sugar cane or other products raised on
lands owned by other persons than said
and to make and manu-.
facture the same into sugar, molasses
and other articles that can be made or
therefr0m; to lend money and
make advances on crops owned by other
pers0ns and to secure loans and advances
made to other persons or by other per-
IONS; to maintain, conduct, and operate
/ refinery or central factory ON such of
he plantations or tracts of land Of said
that may be deemed best; to
,0ntruct, maintain and operate tramways,
andOther roads that may be
leemed necessary for the transportation
4 caue and other products. Ms well as
ugar, molasses and other articles made
to and from the refinery or
entral sugar factory Of said corporation;
o breed, raise, bny, sell, export, import
md deal in cattle, sheep, horses and live
took of all classes and descriptions. 10
'uild, construct, buy, lease Or otherwise
cquire, own and maintain slaughter
lOuses. To carry ON. the business Of
'utchers and packers; also to manufac-
ure. buy, sell and generally deal in all
rticles made from the carcasses of |
nimals. TO purchase. lease or other
rise acquire farms aud lands suitable for |
took raising and agricultural business,
nd to operate and conduct u general
merchandise business. To carry ON the |
usiness of dredging in all its various
ranches; to buy, sell. manufacture,
urchase, lease or otherwise acquire,
wn, maintain aud operate decks, sc0ws,
ghters, derricks, vessels-steam or 9TH
rwise-engines, cars, wagons, tools and
ersonal property of every class aud
DsCripti0n convenient Of necessary in
Trying on the business Of dredging.
nd generally to do and perform any and
1eryth!ng pertinent or incident to the
sneral purposes hereinab0ve stated,
ARTICLE Nv.
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