The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-11-28
CHI A r T E r
OF THE
/. ?. Patout Com pany, LTD
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Mary.

United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
rParish of St. Mary.
Be it known, that on this 10Th day or
| the month of October in the year one
thousand nine hundred and eight. before
| me Rene H. Himela 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 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
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 be the l.. P. PATOUT COMPANY.
LIMITED. and by that name it shall
enjoy existence and succession for a
period of nirety-nine years, beginning
from the date hereof, it shall have power
to contract, sue and be sued: to make
and use a 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 name. 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-
qure: 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: 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
be in the Parish of st. Mary, State of
| Louisiana, and all citation or other legal
process shall be served on the President,
and in his absence on the President,
add 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 he 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 we'll as
sugar, molasses and all other articles
that may he made therefron; 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 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 a raw or manu-
featured state: to bny and purchase crops
Of sugar cane or other products raised on
lands owned by other persons than said
corporation. and to make and manu-.
| facture the same into sugar, molasses
and other articles that can be made or
extracted therefrom: to lend money and
make advances on crops owned by other
| persons and to secure loans and advances
made to other persons or by other per-
sons: to maintain, conduct. and operate
a refinery or central factory on such of
the plantations or tracts of land of said
corporation that may be deemed best; to
cOntruct maintain and operate tramways,
railroads andOther roads that may be
deemed necessary for the transportation
of cane and other products, as well as
sugar, molasses and other articles made
therefrcm, to and from the refinery or
central sugar factory of said corporation:
to breed, raise, buy, sell, export, import
and deal in cattle. sheep, horses and live
stock of all classes and descriptions. 10
build. construct, buy, lease or otherwise
acquire, own and maintain slaughter
houses. To carry on the business of
butchers and packers: also to manufac-
ture. buy, sell and generally deal in all
articles made from the carcasses of
animals. To purchase. lease or Otber-
wise acquire farms and lands suitable for
stock raising and agricultural business,
and to operate and conduct a general
merchandise business. To carry on the
business Of dredging in all its various
branches: to bny, sell, manufacture,
purchase, lease or otherwise acquire,
own, maintain and operate docks, scows,
lighters, derricks. vessels-steam or 9TH
erwise--engines, cars, wagons, tools and
personal property OF every class and
description convenient Or necessary in
carrying on the business of dredging
And generally to do and perform any and
everything pertinent or incident to the
general purposes hereinabove stated.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation is