St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1909-02-06
F. A. BOURGEOIS. Mayor.

CHI ARTER
/ OF THE
Sanford Manufacturing and
| Refining Company. Ltd.
| State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany.
Be it known, that on this 10th day
December, in the year of our Lore
one thousand nine hundred and eight,
and of the independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred
and thirty-second, personally came
and appeared before me, Harvey E.
Ellis, a Notary Public in and for the
Parish of St. Tammany, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, the persons whose names
are hereto subscribed, all of full age
and residents of St. Tammany Parish,
La, who declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of all laws of
this State relative to the organization
Of corporations, they have contracted
and agreed, and do by these presents
mutually contract and agree and bind
and obligate themselves, their sue
cessors and assigns, as we'll as all
such others persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the conditions,
agreements and stipulations follow
ing, which they hereby adopt as their
charter:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpora
ton shall be THE SANFORD MANU-
FEATURING AND REFINING COM
PANY, LIMITED, and under said
corporate name, it shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy sue
cession for the full term and period
of ninety-nine years from and after
the day and date hereof; to contract,
sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal and the same to break
or alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase and convey, as we'll
as mortgage and hypothecate, under
it's corporate name, property, both
real and personal; to acquire any and
all such property (real and PERSONAL
to buy, sell and hold the stocks, bonds
and securities of other companies en-
gagged in similar lines of business; to
erect all such buildings, machinery,
fixtures and appliances and apparatus,
and do all such acts and things, as
are or may be necessary and proper
to carry out the objects and purposes
of said corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The donocile of said corporation
shall be in the Town of Covington,
Parish of st. Tammany, in the State
Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process, shall be served on the
President of said corporation, or in
case of his absence, upon the Vice
President, or Secretary thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purpose for which
this corporation is established, and the
nature of the business to be carried
on by it, are declared and specified to
be as follows: To buy, sell, manufac-
ture and refine sugar, molasses, syrup
and all the by-proddcts of sugar pro-
ducing substances, and to do any and
all other things incident or pertinent
for the promotion and success of the
objects and purposes and the business
hereinabove stated.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of one
million dollars, divided into or repre-
sented by ten thousand shares of one
hundred dollars each, which stock
may be issued at not less than par
for cash, or in payment or exchange
for property or rights actually receiv-
ed or purchased by said corporation,
provided that all stock certificates
shall be signed by the President and
Secretary Of said Corporation, and no
stock shall be issued unless the con-
sideration therefor has been received
by said corporation.
All transfers of stock shall be made
on the books of said company at its
office at Covington, St. Tammany
Parish, La, on the surrender of the
certificate therefor 3;.,s
This corporation shall commence
doing business as soon as three thou
sand dollars of its capital stock shall
haye been subscribed for.
ARTICLE v. s~~-
All the corporate powers of said
corporation shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by Board of Directors COM
posed of three stockholders to be
elected annually, on the first Thurs
day of February, the first election to
be held in 1910. At such election each
stakeholder who may be present in
person or by written proxy, shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of
stock held by him, and majority of
votes cast shall elect; and the persons
elected at each election shall consti-
tute the Board of Directors for the
ensuing term, shall at once take their
seats as such, and shall serve and
continue in Office until their successors
shall have been elected. A failure to
elect directors as above provided shall
not dissolve the corporation, but the
Board of Directors in office at the
time of such failure shall continue to
act until an election shall be held.
Vacancies occurring in said board
from any cause whatsoever, shall be
by the remaining directors. Two
directors shall constitute a quorum
for the ira nsaction of any business.
Tie said Board of Directors at its
0 rst meetin g following the election in
each year hall elect from its number
a President, Vice President, and a
Secretary, and shall appoint one of
said officers to act as Treasurer.
The Board shall also appoint from
time to time, and dismiss at pleasure,
such officers, clerks, agents and other
employees as they may deem necessary
for the business and purpose of said