The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-06-06
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA ORCHARD
COMPANY LIMITED.

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State of Missouri, County of lack
son. Kansas City: Be it known, that On
this 9th day Of May, in the year Of our
lord one thousand nine hundred and
three, and Of the independence Of the
United States of America the one hun
bred and twenty sixth, before me, COM
missioner of deeds for the State of
louisiana at Kansas City, in the County
of Jackson and State of Missouri. duly
commissioned and qualified as such com
missioner, and IN the presence OF the
witnesses whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who severally declared that.
availing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, in such cases made
and provided, they have contracted and
agreed and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves. as
well as such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the arti-
! cles and stipulations following, to-wit !:
ARTICLE I.
The name of the said corporation
shall be LOUISIANA ORCHARD
! COMPANY, LIMITED, and under its
said corporate name it shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy success
sion for the full term and period of
ninety nine (eo) years from and after
the date hereof; to contract, sue and
be sued: to make and use a corporate
seal and the same to alter at pleasure
to hold, receive, lease, purchase and
5 convey, as well as mortgage and by
pothecate property, real, personal or
mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; to
name and appoint such managers, agents,
directors and officers as its business or
interests and convenience may require
to make and establish, as well as alter
and amend, from time to time, such by
laws, rules and regulations for the
proper conduct management and regu-
latien of the affairs of said corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The don,icile of said corporation shall
Be in the City of Shreveport, in the
Parish of Caddo and State of Louisiana,
and all citations or other legal process
u clafI - ssa~.,ad ..r,o., 4J,o rrartde-,+ ~
said corporation, Or in the event of his
absence upon the vice president, and in
Ease of his absence upon the secretary,
and in the absence Of said officers of the
company, then upon the general super
intendent, manager or any other officer
Or agent thereof
ARTICLE III.
B The object and purposes for which
This corporation is established, and the
nauHe of the business to be carried or
BY 1t are declared and specified to be as
follows, to-wit: To set out, cultivate
operate and maintain orchards in the
State of Louisiana and elsewhere for the
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ship. market and sell all products raised
to engage IN, operate and carry on gar
dening to raise garden products, t
pack, market, ship and sell all such pro
duets to construct and erect all man
ner Of buildings necessary or advisable
to conduct the business of said COM
pany to erect and operate canning
factory for the purpose Of canning gar,
den and orchard products. To erect ane
operate an evaporator for the purpose
of manufacturing eyaporated fruits q
all kinds TO construct and own, lease
Il and rent houses and dwellings for ths
employees Of said company, and for al
persons connected with the company
to purchase and own, TO operate ane
sell, lease Or otherwise dispose of ap
paratus, instruments, system patents AM
patented rights, inventions and trade
marks pertaining to the bushes of rails
ing fruits and products, preserving, han
lding, shipping, canning and eVaporat
ing garden and orchard products; t.
construct Or have constructed, to owl
ard run refrigerator cars for the trans
portation Of the products Of said com
pany; to build, operate and maintain
cold storage plant for the use of sale
company; to generate and supply motive
power, and for the employees and asso
ciates thereof and also to hold, oWr
and possess. rent and lease real estate
necessary or advisable for the purposes
and objects Of said company
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of said corporation
IS hereby fixed at the sum of seven hun
dred thousand ($7oo ooooo) dollars, d
vaded into or represented by sever
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