The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-05-30
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA ORCHARD
COMPANY LIMITED.

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
dred and twenty 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
we'll as such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form
and constitute a corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the art1-
cles and stipulations following, to-wlt
AN lille L.
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 COO 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
convey, as we'll as mortgage and hy-
potheeate property, real, personal or
mixed, eorporeal 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-
lation of the affairs of said corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile 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
shall be served upon the president OF
said corporation, Or in the event of his
absence upon the vice president, and in
lease 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
Tor agent thereof.
ARTICLE III
/ The object and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and the
mature of the business to be carried or
10y it are declared and specified to be a:
follows, to-wit: To set out, cultivate
operate and maintain orchards in tht
State of Louisiana and elsewhere for tht
raising of ali kinds OF. fruits; to pack
ship, market and sell all products raised
to engage III, operate and carry on gar
dening; to raise garden products, tt
pack, market, ship and sell all such pro
ducts; to construct and erect all man
ner of buildings necessary or advisable
to conduct the business of said com
pany; to erect and operate a canning
factory for the purpose of canning gar
den and orchard products To erect ant
operate an evaporation for the purpos
, of manufacturing evaporated fruits o
4 all kinds; to construct and own, leas
and rent houses and dwellings for TIL
employees of said company, and for al
, persons connected with the company
to purchase and own, to operate an
81 sell, lease or otherwise dispose of ap
paratus, instruments, system patents an
S patented rights, inventions and trade
marks pertaining to the bushes of rails
5 ing fruits and products, preserving, han
lding, shipping, canning and evaporat
s ing garden and orchard products;
= construct or have constructed, to ow
and run refrigerator cars for the trans
2 portation of the products of said com
pany; to build, operate and maintain
cold storage plant for the use of sal
company; to generate and supply motiv
/. power, and for the employees and assc
ciates thereof; and also to hold, ow
and possess, rent and lease real estat'
necessary or advisable fonthe purpose
! and objects of said company.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said ,corporatio
i is hereby fixed at the sum of seven hur
, dred thousand ($7oo,ooo.oo) dollars, d
vided into or represented by seye
thousand (7ooo) shares, of the sum {
1 one hundred (sIoo.oo) dollars each
Esaid stock shall consist Of what is know