The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-07-13
CHARTER .
OF THE LOUISIANA ORCHARD
COMPANY LIMITED.

State of Missouri, County of jack
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
Iagreed 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 a corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the arti-
Giles 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 Coz 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 ane
convey, as we'll as mortgage and by;
pothecate property, real, personal OF
mixed, corporeal and incorporate; 4c
name and appoint such managers, agents
directors and officers as its business Oh
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 tht
Parish of Caddo and StatS6f Louisiana
and all citations or other legal process:
shall be served upon the president Of
said corporation, Or in the event of hi:
absence upon the vice president, and If
case 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.
The object and purposes for which
this corporation is established, and ths
nature of the business to be carried or
by it are declared and specified to be a:
follows, to-wit: To set out, cultivate
operate and maintain orchards in thu
State of Louisiana and elsewhere for The
raising of all kinds of fruits; to pack
ship, market and sell all products raised
to engage in, operate and carry on gar
dening; to raise garden products, tt
, pack, market, ship and ssA all such pro-
drats; to constra8 and erect all man
ner of buildings necessary or advisable
to conduct the business of said com
lpany; to erect and operate a canning
factory for the purpose of canning gar
den and orchard products. To erect and
operate an evaporation for the purpose
of manufacturing evaporated fruits Of
all kinds; to construct and own, lease
and rent houses and dwellings for bht
employees of said company, and for al
persons connected with the company
to purchase and own, to operate anG
| sell, lease or otherwise dispose of ap,
paratus, instruments, system patents anc
patented rights, inventions and trade.
marks pertaining to the bushes of rails.
ing fruits and products, preserving, han
ld1ng, shipping, canning and evaporat
ing garden and orchard products; te
construct or have constructed, to owr
and run refrigerator cars for the trans
IpoTtation of the products of said com.
! pany; to build, operate and maintain Z
cold storage plant for the use of sale
company; to generate and supply motive
power, and for the employees and asso-
ciatrs thereof; and also to hold, own
! and possess, rent and lease real estate
necessary or advisable for the purpose:
and objects of said company.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of said corporation
is hereby fixed at the sum of seven hun.
dred thousand ($7ooooooo) dollars, di
vided into or represented by sever
thousand (7ooo) shares, of the sum o.
one hundred ($Ioooo) dollars each