The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-01-23
CHAR 7 Err
OF THE
Babin Brothers, Limited.
United States of Alnerica-State of Louisiana
Ascension Parish.

FgE TT KNOWN and remembered that on this
I9 Both day OF December, one thousand nine
hundred and eight, before me, Ct. ADOLPH
GONDRAN. a notary public duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the parish of Ascension
state of Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed who declared that awaiting themselves
of the provisions OF the laws of the state of Louis
lana as contained in Act No. IS of the general
assembly of sal state, approved June %, 1883,
and Act No. rs of 1904 and other laws of said
state relative to the organization, formation and
authorities conferred on corporations, they have
agreed and do hereby agree and bind and obi
gate themselves, asAyall as all such persons as
may become associated with them and their
successors to form and constitute q corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the con-
dltlons ANA stlBulatloIls as contained ana SET
forth III the following articles, to Wit:
ARTICLE ONE.
The name and style Of said corporation shall
be THE BABIN BROTHERS, LlMIIED" !;
ii shall eNisE and have and enjoy succession for
the tun term and period OF nlnety-22ne years
from the cate hereof, and ltlder It's corporate
name it shall have power and authority IN re-
spect to anG as concerns its objects and purposes,
hereinafter stated, tc acquire. alternate. mort
gage, lease, pledge and pawn movable and mn
moT8bles, real and personal and mixed pToperty
to contract TO sue And be sued af2d generally 10
have, enjoy and exercise ans ana ali powers Con-
TERED By law on corporations, and shall have a
ARTICLE TWO
The G0nliciIe Of this corporation shall he at
Belle Helene P. O., IN the parish Of Ascension,
and all citations and other legal process shall be
served on the president, and, IN his absence on
the secretary and treasurer
ARTICLE THREE.
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is formed and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried by it are hereby declared to
be to purchase or otherwise acquire. to improve,
cultivate lease. let rent and dispose OF LANDS:
lots, buildings and plantations N the state OF
Louisiana TO engage in the business OF planting
and raising sugar cane corn. rice and any other
agricultural crops and products; of manufactur-
ing and refining sugars of buying and selling
sugar cane and other agricultural productSi OF
growing and ginning cotton; to engage IN a
general merchandise business and to do all
things necessary incidental to the carrying
out OF the above objects and purposes.
ARTICLE FOUR.
The capital stock of this corporation is hereby
fixed at ten thousand dollars, represented by one
hundred shares of the par value of one hundred
dollars each, all of which shares have been paid
and subscribed for on The signing of this act,
and this CORPORATION shall begin business at
once.
No stoekholder in this corporation shall ever
sell, or otherwise dispose of any share OF stock
held by him until he shall have first offered to
sell the same. at the lowest price at which he
VIII sell to others, to the stockholders, who shall
have the option of purchasing the same during
a period of thirty days, after which time should
no stockhoIder purchase such shares of stock.
the same may be otherwise disposed OF by the
holder thereof.
The secretary and treasurer shall be without
power to legally transfer upon the books any
shares belonging to the present stockholders,
out.
ARTICLE FIVE.
All of the corporate powers of said corporation
shah be vested in and exercised by board of