The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-12-24
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THE MORGAN CITY LAND COMPANY
United States of America, !
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of st, Mary.

oiioA VI cG. MARY.
BE 1T KNOWN, that on this Goth day of
month OF December, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and ten.
before me Roberts c. Milling, Notary Pub.
lie in and for the Parish of st. Mary, State
of Louisiana aforesaid, therein residing
duly commissioned, sworn and qualified.
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto subscrib.
ed, who declared, that avaiIing themselves
Of the laws Of the State of Louisiana in
such cases madeIand provided, and par
ticularly OF the provisions of Act number
p of the General Assembly of the State
Of Louisiana, for the year 1904, they have
covenanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves as well as ali such persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form a corporation and BODY DO.
little for the objects and purposes and I'm.
der the articles and stipulations as follows.
tO-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
ttTHE MORGAN CITY LAND COM.
PANY," and under its corporate name,
it shall have power and authority to have
and enjoy corporate existence and success.
sion for the full term of ninety mine years
from and after the date hereof; to con-
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to alter and
break at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, as we'll as mortgage
and hypothecate property, real, persona |
and mixed, corporal and incorporaI: to
name and appoint such managers. agents,
directors and officers as its business in
terest and convenience may require, to
make and establish, as well as alter and
amend from time to time, such bylaws,
rules and regulations, for the proper GOV.
eminent Of the affairs of said corporation
as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this said corporation
shall be in the towOn of Morgan CITY. par
ish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana. and all
citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said CORPORA :
ton, or in the event of his absence, uDon
the Vice-President thereof, and in the
absence of both of said officers, upon the
Secretary OF the corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes of this CORPORA
ton are hereby declared to be to buy and
sell real estate, lands and tenemants
whether high, low, swamp, over>flowed or
marsh; to purchase, reclaim. deyeIon and
improve lands; to loan and borrow money
on lands, real estate and tenements, and to
mortgage and hypethecate same: and tn
issue bonds, notes or other evidences Of
Indebtedness; to farm and cultivate lands.
either for itself or for others. and to en-,
gage in agricultural pursuits generally: To
buy and sell agricultural products: TO
erase lands, and buy and sell cattle, horse
sheep and other animals for such purposes.
to own and operate warehouse, granaries
and sugar refneries, and own and operate
in connection Herewith commits series. and
carry on general mercantile business
both retail and wholesale; to construct
own, operate and maintain canals, bridges
ferries, roads, tell roads, tell gates, rail-
roads, tram roads, and own and operate
steam boats. steamships tugs, barges and
other systems Of transportation, and to
dispose OF same at its pleasure; to build
and maintain levees and canals, and to
construct and maintain drainage and ir.
rigating plants for itself and for hire. and
establish servitudes on lands drained or
irrigated by such plants in favor of such
plants; to reclaim swamp, overflow and
marsh lands and levee and protect same:
10 construct and maintain roads over lands
thus reclaimed; to buy and sell all real
estate necessary or incidental for the carry>
ng out of the above described purposes,
md to do any and all things necessary
or and incidental to the carrying out Of
he above described purposes,
ARTICLE w. -
The capital stock of said corporations Is
hereby fixed at Three Hundred Thousand |
$500 00) Dollala q, divided into and reps
esented by three thousand shares of stock |
t the amount of one hundred dollars |
loo. 00lper share each. Said stock shall |
e paid Tor In cash at such time and in |
UGH amounts and after such notice to the |