The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-02-05
CHARTER
The Alma Planting Company, Limited
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.

f0TlSD Oh SI NARY
TKNOWN: that on this seventeenth
day Of January, A. D.. 1910. before me
Henry Mayer, Notary Public. duly com
the Parish of st. Mary. State Of Louisiana
in presence of the witnesses hereinafte
named and undersigned, personally ap.
reared the persons, whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of the full age of ma.
iority. who severally declared that. avail
Ing themselves Of the laws OF this state re-
lstive to the organization of corporations
they have, and by these presents a.
covenant and agree, for themselves, then
successors and assigns, and DO hereb!
form themselves into corporation ano
BODY polite, for the purposes and obilga'
tions and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions. following. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
Tha name and style of this corporation
shall be and is 1.-THE ALMA PLANTING
COMPANY, LIMITED" and it shall have
and enjoy succession and existence 1or
period OF ninety mine years from the datt
hereof. It shall have power and autnoIlt'
n contract. to sue and be sued, 10 max
and use . corporate seal and to break anc
alter the same at pleasure; to hold, pur
chase, loan, sell, mortgage. bypothecate o.
Dledne property. real, personal or mixed.
necessary and proper tor its buslness;u
make and issue notes. bonds and other
obligations; to name. elect and appoint
such officers, directors, agents, manager
and employees as the interests or con-
venience of said corporation may require; tC
make and establish such bylaws, rules anc
regulations for the proper management
and regulation of its business and AFFAIR."
a may be deemed necessary and proper
and to do all other acts and things permit.
tod by law, or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects ano
purposes of such corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile Of this corporation shall De
lana. and all citations and other Legal
process shall be served on the secretary
Treasurer, and In his absence on the
President. and In the absence OF both on
the vice.P President.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which this
CORPORATION il formed and organized, and
the nature of the business to be carried on
BY it are declared to be the following, to-
wit: To operate sugar plantations, plant,
cultivate, gather and manufacture sugar
cane. corn and other plantation products;
to buy and sell cane and in fact to DO az
acts and things in connection with and
pertaining to the Planting business. :
ARTICLE Nv.
The Capital Stock Of this corporation
shall be. and is hereby fixed at twelve
Thousand ISL, OOO. COY Dollars, divided into
sixty (6O) shares of the par value OF Two
Hundred l$2OO.0O) Dollars each; which
stock shall be paid for In cash as called Tor
by the Board of Directors of said Com
pany. or may be issued at not less than par
In payment Of property actually received
or purchased by said corporation, or the
same may be issued fully paid for labor
done or money advanced to said corpora
ton. No transfer Of stock shall be re-
cognized or be binding upon the Company
unless made pursuant to Its bylaws and
recorded upon the books OF the Company.
This corporation shall commence doing
business as soon as Three ThousPnd
(S3.OOO.0O) Dollars Of the stock shall have
been subscribed for and paid in.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested In . Board OF Directors
TO be composed Of three (3) stockholders,
two OF whom shall constitute quorum for
the transaction Of corporate business. and
acts. Any Of the Directors shall have the
right to appoint another ste ck-holder as
his proxy TO attend any and all meetings
Of said Board of Directors.
They shall elect from their number a
President, q Vice President. q Secretary
and Treasurer. The Offices Of Secretary
and Treasurer may be held by one person.
The following named persons shall con
otituto the first Board Of Directors: Nils
Jeanne Rode. Charles Rode. Jr and
Or. q. Z. Trosclair. Miss Jeanne Rode
ehall be President, Mrs. f. C. Rode, Vice.
President and DR.. G. =. Trosclair, Sec
rotary and Treasurer
The present Board Of Directors and other
officers shall hold Office until the frs:
Wednesday in January, 1911, Or until their
successors shall have been duly elected.
No person shall be eligible as director
or Officer who 10 not . stock-holder Of this
The Board Of Directors shall elect its
oficers, and shall appoint such agents and
managers % may be necessary, and shall
6x their compensation.
Until the election on the first Wednes-r
day in January, 1911, Dr..G. E. Trosclair,
ths eecretary.r Treasurer shall be the Gen
an Manager of the above company and
n properties and belongings, and shall
Save snpervision Of everything; he shall
MO power and authority to borrow
nancy. issue notes. execute mortgages.
drsW checks, pledge and pawn crops. con-
traet debts, hire and discharge overseers.
.Alerks, laborers and etc. ne shall give an
Fnd ehentSstos the Board OF, Directors; Tin
WITHIN. He shall have the power and
sufherity to make all contracts for max
M .and selling Of the crops.
IN Board Of Directors shall make all
by-laws, rnles and regulations for the
proper government OF the business am at
4sirs Of The corporation, spd alter, amend
and change the Same 1t pleasure.
They shall have power to. buy, sell,
morf9eee, pledge hnd lease any and all
.nronerty Of whatever nature Whenever In
Sheir Judgment they have deem such acts
necessary ard proper. and to make all con-
nane into e9ect.
octe Of sale. purchase, lecse or other
.enfrSete IA al be signed by the Secretary
Troasurer, Or, IN case Of his absence or in.
shiiify 20 art By the President or Vice. |
III ARTICLE vi.
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