The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-29
CHARTER
The Alma Planting Company, Limited.

The Alma Planting Company, Limited.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Mary.
BE 1T KNOWN: that on this seventeenth
day Of January, A. D.. 1910. before me,
Henry Mayer, q Notary Public. duly COM
missioned and qualified. within and for
the Parish of st. Mary, State OF Louisiana.
In presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally ap.
peared the persons, whose names are here :
unto subscribed, all Of the full age of ma
tority, who severally declared that. avail
ing themselves OF the laws of this state re-
lative to the organization of corporations,
they have, and by these presents. do
covenant and agree, for themselves. their
successors and assigns, and do hereby
form themselves into a corporation and
body polite, for the purposes and obilga-
tons and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions. following, to-wit:
ARTICLEI.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be and is THE ALMA PLANTING
COMPANY, LIMITED" and it shall have
and enjoy succession and existence for a
period of ninety nine years from the date
hereof. 1t shall have power, and author itv
to contract, to sue and be sued, 70 maxi
and use q corporate seal and to break and
alter the same at pleasure; to hold, pur
chase, loan, sell, mortgage. hypothecate OF
pledge property, real, personal or mixed.
necessary and proper tor its business; to
make and issue notes. bonds and other
obligations; to name. elect and appoint
such officers, directors, agents, managers
and employees as the interests or con-
venience Of said corporation may require to
make and establish such bylaws, rules ann
regulations for the proper management
and regulation of its business and affairs
as may be deemed necessary and proper.
and to do all other acts and things permit.
ted by law, or as shall or may be necessary
ana proper to carry out the objects and
purposes of such corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domiciloy6f this corporation shall be
- the Parish6 st. Mary, State Of Louis
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. President.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is 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 all
acts ana things in connection with and
pertaining to the Planting business.
ARTICLE ".
The Capital Stock of this corporation
shall be, and is hereby fixed at twelve
thousand ISL, zoo. 0O) Dollars, divided into
sixty (60) shares Of the par value OF Two
Hundred t$2OO.0O) Dollars each; which
O<n cha1 10 In, in 20 cd
by the Board of Directors of said Com
psny. 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 a. soon IS Three Thousand
($8,O00.0O) 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
their decisions shall be valid corpora.
right to appoint another ste OK -holder as
his proxy to attend any and all meetings
Of said Board of Directors.
They shall elect from their number
President, . Vice. President. Secretary
and Treasurer. The Offices of Secretary
and Treasurer may be held by one person.
The following named persons shall con
Jeanne Rode, Charles F Rode, Jr, and
DR.. g. e. Tr0sclair. Miss Jeanne Rode
shall be President, Mrs. r. C. Rode, Vice.
rreDldent and DR.. g. e. Trosclair, Sec
Rotary and Treasurer.
The present Board Of Directors and other
ohicsfs. shall hold Office until the frs:
Wednesday IN January. 1911, or until their
Noperson shall be eligible as director
or o1oer who is not q stakeholder of this
company.
The Board Of Directors shall elect its
officers, and shall appoint such agents aid
managers ~ may be necessary, and shall
hx their compensation.
Until the election on the first W ednes-
day iU January, 1911, DR.. G. E. TrOsclatr,
the Secretary Treasurer, shall be the Gen
eral Manager Of the above company and
its properties and belongings. land shall
have supervision Of everything; he shalt
have power and authority to borrow
money; issue notes. execute mortgages.
dfGW checks, pledge ana pawn crops, con-
Tract debts, hire and discharge overseefs. !
clerks, 1abprers AID etc. He shall give fan
account :ulonthly bf all monies borrowed |
and spent, to thS Board iaf Directorsx ii !
writing. He shall have the power nd
authority to mike all CONTRACTS for mSkr
Ing and selling Of the crops. - - ~
The Board Of Directors shall make all !
by,laWs, rules and regulations for the |
Of tha.b business an at
liilsuG1 the c6rpofations md alter, amend
They shall have power to buy, sell.
pledge and lease any and all
bf6portS Of wha1ever nature wbenevAf in
heir Judgment they have deem sudSf acts
necessary and proper, and to make all con-