New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1910-04-16
ACT OF INCORPORATION
LOUISIAlA-RIO CaAaDs SUdAR Co..
LIMIIEIt

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Be it known that on this 26th
day Of The month Of February IN
the year Ninteen Hundred and
Ten and Of the Independence OF
the United States the One Hun
dred and Thirty-fourth, before me,
Ven.ress J. Slnlth, a Notary Fub-+
lie, duly commissioned and quail
fled in and for the Parish OF lbe-
ria, Stale OF Louisiana, personally
came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereuDto sub
scribed, who declared that avail
ing themselves Of the provisions
Of the laws Of this state relative
to the organization OF corporations
they have covenanted and agreed,
and do, by these presents, cove
nanlt and agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as
such persons who may hereafter
Join or become associated with
them, into corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and
purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulationsofollowlng,
to-wit:
IGArticle I.
The name and style Of this cor
poration shall be the louisiana
Rio Grande Sugar Company, Ltd,
and, under that name it shall have
and enjoy all the rights and priv
ileges granted by law to corpora
. tions ; it shall exist for the per-
iod. ninety-nine years from date;
it shall nave the power to con-
tract sue and be sued in its cor
porate name to make and use a
corporate seal, to hold, receive,
purchase, convey, mortgage, ny
pothecate or pledge property, both
real and personal; to issue bonds,
notes and other obligations; and
have and employ such managers,
directors officers, agents or other
employees as the interest and con-
venience of such corporation may
require; and to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper management and
control of the affairs OF said cor
poration, through its Board OF Di-
rectors a may be necessary or eX-
pedient.
Article II.
The domicile Of said corporation
shall be in the Parish OF Iberia,
State Of Louisiana, and all clta-
htlons and other legal process shall
be served upon the president, or,
in his absence, on the vice presl-
dent and in the absence OF boin,
son the Secretary Treasurer Of saId
Corporation.
Article III.
The purpose for which this cor
poration is established and the ma
ture of the business to be car
ried on by it are declared to be as
follows: To cultivate and raise
sugar cane. corn and other agri-
cultural products; to manuiac-
ture and refine sugar; to buy and
sell sugar cane and other prod
ucts as well as sugar and molas-
ses. and all other articles that
may be made therefrom; and to
these ends to acquire, purchase
and hold plantations or tracts OF
land and to work and cultivate
same, either in sugar cane, corn
or oher agricultural products,
and to manufacture the products
raised on said lands as well as
the products raised on lands
owned by other persons, into su-
gar, molasses, alcohol and 9th
er commodities Of trade that can
be made or extracted therefrom;
to sell such products either IN
a raw or manufactured state; to
buy and purchase crops of sugar
cane or other products raised on
lands by other persons than said
corporation and to make and man
ufacture the same into sugar, mo-
lasses and other articles that can
be extracted therefrom; to main
tain conduct and operate re.
finery or refineries on such OF the
plantations or tracts OF land OF
said corporation that may be
deemed best; to construct, main
tain and operate tramways, rail-
roads, and other roads that may
be deemed necessary for the
transportation of cane and other
products, as well as sugar, mo-
lasses and other articles made
therefrom. ITO or from the refin-
cry or refineries of said corpora
ton; to construct and maintain a
system of canals for the proper
irrigation and drainage of said
land, and generally to do and per-
form any and everything apper-
tanning or incident to the general
purposes hereinbefore stated.
Article w.
The Capital Stock of this Com
pany is hereby fixed at the sum
Of one hundred thousand dollars
($100, 100000 to be divided into
one thousand (1,000) shares of The
par value of one hundred (Sl00)
dollars each. which shall be paid
for in cash, or in the purchase of
property. All shares OF stock
shall be full paid and non-asses-
sible. No transfer of stock shall
be recognized or be binding upon
the company's books unless made
pursuant to its bylaws and re-
corded upon the books Of the
company. This corporation shall
become a going concern as soon
a. fly thousand ($50,000)- dollars