The St. Mary banner., 1910-03-05
CHARTER
The Alma Planting Company, Limited

-OF-
The Alma Planting Company, Limited.
United States OF America,
Slate of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.
KNOWN: that on this seventeenth
day of January, A. D., l'lO. before me,
Henry Mayer, Notary Public. duly COM
n,issioned and qualified. within ami for
the Parish Of st. Mary, State OF Louisiana.
in presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally ,ap-
pesred the persons, whose names are here.
INTO subscribed, all Of the full age of ma
iority. who severaIly declared that, avail
ing themselves Of the laws OF this state re-
lativs to the organization of corporations,
they have, aud 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 aud obligs'
tions and under the stipulations, articles
and conditions. following. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The nane and style Of this corporation
shall bo and 10 THE ALMA PLANTING
COMPANY, LIMITED" and it shall have
aad enjoy succession and existence Tor
period OF ninety mine years from the date
hereof. 1t shall have power and authority
TO contract, to sue and be sued, 60 make
and mss 4 corporate seal and to break and
alter the same ut pleasure; to bold, pur-
cha. Q, loan, sell, mortgage. hypothecate or
pledge property, real, personal or mixed,
necessary and proper tor its business; to
make and issue notes, bonds and other
obligations; TO name. elect ana appoint
sucI officers, directors, agents, managers
and EMPLOYEES as the interests Or con.
venience OF said corporation may req ,.iEe; to
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
and regulation of its business and affairs
A. may be deemed necessary anu proper,
aud to do all other acts and things permit
ted BY law, or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes Of such corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
in the tarish Of st. Mary, state Of Louis
lana. and all citations and other legal
rrocess shall be served on the secretary
reasursr, and in his absence on the
resident, and In the absence OF both on
( - Vice. President.
n. obiects aud purposes for which this
aorporatiop IL formed and organized, and
the nature Of the business to lie carried on
nv IL are declared to be the following, to-
vii: 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 and things in connection stn.s. win ana
pertaining to the Planting business.
ARTICLE w.
The Cauital Stock Of this corporation
shalI be. and is hereby fixed at twelve
Thousand ($l2, ,OOO. .0O) Dollars, divided INTO
sixtv (8O) shares of the par value OF ! wO
Hundred ($2OO.W) Dollars each; which
stock shall be paid for in cash IS called for
by the Board of Directors Of SAID Com
usny. or may be issued at not less than par
In payment Of property actually received
or purchased by said corporation, or the
sanas NAY be issued fully paid for labor
done or money advanced to said corpora
tion. No transfer of stock shall be re-
cowuixed or be binding upon the Company
unIess made pursuant to its bylaws aud
recorded upon the books OF the company
This corporation shall commence doing
busincss ~ soon rs Three 1hou- aud
($a.W0.O0) Dollars Of the stock shall have
bcen subscribed fer and paid in.
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this c0rpOra-
tion shalt b. vested In Board of Directors
% Be composed Of shree ~ stockholders,
two Of whom shsti constituts quorum for
the transaction Of corporate business. and
thsir decisions shall be valid corporate e
acts. Any Of the Directors shall have the
right 10 appoint another ST. ck-h0lder as
his proxy 10 atte, d any and ell meetings
Of ssid board OF Directors.
They =: al elect II. m their number a
President, 4 vis.rs esident. a secretary
and Treasurer. The Offices Of Secretal y
and Treasurer may be held by one person.
The following named per.ons shall con
stitute the first Board OF Directors: Miss
jeanne kode, Charles +. Rode. Jr and
DR.. 6. E. Irosclair. Hiss Jeanne Rode
shall be President, Mrs: +. Z. Rode, Vice
President and DR.. g. E. 1rosclair, Sec
retary and Treasurer.
encsrs shall hold Office until the frs:
Wednesday in January, 1911. or until their
eaoooeoofs shall have been duly elected.
NERVES. shall be eligible as q director
er oscar who is not stock k-holder Of this
TEe board Of Directors shall elect it,
o1eess, aud shall appoint such agents and
managers ~ may be necessary, and shall
1x tAetr compensation.
Uatil the election on the hrst Wednes-
day In January. 1911, DR.. g. =. TrOsclair,
ths Seca etary. 4reas urer, shall be the Gen.
errl ..snager Of the above company and
q properties and belongings. and shall
have supervision Of everything; he shall
have power and authority to borrow
notey. issue notes. execute mortgages,
draw checks, pledge and pawn crops, con-
traot daStn, hire and discharge Overseers.
oIerka. lsh0rers and etc. He shall give an
aeneaLt uncnthly Of all monies borrowed
ma tpent, to the Board Of Directors, in
writiss. He shall have the power and
authority to make all contracts for max
iae and seIllng Of the crops.
The Bourd 0t Directors shall make all
by.Iaws, r11ss and regulations for the
pro.,er govegn0ent Of the business an af-
Mirs cf the curpUr alton, ind alter, amend
And change the came 1t pleasure.
They shalt hsve power to buy, Sell,
m0rtkago, pledge and lease any aud all
urol,0ftY of Whatover nature whenever In
Sheir Judgment they hxye deem such acts
neesssafy sid proper. and TO make all con-