The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-02-19
CHARTER
The Alma Planting Company, Limited.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary.

BELT KNOWN: that on this seventeenth
day of January, A. D.. 1910 before me.
Henry Mayer, Notary Public. duly com
missiohed and qualified. within and fol
the Parish of st. Nary, State of Louisiana.
in pre3ence of the witnesses hereinafter
named: and undersigned, personally APP.
pesred the persons, whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of the full age of ma
FORTY. who severaaly declared that. avail
inc themselves Of the laws of this state re-
Iatiye to the organization of corporations,
thew have, and by these presents. do
covenant and agree, for themselves. their
successors and assigns, and 90 hereby
form themselves unto corporation .,; ana
BODY polite, for the purposes and ooilga-
tions and under the ,stipulations, articles
and conditions. following. to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this corporation
sh.ll he and is 1.-THE ALMA PLANTING
CONPANY, LIMITED" and it shall have
and e1iov successio and existence for a
neriod OF ninety mine years from the date
hereof. It shall have power and autnorlt'
to contract, to sue and be sued, 20 max
and t1se . corporate seal and to break ana
alter the same at pleasure; 10 n1ia, pua
chase. loan, sell, mortgage. hyPothecate or
nIeilre property, real, personal or mixed,
necessarv and proper tor its business; to
mske and issue notes, bonds and other
ohlirations; to name. elect and appoint
snch officers, directors, agents, managers
and employees as the interests or con-
venience of said cOrpor alton may requires 10
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
REGULATIONS for the proper management
ana regulation Of its business and affairs
al NAV be deemed necessary and proper,
ana to do all other acts and things permit
tai nv law. or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes Of such corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
in the Parish of st. Mary, state of Louis
lana. and all citations and Other iesai
process shall be served on the Secretary
Treasurer. and in his absence on tne
President. and in the absence of both on
the Vice.President.
ARTICLE Ill.
Tho ohiects and purposes for which this
CORPORATION is formed and organized, and
the nature of the business to be carried Oh
bv it ara 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 90 al
acts and things in connection with ana
pertaining to the Planting business.
ARTICLE w.
The Capital Stock of this corporation
shall be, and is hereby fixed at twelve
Thonsand ISl2. OOO. OO) Dollars, divided into
sixtY (6O) shares of the par value OF Two
Hundred ($2OO.OO) Dollars each; which
etock shall be paid for in cash as called Tor
bv the Board of Directors of said Com
psny. or may be issued Ut not less than par
II payment Of property actually received
or purchased by ssid c0rpofationf or the
same may be issued fully. paid. fW tabsE
ton, No transfer of stock. she'll be- re-
eognjzed 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 Thousand
(&8,OOO.OO) 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
10 be composed Of three (3) stockholders,
two Of whom shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of corporate business. and
their decisions shall be valid corporate
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. Secretary
ma Treasurer. The Offices of Secretary
ma Treasurer may be held by one person.
THE following named persons shall con
stitute the first Board Of Directors: Miss
Jeanne Rode, Charles F Rode. Jr {, and
DR.. e, Z. TrOsclair. Miss Jeanne Rode
shall be President, Mrs. #. c. Rode, Vice.
President and DR.. G.. E. Trosclair, Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
The present Board of Directors and other
officers shall hold Office until the hrs:
W ednesdAy in January. 1911, or until their
successors shall have been duly elected.
No person shall be eligible as director
or Officer who is not stakeholder OF this
company. ;.
eficers, and shall appoint such agents and
managers D. may be necessary, ana snail
6x their compensation.
Until. the election on the first Wednes- |
day II January, 1911, DR.. G. E. Trosclair,
~ Secretary. Treasurer, shall be the Gen. |
IN Manager Of the above company and |
m properties and belongings; and shall
hsye supervision Of everything; he shall
NC power and authority to borrow
money, issue notes. execute mortgages,
draw checks, pledge and pawn crops. con-
Eraet debts, hire and discharge overseers.
Ilerke. laborers and etc. He shall give, an
Iccount monthly Of all monies borrowed
ma spent, to the Board Of Directors, In
Writipr. He shall have the power and
authority to make oil contracts for max
ng and selling of the crops.
fhe Board Of Directors shall make, ,all
,y~laws, rules and regulations for the
,roper government Of the business AMI at.
airs of the corporation, snd alter, amend l.
ma change the same at pleasure.
They shall have power to buy. sell,
pledge and lease any and all
property Of whatever nature whenever in
heir judgment they hsye deem such acts
lecessary and proper, and to make all con-
yscts and agreements necessary to carry
me into effect.
Am acts Of sale. purchase, le Sc or other
ont1acts Oh al be signed by the Secretary.
'rooouref, or, in case Of his absepce or in
bility to act by the President or Vice.
resident.
ARTICLE vi.
On the 6fst Wednesday Of January of
III year, beginning with the year 1911.