St. Tammany farmer., 1911-01-28
Charter of the
ST. TAMMANY DAIRY AND MANU-.
FEATURING COMPANY,
LIMITED.
United States of America,
State of Louisiana,

United States of America,
| State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans.
Be It known. that on this sixteenth
day OF the month Of January, in the
year OF our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and eleven, before me
Edouard F. Henriques, a notary pub
lie, duly commissioned and qualified,
in and for the parish of Orleans,
State OF Louisiana, therein residing,
sesssua!M eql 10 eousseId eql VI pue
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally
declared that, availing themselves of
the provisions of the Statutes and
laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tivxe to the formation Of corpora
tions, and particularly of Act No. Is
of the session of the General AS
sembly of the State OF Louisiana for
the year 1904, and Act No. So of
1888 Of the General Assembly of
Louisiana, they have covenanted and
argeed, and do by these presents.
covenant and agree, and bind and
obngate themselves, as well as all
such persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them to form
and constitute body corporate and
polite in law, for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations
following to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be the ST. TAMMANY
DAIRY AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY, LIMITED, and under
that name shall have and enjoy all
the rights, advantages and privileges
granted by law to corporations, and
the power and authority to enjoy
succession and have corporate exist
ence for and during the period of
ninety-nine (99) years from the day
and date hereof, unless sooner dis
solved in the manner hereinafter
provided.
1t shall have power and authority
to contract; to sue and be sued: to
make and use a corporate seal, and
the same to break, alter or amend at
pleasure; to hold, receive, purchase,
convey, deliver, mortgage, hypothe-
cate and pledge property, both real
and personal; to issue notes and
other obligations, negotiable instru-
ments, or evidences of debt; to have
and employ such managers agents,
directors, officers and employees as
the interests of the said cor
poration may require; and to
make, and establish as well as
to alter and amend from time to
time such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions, for the corporate management
and control Of the affairs of the
corporation, as may be deemed neces-
sary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the town ce Vaudeville,
Parish OF st. Tammany, State of
and all citations and other
legal process shall be served upon
the president, and in the absence
OF the president, upon the vice presi-
dent, and in the absence of both of
these, upon the secretary-treasurer
of this corporation.
ARTICLE LII.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared
to be:
To manufacture, buy, sell, import,
export and generally deal in butter,
buttermilk, oleomargerine and but
terine and its kindred products; to
buy and sell milk and all kinds of
dairy products; to construct main
tain and operate the necessary plant
for such purposes, as well as a re-
plant, refrigerator cars,
etc.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
ten thousand ($10,000.00) dollars,
divided into and represented by four
hundred shares Of the par value of
(S25.O0) dollars each.
Said shares of stock shall be is
sued at par only, and when issued
shall be paid for in cash, or prop
erty, or the equivalent thereof
All shares of stock shall be issued
as full paid and non-assessable, and
no transfer of stock shall be binding
on said corporation, unless recorded
on it's books.
No stockholder shall have the
right of selling any of the shares