The herald., 1912-10-03
CHARTER.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS;
Be II known, that on this 23rd DAY OF
September, 1912, in the year OF our Dor9
one thousand nine hundred and twelve, ana
Of the Independence of the United states OF
America the one hundred and thirty seventh,
before me, Philip Gensler, Jr., notary
public In and for the parish OF orleans anu
state Of Louisiana aforesaid, duly commas
stoned and qualified and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared to me, notary, IN
the presence of the undersigned witnesses,
that awaiting themselves of the provisions
OF the laws of the state of Louisiana, re-
specting the organization of corporations,
they have mutually agreed and CONTRACTED
and bind and obligate themselves, their helrs
and assigns and all persons who may mere
after become associated with them herein,
TO form corporation and do hereby form
and organize a corporation under the name
the terms, stipulations and provisions con-
tained in the following articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
This corporation shall be known as In me
Gulf Planting Company" and It's domlclle
shall be In the city of New Orleans, STATE
OF Louisiana. Under its said corporate
name II shall have the power to contract,
sue and be sued to make and use corpor-
ate seal, and the same TO break and AFTER
az pleasure to hold, receive, have, purchase,
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate, under
us said corporate name, property, real, per
sonal and mixed, and to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents, managers OF
employees as the interest or convenience OF
the said corporation may require; 10 make
and establish bylaws, rules and regulations
Tor the proper management and regulation
u It's affairs, and the same to change anu
suer at pleasure to do all acts and Things
US shall or may be necessary or proper 10
carry out the objects or purposes of such
Srporation said corporation unless sooner
dissolved in accordance with Its cnarter,
snail exist and continue for the perlod Oh
ninety nine years from the date hereof. Inc
PRESIDENT, or in his absence or incapaclty
tne vice-president. shall be the proper per
son upon whom citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served.
ARTICLE ii.
Tue objects and purposes for which TINS
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
me business TO be carried on by II are mere
W declared to be: To buy and sell, pack, I'M
port and export oysters; TO hold, own, Duy
and sell, lease, operate and otherwise deat
u oyster beds.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum of ten Thousand
collars tS10,0O0.O0), divided into or repre-
sented by two hundred (2oO) shares OF the
st value of fifty dollars (S5O.oO) eacn,
which shares shall be paid for in cash at
such times and In such amounts as the
ooard OF directors may determine; or the
Ald stock may be issued at not less than
NJ In payment of property actually re-
erised or purchased by said corporation, or
LOT labor done or services rendered. SAID
sompany may commence doing business as
scon as three thousand dollars ($3,OOOOOl,
the capital stock shall have been sub
scrfbed
Certihcates Of stock fully paid and non
s.ssessable shall be issued to each subscriber
70 the amount paid by him therefor.
ARTICLE Nv.
AZ the corporate powers OF this corpor-
- shall be vested In and the business