The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-08
CHARTER.
OF HOUMA LAND AND CATTLE COM
PANY.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
! Be it known, that on this the twenty
ninth day Of the month OF June, in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twelve 1912), before me, Lewis Rossner
Graham, a notary public duly commissioned
and qualified in and for the parish OF Or
leans, therein residing, and in the presence
or the hereinafter named subscribing COM
petent witnesses, personally came and APP
peared: the several persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed and who severally
declared that avalling themselves Of the
provisions Of the laws of the state of Lou
isiana relative to the formation OF corpo-
rations, and more particularly OF the prOvi-
sions of Act IS Of the legislature of 1904
they have covenanted and agreed and do by
these presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves as well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with them
to constitute and form a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses, and under the articles, terms, and
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title OF this corporation
shall be the H0UMA LAND AND CATTLE
COMPANY, and by that corporate name 1t
shall have and enjoy succession for the
period or ninety nine (99) years and shall
have all the authorities and powers gener-
ally vested in corporations under the law,
and more particularly shall it be author
lied to contract, to sue and to be sued; to
make and use corporate seal and the same
to break at pleasure to make and issue,
edness; to borrow and lend money; to pur-
chase, sell, lease, mortgage and transfer
property In any Of its forms to employ
managers, directors, officers, agents, clerks
or superintendent, as the interests OF the
company may require; to make bylaws,
rules and regulations for the management
OF its affairs, and to possess all Of the pow
ers granted and intended to be granted here
ha n.
jects and purposes for which this corpora
ARTICLE H.
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
In the city Of New Orleans, state of Louisi-
ana, and all citations or legal process of any
sort shall be served upon the president, or In
his absence, upon the vice-president, or in
the absence or disability of both upon the
secretary of the company.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is formed and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by 1t are hereby
declared to be: the purchasing. acquiring,
dealing In, holding, selling, alternating, mort
gaging, bonding, leasing, transferring In any
form and encumbering In any form, real or
other property in any form that may be
deemed most advantageous for the purpose
Of carrying out the objects and purposes Of
the company; and the purchasing, holding,
selling, mortgaging or leasing OF improved
or unimproved property OF any kind within
the state OF Louisiana or elsewhere: and to
develop. reclaim, drain, cultivate, improve
any lands held or acquired by 1t; and more
especially to cultivate crops Of all kinds, to
establish and cultivate orange groves and
fruit orchards; to cultivate, develop and
maintain hay-felds to build, operate and
maintain hay-plants and hay-driers and
generally to raise and to deal In any pro-
ducts OF farm or field; also TO purchase,
own, raise, breed. sell, or pledge live stock
and cattle Of any and all kinds; and to
build, acquire, operate and maintain slaugh-
ter-houses, slaughter-pens or other means
necessary for the carrying on Of slaughter
house business and to sell and deal in
slaughter-house or packing-hous products
also dredging and contracting for dredging.
the construction of canals and levees or
other construction or engineering work con-
nected with or collateral to land drainage
and reclamation; and in such connection 70
own and operate railways, tramways and
navigation canals, to build roads and high.
ways, to construct and maintain wharves
warehouses, landings, piers, station-houses
and other improvements necessary, and e
own and operate any floating craft as the
needs of the company's business may re