The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-25
CHARTER
RICE BELT MILLING COMPANY.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
BE 1T KNOWN, that on this 21st day of
March, in the year OF our Lord Nineteen
Hundred and Twelve, and OF the Indepel-
dence OF the United States Of America, the
one hundredand thirty sixth. before me-
AlIEAlS BRIAN, notary public in and for
the Parish of Orleans, aforesaid, duly com
missioned and qualified, and in presence OF
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are here
under subscribed, who declared to me, no
tary, In the presence Of the undersigned
witnesses that avsiliug themselves OF the
privileges OF the laws Of the State Of Louis
lana, respecting the organization of corpo-
rations, they have mutually agreed and con-
tracted, and by these presents do agree and
contract and bind and obligate themselves,
their heirs and assigns, and all persons who
may hereafter become associated with them
herein, to form a corporation and do hereby
form and organize corporation under the
name and for the objects and purposes and
under the terms, stipulations and provis-
Ions contained in the following articles, to-
wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title Of this corporation is
hereby declared to be RICE BELT MIL
LING COMPANY" and under its said cor
porate name 1t shall have and enjoy cor
porate existence and secession for the full
term and period Of ninety nine years from
and after the date hereof, unless sooner
dissolved by the action of the stockholders
in the manner provided by law and by and
under that name it shall have, enjoy and eI-
ercise all rights, powers and privileges here
matter set forth, as well as those granted,
or that may hereafter be granted by law to
corporations of this character, with full
authority to contract, sue and be sued,
plead and be implicated, appear answer and
prosecute In any and all courts Of justice
and elsewhere TO make and use a corporate
seal and the same to alter and break at
at pleasure; to acquire, receive and owl,
by purchase, lease, donation, exchange or
otherwise, and to hold, use and operate, and
to convey, sell, lease, mortage, pledge, by
pothecate and otherwise dispose OF property,
real, personal and mixed, corporal or In
corporeal: to borrow money and to issue in
evidence thereof notes, bonds, debentures or
other securities, and TO secure same by
mortgage, pledge or other hypothecation Of
property, real, personal and mixed; to &C
cept mortgages, pledges or other forms Of
security for money loaned or other debts
to name, select and appoint such directors,
officers, managers, attorneys, clerks and en-
pl0yees as its business, interests and con-
venience may require; and TO make and
adopt, and at its pleasure amend or abro-
gate, such rules, regulations and bylaws
for the proper government of the Affairs of
the corporation as may be necessary, proper
or convenient.
The domicile of this corporation Is hereby
declared to be in the City OF New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served upon Its
president; or, in the event Of his death,
absence or inability TO act, upon its vice
president, or in the absence of both presi-
dent and vice-president, upon the treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
| . l.. ar,I H.. N<
the business to be carried on by it, are
hereby declared to be: to acquire by
purchase, lease, donation, exchange or other
wise and to sell or ALLEVIATE real and person
al property Of every description and kind
and particularly rice mills, irrigation plants,
| canals, pumping stations, lands, warehouses,
or such other plants and machinery as may
be operated for the manufacture and prep
aration for the market Of rice OF rfce-pro-
ducts or by-products of any kind, and the
appurtenances thereof, and articles made
or developed from the rice plant or any part
thereof; to buy. sell. store, ship, forward,
| receive or consignment, make advances on
and handle rice, rice+products and by-pro-
ducts of all kinds and articles made or de-
| veloped from the rice plant or any part
| thereof, to own and operate rice mills, irri
CATION plants, pumping stations, canals, rice
plantations, warehouses, bonded or not bon
| ded, public or private; to loan money upon
real or personal property and to take mort
cages or assignments OF mortgages or other
security on the same, and to buy, sell and
deal in bonds and loans secured By mort
cages and other liens on real property; to
| exchange its entire assets In business In
whole or In part, for money or stocks or
bonds or other obligations Of other com
panies and in general to engage In any and
| all business of any nature whatsoever not
prohibited by law.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporation IL
| hereby fixed at $4,000, divided into 30
shares Of par value of 800 each.
| ARTICLE V.
| All the corporate powers now or hereafter
BY. law vested In this corporation shall be
| vested In and exercised by a Board Of Direc-
| tors composed Of not less than three nor
| more than seven stockholders, who shall be
| elected at a meeting of the corporation to
| be held on the first Wednesday of April In
| each year. A majority of the directors
1 shall constitute quorum.
| The Board of Directors shall I'LL any va.
| cances among their number or In any other
| office arising through death, resignation
| disqualification or other cause, for the un
| expired term thereof, the remaining direc
| tors being hereby vested with full power
| to fll such vacancy by any Affirmative vote
/ Of a majority of the remaining directors.
The Board of Directors shall elect from
among their number Immediately after the
election Of the Board or as soon thereafter
| as may be possible q President, one or more
| vice-presidents and a Treasurer. Amy two
Of such officers may be held by the same
| person, The Board of Directors shall ap
| point a Secretary and may also appoint On,
| or more Assistant Treasurers and one Of
more Assistant Secretaries.
| holders of this corporation shall convene II
| general meeting on the hrst Wednesday o.