The herald., 1912-08-15
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS CITY OE NEW ORLEANS


PANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
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
of 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 availing themselves of the
provisions Of the laws of the state of Lou
isiana relative to the formation or corpo-
rations, and more particularly Of the provi-
sions of Act 7S of the legislature OF 1904,
they have covenanted and agreed and do by
these presents covenant and agree and bind
themselves as we'll 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 HOUMA LAND AND CATTLE
COMPANY, and by that corporate name it
shall have and enjoy succession for the
period Of ninety-ni (99) years and shall
have all the authorities and powers gener-
ally vested in corporations under the law,
and more particularly shall 1t be author
lied to contract, to sue and to be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal and the same
to break at pleasure; to make and ISSUE
bonds, notes and other evidences OF indebt-
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 superintendents, as the interests Of the
rules and regulations for the management
of it's affairs, and to possess all Of the pow
ers granted and intended to be granted here
In or by law In order to carry out the OBJ
jects and purposes for which this corpora
ton Is organized.
ARTICLE H.
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
In the city Of New Orleans, state OF Louisi-
sort shall be served upon the president, or In
his absence, upon the vice-presldent, 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
gazing, 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
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-helds; 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 stoci
and cattle Of any and all kinds; and e
build, acquire, operate and maintain slaugh
ter-houses, slaughter-pens or other mean'
necessary for the carrying on Of slaughter
house business and to sell and deal II
lslaughter-house or packing house products
also dredging and contracting for dredging
the construction Of canals and levees o
other construction or engineering work con
lnected with or collateral to land drainag
and reclamation and In such connection Z
own and operate railways, tramways an
navigation canals, to build roads and high
ways, to construct and maintain wharves
, warehouses, landings, piers, station-house
land other Improvements necessary, and Z
Town and operate any floating craft as tn
lneeds of the company's business may n