The herald., 1912-10-24
CHARTER.

OF THE GTLF PLANTING COMPANY:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SnAIE ME
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS:
Be It known, that on this 23rd DAY OF
September, 1912, in the year OF our Do.a a
one thousand nine hundred and twelve, anu
Of the Independence of the United states OF
America the one hundred and thirty-seventh,
before me- Philip Gensler, Jr., a notary
public In and for the parish or Orleans anu
state Of Louisiana aforesaid, duly commls.
stoned and qualified, and In the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named ana unuer
signed personally came and appeared Tue
several persons whose names are nereuhto
subscribed, who declared to me- notary, Iu
the presence of the undersigned witnesses,
that availlng themselves of the provisions
Of the laws of the state of Louisiana, re-
specting the organization OF Corporations;
they have mutually agreed and eontracteu
and bind and obligate themselves, their helrs
and assigns and all persons who may mere
after become associated with them nereln,
10 form a 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 /.
This corporation shall be known as Inc Inc
Gulf Planting Company" and Its domiclle
shall be In the city Of New Orleans, state
OF louisiana. Under its said corporate
name 1t shall have the power to contract,
sue and be sued; TO make and use corpor-
ate seal, and the same TO break and alter
q pleasure TO hold, receive, have, purchase,
improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and rhypothecate, under
Its said corporate name, property, real, per-
sonal and mixed and TO name and appoint
such of1cers, directors, agents, managers OF
/, employees as the interest or convenience ol
ne said corporation may require; to make
md establish bylaws, rules and regulations
Ior the proper management and regulation
" It's ahairs, and the same to change anu
auer at pleasure to do all acts and tnlngs
= shall or may be necessary or proper 70
AIRY out the objects or purposes or sucn
eofporation said corporation unless sooner
9ssolved In accordance with Its cnarter,
mall exist and continue for the period OF
nmety-nine years from the date hereof. Inc
me ytce-presideDt, shall be the proper per
on upon whom citation or other legal pro-
cess shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
Ine objects and purposes for when TINS
@fporation Is organized and the nature OF
NE business to be carried on by 1t are here
declared TO be To buy and sell, pack, I'M
prt and export oysters to hold, own, puy
sad sell, lease, operate and otherwise dea'
ARTICLE III.
me capital stock Of this corporation Is
&reoy fixed at the sum of ten thousand
onars t$l0, 900. .0O), divided into or repre-
wnted BY two hundred (200) shares OF the
which shares shall be paid for in cash at
socn times ana IN such amounts as the
Ssrd OF directors may determine; or the
sic stock may be issued at not less than
~ IN payment OF property actually re-
~Ised or purchased by said corporation. or
~ hbor done or services rendered. SAID
%@pany may commence doing business IA as
IN as three thousand dollars t$S,OOO.OOl,
scribed.
certificates of stock fully paid and non
- - liable shall be issued to each subscriber
me amount paid by him therefor.
49,. ARTICLE Nv.
.s.M Al the corporate powers Of this corpor-
on shall be vested In and the business