The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-04-03
CHART Err
OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SUGAR COM
PANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS

VI = IN hhlg ElJtklIpA st NIAR COM
PANI.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR.
LEANS.
BE it known, that on this seventeenth day
OF February, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
before me-, Charles Schnedau a notary pub
lie for the parish OF Orleans and city OF New
Orleans state OF Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came the several per
sons whose names are hereuntO subscribed,
who seyerally declared that availing them
selves Of the provisions of the general laws
of the state of Louisiana providing for the
organization OF corporations, they have GOV
enanted and agreed and by these presents
covenant, agree and bind themselves, as we'll
as all such persons as may hereafter b,.-
come associated with them 10 form and con
Stitute a corporation and body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes and I'M
der the agreements and StipulatiOns fol
lowing, tO-wt:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of said corporation
shall be Central Florida Sugar Company,
and said corporation shall have power and
authority to exist and enjoy succession by
its said corporate name for the full period
OF ninety-nne years from date hereof; to
contract, sue and be sued; 10 make and use
a corporate seal, and the same 10 break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, purchase,
lease and convey, as well as mortgage and
hypOthecate, and pledge, under its aforesaid
corporate name, property, both real, per
such rights, privileges and franchises as said
corpora ton may possess or acquire: TO
name and appoint such managers, directors
and officers and employees and agents as
its interest and convenience may require,
and 10 have, possess and acquire all such
other rights, powers and privileges, as by
the general laws OF Louisiana are, or may
be granted 10 corporations; all OF the pow
erS Of said corporation may be exercised in
the state Of Louisiana, or in any other state
or states or in any territory OF the United
States, or in any foreign state or states.
ARTICLE ii.
The objects and purposes for which said
corporation is established, and the nature
Of the business to be carried on by it are
declared TO be, to buy, sell, own and lease
as lessor or lessee, lands, either for invest
ment or for the purpose Of cultivating sugar
cane and other agricultural products; to
construct houses, buildings and other works
or Improvements thereon, and TO sell, lease
or hire same; to acquire, purchase, lease,
construct hire or operate sugar factories
and refinerieS, plants for boiling mOasses
and syrup; TO manufacture such agricultural
products into sugar, moasseS, syrup, or into
such other forms or commodities as may be
made or produced therefrom; TO buy sugar
cane and syrupS or molasses and 10 man.
ufacture the same into sugar or other forms
or products to operate and maintain such
other machinery, factories, refnerieS or 9th
suitable 10 accomplish the said objects and
purposes of said corporation; to buy, sell
or otherwise dispose Of all such products or
commodities either in their original or in
their manufactured state; to own, build.
purchase lease or otherwise acquire and TO
maintain and operate, or to sell, lease and
dispose Of plantation railroads or tramways,
solely for the use and benefit, however, Of
said company and not for hire; to make
advances for the cultivation OF lands; 10
operate stores; to raise, buy and sell live
stock Of all kinds, and TO carry on a gen.
eral live stock raising business to carry
on the business OF farming in all its branch
eS, and in general TO do any act or thing
that may be necessary or proper TO promote
and further the interests and to accomplish
the objects and purposes and to carry on
the business OF said corporation. The bust
ness of said corporation may be carried on,
and property may be acquired by said cor
pOration, in the state Of Louisiana, and In
any other state or states or territories OF
the United States and in any foreign state
or states.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile Of said corporation shall
be in the city of New Orleans, louisiana,
and all citations and other legal process
shall be served on the president of said
corporation, or in his absence upon the sec
rotary of said corporation.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock Of said corporation Is
hereby fixed at the sum of one million dol
lars Isl 100000, to be divided into ter
thousand 100000 shares OF the par value
of one hundred dollars (S100) per share,
which stock shall be full paid and non-aSS-
essable. Said stock shall be paid for In cash.
or in property, or in work done for, or ser
vices rendered to, said corporation, as may
be decided by the board Of directors, and
upon such terms, and at such time and in
such manner as may be fixed by the board
Of directors.
ARTICLE "
All the corporate powers Of said corpOr-
alton shall be vested in, and exercised by a
board OF directors composed of seven per-
sons who shall be stockholders, to be elect
ed at an annual meeting OF stockholders to
be held on the third Saturday OF February,
each year. OF such meeting notice in writ
ing shall be given, to be mailed at least ten
(10D days before the date OF meeting, adj
dressed to each stakeholder at his last
known place Of address. A majority OF the
votes cast shall elect, and each share OF
stock shall be entitled to one vote, TO be
cast by the owner, either in person or by
proxy. All directors shall serve apd con-
tinue in office until the third Saturday in
February next following their election. or
until their successors shall have been elect
ed and shall have qualified. failure 10
elect directors on the date above specified
shall not dissolve the corporation, but in
such event, the existing board OF directors
NAV cause another election TO be held at any
time thereafter, whereof ten (10) days pre-
viOus notice In writing shall be given as
above provided Vacancies occurring in said
board OF directors from any cause whatso-