The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-08-14
CHARTER

OF THE PELICAN LAND COMPANY.
State Of louisiana, Parish of Orleans City
OF New Orleans
Be 1t known, that on this third day OF
July, In the year one thousand nine hun
dred and thirteen, before me, Arthur 3
Leopold, Notary Public in and for the
parish or Orleans state Of Louisiana, duly
| commissioned and qualified and in the pres.
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
| the persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, all above the full age of majority,
| VINO severally declared that, availing them
| selves of Act SO OF 1885, as well as the
general laws OF the state of Louisiana rela-
! i've to the Organization of corporations.
stltute a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the stipulations herein
after set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title of the
corporation hereby formed is declared to
be Pei. IN Land Company Its domicile
shall be N the city Of New Orleans. stat.
or Louisiana, and it shall have and enioy
succession by its corporate name for a
P ftdo ,S OF ninety,nine 900 years from and
This corporation shall have power and
authority 10 contract, sue and be sued in
II corporate name: to make and use a cor
p pSe seal to hold, receive, hire and pur-
CHdSe real ana personal property and to
sell, mortgage. or pledge the same, and to
borrow money and issue bonds, note and
other obligations ~ N
al NlbdliOuS UT OLner legal process shall
be served upon the president and IN The
event or his absence or inability TO act
from any cause, the same shall be served
upon lhe yice-president, or any other officer
IN New Orleans, louisiana
Article 1.-THE objects and purposas for
Mulch thlS corporation Is organized and
the nature of the business TO be carried on
oy II are hereby declared to be-
10 purchase or otherwise acquire, erect.
construct, equip, improve, extend work. d.
teIOp' operate, maintain, own, repair CON
!rOI, sen, lease or otherwise dispose of wa
yer rights, reservoirs, dams, canals. tunnels.
dltches, humes, drainage systems. controIliny
Works, power plants and Irrigation works or
pants, or whatsoever kind or nature for
the purpose of irrigating lands Retaining
submerged lands, or storing waters. and the
uTdInlng ana conveying of waters from on.
place or places to another place or nIacaS
10 purchase, lease or otherwise acouire
erect, equip, improve, extend, work, deyelon
TI I" maintain, own, repair, control, sell
Iease or otherwise dispose Of water rights
reservoirs, dams, canals, tunnels. dltches
numes, drainage systems, controlling works
power plants or plants OF whatsoever kind
ino ma. hIa.nre Tor the purpose Of purchasing,
leasing. or otherwise dlsposing Of nowe1
Ilght heat or energy in whatsoever form or
nature, and the exercise Of the CUSTOMARY
ana q necessary powers incident thereto.
10 acquire by purchase or otherwise own |
mold, buy, sell, convey, lease mortgage or
real estate or other property ner
sonal or mixed, and to survey. subdiyIde |
pat, Improve and develop Irrigated, sinh
merged and other lands for the purpose OF
SAFE or otherwise, and to do and perform
Ill things needful and lawful for the dey.i.
'pment and improvement OF the same FOR
agricultural, planting, cattle raising. resi-.
ience trade and business
10 purchase. or otherwise acquire. and
Q mold own or control, receive, store. CON
'ey deliver, sell, lease or otherwise ais.
'ose or water. Ice or moisture In auy form
7 rights OF any nature In and to water. or