The herald., 1913-12-25

CHARTER
OF e. :. MATTHEWS COMPANY.
nited States of America, State of Lol
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Of 4. =. MAltiENS tOMIAN1.
United States of America, State Of Louis
lana. Parish Of Orleans, City Of
New Orleans
BE Ii Known. That on this the 2Sth day
Of the month Of November. in the year Of
our Lord one thousand. nine hundred and
thirteen, and Of the independence of IN,
United States Of America the one hundred
and thirty eighth, before me, Alexis Brian.
notary public duly commissioned and
qualified. within and for the Parish Of Or
leans. State of Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned personally came and appeared
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed. who Severally declared unto me,
notary, that. availing themselves OF the
benefits and provisions OF the laws and con
stitution of the State of Louisiana relative
TO the organization OF corporations. they
have formed and organized and do. by
these presents. form and organize them
selves. as well as all such other persons
who may hereafter join or become asSo-
ciated with them, or their successors. into
a corporation, for the objects and purpose,
and under the covenants, stipulationS and
agreements following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE The name and title Of This
COMPANY" and under said name. unless
sooner dissolved, in accordance with II,
charter. il shall exist and continue and shall
have and enjoy corporate existence for 9
after the date OF this act. 1t may have
hold. receive, borrow, loan, exchange, ac
quire purchase, sell. ALLEVIATE, convey, lease
pledge, pawn, hypOthecate, cucumber OF
mortgage property OF any kind whether
real, personal or mixed. corporal or In
corporal. movable or immoyable; II may
accept mortgages, pledges or other forms OF
security for money loaned or other debts
il may contract. sue and be sued, plead oil
he implicated, and may make, adopt and
use corporate seal and the same alter ol
break at it's pleasure: ii may name and ap
point such managers directors and officers
as its interests and convenience may re
quire, and may make and establish such by
laws for the proper management and regl
latiOn of its affairs as may be necessary and
proper. and generally shall possess all tho
powers and privileges which corporations are
and may hereafter he authorized to possess
under the constitution and laws OF this
state.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile Of this cor
poratiOn shall be at the City OF New Or
leans Parish of orleans, State Of Louisiana
and all citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president OF said cor
poratiOn; or, in the event OF his absence
upon the vice-president thereof; or, In the
absence of both of said officers, upon the
treasurer of said corporation.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is organized ant
the nature of the business to be carried or
| by 1t are hereby declared 70 be as follows
Section l. To plant. cultivate. grow, pro
| duce. manufacture, refine, buy, SELL import
| export. ship. transport and generally dea
| in sugarcane sugar, mOlasses, syrups anC
! all the products thereof. and to carry oil
| any business incidental thereto, and for tn
purposes aforesaid: TO acquire. construct
| lease, own, maintain and operate sugar o
| other plantations, sugar or other rehneries
and any buildings, mills. factories. distil
| lerieS and other works necessary therefor
| to raise buy. sell and deal in horses. mules
| cattle live stock and poultry OF all kinds
and generally to engage In the business OF
planter: TO build, buy, rent, sell, establish
maintain. operate and conduct sawmills, M
tells, stores, warehouses. depOtS. etc, an
TO do a general merchandise business.
Section .. To bid in. buy, sell, acquire
lease sublet. or farm for its own accOun
or for the account Of others, real estat,
lands and tenements, and TO survey. sui
divide and plat such lands for the purpOs
Of sale or otherwise, and to improve an
develop the same by the erection OF house
or buildings thereon. and to do such otht
lawful improvements as may be needful {
desirable in and about the improvement {
development thereof for any purpose wha
. ever. and particularly TO drain and recall
/ lands. and for that purpose to form drai