The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-03-20
CHART Err
OF CENTRAL FLORIDA SUGAR con-
PANI.

OF CENTRAL FLORIDA ST Oak COM
PANI.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
Re it known, that on this seventeenth day
OF February, nineteen hundred and thirteen,
before me, Charles Schneidau notary pub
lie for the parish of Orleans and city Of New
Orleans state Of Louisiana, and in the pres
enc" Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
Undersigned personally came the several per
sons whose names are hereuntO subscribed,
who Sevcrdlv declared that awaiting them
selves of the provisions of the general laws
of the state of Louisiana providing for the
organization Of corporations, they have coy
cnautcd and agreed, and by these presents
covenant, agree and bind themselves As well
as all such persons may hereafter h'-
come associated with them 10 form and con
Stitute Il corporation and body polite IN
law, for the objects and purposes and un-
der the agreements and supulatlonS FOL
lowing, tOwit:
ARTICLE |.
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-nine 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, well as mortgage and
hypothecate, and pledge under its aforesaid
corporate name, property, both real, per
such rights, privileges and franchises as said
corporation may possess or acquire, 10
name and appoint such managers, directors
and officers and employees and agents as
its interest and convenience may require,
and TO have, possess and acquire all such
other rights, powers and privileges, as by
the general laws OF Louisiana are, or may
be granted TO 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 ii 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; 10
construct houses, buildings and other works
or improvements thereon, and to sell, lease
or hire same; 10 acquire, purchase, lease,
construct, hire or operate sugar factories
and refineries, plants for boiling mOlasses
and syrup; to manufacture such agricultural
products into sugar, molaSSeS, syrup, or INFO
| such other forms or commodities as may be
made or produced therefrOm 10 buy sugar
! cane and syrups or mOlasses and TO man
| ufacture the same into sugar or other forms
| or products to operate and maintain such
other machinery, factories. renneries or 9th
er plants or works may be proper oil
| suitable TO accomplish the said objects and
| purposes of said corporation: to buy, sell
! or OTHERWISE dispose OF all SuC0 pTOuuCls Ol
| 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; &c
| operate stores; to raise, buy and sell live
stock of all kinds, and TO carry on 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 ".
The capital stock Of said corporation Is
| hereby fixed at the sum or one million DOL
lars Isl ,OO0,OOO TO be divided into ten
! thousand 100000 shares Of the par value
| OF one hundred dollars (S100) per share
which stock shall be full paid and non-ass
| essabe. 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 v.
/ All the corporate powers Uf said corpor
| alton shall be vested in, and exercised by g
! board Of directors composed of seven per
| sons who shall be stockholders, to be elect
ed at an annual meeting Of stockholders, u
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 tel
i (1O) days before the date Of meeting, ad
dressed to each stakeholder at his las
known place of address. A majority Of tn
votes cast shall elect, and each share o
stock shall be entitled to one vote, to b
cast by the owner, either in person or b.
proxy. All directors shall serve and con
tinue in office until the third Saturday II
February next following their election, o
, until their successors shall have been elect
ed and shall have, qualified. A failure Z
elect directors on the date above specific
shall not dissolve the corporation, but i
such event, the existing board OF director
/ may cause another election to be held at an
! time thereafter, whereof ten (1O) days pre-
vious notice in writing shall be given a
, above provided Vacancies occurring In sal
! board of directors from any cause whatsc