The herald., 1913-12-04

OF e. =. MATTHEW'S COMPANY.
United States of America, State OF Louis
lana. Parish Of Orleans, City Of
New Orleans.
BE 1t Known. That on this the 2Sth day
of III" month of November, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand. nine hundred and
thirteen and of the Independence Of III"
United States Of America the one hundred
and thirty eighth, before me. Alexis Brian.
a notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified. within and for the Parish Of Or
leans State of Louisiana, and in the pres
"nce of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared
several persons whose names are hereuntO
subscribed. who Sevcrally declared unto me,
notary, that, avaiing themselves of the
benefits and provisions Of the laws and con
Stttutiun 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-
cated with them, or their successors into
a corporation, for the objects and purposes
and under the covenants. StipulatiOns and
agreements following tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title of this
corporation shall be 60. $. MATTHEWS
sooner dissolved, in accordance with its
charter. IL shall exist and continue and shall
have and enjoy corporate existence for
period Of ninety-nine (99) years from and
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 or
mortgage property of any kind. whether
real, personal or mixed, corporal or in
corporal. movable or immOvable; Ii may
accept mortgages, pledges or other forms or
security for money loaned or other debts :;
it may contract, sue and be sued, plead or
be impleaded. and may make. adopt and
use a corporate seal and the same alter or
| break at its pleasure; 1t 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 regu,
| latiOn of its affairs as may be necessary and
proper, and generally shall possess all the
powers and privileges which corporations are
and may hereafter be 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-prcsident 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, and
| the nature of the business to be carried on
i by IL are hereby declared to be as follows,
| namely:
Section /. To plant. cultivate, grow. pro,
duce, manufacture. refine. buy, sell. import
export. ship, transport and generally dea!
in sugarcane. sugar. mOlaSses, syrups and
all the products thereof. and to carry or
purposes aforesaid: to acquire. construct
lease. own. maintain and operate sugar OF
i other plantations, sugar or other retneries
and any buildings, mills. factories, diStil
lerieS and other works necessary therefor
TO raise buy. sell and deal in horses mules
i cattle. live stock and poultry Of all kinds
and generally to engage in the business Of
planter; to build, buy, rent, sell, eSta hliSh
maintain operate and conduct sawmills. no
tells, stores, warehouses, depOtS. etc, anC
to do a general merchandise business.
Section >. To bid in. buy, sell, acquire
lease sublet, or farm for its own account
or for the account of others, real estate
lands and tenemcntS, and to survey. sub
divide and plat such lands for the purpOS
OF sale or otherwise. and to improve an,
develop the same by the erection Of houses
or buildings thereon. and to do such Othe
lawful improvements as may be needful O
desirable in and about the Improvement Ol
development thereof for any purpose what
ever. and particularly 10 drain and reclaim
lands. and for that purpose to form drain
age or sub-dra image districts. TO do an
act which an individual might lawfully do
Section 3. To purchase, acquire, receive
hold. own, pledge, sell and dispose OF stocks
bonds, mortgages, debentureS. notes anC
other security or evidence Of Indebtedness
Of any firm. association. individual or cor
pOratiOn, or of any state, parish, county
wards drainage or sub-drainage district, Of
any political subdivision in the State o.
Louisiana or elsewhere.
Section 4. To construct. purchase. lease
or otherwise acquire and own. maintain anC
operate steamboats,. sailing vessels. barge'
and other water crafts, piers. docks OF
wharves, and such lines of tramway OF
; railway within the State of Louisiana oil
Il elsewhere as may be convenient, necessary
or incidental 10 any business or enterprise