The herald., 1913-08-14
ACT OF INCORPORATION

OF STELLA PLANTATION COMPANY.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE it known, that on this, the 23rd day
of the month of July in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thlr-
teen and OF the independence OF the united
States of America the one hundred and
thirty-eighth, before me, Charles +. FLEET
chinger, a notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified In and for the city, parish and
state aforesaid, therein residing, and In the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, who declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions or the
laws of this state, relative to the formation
and organization OF corporations, they have
coyenanted and agreed, and do, by these pres
ents covenant, agree and bind themselves, as
well as those who may hereafter become
associated with them, TO form themselves
into a corporation for the objects and pur-
poses, with the name and under the stipu-
latiOns following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this
corporation shall be stella Plantation Com
pany," and by said corporate name, II shall
have succession and enjoy existence for a
period Of fifty years, unless sooner dissolved,
In the manner provided by law and the arti-
cles of this charter; and. under said cor
pOrate name, it shall have power and au-
thority to contract sue and be sued, TO
make and use a corporate seal the same to
alter or break at pleasure; to make all
necessary rules and regulations for its cor
porate management and control, and shall
have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and
lmmunlties which are now conferred upon,
or may hereafter be granted to corporations
Of the same kind and character.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpor-
alton shall be in the city OF New Orleans;
state of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal processes shall be served upon
the president or in his absence or inability
to act upon any other officer of the corpor-
alton.
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which this corporation Is organized are here
by declared TO be to acquire, by lease, pur-
chase or otherwise, real estate, and to hold
improve, lease, mortgage, sell, cultivate, or
otherwise use or dispose of the same, and
generally TO do and perform all acts incl
dental to or germane to the purposes above
specified.
Article Iv.-The capital stock of this
sand dollars $3.50, 900 0l, divided into five
hundred (500) shares of the par value OF
one Hundred dollars (S10000) each. Said
stock shall be issued only for cash, or In
ceived or rendered to the Corporation this
corporation shall commence business and
become a going concern as soon as three
thousand dollars 10000 of its capital
stock shall have been subscribed and paid
for; the residue of said stock to be ISSUED
and payment made therefor subject TO the
action and call of the board of directors
Said stock shall be fully paid at the time
able, and the capital stock may be in
creased or decreased in the manner pro
vided by the laws of this state.
The parties to this act declared thai
| they hereby subscribed for the number o.
shares of said capital stock set opposite
| their respective signatures hereto so tina
this act of Incorporation shall serve as al
original subscription.
Article V.-All the powers Of this cor
poration shall be vested in and be exercised
| by board OF not less than three or NOR
| than five directors, to be elected each year
| by the stockholders, at their annual meet
| ing the number of such board of director
to be determined for the ensuing year a
each annual meeting of the stockholders
and the first board shall consist of: william
T. Hardie. who shall be president; William
F. Hardie, who shall be vice-president
Frank G. Hardie, who shall be secretary ant
| treasurer.
on the third Monday In July, and annu
ally thereafter the stockholders shall cleo
the board Of directors for the ensuing year
the board already installed to continue L
| hold over until their successors are elected
The board Of directors, so elected, shall sc
lect from their own number the officers o