The herald., 1913-08-21
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 thir-
teen and of the independence OF the United
States of America the one hundred and
thirty eighth, before me, Charles +. Flet-
chnger, 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 APP
peared the several persons whose names are
hereuntO subscribed, who declared that,
availing themselves OF the provisions of the
laws Of this state, relative TO the formation
and organization of corporations, they have
COvenanted and agreed, and do, by these pres
ents covenant, agree and bind themselves, as
well as those who may hereafter become
into a corporation for the objects and pur-
pOSes with the name and under the stlpu-
latiOns following, to-wlt:
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 Tor 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, 10
make and use corporate seal the same 10
alter break at pleasure; TO make all
pOrate management and control, and shall
have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and
immunites 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.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized are here
| by declared 10 be TO acquire. by lease, pur
chase or otherwise, real estate, and to hold
| Improve, lease, mortgage, sell, cultivate, OF
! otherwise use or dispose of the same, anC
generally to do and perform all acts Incl
dental to or germane TO the purposes above
specified.
Article Iv.-The capital stock of thi.
| corporation Is hereby fixed at fifty thou
sand dollars S50,000.O0l, divided into flv,
hundred 5000 shares OF the par value Of
one hundred dollars (Sl00,0O) each. SaiC
stock shall be issued only for cash, or il
| payment of property or services actually re
| ceived or rendered to the corporation; thi
corporation shall commence business anC
| become going concern as soon as three
thousand dollars (s3O00) of its capita
| stock shall have been subscribed and pait
| for; the residue of said stock to be issueC
| and payment made therefor subject to tn
! action and call OF the board Of directors
Said stock shall be fully paid at the tim
|
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 tina
they hereby subscribed for the number 0
shares OF said capital stock set Opposit
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 exercise
by board OF not less than three or NOR
than five directors, to be elected each yeaI
by the stockholders, at their annual meet
ing the number Of such board OF director
TO be determined for the ensuing year q
each annual meeting OF the stockholders
and the first board shall consist Of: william
T. Hardie, who shall be president; williar
+. Hardie, who shall be vice-president
Frank G. Hardie, who shall be secretary an
treasurer.
On the third Monday In July, and annu
ally thereafter. the stockholders shall elec
the board Of directors for the ensuing year
the board already installed to continue (
hold over until their successors are elected
The board of directors, so elected, shall Sc
lect from their own number the officers O