The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-07-10

Leopold a Notary Public in and for the
parish Of Orleans state OF louisiana, uuls
commissioned and qualified, and In the pres,
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto SUD
scribed, all above the full age OF majority
who severally declared that, awaiting them
selves of Act 80 of 1885, as well as the
general laws of the state of Louisiana rela-
tive to the organization OF corporations
they hereby form themselves into and con
stitute corporation for the objects ana
purposes and under the stipulations herein
after set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title OF the
corporation hereby formed is declared TO
be Pelican Land Company. Its domlclle
shall be in the city of New orleans state
succession by its corporate name for a
period of ninety-nine (99) years from and
after the date hereof.
This corporation shall have power and
authority to contract, sue and be sued In
il corporate name; to make and use cor
pOrate seal; TO hold, receive, hire and pur-
chase real and personal property and TO
sell, mortgage, or pledge the same, and to
borrow money and issue bonds, note and
other obligations.
All citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president, and in the
event of his absence or inability TO act
from any cause, the same shall be served
upon the vice-president, or any other officer
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be:
To purchase or otherwise acquire, erect,
construct, equip, improve, extend, work, de
velOp, operate, maintain, own, repair, con
troll, sell, lease or otherwise dispose OF wa
ter rights, reservoirs, dams, canals, tunnels,
bitches, fumes, drainage systems, controlling
works, power plants and irrigation works or
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the purpose of irrigating lands, retaining
submerged lands, or storing waters, and the
draining and conveying of waters from one
place or places to another place or places.
To purchase, lease or otherwise acquire
erect equip, improve, extend, work, develop
operate, maintain, own, repair, control, sell
lease or otherwise dispose of water rights
reservoirs, dams, canals, tunnels, bitches
fumes, drainage systems, controlling works
power plants or plants OF whatsoever kind
or nature, for the purpose of purchasing
! leasing or otherwise acquiring and selling
| leasing, or otherwise dispOsing of power
| light heat or energy in whatsoever form OF
| nature, and the exercise of the customary
and necessary powers incident thereto.
To acquire by purchase or otherwise, own
| hold, buy, sell, convey, lease, mortgage oil
cucumber real estate or other property, per
| sonal or mixed, and to survey, subdivide
| plat. improve and develop irrigated, sub
merged and other lands for the purpose OF
| sale or otherwise, and to do and perform
| all things needful and lawful for the devel
opment and Improvement of the same fol
| agricultural, planting, cattle raising, resi-
dence trade and business.
To purchase, or otherwise acquire, and
| to hold, own or control, receive store, con
yey. deliver, SELL lease or otherwise dis
pose of water. ice or moisture in any form
or rights of any nature in and to water, oil
the usage thereof
Generally to carry on or undertake any
other business Of the same general nature
| which from time to time seems to the di
rectors of this corporation capable of beinl
| conveniently carried on in connection will
| the above objects or calculated directly OF
| Indirectly to render valuable or enhance the
value of any of the company's privileges oil
| rights, and which Is lawful in Louisiana, fol-
| corporation so organized.
J Article 1II.-The capital stock of thi!
/ corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum Of
four million $4,000, OOO.OO) dollars, divided
into and represented by forty Thousand
(4O, OOO) shares of the par value of one
| hundred (S100) dollars.
Said stock shall be paid for In install
| ments of such amounts and at such time.
| as the board Of directors may determine bu
any part or parcel Of said stock may b,
issued by said board of directors at moi
| less than par, In payment Of labor don,
or property actually received by said cor
poration.
This corporation shall commence bushes.
and be going concern as soon as ten thou