St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-05-16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY.

PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY.
BE 1T KNOWN, That on this 28th
day of the month of February, in the
wear of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Fourteen, before me, w.
r. Lacombe, a Notary Public, in n
for the parish of st. Landry, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who ~seyerally declared that, availlng
themselves of the provisions of the
constitution and laws OF the State OF
Louisiana, in such cases made ana pro-
vided, and particularly the statutes re-
Iating to the formation OF corporations
Of limited liability, they have covenant,
ed and agreed and do hereby covenant
and agree and bind and obligate them
selves as well as all other persons who
NAV hereafter become associated win
them In the corporation or body polite
which they do hereby form and constl-
tute, upon the terms and conditions and
for the purposes and objects expressed
In the following articles of incorpora-
ton which they adopt as their charter,
viz:
ARTICLEI
fhe name Of this corporation is and
shall be the stST. LANDRY SUGAR
COMPANY, LIMITED" and under this
name 1t shall have and enjoy corporate
existence and succession for h PERIOD
Of ninety-nine 1897 years from this date;
II shall have authority and power tosue
and be sued; to make and use a corpor-
ATE seal, and to break and alter the
same at pleasure; to purchase, rent,
lease. hold, sell, mortgage, and other
wise receive or dispose of property,
real or personal and of every nature
and description; to borrow and loan
money to grant and receive pledges
and securities of any and every char
acter; to issue mortgage bonds, and
notes secured and unsecured by mort
gage. pledge or otherwise; to make and
enter into any and every manner OF
contract and obligation, with the same
force and validity as an individual
might; to name and appoint m elect
such directors, officers, agents and en-
ployees and representatives as the in
terests or convenience of this corpora.
ton may require; to make and establish
rules and bylaws for the proper gov
eminent of this corporation, and to alter
or amend the same at pleasure; and
generally to do and perform all such
acts and things as are permitted by the
law and as may be deemed necessary
or proper to carry out the principal OBJ
iects and purposes of this corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the parish of St. Landry, State Of
Louisiana, and its principal office and
business establishment shall be in or
within five 81 miles of the corporate
limits of the City of Opelousas; and all
the citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the President, or
in his absence upon the Vice-President,
or in the absence of both of these of.
ficers upon the Secretary; and, in the
absence of all these officers, then in
the manner provided by statute.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be conducted
and carried on by it are the following,
viz:
To purchase or construct a complete
sugar-manufacturing establishment, tt
be erected upon a tract Of land to be
purchased or otherwise acquired by
this corporation, in st. Landry Parish.
Louisiana, and to manufacture OF anC
from sugar cane, sugar or syrup, anc
all other products and b~y-products
thereof, to purchase sugar cane, to ad
vance money thereon, and to take
pledges thereof; to acquire sugar lands,
to develop and cultivate lands, to con
struct and operate tramways, railroads,
and othermeans of transportation, with
out, however, the right OF eminent do,
main; to buy and sell and generallydea
in sugar cane, sugar and all other pro.
ducts and by-products; and, if deemed
advisable by the directors, to establish
alcohol distils, paper factories, and any
other factories establishments for utiliz.
ing or disposing of the products or by
products of sugar-cane; to manufacture
and place upon the open market for
sale syrups or molasses reduced or OBJ
tanned from sugar cane, or its products
or by-products, and to patent, register,
own and use trademarks, trade pictures,
wrappers, covers, cans, jars or other
recepticles, and to obtain from the gov
eminent protection from imitation or
infringement thereof, and generally to
do and perform any and all acts and
transactions as may be directly or in
directly, Immediately or remotely con-
nected with the manufacturing of sugar
and other products or ~by-products of
sugar cane and the dealing in said arti-
cles; provided, that the foregoing
enumeration of specific purposes and
objects and powers shall not be con
strued or held to limit or restrict the
general and legal powers of this cor
poration.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at Thirty Thousand $3.50, 000.0
Dollars, to be divided into and repre-
scented by Three Hundred 1900 shares,
of the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars $4,000 per share which stock
shall be issueda as the Board of Directors
may determine, and shall be paid for in
cash as called for by said board, or may
be issued at not less than par in pay
ment for property purchased by the
corporation or for labor or services ac-
tually done and performed or for money
advanced. The said capital stock shall
be full paid and worcestershire; and a
transfer of stock shall not be recogniz-
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