The herald., 1914-05-14
CHARTER
IF THE CANE PRODUCTS COMPANY
INCORPORATED

! - IN /,
INCORPORATED.
| United States Of America State Of Louisiana
Parish 81 Orleans. City o.. New Orleans
BE Il known. that ou tins twruty-uInth day
It the month Of April. IN the year Of our
/ Lord. one thousand. nine hundred and four.
/ United States Of America, the one hundred
and thirty eighth, lciore me, W. Morgan Cur
/ ley. q Notary Public, IN and for the Parish
| 81 Orleans. State of Louisiana. duly commits.
stoned and qualified and acting as such. and
/ i'm the presence Of the TWO t1l witnesses here
| matter named and undersigned. personally
! appeared the several persons whose names are
/ hereto subscribed. who SCyerallv declared
that, avallIug themselves oi the provisions Of
the constitution and laws Of the State Of
Louisiana IN such cases made and provided.
they have contracted and agreed, and by
these presents, do contract and agree. obi
gate and bind themselves. as well as all such
persons as may hereafter become associated
with them. 10 constitute and form corpora
tlou or body polite in law, Tor the objects
and purpose and under the agreements and
strpulatious following, to-wit:
Article The name and title Of this cor
pnratrou shall be Cane Products Company, In
tprpOratci. and by such name said corpora
ti"u shall have succession and corporate eX-
lNtcrCc for and during the full term of nine
tynIuc t91l years from and after the date Of
tins aC', unless sooner dissolved. and by said
name u may contract, sue and be sued. II shall
have power to make and use a corporate seal
and the same alter At pleasure TO hold, lease,
sell. purchase and convey as well as mortgage,
pledge and hypothccatc under its corporate
name. real and personal property. Ii shall
have power TO borrow money and issue scCuri-
~ for the payment thereof; TO make con-
tracts, and to name and appoint such dIreC-
"rS, managers, officers, agents and employees
IS its interests and convenience may require
| 10 make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management and
] conduct OF its business and affairs; and also
/ to possess and exercise all other powers and
J fn1 Df nd 4-n
! or may be authorized to possess or exercise
! under the constitution and laws Of the State
! Of Louisiana.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF this corporation
shall be in the City Of New Orleans in the
/ parish Of Orleans, and state of Louisiana.
| Article lll.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the ma
| ture OF the business to be carried on by IL are
/ hereby declared TO be: To effect cooperation
| between the Sugar Planters of Louisiana for
| marketing their Syrups, sugars and molasses
direct to the consumer and to establish better
and more economical methods OF marketing
and storing said products. To store, or to
| buy and sell, otherwise deal in syrups
| molasseS and sugar and TO that end to buy,
| erect, lease, or to own and operate such build
| lngs or plants as may be necessary or of use
| IN the storing and handling and manufactur-
| ing OF syrups, molasses and sugar, the prop
! crty Of others, or of this Company; and TO
! operate such storage buildings private or
| as public warehouses; to own, or to lease, and
| operate barges or barge lines, or tank cars or
tank steamers or other means of Transporting
and handling syrup, molasses or sugar; to
advance or loan money on syrup. molasSes or
sugar held in storage or otherwise secured
to erect canning plants at such points as
the Board of Directors may determine for the
canning OF Syrups and molaSSes, both in this
State and elsewhere and TO dispose of the pro-
ducts thereof. To spend money in experiments
as to the best methods and packages in which
to store, handle and distribute syrup, mo-
lasses and sugar; to gather and distribute to
ITS stockholders or customers information as
to the prices and supplies Of syrup. sugar and
molasseS; and to make all such contracts and
expenditures of money, as may, in any way,
he, or become necessary, incidental useful
IN the accomplishment of the declared main
objects and purposes of this corporation. and
incidentally TO acquire and hold such stock of
other corporations as may be deemed neces-
sary or helpful to promote the interest of this
corporation.
Article IV.-All citations and other legal
process issuing from the courts against this
corporation shall be served upon its Presi-
dent or in his absence, either upon its Vice
President, or its Secretary Treasurer, at the
domicile of the corporation; or such services
may be made upon any other person who may
be designated for that purpose by the Board
of Directors of said corporation.
Article N.-The amount of the capital stock
Of this corporation shall be five hundred thou
sand dollars (S500,0OOO0, divided into fifty
thousand shares 10000 par value of ten dol
lars $1,000 each.
As soon as twenty-five hundred shares
$500 of the capital stock, representing
twenty-five thousand dollars iS25U0OO shall
have been subscribed this corporation shall
have the right to organize and commence
business. Certificates OF stock shall not be
issued unless they shall be fully paid for in
money, notes, secured by stock of the Com
pany or otherwise; or for property sold to
SAID Company, or services rendered to il, or