The herald., 1914-03-12
CHAR TER

CHARTER ,,,,,.v
OF THE CITRUS LAND CON- ~
United States Of America, state o. louisiana
Parish Of Orleans City of New dreams
Re II known. That on this seventeenth Gay
Of February, 4. d., nineteen hLhliSu an"
fourteen. before me, Lewis Ko'sEeT 'i'1. 49,
, r,1tsrv publrc duly commissioned ana guam
- ~ nd f.- the Parish II Orleans, tltie-
IN residing. and In the presence OF inc HeIt'
matter named competent witnesses; PS-Sl.'
alIy came and appeared, the scFcial PeiSSITlIS
,.h.sc name, are hcrCuUtJ SUBSCRIBED -nLto
NJ PFC Ecfuq a resident OF Aurora, IN
nois: Mr. Edgar 7. kiroh1etgeT penny -,
dent Of Chicago Illinois, Mr. John y; NiI a..
being a resident OF Chicago, ILLINOIS: MI w.
p Targyyorrhv ard Mr.. T. Seton Schneldau
ta;rg rrs,deuis of the City Of New Orleans,
louisiana all Of the SAID appeaTeTS yEl"e OF
full age, and the said apPearcrs scEetaHs ue
clarcd that avaIling themselves OF inc law
III Louisiana relative TO the formation OF cor
noratious. they do hereby form and organ
izc themselves into a corporation !oI d toIIt'
of ulnety-niue years IRON Inc ua'e "SLeOi'
under the name Of The CITRUS Lana Ooi--
many the d0miCiIe whereof IS hNed al the
CIV OF New Orleans. Louisiana, MS oOJeCtS
and purposes and business beng 10 OuE' sell
hold, lease or otherwise acquire OF utsPOse
Of personal. real or mixed property OF any
sort wherever situated Tor any ana al PuI-
poses; to erect buildings Of all descriptions
on the land OF the SAID company or else
where; to build, operate, sell or tease lOl
operation factories OF any KIND 10 ootto"
money and 10 secure the said loan by mort
gage pledge or hypothecatiOn Of any sort;
| to lend money and to issue bonds OF OlneI
evidence OF Indebtedness; TO improve, cultl,
| vate, develop, IrrIgate. drain and reclaim rear
estate either in this State or elsewhere anu
| to operate drainage, irrigation or sewerage
| systems and 10 purchase or otherwise acquire
| and own dredges, boats or any othtT appd;
| ratuS necessary to carry into erect any u
| the aforesaid purposes and 10 operate any
/ IL. .t.raz4,I drill or mine
| for oil gas sulphur or other minerals ana
! generally to carry on any business or enter
| prise not inconsistent with the CONSTITUTION
! and laws Of this State or OF the United states,
/ and il shall have full power to do and 10
| perform any and all acts or things necessary
| or germane TO carry out the foregoing OBJ
| iects and purposes not prohibited by the laws
| Of this State or Of the United States.
The capital stock shall be fifty thousand
| dollars represented by FIVE hundred (SGOJ
| shares OF one hundred dollars lSlyu.U) each
| said stock to be paid for IN cash, property
or services as may be determined oy uiT
| begin business as soon as three thousand dol
lars C5OOOOO of its capital stock shall nave
been subscribed.
aged by a Board OF Directors composed OF
1 1--WE (s) stockholders 10 be elected by the
| stockholders annually by ballot on the thirc
| Tuesday OF February or any subsequent date
fixed by the Board OF Directors, IN case OF
DAYS before said meeting, there shall ot
\ mailed to each stakeholder a notice OF SAID
meeting directed TO his her last known
address. Each share OF stock shall be en-,
| titled to one vote, and the holder OF SAID
| stock may vote either in person or by written
/ proxy. Said board shall have the right to
| make all bylaws and all other regulations
necessary for the conduct Of the business and
| to change and alter same at pleasure, and 10
| employ any persons that may be necessary
| in the conduct Of said business and to dis.
miss same at its pleasure. The hrst board
! shall be composed Of MesSrs. Edgar F. kirch-
berger, Milo NJ Pierce, p. Seton Schneidau,
W. z. Langworthy and John A. Kruse, and
| shall hold office until the third Tuesday IN
| February, 1915, or until their successors are
elected and qualified. Immediately after their
| election the Board OF Directors shall elect
| from among themselves a President. a Vice
| President and a Secretary Treasurer. Until
! the third Tuesday in February, 1915, or until
| their successors shall have been elected and
| qualified, the following officers shall serve:
Mr.. Milo {. Pierce, as President; Mr.. Edgar
| f. kirchbergcr, as Vice President; Mr.. W. 7.
| Langworthy, as Secretary Treasurer. Any
| failure 10 hold the annual stockholders meet
ing, as herein provided for, shall not cause
forfeiture OF this act Of Incorporation, and
any vacancy occurring in the Board of Di-
| rectors from any cause shall be filled by the
remaining directors.
All citation OF this corporation shall be
served the President, or in his absence,
on the Vice President.
At the termination Of this charter or the
dissolution OF the corporation, the affairs shall
be hqudated by three CD commissioners,
elected by the stockholders at a meeting called
for that purpose after due notice shall have
been given by publication for twenty COZ
days IN one OF the newspapers published in
New Orleans, and similar notice TO each
| stakeholder as is required TO be given of the
annual election.
No shareholder shall ever be held liable
or responsible for any obligations of this cor
I moi at 4
balance due on the shares Of stock owned by
him, nor shall any mere informalities or ir-
regularities in the organization have the eff
feet OF rendering this charter null or of sub
lecting any shareholder TO any further liza
bility than the unpaid amount due on his
stock.
In order that this charter may also serve
as the original subscription list required by
law The subscribers to this act of incorpora-
ton nave also respectively written opposite
their names the amount OF the capital stock
subscribed for by each of them. No stock
shall be transferred except upon the books
of the company.
Thus done and passed in my notarial office,
| IN the Parish Of Orleans, on the date here.
inaboye hrSt written in the presence of Brad.
| ford Miller and Noele VOORHEES,, competen,
witnesses, who have signed these presents
together with me, notary, after due reading
of the whole.
(Signedl Milo NJ. Pierce, one share: Edgar
F. kirchberger, one share; John A. Kruse
one share; W. p Langworthy, twenty-six
shares; p. Seton Schneidau. one share.
Witnesses: (Signed) Bradford Miller, Noelie
VOORHEES,.
(Signed) LEWIS R. GRAHAM. Not. Pub
A true copy:
LEWIS r GRAHAM, Not. Pub
/, the undersigned, Recorder Of MORTGAGES
in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State OF
louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the Cit.
rus Land 90; was this Day duly recoeded in
- IN En1.
New Orleans, La, Feb. II, 1914.
Signed EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Recorder
feb 10 26 mch 5 y 10 20