The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-01-24
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The Franklin Company
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
DAurcu On Cm MApv


Be it known that on this 18th day of the
month of January in the year Of Our Lord one
thousand, nine hundred and fourteen, before
duly commissioned and qualified in and for
the Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana
aforesaid, therein residing. and in the pres
undersigned. personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared, that availing them
selves Of the laws of the State Of Louisiana in
such cases made and provided, and particular.
ly Of the provisions OF Act 10 OF the Acts of the
General Assembly Of the State Of Louisiana,
for the year 1904, they have cOvenanted and
agree and bind themselves, as we'll as all such
persons as may hereafter become associated
with them, to form corporation and body
the articles and stipulations as follows to.
wit:
The name Of this cooperation shall be THE
corporate name, it shall have power and autho,
rity to have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession Tor the full term of ninety nine
wears from and after the date hereof: to con.
tract. sue and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to alter and
break at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, pur.
chase and convey, a. well as mortgage and n.y.
pothecAte property, real personal and mixed.
cOrporeal and inc0rporea; to name and appoint
such managers, agents, directors and officers
NJ its business interests and convenience may
alter and amend from time to time, such by.
laws. rules and regulations, for the proper
government of the AFFAIRS Of said corporation
as may be necessary aKT End proper II
The dOnlicile of this said corporation shall be
in the Town OF Franklin, Parish Of St. Mary.
state Of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal Process shall be served upon the Presi-
dent of said corporation, or in the event of his
absence upon the Vice. President thereof and
id the absence Of both of said officers, upon the
Secretary OF the corporation.
ARTICLE I'LL
The objects aud purposes Of this corporation
are hereby declared to be to buy and sell real
estate, lands and tenements, whether high, low,
swamp, overhowed or marsh; to purchase, re.
claim, develop and improve lands; to loan and
borrow money on lands, real estate and teno
meDts and TO mortgage and hypothecate
dences Of Indebtedness; to farm and cultivate
lands. either for itself or for others and to en-
gage in agricultural! pursuits generally; to buy
and sell agricultural products; to Craze lands,
and to buy and sell cattle, horses sheep and
other animals for such purposes; to own and
operate warehouses;, granaries and sugar re-
nneries. and own and operate in connection
herewith c0mmiSsaries, and carry on gener
III mercantile business both retail ANA whole.
sale; to construct. own, operate and maintain
canals, bridges. ferries, roads, toll roads, toll
gates, railroads. tram roads. and to dispose Of
levees and canals, and to construct and main
tain drainage and irrigating plants for itself
and for hire, and establish servitudes on lands
drained or irrigated by such plants in favor of
sach plants; to buy and sell real estate neces
sery or incidental for the carrying out OF the
above described purposes. and TO do any and all
things necessary for and incidental to the
carrying out of the above described purposes,
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of said corporation is here.
by fixed ct Fifty Thousand i15O,o0O] Dollars,
divided into and represented by i've hundred
shares OF stock Of the amount Of one hundred
PIG. @l dolars Per share each. Said stock