The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-02-26
CHARTER
or THE WEST INDIA MOlASSES

United States OF America, state OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of Orleans, City OF New orleans. =
BE 1t known, That on this sixth day oil
February, in the year Of our LORD one 'hou
sand nine hundred and fourteen liFi7'' anu
OF the Independence Of the OnltCd states OF
America, the one hundred ana lhlI'S -Sis'''t''
before me, W. Morgan GuTley, a notary pun
lie, IN and Tor the Parish OF orleans S'd'S
OF Louisiana, duly commits stoned quail1el ana
acting as such, and IN the presence OF l"e
two witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally appeared the scEtiai PEI
sons whose names are hereto subscribed ~ho
-cycral!y declared that, aVdlNng themselves
OF the provisions OF me Oonsutuiioh ana law
Of the STATE OF louisiana IN SuCt ClSei l. s-,
ana PI"'luJui ~ - ~ ,,.,,.r',-I
agreed ana ,y .u''t "'aCI'si w -
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nor't'9n ,LaV he Vest India Molas,cs Com
- .-I las .-r.1. name sand CORPORATION
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for and during The frl term OF u'ucty-nluc
ION ,,s-- f-.-. aud after the date Of this
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me- seal and ,g, Same. ru alter 80 pleasure.
b. hold. I...r. sell. purchase and convey, lis
g.-l 40, MORTGAGE. pledge and hsur.ra,at, uu-
der Ills ..-t..r.r,. .-.r. real .ad personal
rrr.,.,. l. shall have power go borrow
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.rp5r,r sr.l directors. managers. officers.
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o.. possess .r exercise under the Constitution
and I..,- of the State # Louisiana
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shall be lu the CITY at New Orleans. Iu the
PARISH of Orleans and State of Louisiana.
Article Ill The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the ud-
trrc Of the business 10 ne carried on by %
are hereby declared 10 he. To import. store,
huy sell or otherwise deal M mvla~scs, Sy-
rupS and sugar and other merchandise and
90 that end 10 buy. erect. lease and 20 own
aud operate such buildings or plants, tanks
and other facilities IN the United States and
elsewhere, as may be necessary or OF use
IN the conduct OF its business; 10 operate
such storage tanks and buildings either as
public OF private warehouses: TO lease. rent,
hire, own and operate. tank cars. ships, bargcs
or other water craft for the TRANSFORMATION
Of said merchandise for itself. or for others
for hire: 20 advance or loan money on syrupS.
muIa,-eS. sugars or other commodities held in
storage or otherwise secured; TO act as broker
or agent for individuals. firms or corpora
lions; to erect canning plants at such points
as the Board OF Directors may determine Tor
the canning Of Syrups and muiaSseS, both IN
this State and riStN here, and to dispose OF
the product thereof; to buy, build, lease or
otherwise acquire and operate stock feed
plants and to dispose OF the product there
Of: 10 construct or otherwise acquire. own
and operate docks and other terminal and port
facilities: and to make all such contracts
and expenditures Of money as may IN any
way be necessary. incidental or useful in the
accomplishment Of the declared main objects
and purposes of this corporation. and Incl
dcutally. TO acquire and hold such stock OF
other corporations as may be deemed neCeS-
sary or helpful to promote the interests OF
this corporation, such stock 10 be voted as the
Board Of Directors may direct.
Article ~ All rit,t;ors and o,bc- 1ec,I
process against this cornoration shall he
Srrved r,nnn lis President or IN his aLsrnrr
.ithcr unou its Eicr President ar rs Serrs-
tary AT the dor1iciIe of the co-noration. mr.
- service may he made mon any o,h,r
person who may he DESIGNATED for tbat mr..
nose hv the Hoard Of Directors If ,bis Enr.
poration.
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Aruce y, me capital STOCK or TINS cor
porai3 on Sn t5 De nve hundred thousand dol,
~ 600, ulH'Ieu mo IEe tle eI
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