The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-03-07
CH A II II T. r.
or THE
Cypremort Land Company.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE bF LOUISIANA,
PAKIsH OF ST. MARY.
Be It known, That on this, the 3rd day
OF March, In the year of our Lord, one
thousand, nine hundred and fourteen.
and Of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
thirty seventh before me, Rene 81. Himel ,
. notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified, within and for the Parish Of St.
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunt0 subscribed, who seve-
rally declared unto me, said Notary, that,
aysiling themselves of the benefits and
provisions Of the laws and Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana, relative to the or.
formed and organized, and do, by these
presents, form and organize themselves.
% we'll as all such other persons who may
hereafter Join or become associated with
them. or their successors, into corpora
ton, for the objects and purposes anu
under the covenants, stipulations and
agreements following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title OF this corporation
shall be the "CYPREMORT LAND COM
PANYt,, and under said name. unless
sooner dissolved, In accordance with its
charter, it shall exist apd continue, and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
for period Of ninety nine (99) years from
and after the dAte Of this act. 1t may
have, hold, receive, borrow, loan, ex-
change, acquire, purchase, sell. ALLEVIATE.
cucumber or mortgage, property OF any
kind, whether real, personal or mixed.
corporal or incorporeal, movable or i'm
movable; it may accept mortgages,
pledges, or other forms OF security for
money loaned or other debts; it may con
tract, sue and be sued, plead or be i'm
pleaded, and may make, adopt aud use a
corporate seal; 1t may name and appoint
such managers. directors and officers as
it, interest and convenience may require.
and may make and establish such by laws
for the proper management and regula'
ton of it's affairs as may be necessary and
proper. and generally shall possess all tn
powers and privileges which corporations
are and may hereafter De authorized to
possess under the Constitution and laws
Of the State.
ARTICLE IL.
The d0micile Of this corporation shall
be the Town of Franklin, Parish OF st
Mary, Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the
President of said corporation, or, in the
event of bis absence, upon the Vice Pres
idsnt thereof. or In the absence of both OF
said ohicers, upon the Secretary Of said
Corporation.
ARTICLE
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organised and the nature OF
the besiness to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be as follows, namely
Section I. To plant, cultivate, grow,
produce, manufacture, refine, buy, sell
import, export, ship, transport and gene
syrups. and all the products thereof, and
70 carry on any business incidental there
70. and for the purposes aforesaid, to ac-
quire, construct, lease. own, maintain and
operate sugar or other plantations, sugar
or other refneries, and any buildings,
mills, factories, distilleries, ami Other
works necessary therefor; to raise. buy
sell and desl In horses. mules, cattle, live.
stock and poultry Of ell kinds, and gene
rally to engage In the business of pIaut
Or; to build, buy. rent. sell, establish
maintain, operate and conduct hotels,
stores. warehouses. depots, etc., and to do
. general merchandise business.
Section 2. To bid in, buy, sell, acquire
lease. sublet, or farm for it's own account,
Or for 1.-THE account Of others, real estate,
lands and tonements, and to survey, SUBJ
divide and plat such lands for the purpose
Of sale or otherwise, and to improve and
develop the same by the erection of houses
or buildings thereon, and to do such other
lawful Improvements as may be needful
or desirable in and about the improve.
Dents and development thereof for any
purpose Whatever, and particularly 70
drain and reclaim lands. and for that pur.
pose to form drainage or sub-drainage
dietricts, or to do any other act which an
individual might lawfully do.
section .. To purchase. acquire, re-
eeive, hold, own, pledge, sell, and dispose
Of stocks, bonds, mortgages, debentures,
notes and other security, or evidences Of
indebtedness of any firm. association, in.
dlviduai-o or corporation, or Of any state,
drainage district, or any politicsl division
in the State Of Louisiana OF elsewhere.
section !. To carry on general con-
structtng and construction bus ness and
operations, consisting Of entering into and
executing contracts with persons, firms
and public or private corporations, and
particularly to make all contracts and do
under contract Of bridges, buildings. pine
lines. rosds. highways, and turn pixies; TO
drain, reclaim and improve submerged.
sWampy or other lands; to dig. construct,
make stt1tghten, widen. deepen or other.
wise work upon natural or other water
courses canals, drains, sewers, bitches
ana 0ikes. under contract or under the
direction Of public officers, or courts; and
. DO ana cary on general dredging and
Draining business. and for that purpose
70 own and operate construction, dredging
and draining plants, consisting OF machr-
erys tools, implements, dredge boats
0itching machines, scows, lighters, der.
1icks, vessels, engines. cars, wagons and
property OF every class and description.
convenient or necessary thereto.
section Q. 10 construct, purchase. iea Sc
or otherwise acquire and own, malntain
and operate steamboats,, saiiins vessels.
Darges and other water crafts piers
docks or wharvas, and such lines Of Tram
way or railway within the State OF louisl.
ana or elsewhere as may be conye.i ut,
necessary or incidental to any hlsiYtees ar
enterprise OF the Company. u sth ali ise..es-
sary eidetrscks,. locomotives, cars, 4e, 3ts.
round houses and other equipment aeces.
cary % the operation Of said piers. iuss 1,
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