The herald., 1914-08-06
" lIntSSCS.
EDWARD ROCHE.
SAMUEL MANFRE.
CHARTER
OF THE GERMAN AMERICAN ORANGE
AND TRUCK GROWERS ASSOCIA-
TION OF LOUISIANA

llON UT LOUISIANA
! State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
| Be it known, That on this thirtieth day Of
| June, in the year one thousand nine hundred
| and fourteen, before me, William Renaudln,
| a notary public, in and for the parish of Or
| leans, state of louisiana, duly commissioned
| and qual ihed, and in the presence of the wit
| nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
| personally came and appeared the persons
| whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
| severally declared that, availng themselves
| of the constitution and laws of the state of
| Louisiana, in such cases made and provided,
| they covenant, agree and bind themselves,
| as well other persons who may hereafter
| become associated with them, to form them
selves into a body polite in law, for the
| objects and purposes and under the articles,
| terms and conditions following, to-with:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be THE GERMAN AMERICAN
| ORANGE AND TRUCK GROWERS ASSO-
| CITATION OF LOUISIANA, and by that name
| the association shall have power and author
| ity TO have and enjoy succession for a full
period of ninety-nine years from and after
| the date hereof; to contract, sue and be sued;
| to make and use corporate seal, and the
| same to change and alter at pleasure; TO hold,
| receive, lease, hire, purchase and convey, as
well mortgage and hypothecate property,
| appoint such officers, directors managers
| as the interest and convenience of said asso-
| citation may require, and to make and estab-
| lish such bylaws, rules and regulations for
1
] same to change and alter at pleasure.
| Article 1.-THE domicile of said association
| shall be in the city of New Orleans, state of
| Louisiana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon the president,
or in his absence, on the secretary.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
| which this association is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on by it,
/ are declared to be as follows, to-wit:
]. To engage in the growing of citrus fruits
| and truck farming, and sell the same in such
/ ma MAJ he Dtrto nf he
| ment of this association, be most advantage
| Gus or profitable, and generally to buy and
| sell articles Of trade and commerce, and do
connection Herewith and useful in carrying
| on the business; to reclaim, improve and de-
| velop real estate of all kinds; to lay town
tion and erection of sewer, drainage and
| water pipes, either for its own or the use
of others, and erect either for itself or others
buildings, and generally to do and engage
| terprise connected with, growing out of or
german incidental TO any of the objects
| and purposes set forth OF contemplated by this
charter.
?. To purchase, hold, transfer, assign, mort
gage, pledge or otherwise dispose of the shares
| of the capital stock of or any bonds, deben-
| lures, securities other evidences of indebt-
edness created by any other corporation or
corporations of this or any other state, terri
| tory country, and while the owner Of such
stock TO exercise all the rights, powers and
privileges OF ownership, including the right
| to vote thereon.
J. To borrow money in such manner as the
association may deem fit, and to mortgage
| and otherwise pledge TIE associations prop
erty TO secure the same.
T. To buy, sell, hold assign, transfer, mort
| gage and deal in and with real estate and all
interest therein; to buy, sell, hold, assign,
| transfer, mortgage and deal in and with
goods, wares, merchandise and all kinds Of
personal property, licenses and franchises, for
the purpose herein set forth, and, in general,
| conduct any business necessary to carry out
said purposes, and to exercise all the rights,
powers and privileges now or hereafter con.
| terred by law upon associations organized un-
der the provisions of the laws authorizing the
formation of associations
Article Iv.-The capital stock of this asso-
citation is hereby fixed at the sum of three
hundred thousand dollars Cs3O0,0OO), divided
into thirty thousand shares of the par value
Of ten dollars (slo) each, which shall be paid
for in cash, or on such terms and conditions
as may be decided upon by the board of di.
rectors, or may be issued for no less than
par ,i for property purchased by or services az;
shares of stock shall be full-pad and non
assessable. No transfer of stock shall be