The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-03-28
CHI RT Err
Home Place Planting and
Manufacturing Company.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE )F LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST, MARY.


appeared the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, all of lawful age, who de-
clared that, availing themselves of tho pro-
visions Of the laws OF this state relative to
of the General Assembly of Louisiana, they
have coVenanted and agreed and by these
presents covenant and agree. and bind them
selves, as we'll as such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them. to
form and constitute corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and objects
and under the stipulationS, articles and con-
ditions following, towit
ARTICLE l.
The name and title Of the said corporation
cile is hereby established at Home Place Plan
tation. Parish of St Mary, State of Louisiana;
and, under its corporate name, said corpora
tion shall have power and authority to con
tract, and be sued; to make and use
corporate seal, and the same to break and alter
at pleasure; to hold receive, have, purchase,
mortgage and hypothecate, under its said
corporate name, property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such officers, di
rectors, agents and managers or employees
the interest or convenience of said corporation
may require; to make and establish by laws,
rules and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulation of its affairs as may be
deemed necessary and proper, aud the same to
change and alter at pleasure; and to do all
other acts and things permitted by law, or as
shall or may be necessary and proper to carry
out the objects and purposes of said corpora
tion.
Said corporation, unless sooner dissolved in
accordance with it's charter, shall exist and
continue for the period of ninety-nine-[99 years
from and after the date thereof.
Tho president. or; in his absence, the vice.
president. shall be the proper person upon
whom citation or other legal process shall be
served.
ARTICLE IL
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is organized, and the nature OF the
business to be carried on by it, are declared to
be the following tO-wt:
To acquire by purchase, lease exchange or
otherwise plantations, lands, or any inter-
est therein, machinery. tools, and instru-
ments; either in the United States or withou
the United States; to acquire, construct aud
operate sugar or other plantations; sugar or
other reineries, buildings mills, factories,
distilleries. paper mills, oil wells and other
works; to plant cult yatG ana deal III sugar
cane, maize, tobacco or other crops to pur-
chase, sell, raise aud deaf in live stock; buy
acquire, build, possess, rent or sell, dwelling
houses to own, lease or otherwise acquire
stores. and to 10 a general merchandise bu5-
ness.
To carry on the business of manufacturing
producing refining, adapting preparing, buy
ing, selling aad dealing i'll, and shipping and
transporting, sugar-ctne, sugar. moiIsseS,
ryrups, melada, aud all the products thereof.
To b lild tramways railroads, canols, and to
own and operate railroads and rolling stock
dredge boats, and other boat or boats neceS
sary for carrying ont the business of this com
pany; to Duy AMI sell sugar cane, corn and
Othes pro tTictS as herein provided, Tor ltSGlf
or through Others or to lease any Or all prop
erty owned by said company, for the purpose
of growing crops thereon. either with or With
out the sugar h1u5a, to buy and sell all pro-
ducts that may be grown in this state, and es
peeialiy TO buy and sell sugar cane, aud to
manufacture same into sugar, syrup, mollsses
or other products. aud t. sell or otherwise dis
pose of said agricultural products, either in
their original state or after the same have
been manufactured; TO sell, mortgage, by
pOthecate or pie i5t either the zeal esta . or
the products to be grown thereon III acG1fl-
ance with the laws o1 tbif state.
Ii fact, said company shall nave, generally,
fnll power and authority to acquire, Ho.u,
pertaining TO such business, and to do every.
thing necessary aud proper to the conduct OF
said business.
ARTICLE I'LL
The capital stock of sal corporation shall be
Fifty thousand s50,00OO0! divided into and
represented by Five Hundred [500l shares of
the sum of One Hundred ($l0QO0) Dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid for i'll cash at the
time of subscription, or the same may be is
sued at not less than par, for labor done or
| money or property actually received by said
| cCrporatiOn provided, that no stock shall be
| issued until the consideration therefor has
| been received by said corporation.
ANY stakeholder may sell, assign or transfer
! his stock iii this corporation provided ten (l0)
days prior notice OF snch intention to sell, as
| sign or transfer the same be given the com.
| W.
have the first privilege of purchasing same, at
| ter which ten 10 days notice the said stock
may be sold in open market.
| And no treasury stock shall be sold until ten
| lO) days prior notice be given the stock
| holders who shall have the first privilege of
purchasing same, after which ten G0) days
| notice the said treasury stock may be sold in
open market.
| This corporation may commence doing busi-
ness us soon as Five Thousand (S5,0o000) Dol
lars OF the capital stock shall have been sub.
Scribed for.
The board of directors shall have the right
| to determine how much stock shall be issued
| ARTICLE IV.
| The corporate powers of this company shall
| be vested in, and exercised by, board of fOuI
| directors; three of said board shall CON
| stitute a quorum for the transaction of busi
ness and their decisions shall be valid corpo
| rate acts.
| The stock holders may at regular meeting
| by resolution, increase the number OF directors
! to five 5.
/ The following persons shall constitute ths
| first board of directors: A. A. Boav iilain
! Sidney A. Bonvlla!u, Miss Elmire Z, Bonvil
lain and Charles N. Bonvillain, with 4. A
Bonvillain as President, Hiss Elmre 7. Bon
| villain as Vice President and Sidney A. Bon
/ villain US Secretary Treasurer.
| No person shall bc eligible as director Or al
officer who is moi stockhoidar OF TINS com
pany.
During the lbsence of the president thu
vice.presideut shall act and preside.
| Said boar,l shall continue in office until tht
first Moii4ay i'll February, 1913, ut which date
and thereafter, annually, a board of director:
shall t, elected on the first Monday o
February, of each year, unless the - m
should be holiday, then the election shall bt
held on the next legal day thereafter.
Written notice of such election addressed
/ to each stockhoder at mis- last known post
Office address shall be given at least ten 30
days prior to said meeting; and the board o
directors shall appoint one Or more stockhold
ers to preside at such election as commission
ers, In tile event ot the failure Of any com
missioner or comm 'Ssioners to attend. ths
president shall, BY appointment, fill the yacan
cy Any failure from any cause whatsoeve
to eject directors the day named for tina
purpose shall not dissolve the corporation; bu