The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-05-09
G HI A II II E II
or THE
Cypremort Land Company.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.


STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH 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 H. Himel,
. notary Rubiic, duly commissioned and
s.e of ne an aud IN of the as
y ofpce Of the witnesses hereinafter
--.med and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who seve-
rally declared unto me, said Notary, that,
availing themselves Of the benefits and
provisions OF the laws and Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana. relative to the or.
ganization Of corporations, they have
formed and organized. and do, by these
presents, form and organize themselves,
a. we'll as all such other persons who may
hereafter join or become associated with
them, or their successors, into a corpora.
tion, for the objects and purposes and
under the covenants, stipulatiOns and
agreements following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall be the "CYPREMORT LAND CON-
PANY", and under said name, unless
sooner dissolved, in accordance with its
charter, it shall exist and continue. and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
for a 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.
convey, lease, pledge, pawn, hypothecate.
cucumber or mortgage, property of any
kind, whether real. personal % Or mixed,
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
corporate seal; 1t may name and appoint
such managers. directors and officers as
its interest and convenience may require,
and may make and establish such by-laws
for the proper management and regula-
tiOn Of its affairs as may be necessary and
proper. and generally shall possess all the
powers and privileges which corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized to
possess under the Constitution and laws
Of the State.
ARTICLE IL.
The domiciIe 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
idant thereof. or in the absence Of both Of
said officers, upon the Secretary of said
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature of
the besiness to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be as follows, namely:
Section l. To plant, cultivate, grow,
produce, manufacture, refine, buy sell,
rally deal in sugar cane. sugar. molasses,
syrups, and all the products thereof. and
to carry on any business incidental there
to. and for the purposes aforesaid, to ac-
qutre, construct, lease. own, maintain and
operate sugar or other plantations, sugar
mills. factories, distilleries, and other
works necessary therefor: to raise, buy,
sell and desl In horses. mules, cattle, live
stock and poultry OF alI kinds, and gene
rally 70 engage In the business Of plant
er; to build. buy. rent. sell, establish, ,
maintain, operate and conduct hotels,
stores. warehouses. depots, ETC., and to do
ageneral merchandise business.
Section 2. To bid in, buy, sell. acquire,
lease, sublet, or farm for its own account,
Or for the account of others, real estate,
lands and tenements, and to survey, SUBJ
divide and plat such lands for the purpose
Of sale or otherwise, and to improve and
Ok buildings thereon, and to do such other
lawful improvements as may be needful
Or desirable In and about the improves
ments. and development thereof for any
purpose whatever, and particularly to
drain and reclaim lands, and for that pur-
pose TO form drainage or sub-drainage
districts, or to do any other act which an
individual might lawfully do. :,
Section 8. To purchase, acquire, re-
ceive, hold, own, pledge, sell, and dispose
OF stocks, bonds, mortgages, debentures.
notes and other security, or evidences OF
indebtedness Of any firm. association, In
dividual or corporation, or Of any state,
Parisn, county. ward, drainage or SUBJ
drainage district, or any political division
n the State Of Louisiana or elsewhere.
Seoq0n 4. To carry on q general con.
structlng and construction business and
operations, consisting Of entering into and
executing contracts with persons, firms
ana public or private corporations, and
particularly to make all contracts and do
under contract Of bridges, buildines. pine
! ines, roads. hfghways, and turn pixies; to
|. fain, reclaim and improve submerged,
JWampX or other lands; to dig. construct.
make, straighten, widen. deepen 0: othar-
wise work upon natural or other watei
courses, canals, drains, sewers, bitches
.4e 0lkee, under contract or under the
g 90 ana cary on general dredging and
draining business, and for that purpose
% own and operate construction, dredging
ana draining plants, consisting OF machin-
ery,. tools, implements, dredge boats
oitching machines, scows, lighters, der.
ncks, yessels, engines, cars, wagons and
property Of every class and description,
convenient or necessary thereto.
Soctton 8. To construct, purchase, lease
g Otherwise acquire and own, maintain
and 0perAte steamboats,, sailing vessels.
earEes and other water crafts, piers.