The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-01-08
CHARTER
OF c. S. MATTHEWS COMPANY.
United States OF America, State Of I,oui

OF c. S. MATHEWS COMPANY
United States OF America, State of Louis
lana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF
New Orleans.
Be 1t Known, That on this the 2sth day
OF the month Of November. in the year Of
our Lord one thousand, nine hundred and
thirteen. and OF the independence of the
United States OF America the one hundred
and thirty-eighth, before me. Alexis Brian
notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified. within and for the Parish Of Or
leans. State OF Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
subscribed, who severally declared unto me-
notary, that. availing themselves OF the
benefits and provisions OF the laws and con-
stitutiOn Of the State OF Louisiana relative
have formed and organized, and do. by
these presents form and organize them
selves, as well as all such other persons
who may hereafter join or become assO-
ciated with them, or their successors, into
a corporation. for the objects and purposes
and under the covenants, stipulations and
agreements following tO-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title OF this
corporation shall be &C. s. MATHEWS
COMPANY" and under said name unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with Its
charter. IL 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, exchange. ac-
quire, purchase, sell. ALLEVIATE, convey. lease
pledge, pawn, hypothecate, cucumber or
mortgage property OF any kind, whether
real, personal or mixed. corpCreal or in.
corporal, movable or immovable; II may
accept mortgages, pledges or other forms OF
security for money loaned or other debts ;
1t may contract, sue and be sued, plead or
be impleaded, and may make. adopt and
use a corporate seal and the same alter or
break at Its pleasure; II may name and ap-
point such managers directors and officers
as its interests and convenience may re-
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laws for the proper management and regu-
latOn Of its affairs as may be necessary and
proper, and generally shall possess all the
powers and privileges which corporations are
and may hereafter he authorized TO possess
under the constitution and laws OF this
state.
poration shall be at the City Of New Or
leans Parish Of Orleans, State OF Louisiana.
and all citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president OF said cor
poration: or, in the event OF his absence,
upon the vice-president thereof; or, In the
absence Of both OF said officers. upon the
treasurer Of said corporation.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
| for which this corporation Is organized. and
the nature OF the business TO be carried on
by 1t are hereby declared to be as follows,
namely:
Section l. To plant, cultivate. grow, pro-
duce, manufacture. refine, buy, sell, import
| export, ship, transport, and generally dea!
In sugarcane, sugar. molasses, syrups ano
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any business Incidental thereto, and for thu
purposes aforesaid: to acquire. construct
lease, own, maintain and operate sugar oil
| other plantations, sugar or other refnertes
| and any buildings, mills, factories, distil
leres and other works necessary therefor
| to raise. buy, sell and deal In horses mules
cattle, live stock and poultry OF all kinds
and generally to engage In the business Of ,
planter: to build, buy, rent. sell. establish
maintain. operate and conduct sawmills, no
tells, stores. warehouses depots, etc, AM
TO do a general merchandise business.
Section .. To bid in. buy, sell, acquire
lease. sublet, or farm for Its own accoun
or for the account of others, real estate
lands and tenements, and to survey, sub
divide and plat such lands for the purpos
of sale or otherwise, and to improve an
develop the same by the erection OF house
or buildings thereon. and to do such othe
lawful improvements as may be needful o
desirable in and about the improvement o
development thereof for any purpose what
ever. and particularly to drain and reclair
lands. and for that purpose to form drair