St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-05-23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST.
LANDRY.

RE 1T KNOWN, That on this 28th
day of the month of February, in the
wear of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Fourteen, before me, w.
r. Lacombe, a Notary Public, in and
for the parish of st. Landry, duly COM
missioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who severally declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the
constitution and laws OF the State OF
Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
vided, and particularly the statutes re-
Iatinp to the formation of corporations
of limited liability, they have covenant
ed and agreed and do hereby covenant
and agree and bind and obligate them
selves as we'll as all other persons who
may hereafter become associated with
them in the corporation or body polite
which they do hereby form and consti-
tute, upon the terms and conditions and
for the purposes and objects expressed
in the following articles of i%ncorpora-
ton which they adopt as TIL eir charter,
viz;
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation is and
shall be the "ST. LANDRY SUGAR
COMPANY, LIMITED" and under this
name it shall have and emily corporate
existence and succession for the period
of ninety-nine (99) years from this date;
it shall have authority and power tosue
and be sued; to make and use a corpor-
ate seal, and to break and alter the
same at pleasure; to purchase, rent,
lease, hold, sell, mortgage, and other
wise receive or dispose OF property,
real or personal and OF every nature
and description; to borrow and loan
money, to grant and receive pledges
4 and securities Of any and every char
aeter; to issue mortgage bonds, and
notes secured and unsecured by mort
gage, pledge or otherwise; to make and
enter into any and every manner OF
contract and obligation, with the same
force and validity as In individual
might; to name and appoint and elect
such directors, officers, agents and en-
ployees and representatives as the in
terests or convenience of this corpora
ton may require; to make and establish
rules and bylaws for the proper gov
eminent Of this corporation, and to alter
or amend the same at pleasure; and
generally to do and perform all such
acts and things as are permitted by the
law and as may be deemed necessary
or proper to carry out the principal OBJ
jects and purposes OF this corporation.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the parish ofSt. Landry, State of
Louisiana, and its principal office and
business establishment shall be in or
within five ~ miles of the corporate
limits of the City of Opelousas; and all
the citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the President, or
in his absence upon the Vice-President,
or in the absence of both of these Of
ficers upon the Secretary; and, in the
absence of all these officers, then in
the ann provided by statute.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be conducted
and carried IN by it are the following,
viz:
To purchase or construct a complete
sugar-manufacturing establishment, to
be erected upon a tract of land to be
purchased or otherwise acquired by
this corporation, in st. Landry Parish,
Louisiana, and to manufacture OF and
from sugar cane, sugar OF syrup, and
all other products and ~by-products
thereof, to purchase sugar cane, to adj
vance money thereon, and to take
pledges thereof; to acquire sugar lands,
to develop and cultivate lands, to cor
struct and operate tramways, railroads,
and othermeans OF transportation, with
out, however, the right of eminent do
main; to buy and sell and generally deal
In sugar cane, sugar and all other pro-
ducts and by-products; and, if deemed
advisable by the directors, to establish
alcohol distils, paper factories, and any
other factories establishments for utiliz-
ing or disposing OF the products or by
products of sugar-cane; to manufacture
and place upon the open market for
sale syrups or molaSseS reduced or OBJ
tanned from sugar cane, or its products
or ~by-products, and to patent, register,
own and use trademarks, trade pictures,
wrappers, covers, cans, jars or other
recepticles, and to obtain from the gov
eminent protection from imitation or
infringement thereof, and generally to
do and perform any and all acts and
as may be directly or in
directly, Immediately or remotely con-
nected with the manufacturing of sugar
and other products or ~by-products of
sugar cane and the dealing in said arti-
Giles; provided, that the foregoing
enumeration of specific purposes and
and powers shall not be con-
or held to limit or restrict the
general and legal powers of this cor
poration.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
S fixed at Thirty Thousand $3.50, 100000
Dollars, to be divided into and repre-
by Three Hundred 1900 shares,
ii the par value of One Hundred Dol
airs 100000 per share which stock
;hall be issued as the Board of Directors
nay determine, and shall be paid for in
ash as called for by said board, or may
De issued at not less than par in pay
nent for property purchased by the
or for labor or services ae-
ually done and performed or for money
ldvanced. The said capital stock shall
,e full paid and worcestershire; and a
ransfer of stock shall not be recogniz-
d by o. be binding upon the corpora
ion unless the same be entered upon
he books of the corporation, or be
made by the surrender and cancellation
i the certificates of stock and the is
uance of new certificates, or by the is
uance OF original certificates for stock
ubseribed and transferred or assigned.
stock certificates shall bear the sig :
ature of the President and of the Sec :