The herald., 1914-10-22
CHAR TER
OF COTTON SEED PRODUCTS EXPORT
COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State OF Louisiana.
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.

United States of America State OF louisiana
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be It known. that on this fourteenth day
ot the month Of October, IN the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and fourteen,
and OF the independence OF the United States
oI America the one hundred and thirty yuIuth
before me. tIustaNe \. IldmbIas, 4 notary
public, duly commissioned sworn and quail
ted IN and Tor the parish OF Orleans. and IN
the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared Mc--rS. Antoine \. tu>sb. DelVdIllc
II. IhCard appearing individually and also
is the agent OF George :. Ncrgcrl, and Bryan
Bell; the said appcarcrs being OF full age and
residents Of this city
And the said appcarcr, declared that. avail
ing themselves OF the laws OF this state, par
tlcularly act No. 1oI Of 1914, relative u the or
ganIzdtIOu of corporations, they do. 10y these
presents. agree and bind themselves, dS well
ds such other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with them, 10 form and con
sti'utc corporation Tor the objects and pur-
poses. and under the articles and stIpuatIOnS
following, tU-wIt:
l. The name and title OF this corporation
shall be the Cotton Seed Product, Export
Company. Inc In its said name and cor
poratc capacity. It shall have and enjoy sue
cc>,iou for the term OF niucty-nIuc years
from the date hereof, and shall possess each
and every power, capacity privilege or lfuinu-
nifty. now or hereafter granted by law to
trading or commercial corporations.
,. This corporation shall be domICIlcd in
the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, and the
prcSIdcut-trcaSurer ard. in his absence, the
vice president secretary are designated as the
officers upon whom citation OK other legal pro-
cess can be served.
;. The objects and purposes OF this corpor-
alton and the nature OF the business to be
carried on by 1t are hereby declared to be:
FOR domestic and export purposes TO buy and
sell. either for its own account or on commits
sion, cotton seed and all cotton seed products,
such As cotton seed oil, cotton seed meal, cot
ton seed cake, etc; and also 10 manufacture,
treat and prepare for market the cotton seed
and the products and byproducts thereof and
any other feed stuff; to purchase lease, con-
StruCt and operate mills, warehouses, ships
and other vessels, docks and tank cars; and,
generally, TO do whatever may be proper and
useful to conduct, Tor the domestic and for
eign trade, general business in cotton seed,
its products and other feed stuff.
!. The capital stock of this corporation is
now fixed At nve thousand dollars (S5,O00.00D,
divided into one hundred 900 shares of com
mon stock, OF the par value OF nifty dollars
$4,000 each. The capital stock, in shares of
the same value, may be increased. according
to law, up to the sum OF twenty-five thousand
dollars (S2S,0OOOO). Subscriptions to stock
shall be paid for in cash. at such times and
in such amounts and with such notices to the
subscribers as may be fixed by the board Of
directors, subject TO the limitation in this
gard now imposed by law. No stock certlh-
cate shall issue TO any person until the pay
ment in full of the shares subscribed for by
him.
5. All the powers of this corporation shall
sbe vested in, and be exercised by, a board
OF directors, to be composed OF three stock
holders, who shall be elected at a stockholders
meeting to be held for that purpose, annually,
on the first Tuesday OF September, at the do
mcie OF the corporations; and the directors
shall have the right to fill vacancies in its
own number At its first meeting following
election, the directors shall elect from their
own number, for the term Of one year, preSi-
dent-treasurer and e-president secretary,
.l,, Sfa1l .+1-~ .h.,-
SorS have been duly elected ard have quail
ned, and shall perform such duties as are
assigned to them respectively by the board
OF directors. The presidenttreasu and the
vice president, secretary, however, shall unite
in representing the board whenever money is
borrowed or checks are drawn, on behalf of
the corporation. AT its first meeting, the
board shall designate by whom it shall be
absence from the City of New Orleans of
either or both of the officers.
3. The first board OF directors Of this cor
pOratiOn shall be composed of MesSrs. BRYAN
Bell, 1907 General Taylor street, New Or
leans, La, Antoine A. Cusso, 222l Burgundy
Street, New Orleans, La, and George S.
Gergcr, Mound, La; with Mr.. Bryan Bell, as
president-treasurer and Mr.. Antoine A. CussO.
as vice-president- secretary; and these drec-
tors and officers shall serve until the first
Tuesday Of September 1910 (when the first
election OF directors, under this charter. shall
be heidi, or until their successors have been
duly elected and have qualified.
7. The appearers hereby declare that they
have subscribed, respectively, to the follow
ing number of shares of the capital stock of
this corporation, to-wit: Mr.. Bryan Bell. TWEEN
ty shares; Mr.. Antoine A. Cusso. twenty
shares; Mr.. Delvaile II. Theard, 2ll Camp
street, New Orleans, La, nineteen shares /;
and George s. Yerger, one share.
Done and passed in my office, at New Or
leans, the day, month and year first above
written, in presence of Messrs. Frederick Le-
land and John b. Esnard, competent witness
es, who have signed with the appearers and
me, notary, after due reading
Original signed: Names of subscribers
omitted. J. b. Esnard. Frederick Leland.
GUS. A. LLAMBIAS, Not. Pub.
], the undersigned recorder of mortgages, in
and for the parish of Orleans, state Of Lou
siana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act OF Incorporation of the Cotton
Seed Products Export Company, Inc. was this
day duly recorded in my office, in book ll27,
folio 5l4. New Orleans, La, Oct. "a, 1914.
(Signed EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. X.
a true copy.
GUS. A. LLAMBIAS, Not. Pub.
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