The herald., 1914-04-30
CHARTER
OF NEW YORK-LOUISIANA FARMS
COMPANY.

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United States Of America, safe 81 louisiana
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
BE II known, ihai on 'hls twenty -"i''. Ils
Of the month OF MaFCh. m l"e yea. 81 oH'
Lord, one thousand nInss hundred ana tour,
teen. before me, John Marshall 2uln'etO'
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
fed On and Tor this city and the PARISH oil
Orleans. therein residing anu III uc pre-,
cuer Of the wItnessc, hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally came ana dpPJTa' ca
the several person, whose names are mere
unto subscribed. who severdny declared maj,
lval.lus themselves Of me provisions Oh -,
No. - Of the General Assembly, OF me S'a L
of louisiana, OF the session 81 IN4' ana l"c
laws % THIS State IN such cases maze anu pro
ylact, they do, by these presents, form 'i'e'.''
selves INTO a corporation ana "Ouy PoIil~ III
law i1r the objects and purposes WalSh are
hereby declared 70 ne 10 ue"I H. ",t"'''' I"'
chase, hold, lease, Sc. ana ,hoilE"sS, Ic1'
estate. improved ana unlMItG' ana al 'La"
rcr OF land m the STATE oil LOUISIANA OF e'aT
where TO develop improve as vel as 10 sen
transfer. convey, hypothecaic; mortgage anu
pledge the same either IN DuIk or IN pIol or
other subdivision; TO plot. lay out IN ,suodi-
vision any OF lis lands; 10 erect ouitd' con.
dwellings, and 10 operate lease mortgage OF
sell the same: % deal III HoEisase notes. ana
generally 70 do real estate business ]" an
OF ITS details. e.
The dowitile 81 ms Cptp.Talloh NA@'l oT ~,
the city OF New orleans ""eie cil"'loI sLl4II
be served on ITS president or IN ms absence
upon the secretary or treasurer ~ l,'e Oo'P"I,
ate powers OF this corporation Sha!! be vested
m board composed OF hEc directors IlIte
OF whom shall constitute quorum me hTst
board OF directors 70 uc composed o. u. \
Lincoln, g. /. RULER NJ. p" Meek lena
Meek and Roy J. hey. WIN b. !, LlhIG.n
as president. Lena Meek' vice I-tSiIShl' VI.
". Meek, secretary, and u. /: Fut!cr' treas,
Urer. he board OF directors sha,i he etccIed
annually on the hrNt Monday IN May OF e~In
wear, except me HTSt BOARD OF directors named
the rrst Monday IN May, !5l9, or uniiI their
successors are elected ana qud.lheu: 80
The name ot TINS corporation shatL ne -HeW
! DIRK LOUISIANA Farms company, X ShdL!
have existence Tor nnety-nlne years ana
shall have and ENJOY all the powers granted
to corporations under the law 10 contract sue
and be sued, issue bonds, borTow ana Lend
money, secured by mortgage or otherwise; to
nave and employ agents ana sGCh otheT en-
PloyccS as itS interests may require; 10 make
and eSiaOlish bylaws Tor us management ana
TO DO all ihlngS necessary ana proper 70 carry
out the objects and purposes toT "hicn TINS
corporation Is formed. .,
Inc capital STOCK OF tnls SoTpoIaLlon snail
pc SeEenty-hNe thousand d0lIdIs Ns.9'vDUy,'
divided INTO seven hundred ana hity GoUl
shares OF the par value OF one hundIcd uOi-
lars l>lU.Uol each. l"enty-hNe thousahd
dollars NS-S!'O.vo. OF thls cdpltaI STOCK shali
be preferred STOCK pear SIX per cent per an
mum cunuiatlFe interest pdydO!e out OF the
prSntS OF the company set aside tor tnat pur-
pose; NIFTY thousand dollars lS'O,VGUO) OF the
capital stock shaIl be common stock, ana said
common STOCK shaIl receive no dlViueho uhti,
the preferred STOCK cumulative interest," shaIl
be PAID as hereinaoove set forth. Inc pre-
isrTed STOCK Shalt nave no voting power put
me common STOCK shal nave one V9te Ior
each snare OF common STOCK SO issued. Inc
STOCK OF TINS corporation may De lssued ior
money tGr labor done or services rendered
or Tor other property rights and franchises,
winch may be thus PAID Tor OF exchanged and
made over 10 ihe company. me Valuatloh OF
any ana al rights contracts IdOor OF ser',
ices ana property movable, iinnoNaDIe ana
mixed cGrporeal or incorpoTeal' accepted and
received Dy the corporation LOT us corporate
purposes IN payment, tNchdnse or othefwlse,
LOT any OF the Shares OF capital STOCK OF ms
corporations anu hNed ny inc oodtu OF III
TectoTs upon SUCH terms and conditions Tor
the issuance OF SuCh shares OF stock' snail
De conclnslye evidence OF such yaIuatlon; ana
any and an persons partnershlps' asSocia-
IONS corporations stockholders, or creditors,
dealhg win TINS corporauon' hereOy WalVe
any right or cause OF action against the
Original or subsequent owner or owners OF
Such ShareS OF the capltal STOCK issued 10 H.
iilnl' her OF mem IN payment or exchange
LOT lapor zone or services rendered or lot
suCh rights, f5hSHlsts' Gtediis' contracts ana
properly, NdiuSd Oy inc poaTd OF directors as
ana each' every ana any ana an
contract, contracts, or nndertaklng mace oy
or entered INTO WIN thls corporation shall
DC SuoJeCt 10 ms provision Oh ms cnartet'