The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-04-25
c HI A II E n
Or THE
Cypremort Land Company.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
OF THE

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
and Of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
thirty seventh before me, Rene Il. Himel,
Z notary public, duly commissioned and
qualified, within and for the Parish of st.
Mary, State Of Louisiana, aud in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named 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,
as we'll as all such other persons who may
hereafter join or become associated with
them, or their successors, into corpora
tion, for the objects and purposes and
under the covenants, stipulations and
agreements following. to wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the "CYPREMORT LAND COM
I 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 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,
corporeal or incorporeal, movable or i'm
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 a
corporate seal; it may name and appoint
\ such managers. directors and officers as
its interest and convenience may require,
and may make and establish such claws
/ for the proper management and regula
4 ton of its affairs as may be necessary and
4 proper. and generally shall possess all the
1 powers and privileges which corporations
/ are and may hereafter be authorized to
possess under the Constitution and laws
4. of the State.
= ARTICLE II.
~ xEhe dOmicile Of this corporation shall
Be the Town of Franklin, Parish of st.
q Mary, Louisiana, and all citations or other
! legal process shall be served upon the
"A President of said corporation, or, in the
event of his absence, upon the Vice Pres
idsnt thereof. or in the absence of both of
said officers, upon the Secretary of said
Corporation.
" The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the nature of
the besiness to be carried on by it are
thereby declared to be as follows, namely:
Section 1. To plant, cultivate, grow.
Sproduce, manufacture. refine, buy. sell,
import, export, ship, transport and gene
rally deal IN sugar cane. sugar. molasses,
byrups, and all the products thereof, and
70 carry on any business incidental there
TO. and for the purposes aforesaid, to ac.-
mira NOnatPnGf. Iaaa0- ANITA in q nd
operate sugar or other plantations, sugar
Yr other refneries, and any buildings,
hills, factories, distilleries, and other
works necessary therefor; to raise. buy,
ltock and poultry Of all kinds, and gene
RALLY to 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
general merchandise business.
lease, sublet, or farm for its own account,
br for the account of others, real estate,
Hands and tenements, and to survey, SUBJ
tlivide and plat such lands for the purpose
Dc sale or otherwise, and to improve and
4eyelop the same by the erection of houses
br buildings thereon, and to do such other
3awful improvements as may be needful
br desirable in and about the improves
tnents and development thereof for any
Purpose whatever, and particularly to
brain and reclaim lands, and for that pur.
pose TO form drainage or sub-dratnage
districts, or to do any other act which an
Individual might lawfully do.
j Section 3. To purchase, acquire, re.
aceive, hold, own, pledge, sell, and dispose
lo1 stocks, bonds, mortgages, debentures,
ynotes and other security, or evidences OF
Indebtedness OF any firm. association, in
parish, county, ward, drainage or sub
fratnage district, or any political division
fn the State Of Louisiana or elsewhere
section 4. To carry on general con.
btructing and construction business and
/ operations, consisting Of entering into and
executing contracts with persons, firms
and public or private corporations, and
Particularly to make all contracts and do
1h things incidental to the construction
under contract Of bridges, buildings, pipe
lines, roads, highways, and turn pixies; to
drain, reclaim and improve submerged,
EXmpy or other lands; to dig. construct,
straighten, widen. deepen Or other
courses, canals, drains, sewers, bitches
ana dikes. under contract or under the
direction Of public officers, or courts; and
% DO and cary on general dredging and
draining business, and for that purpose
% .oS own and operate construction dredging
cry. tools, implements, dredge boats.
ditching machines, scows, lighters, der.
ncks, vessels, engines, cars, wagons and
property OF every class and description, |
convenient or necessary thereto.
Section B. To construct, purchase, lease |
or otherwise acquire and own, maintain |
and operate steamboats,, sailing vessels, |
barges and other water crafts, piers. !
docks or wharvas, and such lines Of tram. |
way or railway within the State Of Louisi- |
! ana Or elsewhere as may be convenient, |
necessary or incidental to any business or
enterprise Of the Company. with all neces. |
sary eidetIpcks, locomotives, cars, depots,
round houses and other equipment neces~ |