The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-03-21

Cypremort Land Company.

Cypr0ulOrC AdAu OOAAPoAJ'
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Be It known, That on this, the Srd day
of March, in the year. OF our Lord, one
fhousand, nine hundred and fourteen.
and Of the Independence OF the United
States of America, the one hundred ana
thirty seventh before me, Rene n. Himei,
q notary public, duly commissioned ana
Hary. State Of Louisiana, aud in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
named are hereunto subscribed, who seve.
rally declared unto me, said Notary. that,
ayafling themselves Of the benefits and
provisions of the laws and Constitution OF
the State Of Louisiana, relative TO the or.
ganixation of corporations, they have
formed and organized. and do, by these
presents, form and organize themselves,
20 we'll as all such other persons who may
hereafter Join or become associated win
them, OF their successors, into corpora
ton, for the objects and purposes an
under the covenants, stipulations ana
agreements following, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this CORPORATE "A
shalI be the - YPKEMORT LAND cos
PANYn, and under said name. unles'
sooner dissolved, in accordance with liz
charter it shall exist and continue. ana
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
for period OF ninety nine 99J years from
and af er the date OF this act. IL may
have, hold, receive. borrow, loaa. ex
change, acquire, purchase, sell. allie nate.
convey. lease, pledge, pawn, bypolhscate,
cucumber or mortgage, property of any
kind, whether real, personal or mixed,
corporal or incorporeal, movable or luz
movable; it may accept mortga ges,
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 IA
corporate seal; it may name and appoint
such managers, directors and officers a
| its interest and convenience may require.
and NAV make and establish such by laws
for the proper management and reg1la .
ton CT its affairs as may be necessary and
proper. and generally shall possess all tbs
powers and privileges which corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized 10
possess under the Constitution and la
| Of the Stale.
| ARTICLE II.
The domiclie of this corporation shall
| be the Town Of Franklin, Parish OF 81
Mary, Louisiana, and all citations or Other
| legal process shall be served upOa the
| President of said corporation, or, in the
| event OF his absence, upon the Vice Pres
idsn. thereof, or in the absence OF both o.
said officers, BON the Secretary of sale
Corporation.
ARTICLE Ill.
| The objects and purposes for which thi;
corporation is organised and the nature ol
| the besiness to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be as follows, namely
Section l. 10 plant, cultivate. grow
produce, manufacture. refine, buy sell
Import. export, ship, transport ana gene
rally deal IN sugar cane. sugar molasses
syrups, and all the products thereof. ant
to carry on any business incidental there
to. and for the purposes aforesaid, to &C
quire, construct, lease. own, maintain an(
operate sugar or other plantations, suga
or other refneries. and any buildings
mills, factories, distilleries, and othe
sell and deal in horses. mules, cattle, live
stock 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 d.
q general merchandise business.
Section 2. To bid in, buy, sell, acquire
lease, sublet, or farm for its own account
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 ant
develop the same by the erection Of house
or buildings thereon, and TO do such Othe
lawful improvements as may be needfu
or desirable in and about the improve
ments and development thereof for an.
purpose whatever, and particularly t.
drain and reclsim lands, and for thar pur
pose to form drainage or sub-d sainag,
districts, or to do any other act which al
individual might lawfully do.
Section 8. 10 purchase, acquire, re
eeive, hold, own, pledge, sell, and dispos'
OF stocks, bonds. mortgages, debentures
notes and other security, or evidences o
indebtedness of any firm. association, in
parish, county. ward, drainage or sub
drainage district, or any political division
In the State of Louisiana or elsewhere.
Sectiop4. To carry on q general con
lstructing and construction business ant
operations, consisting Of entering into an,
executing contracts with persons, frus
and public or private corporations, an,
particular y to make all contracts and d.
all things incidental to the cOnstruc iol
under contract Of bridges, buildings. pip
lines, roads, highways, and turn pixies; /
drain, reclaim and improve submerged
swampy or other lands; TO dig, construct
make, straighten. widen. deepen or other
wise work upon natural or other waite
courses, canals, drains, sewers. ditche
and dikes. under contract or under tn
direction of public officers, or courts: an
to do and cary on general dredging an
draining business. and for that purpos
10 own and operate construction, dredgii.
and draining plants, consisting of mac6,n
cry, tools, implements, dredse boat,
ditcning machines, scows, lighters. der
flcks, vessels, engines, cars. wagons an
property of every class and description
convenient or necessary thereto
section 5. To construct, purchase, Ieas
or otherwise acquire and own. mainlai
and operate steamboats,, saiilug vessel
barges and other water crafts per.
docks or wharves. and such lines of tram
| way or railway within the State If Louisi
ana or elsewhere as may be convenient
necessary or incidental to any business o
enterprise of the tompany. with all nccra
sary sidetta cks, locomotives, cars, dero.
4 round houses aud other euuipment niece