Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-02-28
CHARTER
OF TIL;
OF HE
I>rath Planting Co., Ltd.

IIttIi IUlilllIS w., IlN.
United States of America.
State of Louisiana.
Parish of Nermlliou.
BE It known, that on this Tie 2rd daN
of February, \ i. 1911. before No.
Anthony / Golden. Notary Public.
duly commissioned and qualilc! ~ ard
tor the said State and Parish. and III the
presence of the witnesses HEREINAFTER
NAMED and undersigned, personally APP
pvarcl Tie several persons whose rdi"tN
are hcreuuto subscribed, who scVcr'lly
declared that, dvail!ug themselves ot TIE
provisions of the laws of this state rel.
ti,c 20 the organization of corporations
they have contracted and agreed and 60
by these presents, contract and agree
and bind and uhli"atr themselves. -
wON aS all such OtNNr persons rs shall
hereafter become associated with them,
to form themselves INTO and constitute a
corporation aud body polite i'll law. for
the objects and purposes and under the
conditions and stipulationS OF the articles
follor ing, to-WIt:
ARTICLE T.
The ramc OF said corporation Shall be-
the ERATH PLANTING CO., Limited.
have power and authority 10 enjoy su--
CcSsion for tn full term and period of
uiuctv-uiu- wears from and after the date
hereof. unless sooner dissolved accord
my to law; 10 contract, e;:c and be sued,
to make and use a corporate seal and the
same To break and alter at pleasure, 70
purchase. receive, lease. hold, sell and
convey, rs we'll rs mortgage and ny
pothcCatc. under It's corporate T"mc.
property. both real and personal; T.
borrow and lend money and to give and
receive security or securities therefor, L.
name and appoint such managers and
directors. officers, agents and ovcrSccrs
and To make and establish. as well a.
alter and amend at pleasure, such by
laws. rules and regulations for the man
agcmcnt of the affairs Of said corporation
As may he necessary and proper.
ARTICLE H.
The domiCilc of said corporation shal
be at Erath. Ncrmilion Parish. Louisi
ana and al citations or other legal pro
cess shall be served upon the Prcsideu
OF said corporation. or, i'll the case of In
. absence, upon tine Vice President, or, II
the absence of both of these officers
upon the Secretary of the corporation.
/, ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for whicl
this corporation Is established and tn
nature of the business To- he carried ol
bv il. are hereby declared and specific
to be: TO buy, hold, own, sell, lease
| reclaim, develope, improve, build upon
irrigatc and cultivate lands; to rem
, lands 10 tenants and to other persons; t
, raise, buy and sell mules horses, cattl
and other live stock; and to do any an
2 all such things and acts as may or ShaI
be necessary and proper to carry out sal
objects and purposes.
: ARTICLE ".
\ The capital stock of this corporation
p hereby fixed at Ten Thousand, SO
= oCO.OO) Dollars, divided into or repre-
scented by One Hundred Shares of On
! Hundred $500. 0O) Dollars each, vhiI
shall be paid for in cash. property or tn
equivalent thereof. This Corporatio
., shall be and is hereby authorized ,
- transact business when Five Thousan
a (SS. 900 O) Dollars of its capital stoc
shall have been subscribed and paid to
ARTICLE V.
IS All of the powers of this CorpOratiO
shall be vested i'll and exercised by
=, Board of Three, 81. Directors, each {
Il whom shall hold III his own name or
the naIne of the partnership whereof /
is member. at least Five Shares
d Stock. SAID Board of Directors shall !
c elected annually on first legal day
! February of each wear. the first clcct't
to be held i'll 1915. All such election
shall be bv ballot at the Office OF Il
corporation under the supervision
" three commissioners TO be app iutCd
r. the Eoard of Directors, and Ill Il
al absence of any commissioners the pr
sident shall have the power to Gil Il
place by appointment, and all sue
~ elections. as well as Of all meetings
stockholders, except for the purpose
* liquidation or dissolution or as othe
IT wise required by law, ten DAYS MOTH
shall be given BY mailing to each stoC
holder who appears as such OF Il
ID books of the company. ut his last q
-. signated address, or at the gcner
> delivery at Erath, Louisiana, If he Ii
y not designated an address, which 81
notice shall contain an announCcInc
stating the time and place Of the mectii
E. and by publication at least during I
G ten DAYS next preceding said mcctn
i'll a newspaper published i'll the Pari
." of Nermilion, La, Each share-hold
~ shall be entitled TO one vote for ca
share of stock standing i'll his name
the books of the Company, cast
" person or bv proxy and a majority OF I