The herald., 1915-06-10
ACT OF INCORPORATION
LEBoURGEoIS BUSH INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City Of

LEBOURGEOlS BUSH Inc.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City Of
New Orleans.
Be it known that on this, the 9th day Of
the month of April in the year Of Our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and fifteen and OF
the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and thirty ninth,
before me, Charles F. Fletchinger, Notary
Public duly commissioned and qualified IN
and for the City, Parish and State aforesaid,
and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who declared
of the laws of this State relative to the
formation and organization of corporations
they have covenanted and agreed and do, by
these presents, covenant, agree and BIND
themselves, as we'll as those who may here
after become associated with them, to form
themselves into a corporation for the objects
and purposes. with the name and under the
stipulations following, towit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor
poration shall be 'LeBourgeois Bush, Inc
and by said corporate name 1T shall have
succession and enjoy existence for a PERIOD
of ninety-nine (oo) years from this date unless
sooner dissolved in the manner provided by
law and the Articles of this charter; and I'M
der said corporate name 1t shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be sued, to
make and use a corporate seal, the same TO
alter or break at pleasure, to make all necces-
sary rules and regulations for ITS corporate
management and control, and shall have and
enjoy all the rights, privileges and immune
ties which are now conferred upon or may
hereafter be granted to corporations of the
same kind and character .
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
shall be in the City Of New Orleans; state OF
louisiana, and all citations and other legal
processes shall be served upon the President
or. in his absence, or inability to act, upon
any other officer of the corporation.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed are de-
clared to be to conduct the business OF Sugar
and Rice Brokers in the City of New Orleans
and at such other places as the Board OF d.
nurcbase. lease or otherwise acquire real
estate and to hold, improve, mortgage or
dispose of the same; to purchase, produce, re,
| fine and sell rice, sugar cane, syrups ana
molasses and all the by-products thereof, and
| 70 import and export the same; to acquire,
| lease construct and operate sugar mills, re,
| fineries and factories; TO acquire, lease ano
operate plantations OF all KIND; 10 make al
yances; 10 borrow money on crops growing or
| 10 be grown; TO loan money and negotiate
| mortgages; to build factories, warehouses, and
| 10 construct and operate railways, tramways
switch tracks and barge lines IN eonnecfon
| Herewith. 10 do business as public ware
| bouseman: 10 operate barges and barge lines
| 10 buy and sell foods or other products
| germane 10 the business of this company toi
its own account or on commission oasis -
| vote the same; and. generally, to do and per
form all acts incidental or germane to the
accomplishment of the objects and purposes
Irt;cje IVEThe authorized capital stock Of
| This CORPORATION is hereby fixed at forty-fivc
thousand (s4S,O0O) dollars, divided into foul
I hundred and fifty (450) shares of the pal
value of one hundred sl0O dollars each, all o
| which shall be common stock, and the SAINT
| NAV be issued for cash money, or IN paymen
| Of property or services actually received oy
| or rendered to said corporation.
| This corporation shall commence business
and become a going concern as soon as forty
Eve thousand dollars of its capital stock snai
have been subscribed and paid for; said stoc'
shall be fully paid at the time OF It's issuance
and thereafter worcestershire.
| The parties hereto declare that each sub
| scribed for the number of shares OF SAID cap
ital stock set opposite their respective sigma
lures hereto, aggregating Forty-hve inousan'
(s45,ooO) Dollars, the same to be paid foI u
cash or in property or other chooses IN actor
or notes of the value satisfactory to the hold
ers. The Board of Directors hereinafter ere
ated is specially authorized to dispose OF IN
4 stock for any and all Of the purposes aoov
stated, as in its judgment may seem fair an
proper. .. =
increased or decreased, from time to time,
any amount not exceeding One Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, in accordance with the provisio
of the law appertaining thereto.
Article V-An of the powers OF this corpor
alton shall be vested in and be exercised oy
board of directors composed Of not less tina
three nor more than FIVE stockholders, as IN
board of directors may from time to time de
termine to be elected each year by the STOCK
! holders at the annual meeting; each direeto
| shall be a bona fide stakeholder, and the mrs
election to be held on the first Tuesday
February, 1916, and until their successors ar
elected and qualified, with their postofic
addresses, are - fallows: