The herald., 1915-09-30
CHARTER
rur CI-LF LAND AND DRAINAGE
OF lhEn,InANN lNlDRPORATED.

psrish OF Orleans, 'lty y, NC" orleans.
- Known. that on this The twenty-fourt
Be y r. month of August, in the year
day % % one thousaG1 nine hundred and Fl
our Doiui az the independence of the Unite
teen, 81 America, the one hundred and thirty
stare before me- A!eNs Brian, a notar
niLtIi s duly commissioned ana quallhed witt
PuO1 Cor the PARISH OF Orleans, State {
IN anu and in the presence of the vii
LonisIsLs ,einsftcr named and undersigned
nesses lie came and appeared the Severa
pelsons whose names are HeTeunto subscribed
peison sssverally declared that, awaiting them
U.s. of the benefits anu provisions OF IN
seN;,r,;on OF the : ate Of LOUISIANA and G
ConSL al the said State relative to the OF
the law of corF0rallyus, and particularly o
gAniL-o,,;sions OF Act No. ~ OF the Acts o
INC Esneral Assembly OF the State OF Louisi
inc e. the year 1914, t.cy have united {
- and do by these presents form ana or
TORN, themselves, a. well as all such othe
gaDiH Who NAV hereafter JON or become
peisOo;.,ed with them or their successors, int
sssociSI cornoratiou for tHc objects and pur
SUI I'd under the covenants, stipulation!
PoSe' .greements iollW.us, t-wlt:
anu :eie 1.-The uawt md TUE OF this cor
AI hall be "Drf Land and Drainage
PoiSu.y Incorporated and under and by
CoPa,,e unless 81 ver dissolved IN accord
ssu ,;tb law and this charter, II shall eN'
sn'e continue, anu shall have and enjoy
s-0orate existence and succession Tor pc
4 81
roo T. of this act. ID may have, hold re-
inc u" harrow. loan, exchange, acquire by
eehe' 10 or purchase, devise or bequest
sIHnH' ALLEVIATE, dispose Of, convey, lease,
sf.dse pawn. hypU,Ec.ate, cucumber or mort
pieos., rt of auy kind whether real, per-
sonal or mixed c'Er"lsr' OF ''.No' po'eal' i IioE
~ or immoyab.c, dill subject to such llml-
a ys ss NAV be prescribed by law. 1t may
ts1Oh ;ssre and endorse bonds or notes and
m .Sns evidences Of debt II may accept mort
Oss nledges or other forms Oi security Tor
g4e.s, leaned for o'har debts. 1t may con-
no n, sue and be sued, plead or be impleaded
-, rs corporate name 8" any court OF compe-
;r,isdictlOu. IL nay make, adopt and
te common seal and alter the same at
Sisasnre II may hold stock IN other cor
Pr,t;ons and It's capital stock may be issued
PO''Sa,ital stock IN other corporations. 1t
Wv name, appoint and employ such mana
s directors officers agents and other en-
$3.50 a. It's said business and convenience
~ require and may uN their compensation,
Ssys;ng due regard go the nature, character
81 value Of their slIvlccS. 1t may make
"a establish bylaws, rules and regulations
%, inconsistent with this charter or any ex-
,,;,g law fixing OF altering the management
- ;ts property, the regulation and govern
,nent OF its affairs, and the manner OF the
certi6cation and registration OF ITS stock. 1t
nav wind up and dissolve itself, or be wound
n md dissolved in the manner prescribed by
law II NAV conduct business IN this State,
~, States, the Federal districts, the ter
ritories and possessions OF the United States,
and any foreign countries 1t generally shall
nossess all the powers, rights, privileges and
;mmunities which corporations are and may
bs,eafter be authorized to possess under the
.orsttution and laws of this State, and par
,;cularIy under Act No. 2o7 OF the Acts OF
me General Assembly of the State OF LouisI-
ana for the year 1914. And It shall have the
power to invest its board of directors with
al OF its corporate powers, subject to such
restrictions as may be named IN this charter.
Article 1.-THE domicle Of this corporation
shall be at the city of New Orleans, parish |
al Orleans, State OF louisiana, and all cita- |
iouts and other legal process shall be served |
upon its president, or IN the event OF his alb |
seuce, upon its vice-preSident, or in the event |
Of the absence Of both OF SAID othcers, upon /
lis secretary treasurer.
Article III-The purpose or purposes for |
which this corporation is formed and the |
nature Of the business to be carried on by |
il are hereby declared to be-
Section !. To plant, grow. and cultivate all
kinds of fruits, plants and vegetables. To |
raise, buy, sell and deal in horses, mules,
cattle, live stock and poultry of all kinds;
and generally tc engage IN the business of
farming and planting To build buy, estab-
sh, maintain, operate and conduct hotels,
stores, canning factories, packing houses,
warehouses, depots, cold storage plants, ace
factories concrete or clay factories or works
and sawmills; and to buy, sell, import, export
and generally deal and trade in, store, carry,
transport and manufacture the products of
any or all of the above operations and any
and all kinds Of goods, wares, merchandise,
tools, implements and supplies.
Section liz To conduct the business of a
real estate agent, and to deal in, buy, sell,
acquire, lease, sublet or farm for its own
account or for the account of others, real es-
tate lands and tenements, and to survey,
l. II l. II !.
Of sale and to improve and develop the same
BY the erection OF houses or buildings there
on and to do such other lawful acts as may |
be needful or desirable in and about the said I
or development thereof for any I
purpose; and generally to contract, purchase, d
'wn, hold, lease, convey, mortgage, pledge, c
transfer or otherwise acquire or dispose OF I
ands, water rights, mills, factories, build a
ngs and other structures, and all other prop
MY, both real and personal, of every class c
md description, or any interest therein nee y
.ssary or desirable for the carrying on of the e
Iforesaid business or either of them. 2
Section Ill To purchase, acquire, hold, 4
En, pledge, sell, lease and dispose of, and n
eneray deal in, the stocks, bonds and other
eeurities or evidences of Indebtedness, prop /
rty, rights, business, good will, franchises 5
nd assets OF every kind of any firm, asso- {
ianon, individual or corporation, foreign, do
nesnc or municipal, or of any state, parish,
ounty, ward, road district, drainage or sub a
hainage district, or any political subdivision a
me state OF Louisiana or elsewhere. And g
pay for any property, rights, business, good L
.ii franchises and assets so acquired in the d
'oes, bonds, or other securities of this cor Il
oration or otherwise.
Section Nv. To carry on a general contract
y and construction business and operations,
insisting OF entering into and executing con- A
ae's with persons, firms and public or pri.
1 4 corporations, and particularly TO make
' contracts and do all things incident to the ST
'nsslfuetion under contract of railroads, =
noses' roads, highways and turnpikes. To
am reclaim and improve submerged,
Eampy or other lands, and to do and carry o
general dredging and draining business,
- ior mat purpose TO own and operate con- l.
.ron, Dredging and draining plants, con-
..us oi machinery, tools, implements, dredge
~, oitehing machinery, scows, lighters, Al
lneks vessels, engines, cars, wagons and a
.gery OF every class and description con- fit
s or necessary thereto. L.
lS..suoh v. 10 carry on any other business he
- -. unoer the law it may be entitled to al
Y oh winch may seem to the corporation ma
calculated, directly or indirectly, to III
ss'uate the aforesaid objects or either of m
70 facilitate 1t in the transaction of tn
:. a.scresaid business or businesses, or any fo
49, .,1e,eoi, or IN the transaction of any other in
NV business that may be calculated, d. .
" indirectly to enhance the value of DO
~ " lender profitable any of the company's Co
,Psftes and rights; and generally to hold sh
s;, Exercise all such incidental powers and sh
=. as relate to the objects and pur- da
: nereinoetore set forth as may be neces- Do
= objects and purposes. n nr,
! ue N-Ihe authorized capital stock of lea
49,. eoporation is hereby fixed at fifteen an
ns ssnp S5,oOO dollars, divided into one su,
az and nifty QS0 shares of the par value cor
in hundred Sl00) dollars each, all of at
\ h. ;s. 9e common stock, and the same me
ior cash money, or in payment ure