The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-04-29
ACT OF INCORPORATION
LEBoURGEoIS q BUSH INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of

LEBoURGEoIS 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, a 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
that, availing themselves of the provisions
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 corporation for the OBJECTS
and purposes. with the name and under the
stipula atoms following, towit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor
poraton shall be "LeBourgeois Bush, Inc
and by said corporate name 1t shall nave
succession and enjoy existence for 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 un-
der said corporate name 1t shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be sued, 10
make and use a corporate seal, the same 10
alter or break at pleasure, to make all necces-
sary rules and regulations for ITS corporate
management and control, and shall have ana
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
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 Tor
which this corporation is formed are ae
and Rice Brokers in the City of New orleans
and at such other places as the Board OF d.
rectors may from time to time determine; 10
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
10 import and export the same; to acquire,
lease. construct and operate sugar mills, re-,
fineries and factories; TO acquire, lease ana
operate plantations of all kind; to make ad-
yances; to borrow money on crops growing OF
10 be grown; to loan money and negotiate
mortgages; to build factories. warehouses, and
to construct and operate railways, uamways'
switch tracks and barge lines IN connection
Herewith; to do business as, public ware
houseman: to operate barges and barge lines 5
TO buy and sell foods or other products
germane to the business OF this company ior
its own account or on commission OASIS !;
10 acquire stock in other corporations ana 10
vote the same; ana, generdliy' W w oo p
form ali acts incidental or germane to the
accomplishment of the objects and purposes
Article IV-The authorized capital stock Of
This corporation is hereby fixed at torty-flve
thousand (s45,000) dollars, divided into four
hundred and fifty (450) shares OF the par
value of one hundred (sloo) dollars each, all OF
which shall be common stock, and the same
nav he issued for cash money, or in payment
of property or services actually received by
or rendered said corporation.
This corporation shall commence business
and become a going concern as soon as forty,
Ave thousand dollars Of its capital stock snail
have been subscribed and paid for; said stock
shall be fully paid at the time OF ITS issuance
and thereafter worcestershire.
The parties hereto declare that each SUD-
srribed for the number Of shares of said cap
;tai stock set opposite their respective sigma.
lures hereto, aggregating Forty-fve thousand
(s4s OOO Dollars, the same TO be PAID for IN
cash or in property or other choses IN acton
or notes of the value satisfactory to the hoIo'
ers The Board of Directors hereinafter ere
ated is specially authorized to dispose OF the
stock for any and all Of the purposes above
stated, as in its judgment may seem fair and
The capital stock of this corporation may be
increased or decreased, from time TO time, 10
any amount not exceeding One Hundred inou-
sand Dollars, in accordance with the provision
of the law appertaining thereto
Article YAH of the powers OF TINS co,por-
alton shall be vested in and be exercised Dy
board of directors composed OF not less tnan
three nor more than FIVE stockholders. as the
board of directors may from time to time de-
termine, to be elected each year by the stock
shall be bona ide stakeholder, and the hIst
Board of Directors who shall serve until the
election to be held on the first. Tuesday IN
February, 1916, and until their successors are