The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-16
CHARTER
ur LAND AND DRAINAGE
/. rHE CULT INCnR PORAIED.

or IfnIoMPANY, lNCok f,ois 81 10 Louisiana
rsisd Of Orleans, City o. H. - ry.fonrtb
Psfisn that on TINS 'AC 80 =;
b 7 he month OF AusuS''t ,,rdrci and If.
~ Lord one ~ independence OF the United
y, and Oh Wv the one hundred aud thiTty'
- Of AmeliSa, Alexis Bran, notary
- before 1r'ssioned and qualified with,
| r.hl;s duly ~. narish Of Orleans, State OF
q znd TOT VI i, the presence OF the wit
s.,,sisna, s an, named and undersigned,
s<sss hefe ne and appeared the several
~s9pslU names are heleunto SUBSCRIBED
s<ssps wnyTI declared that, aEahihB theil-
| q sesefsL benefits and provisions OF inc
xjvts q - Of the State oil LoA'S.a.id tilu VI
frsa II the said State reL@..'e ~ S-tI .,
DC ~ - Of eorporations' az ,be Az Of
1riIston OF Act No. 10 '' Tue 2C's VI
x pruvisi9nks Assembly, Of the State OF Louisi-
y 6enefal - 1913, they have united to
=. icf ms these presents torn and or
-. sno " i1.s as well as all sucn other
.,aifs tnehn nv hereafter .Oir or become
| Sfsons WV r. ,heu or their successors, into
s'secstso N W.. for the objects and puT-
| sock eoiY.5rr the covenants, supuIatlons
,sss anu snts follwing, t-"t.
"a Sgfee m. name and title OF inns cor
AhIele Iii he Cult Land and Drainage
yusron Incorporated, and "-t0' anu "
Cppaay unless sooner di'''.N1i ia "Noo lI
I'D hsh law and this 'ta' I''' ii -
.pct sin a. and shall have and ENJOY
q and eoh.-,ce and succession tor pc
r<ps,aie eA..''nine tygJ years from and alter
10 Of nili' ,h;s act. 1t may have. hold, re-
Be ds'e =, loan, exchange acquire Oy
cast, OO ~. or purchase, devise or Dcquest'
rsni s'4I dispose OF, convey tease
I'll shenS bvDothecatc, cucumber or mort
,c1se, P4~ al any kind, whether real, per
ngt PfopeiS.d corporeal or lEeJrporcll, NOV
So or m.ISorsble. all subject % such Liml-
| i5e OF iiH rnsv be prescribed by law. II may
5tons g. and endorse bonds .i notes anu
ssst' ss Ssnres of debt. 1t may accept mort
| prr '.isd0es or other forms vi sS0"'.'S io'
PC ffosned for other Deus ~ "-ay
SEE and be sued plead OF .e p I-l'l
rifi ~ so,oorate name IN any loII' % So'APe
b rs eff;ct,on. Ii may make. ADOPT ana
I Rnf Jull N.S.eo, seal and alter The same At
* eO'' I, NAV hold stock IN other cor
,sasaie. ID us capital stock may be issued
p7nohs, s,ock in other corporations II
ID espi'4l .nnoint and employ such paua-
~ nsm0, ~ oficers. agents and other EN-
+ IS ne said business and convenience
t1yses and may TX their compensation,
~ ls$S ne regard TO the nature character
Nnsi AZ their services. - may HldNe
% ,',"blish bylaws, rules ana regulations
~ ,.s"nsistent with this charter or any eN-
- law. fixing or altering me 'aah"sellIch'
ens ssnoertv. the regulation and govern
~ ,Hairs. and the manner OF the
sfha ~ -. and registration OF ITS stock. IL
rn:-S mn and dissolve itself, or be wound
ny III J;ssolved in the manner prescribed by
nav conduct business IN TINS State'
2. &c: the Federal districts, the ter
esn 81 nossessions Of the United States,
n'ens iore,gn countries. 1t generally shall
~ o. ii the powers, rights, privileges and
|P;,;ss which corporations are and may
,'',,s, he authorized 10 possess under the
..,,.,,;on and laws Of this State, ana par
e.s,sry under Act No. 2o7 OF the Acts OF
| :. General Assembly of the State OF LouiSi-
. =. he wear 1914. And it shall have the
-.er 10 invest its board oil qireC'"Is VIII
y 4 its corporate powers, subject TO Such
|~.s..;o,s az NAV be named in this charter
,-..sl, 1.-The domicIle OF this corporation
81 ~ AZ the city of New Orleans, parish
| Z o-ls,us. State Of Louisiana, and all cita-
-, md other legal process shall be served
- ne president, or in the event OF ms ab-
=. mon its yice.president, or IN the event
4, absence of both of said officers, upon
| . secretary-treasurer.
| lrcIe III-The purpose or purposes LOT
A. this corporation is formed and the
,,,ure Of the business TO be carried on by
| I M hereby declared to be: .,
| srion l. To plant, grow and cultivate all
- Al fruits, plants and vegetables. To
- Inv sell and deal in horses. mules,
rr,is live stock and poultry of all kinds;
| "a senerally to engage in the business OF
5u;ue and planting. To build, buy, e.tab-
| "A maintain, operate and conduct hotels,
| er,s. canning factories, packing houses,
urhouses, depots, cold storage plants, ice
|hrnr,es concrete or clay factories or works
+ n ,avmills; and to buy, sell, import, export
| n generally deal and trade in, store, carry,
uusport and manufacture the products OF
! y ali Of the above operations and any
Ia Al kinds Of goods, wares, merchandise,
'nAinery, tools, implements and supplies.
. Sssion ii. To conduct the business OF a
|rd estate agent, and to deal IN, buy SELL
rujre. lease, sublet or farm for its own
raunt or for the account of others, real es-
| ~ lands and tenements, and to survey,
ntyide and plat such lands for the purpose
n NE and to improve and develop the same
N he erection of houses or buildings there
and to do such other lawful acts as may
D nedful or desirable in and about the said
.zsssement or development thereof for any
.ppose; and generally to contract, purchase,
|gz hold. lease, convey, mortgage, pledge,
mister or otherwise acquire or dispose OF
~, water rights, mills, factories, build |
- and other structures, and all other prop |
|FE both real and personal, of every class
| 4 description, or any interest therein nee |
s'sp Or desirable for the carrying on of the !
.1NssId business or either of them.
<rtion Ill. To purchase, acquire, hold, |
|~s pledge, sell, lease and dispose of, and |
rnrzlly deal in, the stocks, bonds and other |
|exiiies or evidences of Indebtedness, prop |
.<4 nights, business, good will, franchises |
4 assets OF every kind of any firm, asso- |
nhon individual or corporation, foreign, do |
sshs Or municipal, or Of any state, parish, |
|e'aiy ward. road district, drainage or sub |
'anase district, or any political subdivision !
ne state Of Louisiana or elsewhere. And /
\ ~ too any property, rights, business, good |
franchises and assets so acquired in the I!
ponds or other securities OF this cor
.ston Or otherwise
S<nen ~. To carry on a general contract
snd eonstruction business and operations,
slng OF entering into and executing con-
-sn WIN persons, firms and public or pri-
separations, and particularly 10 make
nnaets and do all things incident to the
ocuon under contract of railroads, |
roads, highways and turnpikes. To
reclaim and improve submerged,
k1'H or other lands, and TO do and carry |
tnefal dredging and draining business,
- "st purpose TO own and operate con-
dredging and draining plants, con-
machinery, tools, implements, dredge
u'ehing machinery, scows, lighters,
- vessels, engines, cars, wagons and
y o. every class and description con-
S.a. necessary thereto.
- y. 10 carry on any other business
anoef the law it may be entitled to
winch may seem to the corporation
oieaiated, directly or indirectly, to
'ss ne aforesaid objects or either of
~ facilitate it in the transaction of
Z So business or businesses, or any
~ ~, or IN the transaction of any other
~ business that may be calculated, di-
inorectly to enhance the value of
aoer profitable any of the company's
= .ss and rights; and generally to hold
<,;,se all such incidental powers and
- relate to the objects and pur-
9, 49,, set forth as may be neces-
III .i:.a.n or convenient for calculating
~ s.ihe authorized capital stock of
- is,,cn is hereby fixed at fifteen
~ Ns!W dollars, divided into one
- sno nifty llsOl shares of the par value