The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-10-07
CHARTER


c,uF LAND AND DEAlNAOE
a. The G0rNy INCOErGkAtED.
c0hfAs America, STATE OF LOUISIANA
Cpisd nc Of Orleans, City ~ ~. ,Senty.four,h
Psnsn that on TINS 'He -. 49, of
DC the month OF Il Ag I,.,. a."a,ed and ff-
~ icrd one thous,Jen.r g-r.. VI the United
~ and Of the M ,be ore -nI-.d aud thirty
s'.sss Of Amerr ros Ale tunn, a notary
s.th. before nroissioncl -.. laalhed with.
.sblis dny ,he parish o' '..Na-', Jta'e
q ard ~ and in the ..,serSigned
tsuissse feinafter nan .r the several
reaally came an. ac..r.ry subscribed,
r<ons who's declared tElt ayai!ing mem
| - seversny henehts a.4 provisions ol inc
lies Of tne The State Of LOUISIANA ana OF
lsssutuiios9 the said Stat .,t~lNt % tIT ot
Il bs laws Of COOPERATION a'- The ArtS Of
pHian:s Of Act No. - So ~, - fonisi.
- General hssr 1914, they have united to
=. for the ,bese present, form and Or
- and do py . vel .- all such other
s.eife thehs' NV herc.ite- 'J'1 or become
eersons Nth them or i.'h "a -
sssociSpess orooration tor -"- ~ -, 80
sfoeh Il under the GOV, ..'..'.'
feses sssments follwInS' - ,b;s cor.
snd age'IThe name ana .--'- - r -
Article III he Gull Land aud Drainage
.oraiion sn,siIao-norated.' and under and Oy
fampsny, MS soour~ dissolved IN accord
aid name u and this charter, 1t shah eN-
,see with law ;S,,s and shall nave aud ENJOY
Isl ~, existence ar" ~, nd after
es'PR ~ ninety-nIne " .... rsyr. hold. re-
ne date OF l loan. rx.. sc. acquire by
w w. borrow, lo4I' ..,7-. or bequest,
esng gift or purCu4s-' .,yry. lease,
Ell, alehs' bvnothcCdte. 90. .l.beT or mort
pleussr. dsserty Of any Ni.-.' ,,-.,I ,,,,,-
gaze Pl1~,;x.d cotporcal ~. ..s. .PoIeal' i i
SOFA " ;mmoyable, all st". I, mo-,
abe " ~ may be presgT'"-" ~ '1" - "a
tstien' ;ssue and endorse '..A7 Vi I.oleS a..u
nake, issue as, of debt I. uay accept mort
other eviuIes or other forms Of security LOT
esges, PeosJ for other L..,-. J. may con
nOney ioAnJ he sued, plead az be implicated
tsei, SUI ~rorate name IN ANY court OF Co'lPe,,
BIZ 10 sN,sd;ction. 1t may make, auoP1 anu
enl cannon seal ana AUG ,'O - -
use o'" 7, NAV hold stock in otheT cor,
pleasure. "a ;ts capital stock may be issued
orstions, stock in other corporations. IL
Tor CAPITA snnoint and employ such mana
rsy Is..c,ors. officers, agents ana othel Gun,
gers, o" - lis said business and convenience
Ployeess. and may Tx thei I''hpeLlsd'loIl'
nI due regard to the nature Clat 80. aCtel
having ~ az their services. II may make
and Vaiue bylaws, rules and regulations
and es'1a;s,.,t with this charter or any eH-
not '.- sring or altering the management
sung iar, ,s,,v the regulation and govern
y" rs affairs, and the manner OF inc inc
neh ass.s,;on and registration o. us Stock' II
es'i. .s.nd no and dissolve ITSELF or De W9unu
", I'd dissolved in the manner PIeS I ~ 81 "
anu NV conduct business IN this state
lss. e,.,es the Federal districts, the ter
ehei 80 possessions Of the United States,
H9il.s to,eign countries. 1t generally shall
anu 80 ali the powers, rights, privileges ana
s.n;,;es which corporations are ana may
asi,sr he authorized 70 possess under inc
prs,;,r,;on and laws Of this State, ana par,
.:.sIsrjy under Act No: Io' OF inc ASls VI
Ss.s.,sI Assembly of the State OF LouiSl'
me ~. he wear 1914 And II shall have the
an. w. invest its board Of directors with
49, ;,s eorporate powers, subject 10 sucI
.,es,;ons as may be named IN TINS chaIter
n.l,,si. 1.-THE domicile OF this corporation
al he at the city OF New orleans parish
= o,l,aus. State OF LOUISIANA, ana all Clta
ants and other legal process shall DC seIyGe
W. he nresident, or IN the event OF ms ao
W. w.. ,,nan its vice-president, or IN the event
y ~ sbsence of both of said othceTs, upon
h secretary-treasurer. r.
as;cle IiI-The purpose or purposes tol
wh,eh this corporation IS formed ana tht
..n,re Of the business to be carried on DS
4 arr hereby declared TO be:
s.ssion /. To plant, grow and cultivate az
80 a. fruits. plants and vegetables. IL
20 m,v. sell and deal in horses, mules
fs.,,is live stock and poultry OF all kinds
~ generally 10 engage in the business o.
rr.;og and planting. To build, buy, estab
ian maintain, operate and conduct hotels
s,.res canning factories, packing houses
warehouses; depots, cold storage plahts' lc'
i.etories concrete or clay factories or work:
m savmills; and to buy, sell, import, expor
~ generally deal and trade in, store, carry
,r,usnort and manufacture the products o.
any or all of the above operations and any
,sd an kinds of goods, wares, merchandise
machinery, tools, implements and supplies.
Section ii. To conduct the business OF
raj estate agent, and to deal in, buy, sell
,cauire. lease, sublet or farm for its owl
account or for the account of others, real es
tate lands and tenements, and to survey
sbdiyide and plat such lands for the purpose
a ale and to improve and develop the sam,
b. the erection of houses or buildings there
on and to do such other lawful acts as ma!
X needful or desirable in and about the SAT-
iupfcyement or development thereof for an!
purpose and generally to contract, purchase
own hold, lease, convey, mortgage, pledge
transfer or otherwise acquire or dispose
lands, water rights mills, factories, build
ms and other structures, and all other prop
erty, both real and personal, of every elias
and description, any interest therein nee
essary OF desirable for the carrying on OF tn
aforesaid business or either of them.
own, pledge, sell, lease and dispose OF, an
generally deal in, the stocks, bonds and othe
securities or evidences of Indebtedness, prop
city, rights, business, good will, franchise
and assets Of every kind of any firm, asso
cation, individual or corporation, foreign, do
nestle or municipal, or OF any state, parish
county, ward road district, drainage or sub
drainage district, or any political subdivisio
IN the state of louisiana or elsewhere. An
pay for any property, rights, business, goo
WILL franchises and assets so acquired IN IN
sock, bonds, or other securities OF this COT
Poration or otherwise.
Section Nv. To carry on a general contract
ins and construction business and operation:
consisting OF entering into and executing cor
tracts with persons, firms and public or pr
rate separations, and particularly TO max
al contracts and do all things incident to tn
obstruction under contract of railroad:
bridges, roads, highways and turnpikes. I
drain, reclaim and improve submerged
sssmpy or other lands, and to do and carr
On general dredging and draining business
sno ior that purpose to own and operate cor
siuetion, dredging and draining plants, cor
astlng Of machinery, tools, implements, dredg
eets difehing machinery, scows, lighters
oerncks, vessels, engines, cars, wagons an
pmperty Of every class and description cor
senienf or necessary thereto.
Sectaon v. To carry on any other bushes
saeh under the law it may be entitled
esffy on which may seem to the corporatio
Be calculated, directly or indirectly, I
seertuate the aforesaid objects or either {
nm. cr TO facilitate it in the transaction {
~ uofesaid business or businesses, or an
20 thereof, or in the transaction of any otht
awful business that may be calculated, d
retly or indirectly to enhance the value {
render profitable any of the company
goPertes and rights; and generally to hol
70 exercise all such incidental powers an
nviieges as relate TO the objects and pu
Z eses hereinbefore set forth as may be necet
useful or convenient for effectuatir
ed objects and purposes.
Article .IV-The authorized capital stock
corporation is hereby fixed at hftee
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