The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-08-31
August 10, 1916.
CHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI LAND
DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.

OF THE LOUISIANA-MISSISSIP LAND
DEVELOPMENT CO., INC.
United States Of America, State OF Louisiana,
City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this tenth day Of the
month OF August, IN the year Of our Lord,
1910, before me, Pierre ID. Olivier, notary
public duly commissioned and qualified in
and TOR the parish Of Orleans, State Of Lou
islana, therein residing. and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
deTsigned, perst ldlly came and appeared
the persons whose names hereuntO sub
scrlbd, all OF tn full age OF majority and
residents Of the city Of New Orleans. who
! Severally declared that, ayailIng themselves
OF the general laws Of the State Of Louisi-
| ana, and particularly of Act Boz OF the Gen.
/ eTal Assembly Of 1914 they do by these
/ presents covenant and agree and bind them.
I may become associated with them. IN order
| to form and constitute corporation for the
! objects and purposes, and under the stipua-
/ tons following, tO-wIt:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor.
poration shall be Louisiana Mississippi Land
Development Company, Incorporated 1t shall
| have and enjoy succession and existence for
date hereof '''' ''''
The domicile Of this corporation shall be
IN the city of New Orleans, State OF Lou.
iSidna: All citation and other legal process
snail be served on the president aud in case
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
winch this corporation is organized. and the |
nature OF the business 20 be carried on BY |
1t are hereby declared 70 be:
To engage in buying and selling lands and
real estate situated throughout The Tinted
States, and particularly in The states Of Lou
lSiana and Mississippi. And this corpora
ton shall have power to buy sell lease and
mortgage lands and other real estate, to erect
buildings and make improvements of all kinds
upon lands, and generally TO do all things
necessary and proper pertaining TO the bust !
ness OF buying. selling and improving lands.
Article lII.-The capital stock of this cor
Poration is fixed at the sum of FIVE thousand
dollars C$5,ooOO0J divided into fifty (sOJ shares
OF one hundred dollars each.
The capital stock Of this corporation NAV
be increased to hve hundred thousand dol
lars CSSO,OOO0J.
Article IN.-All the, powers of this corpo.
ration shall be vested in board of dire.
tors to be composed Of three directors. two
Of whom shall constitute quorum for the
Transaction OF business, to be elected by the
on the second Monday of June Of each wear
ntil the election held in June 1917, the fol-
lowing shall constitute the directors and
oihcers OF the corporation to serve until their ,
Iord ii. Ellis, New Orleans, La; Emilien
Titerrln, New Orleans, La; Philip s. Gidiere,
HEw Orleans, La, with said Crawford H. |
Ellis as president Emilien Perrin as vice.
president and Philip s. Gidere as secretary.
treasurer.
The directors shall make all bylaws. rules
ana regulations necessary for the conduct of
ne business OF the corporation. A failure at
any Tine TO hold meetings or to elect direc-
ors or othcers, as herein provided, shall not
Work the forfeiture of this charter or dissolve
ne corporation, but the existing board of
directors and officers shall continue in oeice |
intil their successors have been elected In
he event of the death. disability or resigna.
ION OF one or more Of the directors, the re-
raining directors or director shall have the {
o"er 10 appoint from among the stockhold. |
- successor or successors to such director
r directors
The incorporators have set opposite their
! ames their respective addresses, the number
shares TO which they respectively sub.
crIbed, and attached hereto is A descrjn.
ION OF the property transferred to said cor.
Grafton IN payment of William c. Dufour's J
Inscription to the capital stock, together with II
statement OF ITS value as appraised by the )
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
ny OF New Orleans on the day, month and
ear hrSt above written in the presence OF
Iessrs: Esmond Phelps and Frank A. Miller
9TH OF the full age OF majority and residing
ms parish, competent witnesses, who 9.
gned hereto with the said appearers and me, r.
osary' after due reading of the whole 70
The original is signed: VIM. c Drfor- =
shares, Whitney Bldg, New Orleans Ia 81
milien Perrin, one "a share 5Ol Baronne II
:, New Orleans, La; Philip S Gidiere, one Sc
snare Ioo Union ST., New Orleans, La. 81
-awtord II. Ellis,one share, 32l St. Charles
:, New Orleans, La.
illnesses: Esmond Phelps. Frank A. Miller
, PIERRE d. OLIVIER, Notary Public, In
|, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
and for the parish Of Orleans. State Of
'uisiana, do hereby certify that the above
ID foregoing act of Incorporation of the 10:
'uisiana Mississippi Land DEVELOPMENT Co. IA
c.; was this day duly recorded in my of. ,
New Orleans, August u. 1916. 90
Signed EMILE J. LEONARD, Dv R is
true copy of the original on file and
1916. ~s"''
Signed PIERRE ID OLIVIER
Notary Public
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