The herald., 1916-04-27
April 10Th, 1916.
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS SUGAR

OF NEW ORLEANS SUGAR COMPANY
United States of America. State of Louisi
ana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
leans.
BE it known, that on this 10Th day of the
month OF April, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen G96)
and of the independence of the United States
OF America, the one hundred and fortieth
before me, Asahel Walker Cooper, a notary
public. duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans, therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared:
the following persons, all OF the age of legal
majority, whose Names residences and post
Othce addresses follows, tO-wit:
| William W. Westerheld, 9OS Hennen Build
ing, New Orleans, La; George ]. Ricau, 2OS
North Peters Street, New Orleans, La; Paul
Best, 545 Tchouptoulas Street, New Orleans,
| La; Maurice l. Desforges, 25S North Peters
| Street, New Orleans. La,
| Who declared that, availing themselves
Of the provisions OF the laws OF the State of
| Louisiana, particularly OF Act No. Dol Of
| the General Assembly Of said State for the
year 1914, they have covenanted and agreed,
| and do by these presents covenant and agree,
| bind, form and constitute themselves, as
! well as such other persons may hereafter
| join or become associated with them, into
| corporation and body polite in law, for the
! objects and purposes and under the agree
| ments and stipulations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
| poratlOn shall be the New Orleans Sugar
| Company, Inc, and by said corporate name
it shall have and enjoy succession for a
| period OF nIucty-nine year, unless sooner
dissolved, and have all the rights, priv
| ileges and Immunities granted by law to
| corporations, and under said corporate name
| II shall have power TO contract, and be
sued, to make and a corporate seal, to
hold, receive, purchase, convey, hypOtheCate,
lease or pledge, property either real or per
sOual to issue bonds, notes and other evil
dences of debt; to have and employ such
| managers directors, officers agents and other
employees 3s the interest and convenience
OF the corporation may require, and to make
rules and regulations for its corporate man
agement and control.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the presi-
dent, in case of his absence or inability
to act, upon the vice pres dent, or in the
absence OF both, upon the secretary treasurer.
Article lll.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation i formed and the
nature of the business 10 be carried on by it
are hereby declared to be as follows:
To do business as dealers, brokers, agents,
commission merchants and factors in agri-
cultural products, particularly sugar. mo-
laSSeS, rice and coffee and their by products.
10 plant cultivate, grow, produce, manufaC-
ture, buy and sell such agricultural products;
to purchase, lease and otherwise, to acquire
and operate sugar and rice plantations,
hrerieS, buildings, mills and machinery; 10
carry the business Of refining preparing,
buying, selling, importing and exporting
sugar, sugar cane, molasses and rice, and
their by products, and generally to do and
perform all things necessary or incidental TO
the purposes herein expressed.
Article IN.-The capital stock of this cor
pOratiOn Is hereby declared 10 be the sum
OF fifteen thousand dollars, divided into one
hundred and fifty shares Of the par value
OF one hundred dollars each; said stock only
TO be issued for cash or in payment for
property actually received or purchased by
said corporation or for labor or services
rendered, and shall be full paid at the time
Of its issuance and non-assessable; all GER
ident and counter-signed by the secretary
treasurer of the corporation. The capital
stock of this corporation may be increased