The herald., 1916-09-07
August 10, 1918.
CHARTER
THE LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI LA,
DENELOPMEN1 CO NC

! state l,JI a
/ City OF New Orleans
he 1t known, that on this tenth day Of thu
J month ~ August, IN the year OF our Lord
/ !'lo, before me. Pierre ID. Oliver, nstar,
! pubic duly commissioned and qualified il
| and tor the parish OF Orleans, State OF Lou
| 'slana, therein residing, and in the preseuc,
| 81 the witnesses hereinafter named and mn
derslgned, perstlaliy came ard appeared
! me persons whose names are hereunto sub
scFi6d' all OF tn full age Of majority anr
residents of the city Of New Orleans wbg
| 'everally declared that, ayaling themseIye,
oil the general laws OF the State OF Louisl
ana, ana particularly OF Act go7 OF the GEN
eraI Assembly OF 1914. they do by thes,
presents covenant and agree and bind them
| serves, as well as all other such persons as
may become associated with them in order
| 70 FORM and constitute a corporation for the
| OBJECTS and purposes, and under the s,ipula.
tonS following, to-wit:
Article The name and title of this cor.
Poration shall be louisiana VI ississippi Land
IDeHeiopment Company. incorporated 1t shall
nave and enjoy succession and existence r.,
a period Of nlnety-niue C99) years from the
date hereof '''
The domlcile Of this corporation shall h.
IN the city OF New Orleans, State OF Lon.
'sia4a All citation and other legal process
sna.I be served on the president. and in c7.e
OF has absence, the vice president.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes ,o-
Mhich TINS corporation is organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried ON nv
81 arc HefeOy declared to be:
To engage in buying and selling lands and
S,i.o estate situated throughout the United
ol:d.es' ana Particularly in the states Of Lou
lsiana and Mississippi. And this co-noTa.
ZION snail have power to buy, sell. Ieas. and
mortgage lands and other real estate. to erect
upon lands, and generally 10 do ali .binSs
necessary and proper pertaining TO the busi
ness OF buying, selling and improving lands
,.r7h! l'Sle 1.-THE capital stock of this cor
a rod
u9IIarS lSo.poOOD) divided into fifty CsO sbaTss
Of one hundred dollars each
Inc capital stock Of this corporation NAV
pc pc in I,.1 to five hundred thousand dol
Article lE.-All the powers of this co-no.
ration shall be vested in a board az AZ.
Tors to be composed Of three directors two
Oh "hom shall constitute a quorum for tbe
s,ansHHcil3n OF business, to be elected by the
stockholders At a general meeting 10 he beId
on the second Monday of Juue ~ eacb -,
! mn The election held in June, 1917 m. fol
loving snail constitute the directors srd
onlcefs OF the corporation TO serve until Their
successors are elected and qualified: Cav
FORA II. Ellis, New Orleans La. Fr;i;c,
ierrln, New Orleans, La; Philip s C;;Ji.r.
EEw orleans, La, with said Crawford II
i i.lIIS as president Emilien Perrin as vice
president and Philip ). Gidiere as secrefarv.
treasurer " 0'N'e'dI!-
The directors shall make all bylaws -rI.s
ana regulations necessary for the conjuct of
,ry BUSINESS OF the corporation. A failure at
a"S time 10 mold meetings or TO elect direc
lots or oflcers, as herein provided Shall No,
%oFN the forfeiture of this Charter or Jissoirs |
me corporation. but the existing board oF
,,,i '. ~ ana oihcers shall continue in office
INN their successors have been elected In
.:Hc event Of the DEATH disability or resigna.
non OF one or more of the directors. the go.
lining directors or director shall have the
~. 20 appoint from among the stockhold. |
" directors. "N" u"ee'or
me incorporators have set opposite .be;- |
y thelr respective addresses, the number
cribed, and attached hereto is SUP
ION OF me property transferred TO said cor
'oidtlon IN payment of William c DufonT;s
lpton to the capital stock together with
directors. "Pp'"'seu oy the
mus done and passed in my Office in N.
ny OF New Orleans on the day, month and
Ear hrst above written in the presenc. al
10Th of the full age of majority and -.S;5;r,
= MI PARISH competent witnesses. who
e sru hereto with The said appearers and me,
Tfh h.y oa ai5f5 que reading of the whole
SHARES Whitney Bldg, New Orleans IL
.mil.en Perrin. one "a share, sol Baronn,
IT, New Orleans, La; Philip S. Gidiere. one
- SnaIs' IoS Union St, New Orleans, La;
t. New a. E.,is'Gne share, 32l ST. Charles
Illnesses; Esmond Phelps, Frank A. Miller
.flERRE d. OLIVIER, Notary Public
, and UNDERSIGNED recorder of mortgages
o9isiana, do hereby certify that the aboye
no ioregoIng act of incorporation of Nh.
o. uiSiana- NJ Ississippi Land development Co.
CO in HI ms so gay duly recorded in my Of
New Orleans, August u 1916.
.o'gnedD EMILE J. LEONARD, DIV. R
"a tEue copy of the original on file and
!, 1916 ~" 'ed"S' august
(Signed) PIERRE n Or,vrr, i
10 II ,, :, Notary Public !