The herald., 1916-01-27
CHARTER
OF THE CONSTANCIA CONSOLIDATED,
INC"

OF The CONSTANClA CONSOLIDATED
INC"
United States of America, State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
BE 1t known, that on this twelfth day o
! the month OF January, in the year of on
| Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen
, and of the independence of the United State
| OF America, the one hundred and fortieth
| before me, John Marshall Quintero, notar,
public. duly commissioned and qualified il
| and for the parish OF Orleans, State of Lou
! isiana, aforesaid, therein residing, and in thu
! presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap
| peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who declared that, avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the law:
OF the State OF Louisiana, and particularly
Act No. 2o7 of the General Assembly of the
State OF Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have covenanted and agreed, and do, by these
presents, covenant, agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves, as well as such other
persons as may hereafter join become as.
ISOLATED with them into a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur.
poses and under the agreements and stipula-
tions following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
poration shall be The Constancia Consoli-
dated Inc" and, under that name it shall
have and enjoy all rights, privileges and ad-
vantages granted by law to corporations; it
shall exist for a period of ninety -nine (9o)
years from the date hereof; and shall have
power and authority to make and establish
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
corporate management and control of its bust
ness and affairs may be deemed necessary
or expedient.
Article 1.-THE domcile of said corpora
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State OF Louisiana, and all citation and other
legal process shall be served on the presi-
dent, and, in his absence, the vice-presi-
dent of said corporation. In the event of the
absence of both Of said officers, then said pro-
cess shall be served on the secretary.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which and for any of which this corporation
is formed are, TO do any or all of the things
herein set forth to the same extent as natural
persons might could do, viz:
To carry the business of mining, milling,
concentrating, converting, smelling, treating,
preparing for market, manufacturing, buying,
selling, exchanging and otherwise producing
and dealing in gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,
brass, iron, steel and in all kinds of ores,
metals chemicals and minerals and in pro-
ducts and by-products thereof of every kind
and description and by whatsoever process
the same can be may hereafter be pro-
duced, and generally and without limit as to
amount, to buy, sell, exchange, lease, acquire,
and deal in lands, mines, water rights, min
eral rights and claims or options on same
and in the above specified products and to
conduct all business appurtenant thereto.
To carry on as principals, agents, commits
sion merchants or consignees, the business of
mining, milling, concentrating, converting
smeltig, treating, buying, selling, exchanging
and dealing in the above speci-
fed lands property, rights, products and al
used in the manufacture of each,
and any all such articles, and TO carry
on as such principals, agents, commission mer-
chants or consignees any other business
which, in the judgment of the company, may
be conveniently conducted in conjunction
with any of the matters aforesaid.
To buy, otherwise acquire, to hold, own,
pledge, sell, assign and transfer
n otherwise dispose Of, and to invest trade
n and deal in any goods, wares, merchan-
lise and property OF every class and descrip-
ion, including patents and patent rights, in
'entious or other improvements, trademarks,
ptions, shares or rights in corporations, real
property of every description, including
mines, railroads, tramroads, boat lines, and
lsO bonds, mortgages, securities of any kind
r description or other evidences of indebted |
less, and investments or investment securi- |
les of any kind or description whatever, or |
D act the agent for the sale or purchase |
( any of the same, or for any other purpose |
with any of the said above-de- |
crIbed powers; TO promote corporations or |
Enterprises of any character, including in |
ustrial enterprises, railroads, mines, real |
state companies, and all businesses or en-