The herald., 1916-08-17

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| DEVELOPMENT co, INC.
| United States of America State Of Louisiana,
City Of New Orleans.
| BE II known, that on this tenth dav 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 FOR the parish OF Orleans. State Of Lou.
! lSiana, therein residing. and in the presence
| 81 the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dcrsigned Perst 1ally came and appeared
| the persons whose names are he.eunt5 sub
| scriGd, all Of tn full age Of majority and
| residents of the city OF New Orleans, who
| Severally declared that. ava:ling themselves
ana, and particularly Of Act 2o7 Of the Cen
eral Assembly OF 1914, they do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as well as all other such persons as
may become associated with them, in order
10 form and constitute a corporation for the
objects and purposes, and under the stpua-
tons following, tO-wit:
Article 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
a period Of ninety 09) years from the
date hereof
The domlcile Of this corporation shall be
IN the city OF New Orleans, State. of Lou.
iSidna. All citation and other legal process
shall be served on the president. and in case
Of his absence, on the vice president
Article 1.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
It are hereby declared 70 be:
To engage in buying and selling lands and
real estate situated throughout the United
States, and particularly in the states of Lou
iSlana and Mississippi. And this CORPORA
ton shall have power TO buy, sell, lease and
mortgage lands and other real estate, 10 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 .III.-The capital stock of this cor
loIation IS liked at the sum of five thousand
dollars t$5O00OO divided into fifty (SO) shares
Of one hundred dollars each
The capital stock of this corporation NAV
be increased TO five hundred thousand dol
lars lS5OO,OO0O0).
Article, Iy.-,An the, powers of this corpo.
ration shall be vested in board Of direc.
tors TO be composed of three directors. two
OF whom shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction OF business, 20 be elected by the
stockholders At general meeting 10 be held
on the second Monday OF June OF each year
Until the election held in June. 1917 the fol-
lowing snail constitute the directors and
officers Of the corporation TO serve until their
successors are elected and qualified: Craw-
ford IL Ellis, New Orleans, La: Emilien
Perrin, New Orleans, La; Philip 5. Gldere
New Orleans, La, with said Crawford H.
Ellis a. president Emilen Perrin as vice
treasurer
The directors shall make all bylaws. rule.
and regulations necessary for the conduct of
the business OF the corporation 4 failure az
any time 10 hold meetings or TO elect direc-
tors or OfhcerS, as herein provided. shall not
work the forfeiture Of this charter or dissolve
the corporation, but the existing board of
directors and officers shall continue in Office
until their successors have been elected. In
the event OF the death. disability or resigna-
ton OF one more OF the directors, the re-
naming directors or director shall have the
power 10 appoint from among the stOckhold-
erS successor or successors to such director
or directors.
The incorporators have set opposite their
names their respective addresses, the number
Of shares TO which they respectively sub.
scr5ed, and attached hereto is a descrip-
ton OF the property transferred to said cor
p0ratiOn in payment of William G. Dufour'
subscription 20 the capital stock, together with
statement Of It's value appraised by the
directors.
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
city OF New. Orleans on the day, month and
yea- first above written in the presence OF
Messrs. Esmond Phelps and Frank A. Miller,
both OF the full age OF majority and residing
IN this parish, competent witnesses, who
signed hereto with the said appearers and me,
notary, after due reading Of the whole.
The original is signed VIM. c. Dufour.
y shares. Whitney Bldg, New Orleans, La.
Emilien Perrin, one % share. 5Ol Baronne
St, New Orleans, La; Philip ). Gidiere, one
% share, 708 Union St, New Orleans, La;
Crawford II. Ellis.one share, 32l ST. Charles
St, New Orleans, La.
Witnesses: Esmond Phelps, Frank A. Miller
PIERRE d. OLIVIER, Notary Public.
I. the undersigned recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish Of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act OF Incorporation of the
Louisiana Mississippi Land Development Co.,
Inc, was this day. duly recorded in my Of
fee in book 1901, folio g.
New Orleans, Angus; u. 1916.
(SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
true copy Of the original on file and
Of record in my Office, New Orleans, August
IS, 1916
(Signed) PIERRE D. OLIVIER,
Notary Public.
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Solitaire.