The herald., 1916-05-25
April 10Th, 1910.
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS SUGAR COMPANY,

United States of America, State Of Loui,i-
ana, Parish u Orleans, City OF New Or
leans.
BE 1t known, that on TIN, 10Th day OF the
month of April, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen 1910,
and of the independence OF the United States
Of America, the one hundred and fortIeth,
before ne, Asahel Walker Cooper, a notary
public. duly commissioned and qualified in
and tor the parish OF Orleans, City of New
Orleans, therein residing. and in the pres.
euCe OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
undo igued, personally came and appeared ::
the following persons. all vi the age OF legal
majority. whose names, residences and post
ONCE addresses are As follows. to-wit:
William ". Wes:ereld, 9O5 Hennen Build
ing. New Orleans, la; George J. Rcau, 2U5
North Peters Street, New Orleans, La; Paul
Best, SIS Tchoupitoulas Street New Orleans,
La. Maurice L. DeSforgcs, 255 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. 2b7 OF
the General Assembly Of said State for the
year 1914. they have covonantcd and agreed,
and do by these presents covenant and agree,
bind, form and constitute themselves, as
well as such other persons as may hereafter
join or become associated with them, into a
corporation and body polite IN law, for the
objects and purposes and under the agree
men,s and stipulations following, to.wIt:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor
poration shall be the New Orleans Sugar
Company, Inc, and by said corporate name
II shall have and enjoy succession Tor a
period OF nInety-nInc years 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 10 contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use a corporate seal, to
| hold, receive, purchase, convey, hypothecate,
| lease or pledge, property, either real or per
soral, to issue bonds. notes and other eVi'
~ lah N PTnDlON such
! managers directors, officers, agents and other
employees as the interest and convenience
| OF the corporation may require, ana 10 make
rules and regulations tor 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 presl
| dent, or in case OF his absence or inability
| TO act upon the vice-president, or IN the
| absence OF both, upon the secretary treasurer
| Article III.-The objects and purposes toi
| which this corporation is formed and The
nature OF the business to be carried on by 1
| 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 produSts
| To plant, cultivate, grow, produce, manuiac
| ture buy and sell such agricultural products
| 10 purchase, lease and otherwise, to acquire
| and operate sugar and rice plantations, re
! hreries, buildings, mills ana machinery;
| carry on the business OF refining, preparing
| buying, selling, importing and exporting
! sugar. sugar cane, mOlasses and rice, ant
their by products, and generally to do ant
| perform all things necessary or incidental L
the purposes herein expressed.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby declared TO be the sun
Of fifteen thousand dollars, divided into on
hundred and fifty shares OF the par vslu
Of one hundred dollars each; SAID stock onl'