The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-05-11
April 10Th. 1910.
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS SUGAR COMPANY,
INC

United States Of America. State Of Lousi-
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 N9l6D,
and Of the independence OF the United States
Of America, the hundred and fortieth,
before me, 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
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
office addresses are as follows. to-wit:
William W. Westerfed, 9OJ Hennen Build
ing, New Orleans, La; George J. RIcau, 2O5
| North Peters Street, New Orleans, La; Paul
| Best, 5+5 TchOupitoulaS Street, New Orleans,
La; Maurice l.. Desiorges. 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 covenanted 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, Tor the
objects and purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulations following to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor
poratIOn snaIl be Inc New orleans sugar
Company, Inc, and by said corporate name
it shall have and enjoy succession for a
period OF nIuety-nine years unless sooner
dissolved, and have all the rights, priv
ileges and lnmunities granted by law TO
corporations, and under said corporate name
It shall have power 10 contract, sue and be
sued, to make and use a corporate seal, 10
hold, receive, purchase, convey, hypothecate,
lease or pledge, property, either real or per
sonal, to issue bonds. notes and other evil
dences of debt; 10 have and employ such
managers directors, officers, agents and other
employees as 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 Sr 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 for
which this corporation is formed and the
| nature OF the business TO be carried on by II
are hereby declared TO be as follows:
To do business dealers, brokers, agents,
commission merchants and factors in agri-
cultural products, particularly sugar, mo-
| laSseS, rice and coffee, and their by products
! To plant cultivate, grow, produce, manutaC'
ture buy and sell such agricultural products
| to purchase, lease and otherwise, to acquire
and operate sugar and rice plantations, re-
| ireries, buildings, mills and machinery; &c
carry on the business of refining, preparing
| buying, selling, importing and exporting
sugar, sugar cane, mOlaSSes and rice, ano
| their by products, and generally to do and
! perform all things necessary or incidental tc
! the purposes herein expressed.
] Article IN-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be the sun
| Of fifteen thousand dollars, divided into one
! hundred and fifty shares of the par value
OF one hundred dollars each; said stock only