The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-09-14
August lU. 1916,
EHARTER
OF THE LOUISIANA-NISSISS LAND
DEVELOPMENT co. INC.
United states u America, State Of Louisiana,
CIV OF New OT.eans.

DEVELOPMENT CO. INC.
/ Jn:ef States u America, State Of Louisiana,
City OF New Orleans
BE il known. tina; on his tenth day OF the
I month ot August. in the yca- II our Lord,
1910. before nc, Pierre ID. Olivier. 4 ns.arv
public duly commissioned and qualified in
lsla-a, therein residing. and IN the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and uu-
der>,gned, rerstIaily came and appeared
scribd, all OF I'll full age Of majority and
residents % he city % New Orleans, who
SeveraNy declared that, ayailing themselves
OF the general laws Of the State Of Louisi-
ana, and particularly OF AC: 2b7 OF the Gen
eral Assembly Of 1914. they do BY these
presents covenant and agree and bind them.
I selves, as well as all other such persons as
may become associated with them, in order
20 form ard constitute a corporation FOR the
objects and purposes, and under the stipula-
tons following, t0-w:t:
Article The name and title Of this cor
p1ratlon shall be Louisiana Mississippi Land
Development Company, incorporated. 1t shall
nave and ENJOY succession and existence for
date hereof
The d1micile q tins corporation shall be
III the Say Of New Orleans, State OF Lou
.I I-Il Al ci;at''n and other legal process
snail 'c served on the president. and in case
OF his absence, on the vice president.
Article 1.-The objects and purposes for
"nlcA tAis corporation IS organized, and the
nature % the business 10 be carried on bv
II 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.
iS'ana and Mlss.sSlppi. And this corpor.-
t1a snail have power 70 buy, sell, lease and
mortgage lands and other real estate, 10 erect
buildings ard make Improvements OF all kinds
upon lands, and generally 70 Do all things
necessary and proper pertaining 10 the bus
"e,s o; 'I{yIing: selling and improving lands.
Article Ill.-lhe capital stock Of this cor
i'ra;i'" ) hNed at the sum Of five thousand
dollars lSS.60oD divided into tlfty (SO shares
Of one hundred dollars each.
Iae capital stock Of this corporation may
3e increased - I'VE hundred thousand dol.
lars lS55O0rCW.
Article IV-All the powers Of this corno.
ration shall be vested in board Of dI-ec.
tors 10 be composed Of three directors. two
81 Whom snail constitute quorum for the
TRANSACTION Ot business, 70 hc elected by the
stockholders az general meeting TO be held
on the second Monday OF June OF each wear
| ntii the election held in June, 1917. the fol-
owing sAlA constitute the directors and
oflcers OF the corporation to serve until their
successors are elected and qualified: Craw.
ford II. Ellis. New Orleans, La; FmilIen
Terrin New Orleans, La; Philip s. Gidiere,
New orleans, La, with said Crawford II
Elhs as president Emilien Perrin as vice.
treasurer.
The directors shall make all bylaws. rule.
s''A 4Csl4dtlpUN necessary tor the CDuiIcf Of
me business OF the corporation. A failure at
any time 10 hold meetings or 70 elect direc.
tors or officers, herein provided shall no,
Work the forfeiture OF this charter or dissolve
me 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 or more Of the directors, the re.
naming directors or director shall have the
power to appoint from among the stockhold-
ers q successor or successors to such director
or directors
The incorporators have set opposite tbei-
names their respective addresses, the number
OF shares to which they respectively sub.
scriOed, and attached hereto is 4 descrip.
ton OF the property transferred to said cor
poratlon in payment of William { Dufour's
subscription 10 the capital stock. toge.ber Wiz
directors. ~ 'Ae
Thus done and passed in my office in the
year first above written in the presence OF
MeSsrs: ESmond Phelps and Frank A. Miller.
oo;h 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.
- me original is signed: VIM. G. Dufour.
shares, Whitney Bldg, New Orleans, La
s., New Orleans, La; Philip s Gidiere, one
O. share, 70S Union St, New Orleans Ia
Crawtord II. Ellis,one share, 52l St. Charles
81, New Orleans, La.
Witnesses; Esmond Phelps. Frank A. Miller.
PIERRE d. OLIVIER, Notary Public.
!, 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
LIouisiana-M ssissippi Land development Co,
me was this day. duly recorded in my Of.
hce IN book 1901, folio g.
New Orleans, August T. 1915.
tSigned) EMILE J. LEONARD, DIV. r
n true copy Of the original on file and
Is, 1916 -'"s"S'
(Signed) PIERRE ID OTTvTEp
- >. Notary Public.