The herald., 1916-10-26
CHARTER
OF ALLEMANIA PLANTING COMPANY.
INC
Parish of Orleans

I'M.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
| be IT known, that on this the 25rd day of
september IN the year of our Lord one thou
! sand nine hundred and sixteen, before me,
John [. Davey, Jr., notary public, duly quail
| ihed, commissioned and sworn in and for
the above parish and state, personally came
and appeared the. subscribers hereinafter
named and undersigned who declared that
| awaiting themselves of the provisions of the
| laws OF Louisiana relative to the formation
OF corporations, and particularly of those of
Act No. 267 of the General Assembly of 1914.
approved July 9, 1914, they do BY these
presents. for themselves and for others who
| may hereafter become associated with them.
! form body corporate and polite under the
following terms, conditions and stipulations
Article 1.-The name of this corporation is
hereby declared to be the Alemania Plant
| ing Company, Inc, and its domicile shall be
in the city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
winch this corporation is formed are hereby
declared 70 be, to acquire and operate sugar
own and operate railroads in connection
| Herewith and TO sell the same and do ali
other things connected with or appertain.
ing 70 the objects for which this corpora
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration IS hereby fixed at the sum of thirty
thousand dollars, divided into three hundred
shares Of the par value of $1,000 each, all
OF which has been fully paid as shown by
the subscribers signatures hereto; and said
capital stock may at any time be increased
to the sum OF one hundred thousand dollars
by complying with the provisions of the laws
made and provided for in such cases
Article IV-All the corporate powers of
this corporation are vested in board of
shall be Achille l. Picard, Michael Hey.
mann. Henry A. Testard, Jos. V. Ferguson.
and D. Villa, who shall serve as hereinafter
provided or until their successors are elect.
d. NJ hon A
president and A. l. Picard, vice-president
and general manager, and the said board shall
meet at least ONCE every three months, or
oftener, as may be determined by the by.
laws to be adopted, and the president at any
time shall have the right TO call special
meetings thereof and must do so upon the
written request of three members thereof
All of the said members of the board of
directors are hereby declared to be resi-
dents Of the city of New Orleans except
a: l. Picard, who resides in Gonzales, Lou.
serve from September %. 1916, to January
LIST, 1918, or until their successors are duly
elected and qualified.
Article V.-Said board Of directors shall
nave the power to enter into contracts and
obligations for the business of the CORPORA.
ton, and may authorize the president, or in
his absence the vice-president and general
manager to enter into such contracts Tor and
on behalf of the corporation.
The board shall have the right to make by.
laws and regulations for the government of
the said corporation, and to change same az
therein provided; to adopt common seal and
president of the corporation or in his absence
the yice-president and general manager, shall
be the proper officer upon whom citation or
other legal process may be served.
All officers and employees shall be elected
and engaged by the board and all shall hold
once at the pleasure thereof and said board
shall hx their compensation and NAV charge
same from time to time, and between cleo
tons the board shall have the right to fill
any vacancy which may occur in its mem.
oership. A secretary and treasurer may be
elected BY the board who need not be a |
member thereof.
Article VI.-This corporation shall continue
i 10; the period OF fifty, years unless sooner
dissolved and lquidated as provided by law, !
and said appearers further declare that in
all respects not herein provided for said COR
this state.
shall take place on the third Monday Of |
December, 1917, and annually thereafter, and |
said directors shall elect from among their |
number the officers hereinabove provided for. |
city of New Orleans, in the presence Of the
undersigned competent witnesses, both of
the city of New Orleans, who hereto sign |
with said appearers, and me, notary, after |
due reading of the whole, on the day and |
date aforesaid. |
Original signed: H. A. Testard, for fifty |
shares; A l. Picard, for one hundred and
twenty-five shares; M. Heymann, for twenty.
1--WE shares; D.. Villa, for fifty shares; JOS |
V. Ferguson, for fifty shares. Witnesses:
Jos. A. Wisong, w. E Adolph
JOHN c. DAvEY, Jr., Notary Public /
i, the undersigned recorder of mortgages, 4
in and for the parish of Orleans, State of |
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above |,
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the |
Allemania Planting Co, Inc, was this day |
duly recorded in my Office in book iaOl folio
=. New Orleans, Sept. Is, 1916
lSigned) EMILE J. LEONARD. by. R.
A true copy.
JOHN c. DAvEY, JR.. Notary Public.
Sept Is oct 5 IL 10 Is nov 2