The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-28
ACT, OF Incorporation

ACT, OF INCORPORATION
OF RIVER FRONT FARMS, INC.
United States OF America, State Of Louisi-
ana, City Of New Orleans.
BE it known. that on this thirteenth u8
day Of the month Of December, III the wear
OF our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen uSl6l, and OF the independence Of
the United States OF ATeriCa. the one hun
dred and forty-hrst, before me, Charles J.
RIyet notary public, duly commits stoned
and qualified in and Tor the parish OF Or
leans, State OF Louisiana, and IN the pres
ence OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned personally came and appeared
J. Gustave Leon SOuIat, single a resident
OF the city Of New Orleans, State OF Louisi-
ana and OF the full age Of majority. 2.
Charles Theodore Soniat, Jr., single, resi-
dent OF the city OF New Orleans, State Of
Louisiana, and OF the full age OF majority.
LucIen lgnatlus Sonat, minor fully
emdnCIpa'cd by Judgment of the Civil Dis,
trlct Court, rendered on April 25, 1910. in
the matter OF his emancipation No. ll6.26O
Of the docket of said court; single and a
resident OF the city OF New Orleans, State
through Louise Marie Sarpy, widow of Gus
tave NalerIan Soniat, by virtue of gen.
eTal power OF attorney executed before Me
| !oncy 1. Soniat, notary public in this par
ISL, Oh September o. 1910. /. Joseph Gore
Jr., resident OF the city OF New Orleans
state of Louisiana, and OF the full age OF
majority. ;. William Z. Huger, a resident
| OF the city OF New Orleans, State Of Lou
| iNiana, and Of the full age OF majority
who declared to me, notary, that availing
themselves Of the general laws of the State
| OF Louisiana, in such cases made and pro-
vided and more particularly of Act No. 267 OF
1914, they have formed and organized and
do by these presents form themselves and
such others may be associated with them.
INTO and constitute a corporation and body
polite in law for the objects and purposes
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Article The name nj this corporation
shall be River Front Farms, Inc.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
"hIch TINS corporation IS organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by
II are hereby declared to be: to buy, sell,
lease, mortgage, exchange otherwise &C
qulre, ALLEVIATE and generally to deal in
property both real and personal, in this city
and state or elsewhere. for its own account
or as agents and for account of others, on
commission or otherwise; TO improve or de-
velop real estate, and generally to carry
on a real estate business and to do any and
all things pertaining to this business under
this charter, in all of its branches
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
Poration shall be twenty-five thousand dol
lars (S25,OOO.OO).
Article IV-The capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased to one hundred
thousand dollars ($lOOOOOO.
Article N.-The capital stock as presently
nifty t2SO) shares OF the par value OF one
hundred dollars $4,000 each. Stock may
be paid for IN money, in services duly
dered to the corporation, or in property trans
terred 10 the corporation.
The corporation shall become a going con-
Germ, and be authorized to commence bust
ness when and as soon as the requirements
of law set forth in Section of Act No
2d of the General Assembly of the year
1914 have been complied with No frac-
hare NJ sh all he
Article Nl-The domicile Of this corpora
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans,
State OF louisiana where all meetings OF
stockholders must be held, provided that
tors valid meetings of the directors may be
held outside Of the state or within the state
or elsewhere than at its domicile.
Article VII.-The service of all legal pro-
cess shall be made upon the president or, in
his absence upon the vice-president, secre-
tary or treasurer, in the order named
Article VIII-This corporation shall exist
and enjoy succession for the full term of
ninety years from the date hereof.
Article IX.-The business and affairs and
corporate powers Of this corporation shall be
exercised by and conducted by FIVE direc-
tors elected by and from the stockholders,
annually, the first Tuesday of December
of each year. The first board of directors
shall be composed of the following named
persons who shall serve until the first Tues
day of December, 1917, or until their sue.
oessors are elected and qualified, to-wit:
Gustave Leon Soniat, whose post Office ad-
dress is No. 1880 Felicity Street, New Or
leans, La; Charles Theodore Soniat. Jr,
whose post Office address is No. 1870 Felicity
Street, New Orleans, La. Lucien Ignatius
Scriat, whose post Office address is No. 1880
Felicity street, New Orleans, La; Joseph
Gore, Jr., whose post office address is No. liz
Whitney Central Bank Building, New Or
leans, La; and William E. Huger whose
post Office address is No. 80 Hennen Build
ing, New Orleans. La; with Gustave L.
Soniat as president, William E. Huger, vice
president, and Charles T. Soniat, Jr., secre-
tary-treasurer.
These articles of incorporation bear the
names and post Office addresses of the sub
scribers to same and statement of shares
each agrees TO take.
This corporation shall have all the pow
els enumerated in Act No. 267 of 1914
This act of incorporation may be amended, |
or the corporation may be dissolved and
its affairs liquidated, as provided for in
Act No. 267 of the General Assembly of the |
State of Louisiana for the year 1914
Thus done and passed, in my Office in the |
city of New Orleans, the day, month and
year first above written, in the presence |
Sarpy, competent witnesses, residing in this |
city, who have hereunto signed their names
with appearers, and me, notary, after due
reading Of the whole. 4
Original signed: Names of subscribers |
omitted.
Witnesses: J. p Baldwin, Henry L. Sarpy. |
CHAS. J. RIVET, Not. Pub. |
Dec 81 % jan II 10 rs