The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-24
CHARTER
of the
LeBoeuf Planting Company,
Limited,

State of Lousiana-Parish of Ascension.
nE 1T REMEMBERED, that on this, the
Is s1st day of January, in the year nine
teen hundred and seventeen, before me-
b. J. Vega, notary public, duly commits
stoned, sworn and qualified in and for the
parish of Ascension, La, and in the presence
of the undersigned competent witnesses
personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereto subscribed, all Of
full age and residents of the parish of As
cension, La, who declared that, avaing
themselves of the laws of the state of Lou
isiana, relative to corporations, and especial
ly Act No. IS of 1904, they do by these
presents organize and constitute themselves
a corporation and body polite for the pur-
poses hereinafter expressed, and do adopt
this act rs their charter, binding themselves
their associates and successors hereto. and
TO enjoy corporate existence and success
sion for q period of ninety nine years.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE LeBoeuf Planting Co.. Ltd
and it shall be domiciled in the parish Of
Ascension, state of Louisiana, and all cita-
lions and other legal process shall be served
upon the president. and in his absence upon
the vice president.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is established and the nature Of
the business to be carried on by it are here
by dc cleared to be to own, purchase, sell.
lease cultivate, explore, drain and irrigata
lands; to develop, manufacture. purchase
and sell any and all products OF the soil and
their by-products: to raise cattle and other
stock and buy and sell same: to acquire.
construct and operate sugar factories and
any other factories, and generally to conduct
and manage any other business incidental
thereto, and to carry on any awful business
or enterprise not inconsistent with the con-
situations of the state of Louisiana and the
United States.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation ID
hereby fixed at the SUM of twenty live thou
sand 1925 OOO) dollars, divided into two hum
dred and fifty shares of one hundred t$lo0s
dollars each. The said stock shall be issued
for cash or its equivalent In such manner
as may be determined by the board OF di-
rectors This corporation shall become q
going concern and shall be authorized to do
business as soon as twelve thousand t$12.-
OO0) dollars of it's capital stock SHAH have
been subscribed for. No transfer OF capital
stock shall be binding upon the corporation
unless recorded in the books thereof. and
made pursuant to and in accordance with Its
charter and bylaws. No stockhoider may
offer for sale or transfer his stock in this
corporation without giving to the other
stockholders thirty days prior notice of
sneh intention, and the other stockholders
shall have the first privilege OF purchasing
the said stock at the book value thereof Tor
a period of thirty days from the delivery OF
said notice. after which thirty days said
stock may be sold in the open market.
ARTICLE ".
The business of this corporation shall De
conducted by q board of three directors,
which may be increased to five by q ma
iority vote of the stockholders of this cor.
pcration, who shall be elected by the stock
holders annually on the first Monday OF jan
uary of each year. sald noara Oh alfe sress
a. f,erar nrann themselves
ident, vice president and secretary treasurer
A majority of the board of directors ANAL
constitute a quorum for the TRANSACTION 9.
ali business. The first board OF directors OF
this corporation are hereby declared to be, as
follows: Emile LeBoeuf, president: Joseph
IeBoeuf. vice pre- sident, and Frank LeBoeuf.
secretary treasurer. They snail serve uhta
their successors are elected and quahnea.
The board of directors shall nave power 70
appoint such other officers and employees
and to enact such bylaws rules and regnia-
lions as they may deem necessary ana prop
er for the conduct of the business OF TINS
corporation.
ARTICLE v.
Upon the dissolution of this corperation
by limitation otherwise. its anaifs shah
be liaudated by two commissioners 10 DC ny"
pointed by the stockholders
Thus done and passed at my office IN lhe
city of Donaldsonville, parish OF Ascehsiofa'
La. on the day and date first hereinaposs
and F. i. Rybiski, lawful and competent Wit.
nesses. who together with the parties ena
me notary. have hereunto affixed our sigma
lures after reading the whole.
EMILE LeBOEUF.
FRANK LeB0EUF.
JOSEPH LeBOEUF.
GEO. H. RICHARD,
F, j. RYBISKI,
Witnesses.