The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-02-03
CHARTER
SAeBoeuf Planting Compan
Limited.


State of Louisiana of Ascension.
DE IT REMEM INFERRED, that on this, the
- 3lst day of January, in the year nine
teen hundred and seventeen, before me,
Il. 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, avaiing
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
corporation and body polite for the pur-
poses hereinafter expressed, and do adopt
this act as their charter, binding themselves,
their associates and successors hereto, and
to enjoy corporate existence and success.
sion for period of ninety years.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be THE LeBoeuf Planting Co.. Ltd"
and it shall be domced in the parish of
Ascension, state of Louisiana, and all eta
tons 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 by it are here
by declared to be to own, purchase, sell,
lease. cultivate, explore. drain and irrigate
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
eny other factories, and generally to conduct
and manage any other business incidental
thereto, and to carry any awful business
enterprise not inconsistent with the
stitutions of the state of Louisiana and the
United States.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at ths sum of twenty-five thou
sand sand $4,000 divided into two hun un1
dollars each. IN hall be issued
for cash its eQG1vssa b such manner
as may be determined By the board of di-
rectors. This corporation shall become
going concern and shall be authorized to do
business as soon as twelve thousand (s12,-
000) dollars of it's capital stock shall 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 stakeholder may
offer for sale transfer his stock in this
corporation without giving to the other
stockholders thirty days prior notice OF
such intention, and the other stockholders
shall have the first privilege of purchasing
period of thirty days frSsg 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 be
conducted by board of three directors,
which may be increased to five by ma
jority vote of the stockholders of this cor
poration who shall be elected by the stock
holders annually on the first Monday of jan
uary of each year. Said board of directors
stall elect from among themselves pres
dent, vice president and secretary treasurer.
A majority of the board of directors shall
constitute q quorum for the transaction of
all business. The first board of directors of
this corporation hereby declared to be- as
follows: Emile LeBoeuf president: Joseph
LeBoeuf vice president, and Frank LeBoeuf,
secretary treasurer. They shall serve until
their successors are elected and qualified.
The board of directors shall have power to
appoint such other officers and employees
and to enact such bylaws rules and regula-
tions as they may deem necessary and prop
er for the conduct of the business of this
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
Upon the dissolution of this corporation
by limitation or otherwise, its affairs shall
be liauidated by two commissioners to be APP
pointed by the stockholders.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
city of Donaidsonvile parish of Ascension,
La, on the day and date first hereinaboVe
written, in the presence of Geo H. Richard
and F. j. Rybiski lawful and competent wit
nesses, who together with the parties and
me. notary, have hereunto affixed our sigma
lures after reading the whole.
EMILE LeBOEUF,
FRANK LeBOEUF,
JOSEPH LeBOEUF.
Attest
GEO. H. RICHARD,
F. j. RYBISKI,
Witnesses.
B. ]. VEGA,
Notary Public
State of Louisiana. Parish of Ascension
/ do hereby certify the above and foregoing
to be duly recorded in Book of Charters No
|, folio 4.
In faith whereof, witness my hand and
seal of Office at Donaldsonville, La, this
End day of February, 1917.
j. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
Dy Clerk and Recorder.