The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-03-03
CHARTER
-o of the
LeBoeuf Planting Company.
Limited.

Limited.
State of Louisiana-Parish of Ascenso,
nE 1T REMEMBERED, that on thi. q.
hid 31st day of January, in the year n;a -
teen hundred and seventeen, before ing. ne
B. j. Vega, notary public, duly commss
stoned, sworn and qualified in and for ~.
parish of Ascension, La, and il the presen ss
of the undersigned competfrJt witnessa.
personally came and appearet IL the neraas,
whose names are hereto suba ASbed ali y
full age and residents of the parish of A.
cension, La, who declared that, avaiia,
themselves of the laws of the state of Lou.
isiana, relative to corporations, and especial.
" Act No. 7s of 1904, they do by thsa.
presents organize and constitute themseyss
a corporation and body polite for the pu,
poses hereinafter expressed, and do adont
this act as their charter. binding themselves
their associates and successors hereto. ans
tn enjoy corporate existence and suceaa
sion for period of ninety-nine years.
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporst,,.
shall, be ."The LeBoeuf Planting Co.. INA ~
and it shall be domiciled in the parish -
Ascension, state of Louisiana, and oil citss
lions and other legal process shall be served
upvn the president. and in his absence upon=
the vice president
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which TIL.
corporation is established and the nature ~
the business to be carried on by it are here
nv dc ciared to be to own. purchase, Sell
lease. cultivate. explore. drain and irriRata
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 on any awful business
or enterprise not inconsistent with the con.
situations of the state OF LouisiahA ana the
United States.
ARTICLE lit.
The capital stock of this corporation /.
harehy fixed at the sum of twenty-five thou.
sand (s25,00Ol dollars. divided into two hun.
bred and fifty shares of one hundred t$1e9}
dollars each. The said stock shall be issued
for cash or its equivalent IN such manner
AZ may be determined by the board Of d
ractnrs This corporation shall become
going concern and shall be authorized to Do
| business as soon as twelve Thousand tSl2,.
! oOO) 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 ts
charter and bylaws. No stakeholder may
offer for sale transfer his stock IN this
| corporation without giving to the other
l 4
| such intention, and the other stockholders
| sball have the first privilege of purchasing
| the said stock at the book value thereof for
| a neriod of thirty days from the delivery q
| 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
| iority 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
shall elect from among themselves prea-
| ;dent vice president and secretary-treasurer.
| A majority of the board OF directors small
| constitute a quorum for the transaction Of
| all business. The first board OF directors oS
| this corporation are hereby declared 10 De, ~
| follows: Emile LeBoeuf, president; Joseph
| T,eRoeuf. vice president, and Frank LeBoeuf.
! Observation-Disclosures They shall serve until
| their successors are elected and anaihed.
/ The board of directors shall have power 70
/ appoint such other officers ana employees
I and to enact such bylaws, rules and regna-
/ tions as they may deem necessary and prop
| er for the conduct of the business Of this
! corporation.
ARTICLE v.
/ IInon the dissolution of this corporation
by limitation or otherwise, its affairs sha
be fiauidated by two commissioners to be ~.
pointed by the stockholders
Tbns done and passed at my office in thu
city Of Donaidsonville. parish of Ascension
La, on the day and date arst here u. .
written, in the presence of Geo. ii, hich VI
and F. j. Rybiski, lawful and competent VII,
nesses. who together with the parties eng
me, notary. have hereunto affixed our slsna'
/ lures after reading the whole
EMILE LeBOEUF.
i FRANK LeBOEUF,
/ JOSEPH LeBOEUF.
Attest:
GEO. H. RICHARD.
F. j. RYBISkI,
| Witnesses.
3. J. VEGA,
Notary Public,
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Ascension
do hereby certify the above and foregoinl
to be duly recorded in Book of Charters Na
l, folio 4.
In faith whereof. witness my hand an
seal of office, at Donaldsonvlle. La, IN
End day of February, 1917.
-A" J. Ed. FERNANDEZ,
| H.. rIork and Recorder,