The herald., 1917-08-09
CHARTER
OF WABASH SUGAR REFINING COM
PANY. INC

FAM. I'M.
State. Of Louisiana, 1'arIsh of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans.
Be it known that on this End day of Iuly
in the year OF our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and of the independ.
ence OF the United States of America, the
one hundred and forty-hrst, before me-
Philip GenSler, Jr., notary public, duly COM
missioned and qualified in and for the Par
Ish OF Orleans, State of Louisiana, therein
residing and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the several
persons, whose names are hereunto sub
scrbed all above the full age of majority.
who severally' and mutually declared unto
me, SAID notary, that, availing themselves
OF the laws Of this State in such cases made
and provided, and mere particularly of Act
h7 of the General Assembly of the State
Of Louisiana of 1914, relating to the creation
organization and formation of corporations
they have covenanted and agreed, and by
these presents, covenant, and agree and bind
themselves as well as all such other persons
as may hereafter become associated with
them, to form corporation for the objects
and proposes under the articles and stipula.
tions following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poratiOn shall be the Wabash Sugar Refining
Company, incorporated, and under its cor
porate name II shall have power and author
lty to have and to enjoy corporate existence
for period of ninety-nine years from date
hereof unless sooner dissolved by liquidation
or otherwise; il shall have power to con-
tract, to sue and be sued; 10 make and use
corporate seal, and TO alter and break
same at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase, transfer, assign, convey, mortgage,
hypothecate, pledge, otherwise receive or
dispose OF property, real: personal and mixed,
corporal and incorporeal; TO issue bonds and
II desired, to secure the same by mortgage;
buy and hold stock in other companies incl
dent to the objects and purposes or to the
expansion of the business interests of the
IN ale and int ,rh
managers, agents, directors officers as its
business interests may require, and to make
and establish, alter and amend its by laws,
rules and regulations for its proper govern
ment as may be deemed necessary and
proper, and generally to do any and all
things incident to or necessary and proper
for the extension of the business in which
the corporation is engaged
Article. II.-This corporation shall be do
miciled in the City of New Orleans in the
State of Louisi ana and all citations other
legal process shall be served upon the presi-
dest of the corporation, and in the event of
his absence, upon the vice-president.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
ated and the nature of the business 10 be
carried on by it, are declared to be as fol-
lows:
ID To acquire by purchase or otherwise
and in turn TO sell and transfer real estate
ana land of any character; to build, con-
struct, lease. purchase or otherwise acquire
and 10 sell otherwise dispose of, buildings
machinery, and other apparatus for refining
sugar, threshing or polishing grains or other
wise preparing sugar and grains for market,
whether such products or by-products be
produced by this corporation or by other
corporations or persons, and TO refine or man.
ufacture the by-products OF sugar cane, sugar
or grain, and to operate the said plant or
factories and market the products or by
products to their best advantage.
(2) To produce, harvest, buy and sell
sugar cane, grain and other agricultural pro-
ducts; TO manufacture, refine and generally
syrup and all by-products of sugar cane,
syrup, molasses and grains and for the pur-
pose aforesaid, to acquire by lease, purchase
or otherwise, own and operate plantations,
factories, distilleries and rehneries and other
works and properties necessary therefor; to
engage in agricultural operations of all kinds,
and also the raising, buying and selling Of
all forms of live stock; 10 own and operate
hotels, stores and warehouses and to do
general merchandise business; TO acquire and
operate canning factories or factories for the
storing and packing of any of the products
or by-products manufactured dealt in by
this corporation.
go To acquire by purchase or otherwise,
hold, own, pledge, sell and dispose OF stocks,
bonds, mortgage securities or other evidences
of debt of any individual, firm, association,
or corporation, political or otherwise and
while the thereof. to exercise all
rights, ID"CIs anu privileges icBdIiy luSlutHt
to ownership, including the righr 10 vote
upon any shares of the capital stock so
owned.
az To engage in the transportation of
sugar, sugar cane, mOlasses, syrup, grains
and other agricultural products and the by
products thereof or OF any machinery or live
stock produced by, dealt in, utilized by
incidental TO the corporations business, and
TO import and export the same in raw or
finished form, and for this purpose TO acquire
by sale otherwise, % construct and oper-
ate water craft of any character and also
such railways, tram ways may be neces-
sary TO any business enterprise of said CON-
pany together with all necessary rolling stock
and equipment necessary 10 the operation
thereof
81 To engage in general sugar, or grain
brokerage business.
(6) To conduct and carry on such other
business as may be found necessary or con-
venient for properly effectuating the afore-
said purposes or enhancing the value of the
properties, rights and privileges of said cor
poration.
Article IV-The capital stock Of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of ten
thousand Csl0OO0O) dollars, and shall be
divided into and represented by one hundred
(l0Ol shares of the par value Of one hundred
$4,000 dollars each. Said stock shall be
paid for in cash its equivalent as pro-
vjded by law, and in such manner and az
such time, and in such installments as may
be prescribed by the board of directors. This
corporation shall become a going concern,
and shall be authorized 10 commence BUSH
ness as soon as Eve thousand x5,0oo00 dol.