The herald., 1917-03-01
CHARTER

CHARTER
LOUISIANA LIVE STDCk COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
| United States Of America. State Of Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans City Of New Orleans.
Re II known, that on this the 2nd day Of
| The month Of February. m the year OF
/ Lord, c)re thousand. nine hundred and SIX
/ teen, and Of the Independence OF the United
. States Of America, the One hundred and
/ notary public, duly commissioned and quail
J ned. within and for the Parish Of Orleans.
! State Of Louisiana. therein residing, and in
! the presence Of the Witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names
| are hereunto subscribed, who Severally de-
| ciared that avaIling themselves Of the bene-
| fl'S and provisions of the constitution OF the
! State relative 10 the organization OF corpor-
! atoms. and particularly Of the provision, Of
| Act No POI Of the General Assembly OF The
! State OF Louisiana for the year 1914 they
! have united 70 form. and do, by these pres
| eut>. form and organize themselves, as well
! as all such. other persons who may hereafter
! Join or become associated with them or their
| successors, into a stock corporation Tor the
| objects and purposes and under the covenants,
stpuiationS and agreements following
| tO-wit:
! Article 1.-The name and title OF this cor
! poration shall he Louisiana Live Stock Com
! pany. Incorporated, and under and by said
| name, unless sooner dissolved in accordance
| with law and this charter, II shall exist and
| continue. and shall have and enjoy corporate
| existence and succession for a period OF
! ninety nine t99) years from and after the
date OF this act. 1t may have. hold, receive,
| borrow, lend, exchange, acquire by grant,
| gift or purchase, devise or bcquest. sell,
! ALLEVIATE. dispose Of convey, lease, pledge,
pawn, hypothecate. cucumber or mortgage
property OF any kind, whether real, personal
| or mixed corporeal or incorporeal, movable
or immovable, all subject to such limitations
| as may be prescribed by law. Il may make.
issue and endorse bonds or notes and other
| pledges other forms of security for money
| loaned other debts. 1t may contract, sue
and be sued, plead or be Impleaded by its
| corporate name in any court of competent
jurisdiction. II may make, adopt and a
corporate seal and alter the same at pleasure.
It may hold stock in other corporations and
| its capital stock may be issued for
capital stock in other corporations. 1t
may rame, appoint and employ such mana
gers, directors, officers, agents, and other en-
ployes as its said business and convenience
may require, and may fix their compensation,
having due regard to the nature, character
and value Of their services. 1t may make and
establish bylaws, rules and regulations not
inconsistent with this charter any existing
law, fixing or altering the management OF
its property, the regulations and government
Of its affairs, and the manner Of the certih-
cation and registration OF its stock. 1t may
wind up and dissolve itself, or be wound W
and dissolved in the manner prescribed by
law. 1t may conduct business in this State
other States, the Federal Districts, the Terri
tories and Possessions of the United States
and any foreign country. 1t generally shall
possess all the powers, rights, privileges and
immunties which corporations and may
hereafter be authorized TO possess under the
Constitution and Laws Of this State, and
particularly under Act No. 267 of the Acts
Of the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1914; and II shall have
the power TO invest its board Of director:
|, with all Of its corporate powers, subject Il
, such restrictions as may be named in the
Charter.
Article 1.-THE domcile of this corpora
ton shall be the City of New Orleans, Par
| ish OF Orleans, State of Louisiana, and al
citations or other legal process shall be
served on its president, or in the event of his
| absence, upon the First Vice President, OF
! in the event Of the absence OF both of SAID
officers. upon the secretary.
Article III.-This corporation is organized
principally for the purpose Of carrying or
and doing a general live stock business, and
shall have the power TO conduct its business
in all of its branches in all of the States
Territories and possessions of the United
! States, as we'll as in foreign countries, anC
5 may have one or Offices outside OF thu
? State of Louisiana. In the carrying on OF IT
] business and conducting Of its affairs, 1t i
r especially empowered and authorized to d.
a and perform the following acts:
! First: To acquire by purchase, lease o
I otherwise, cattle, sheep and hog farms o
0 ranches, and TO operate the same either ind
r vidually or through agents. To buy, sell
, grow. breed raise, import and export, ant
: generally deal in cattle, horses, mules, hogs
e I sheep, live stock and poultry of all kinds
e and to carry on a general cattle raising, llv
e stock and agricultural business.
( Second: To erect and build abattoirs. col
storage warehouses, sheds and other building
c necessary or expedient for the purpose Of tn
!, Company and to slaughter cattle, sheep, hogs
! and poultry. To pack and preserve meat:
e To buy and sell at wholesale or retail in tn
II United States or elsewhere, all kinds @
y meat and generally TO carry on the trade an
k business Of a meat dealer in all OF it
y lard and kindred products. To manufactur
: the offal of animals into merchantable Pre-
I ducts and sell the same. To cure and des
y in hides, pelts and skins. To manufacture
II of merchandise commonly manufactured
: bought sold by packing or provision house
d and TO slaughter cattle, swine, sheep an
i | other animals for food.
: to manufacture, buy, and sell, and otherwis
n deal in and to export and import produce c
e all kinds, butter, oleomargarine and butter
| inc; 10 establish, construct, maintain an
: operate refrigerating plants and plants fC
Il ! the manufacture of ice; TO equip, maintaI
and operate refrigerating cars, and TO do an
y and all things. necessary and incidental
l. | the operation of the company IN the premise e!
), Fourth: To carry on the business OF col
& storage and warehousing and all the bushes
n necessary or implicitly incidental thereto
| anu % lurtncr carry on l0c uuSlHSSS VI eCl
: eral warehousing in all its several branches
=, to construct, hire, purchase, operate and mair
= tain all or any conveyances for the tran:
), portation in cold storage or otherwise by Ian
=, or by water of any and all products, good
K or manufactured articles; TO issue certificate
-, and warrants, negotiable or otherwise, I
persons warehousing goods with the Con
d pany, and TO make advances or loans upo
8, the security of such goods or otherwise; !
d manufacture, sell and trade in all good
usually dealt in by warehousemen; to cor
n st-uct, purchase, take on lease or otherwis
D. acquire any wharf, pier, dock or works cap;
lie bic Of being advantageously used in conne'
{, ton with the shipping and carrying or otht
10 business of the company.
Fifth: To construct, purchase, lease
ie otherwise acquire, and own, maintain an
te operate, steamboats,, sailing vessels, barge
l. and other water craft, piers, docks, whsrvs
is or bridges, and such lines of tramway or raj
;e way within the state of Louisiana or els'
D. where as may be convenient, necessary
incidental to any business or enterprise
the Company, with all necessary sidetrack
n locomotives, cars, depots, round houses an
other equipment necessary to the operatio
$, Of said piers, docks, wharves, bridges, tran
Of ways and railways and the traffic thereon