The herald., 1918-12-26
CHARTER
CHARTER NORTHERN STATES CITRUS
AND REALTY COMPANY, INC.

United States of America, State of Louis.
lana BE it known, that on this sixteenth
OF our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and
| eighteen Q9lS); before, me. Henry Leon
Sarpy, Notary Public, duly commits iaged
! and qualified in and for the Parish of Or
| leans, State of Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
| the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who severally declared that
availing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this State relating to the organiza.
ton OF corporations, they have contracted
and agreed and do by these presents con-
tract and agree and bind and oblige them
selves, as well such persons as may be-
come associated with them, to form them.
selves into and to institute a corporate BODY
polite in law with the objects and purposes
and under the conditions and stipulations of
the following articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be Northern States Citrus and Realty
Company, Inc, and under It's corporate name
II shall enjoy succession for the period of
ninety-nine years from date hereof unless
sooner dissolved by liquidation or other
wise, and shall have power and authority
to contract, to sue and be sued; 10 make
mortgages, hypothecations and pledges. to
MAKE and use corporate seal and to amer
and break same at pleasure; to hold, receive.
lease, purchase, sell, transfer, assign, mort.
gage, hypothecate pledge or otherwise re-
celve, use or dispose of property. real, per.
sonal or mixed, corporeal and incorporeal;
to issue bonds and to secure the same by |
mortgage or pledge; TO buy and hold or dis |
pose OF stock in other companies, or to &C
quire or retire or reissue its own stock; |
70 create and accept mortgages, pledges or |
other hypothecations; to elect and appoint
such managers, agents, directors or officers |
as II may require; to make and establish, |
alter and amend, rules, bylaws and regu.
iati3nS , Tor its proper government.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poratfon shall be in the City of New Or
leans, Parish OF Orleans, State of Louisiana
and citation and other legal process shall be
served upon the President of the corporation.
and in the event of his absence. shall he |
served upon the Vice President of the corpo-
'ation, and IN the event of the absence of
both the President and Vice-President. shall
1e served on the Secretary of the corpora.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
or which this corporation is created and or
'anized, and the nature of the business 10
'e carried on by it, are declared to be as
oliows; 10 engage exclusively in buying
cquire, by purchase or otherwise, TO hold
ease, sell, to Improve, to mortgage 10 chilli |
.ate or TO deal y real estate lands and their
improvements aLa properties located thereon
reclaim and Improve any such lands 70 |
ay out upon the same suburb, additions 10
ines and towns; to establish and dedicate
quares, streets, alleys and canals for navi-
and E. Il.
Talks. to lay down sewerage and drainsge |
nd water pipes and conduits for eIectricsi
nd other purposes; and in connection there.
'lln, 10 construct and operate plants for the | {
reation and distribution of light heat and $
over, either by gas or electricity or both. | |
construct and operate drainage plants: TO | .
onstruct or to have constructed buiId;nes =
all kinds, docks. wharves, canals and c
uniptns pants; TO establish industrial and r
lanufacturing sites to lease its propertv I
: any part thereof for such purposes: 10 ex !
mango It's capital stock, or any part thereof |
Dr. property; to issue bonds and 70 give
and pledges in such manner and D
'rm as 1t may determine; to acquire and a
old or dispose of stock in other corporat;ons. a
acquire and retire or reissue, on such terms G
nd conditions as its Board of Directors ma,
femme ITS own stock or bonds; and gen h
ally, to do any and all things necesss,v
nd proper. incidental or pertinent 70 az 8
'wers herein set forth and. to the business :.
,reby authorized n
ARTICLE IV-The corporate smell of III. 8,
rporation is hereby fixed at the sum of 81
vided into and represented by Two h. .,
ed thousand (200O0O shares of the mar al
liue OF One CSi.00) Dollar each. The stool n,
-;h ms corporation; under regulations pre- di
~ cI by us bylaws, may be subdivided b
IN the power to elect designated pronor. ne
ms OF the directorate p0p0' .,
ARTICLE Wits corporation shall H.. it
me going concern and shall be authorized We
eommenee business as soon as Fifty Thou. pl
nd ISSooOo00) Dollars of its capital stock pr
all have been paid for, either in cash ar tn
equivalent, as provided by law. The m;
'ck OF This corporation, or any part there- re-
may be delivered to any person. firm Su
'ociatlon OF persons corporation in re- po
IN Tor the acquisition by the company Of wi
property owned or controlled by such Di
rson firm, association or persons or CO.. tel
'ation, or in payment of other pronert;es SUI
other service rendered. and the stock of Di
, corporation may, as hereinabove oro. 9
led, be acquired by it in such manner
: rne'. sucn terms as its Board of Direc. ~.
he ean;,,t ..o., e gr;
increased to the sum of Five Hundred s>
oussnd NsOOCo0ol Dollars, by a vote of 4
'-thirds OF all of the stock Outstanding cor
its
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