The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-03-14
CHARTER OF
THE ALLAN LAND COMPANY, INC

THE ALLAN LAND COMPANY, INC.
United States of America. State of Lou
iSiana. Parish of Orleans, City of
New Orleans.
BE it known that on this the eighth
| day of March, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and eighteen,
and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
| forty second. before me, Arthur Il. Leo
pold, Notary Public duly commissioned
and qualified within and for the Parish of
Orleans. State of Louisiana. and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
| names are hereuntO subscribed, who sew
orally declared that. availing themselves
of the benefits and provisions of the Con
StitutiOn of the State of Louisiana and of
the laws of the said State. relative to the
organization of corporations, and partic-
ularly of the provisions of Act. No. 261
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year 1914,
they have united to form, and do by these
presents 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 cor
poratiOn for the objects and purposes and
under the covenants, stipulatiOns and
agreements following. to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be "Allan Land Com
pdHy, incorporated. ana unOer ana Dy
said name, unless sooner dissolved in ac-
cOrdance with law and this charter. it
shall exist and continue. and shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and sue
ceSSion for n period of ninety nine (99)
years from and after the date of this act.
1t may have. hold. receive. borrow. loan,
exchange. acquire by grant, gift or pur-
chase. devise or bequeSt, sell, ALLEVIATE,
dispose of, convey, lease, pledge, pawn.
hypothecate, cucumber or mortgage prop
erty of any kind, whether real. personal
or mixed, corporal or incorporeaI. NOV
able or immovable, all subject to such
limitations as may be. prescribed by law.
IL may make issue and endorse bonds or
notes and other evidences of debt. 1t
may accept mortgages, pledges or other
forms of security for money loaned for
other debts. 1t may contract. sue and
be sued, plead or be impleaded by its cor
porate name in any court of competent
use common seal and alter the same at
pleasure. 1t may hold stock in other
corporations, and its capital stock may be
issued for capital stock in other corpora
lions. IL may name, appoint and en-
plOy such managers. directors. officers.
agents and other employees as it's said
business and convenience may require and
may fix their compensation. having due
regard to the nature. character and value
or their services. 1t may make and es-
tablish bylaws, rules and regulations not
inconsistent with this charter or any ex-
listing law, fixing or altering the manage
ment of its property. the regulation and
government of its affairs, and the manner
of the certihcation and registration of its
stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve it
self, or be wound up and dissolved in the
manner prescribed by law. 1t may con-
duct business in this State, other States,
the Federal Districts. the Territories and
possessions of the United States, and any
foreign countries. 1t generally shall pos
Sess all the powers, rights. privileges and
immunities which corporations are and
may hereafter be authorized to possess un-
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State and particularly under Act No 267
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year 1914
And 1t shall have the power to invest its
ate powers, subject to such restrictions
as may be named in this charter.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpor-
alton shall be at the City of New Orleans
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and
all citations and other legal process shall
be served upon its President, or in the
event OF his absence. upon it's Vice Presi-
dent, or in the event of the absence of
both of said officers, upon it's Secretary
treasurer.
Article III;-The purpose or purposes
for which this corporation is formed and
the nature of the business to be carried
on by it, are hereby declared to be:
section L. To plant, grow and cult
vate all Kinds of fruits. plants and vege-
horses, mules, cattle live stock and pOul-
try of all kinds; and generally to engage
in the business of farming and planting
10 Dulld, buy, establish, maintain, Oper-
ATE ana conduct hotels, stores. canning
factories, packing houses. warehouses de-
pots, cold storage plants, ice factories
concrete or clay factories or works and
sawmills: and to buy, SELL import. px-
port and generally deal and trade in.
store, carry, transport. and manufacture
the products of any or all of the above
operations and any and all kinds of goods,
wares wares, merchandise; machinery, tools, i'm
PIGMENTS and supplies.
Section III. To conduct the business of
real estate agent, and to deal in. buy.
sell, acquire, lease, sublet or farm for its
own account or for the account of Others
real estate, lands and tenements and to
survey, subdlvide, and plat lands for the
purpose of sale and to improve and de-
Velop the same by the erection of houses
or buildings thereon, and to do such 9TH
er iawful acts as may be needful or de-
sirable In and about the said improve
ment or development thereof for any pur-
own, hold, lease, convey mortgage
pledge, transfer or otherwise acquire or
dispose OF lands, water rights, mills fac
tories; buildings and other structures. and
al other property, both real and personal,
OF every class and description, or any in
terest therein necessary or desirable for
the carrying on of the aforesaid business
or either of them.
Section III. To purchase, acquire hold.
own, pledge, sell, lease and dispose of,
and generally deal in the stocks. bonds
anu other securities or evidence of indebt-
edness. property, rights, business, good
Will, franchise and assets of every Kind
OF any firm, association, individual or
corporation, foreign, domestic or munich
PAL, or on any state, parish, county, ward.
road district. drainage or subdrainage
district, or any political subdivision in
the state of Louisiana or elsewhere. And
10 pay Tor any property, rights, business
good Will. franchises and assets so ac-
CURED In the stock, bonds. or other secur-
itles OF TINS corporation or otherwise
section ~. To carry on a general con-
sraetng ana construction business and OPP
erations, consisting of entering into and
executing contracts with persons. firms.
ana public or private corporations, and
psarIcuiarly to make all contracts and do
ger contract of railroads, bridges, roads.
highways and turnpikes. To drain, re-
calm and improve submerged, swampy or
general dredging and draining business
ana Tor that purpose to own and operate