The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-04-20
CHARTER
Amanda Planting { 1aauIaetlrilg
e., lnoe1Deratel.

April, A. D.. 1918. before me, Louis
Octave Pecot. . Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified within and
for the Parish of st. Mary, State Of
Louisiana. and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under.
signed, personally came and appeared
the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, al Of full age Of majority
and residents of the Parish of st. Mary,
State of Louisiana, who severally de-
clsred that, svailing themselves Of the
provisions OF the Act of the Legislature
Of the State of Louisiana, being known
a Act No. 967 Of the session for the
year 1914. they do by these presents,
covenant and agree aud bind themselves.
- we'll - such other persons - may
become hereafter associated with them.
in order to form and constitute corpo
ration and body polite in law, for the
objects and purposes and under the stip-
ulstions following tO>wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this corporation
shall Do ..Amanda Planting and Manu-
featuring Company, Incorporated" and
it shall have and enjoy succession and
existence for . period OF Ninety-nine (99)
years frem date hereof. 1t shall have.
enjoy aud possess oil tho powers. rights,
privileges and immunities accorded to
corporations under the law.
ARTICLE IL.
The domicile Of their corporation shall
be in the village Of Clarendon. State OF
Louisiana, where all the citations and
other legal process shall be served upon
the President. and in the case OF his abb
sence upon the Vioe-President, and in
case of the absence Of the Vice.Presi.
dent. upon the Secretary Treasurer
thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which thi:
the busiusss 70 be carried on by It are
hereby declared to be:
i. fo engage In the cultivation and
calling OF Ill farm and plantation products
Of every nature, kind and character
whatsoever; and in furtherance thereof
to buy, lease Or acquire such real proper:
" - may Be necessary to properly conduct
and prosecute said business.
3. ToimprOve, manage and operate real
property: TO develop real property gene.
rally, 70 buy. deal, cell and exchange and
moft9age real property, to rent or lease
real property, improved or untmproved;
70 loan money upon real property and take
mortgages and assignments Of mortgages
10 acquire BY purchase, lease, sx-
change OF otherwise, plantations, lands or
any interest therein, machinery. tools and
instrumsnts; to acquire, construct and
oDeratu sugar and other plantations, %.
ger or other re1neries, buildings, syrup
mills, syrup canning outfits, TO plant, Gull
tivato and deal In sugar cane. corn, rice,
maize, potatoes or other farm products; 70
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PRODUCING, refining, adapting, preparing,
6aying, selling and dealing In, and ship.
ping ead transporting sugar cane, sugar
moisseoo, syrup and eli products thereof,
to make and execute crop liens and priv.
loge0 from year to year, mortgages on real
property and borrowing money thereon.
BY nofts:ss o. Stse q o =, th,nr. nee...
sary and proper pertaining Or incident to
'''A ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation 10
hereby declared % be the sum OF rive
Thousand One Hundred Dollars. divided
into ffty:one (sl) shares Of The par par v: .s;s
CORPORATION shall b. operative and 60 in.
20 business and become . going concern
vixen the said 1fty.on shares OF 10 cap:
ital stock ohall have been subscrtbed ana
md for, to.Wit-at the execution Of these
pFeoents. No transfer Of stock shall! %
binding upon this corporation unless
No stockholder shall have the right to
aaei9n or transfer any share or shares
held by him unless b shall have arst Of.
fered came In writing, TO TIE Board Of
Diroctoro. which shall have the right 20
purchase same within ten days tnereafse!,
n the valuation determined By the boates
and n case OF diecasislaesaon 81 s9 ~