The herald., 1918-12-26
CHARTER.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF STANDARD
STocK FARMS, INCORPORATED.

thousand nine hundred and Eighteen OBS,
before me, Joseph Sinai, Notary Public, IN
and for the parish of Orleans, and in the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of the age of ma
jority, who declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws of this
state relative to the organization OF Cor
porations, they hereby form themselves into
and constitute a Corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the shpula-
tions hereinafter set forth.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
Corporation shall be Standard Stock Farms,
incorporated, and under its corporate name
it shall enjoy succession for the tull term
and period of ninety-nine years from and
after the date hereof, and shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be sued.
to accept and receive mortgages, pledges and
other hypothecations. to make and use
Corporate Seal and the same TO break and
alter at pleasure; TO purchase, receive, lease,
hold or otherwise acquire and convey, as well
as mortgage and hypothecate under its cor.
porate name, property both real and persona!
and mixed; to borrow money and make and
issue bonds and other evidences of debt, ard
TO secure the same by mortgage and other
wise; to name and appoint such managers
and directors, officers and agents, as the
interest and convenience of said Corpora
ton may require; and to make and estab-
lish, as we'll alter and amend at plea
sure, such bylaws, rules and regulations of
the affairs Of the Corporation as may be
necessary, proper or convenient
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this corpo-
ration shall be in the City of New Orleans,
and all citations and other legal process
shall be served upon the President OF the
Corporation, or in his absence upon the
Vice-President or Secretary.
ARTICLE II-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is established,
and the nature of the business TO be
ried on by it, are declared and specified to
be:
A.-To receive for pasturing and breeding
purposes, and to acquire, buy, and hold,
sell, exchange and otherwise trade in hogs
of all Standard Breeds and descriptions.
BIO receive for pasturing ard breeding
purposes and to acquire. buy, hold, sell, ex-
change and otherwise trade in live stock
such as horses, mules, ponies, cattle, sheep
and goats.
C.-To receive, acquire, buy, hold, sell, ex-
change, and otherwise trade in poultry, eggs,
and to also conduct, maintain, and operate
a general poultry, creamery and dairy bust
ness in general.
D.-To acquire, buy, own, conduct, main
tain and operate agricultural, horticul-
tural and general farming business.
E.-To take, acquire, buy, hold, own, man
age, develop, work, sell, convey, enjoy, use,
lease, mortgage, exchange, improve and other
wise operate, deal in and dispose of farm
and timber lands thereon, and the timber and
real estate, buildings and improvements and
any interests and rights therein with limit
as to amount; TO erect, construct, equip, al
ter, maintain, operate and improve houses,
buildings or works of any description on
any lands of the corporation or any other
lands real estate, and rebuild, alter and
improve existing houses, buildings, or work
thereon; to convert and appropriate any
such lands or Real Estate into and build
farm roads. streets or other conveniences
I, and generally to deal with and improve the
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lease, let, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of
the lands, houses, buildings and other prop
erty of the Corporation; to undertake and
direct the management and sale of all prop
| erty, buildings, lands, real estate Of the
Corporation and otherwise.
F.-To contract, own, operate and MAIN
| tain saw and planning mills and to dispose
of the manufactured product thereof:
Go construct, own, opt ate and main
tain tramways, lighting and water plants,
cold storage plants; ice manufactures, ware;
houses, and general merchandise stores, and
conduct, maintain and operate a general
merchandising business;
H.-To construct, own, maintain and op-
crate manufacturing plants for the construc-
! ton. assembling, or manufacture of farm i'm
| plements Of any and all kinds and descrip-
tons. the manufacture of trucks, tractors,
vehicles, and conveyances of any motive
power;
Ito construct, own, operate and main.
| tain canning and preserving manufactures OF
all descriptions;
Ito construct, own, operate and maintain
packing houses and do general packing
house business.
X. To construct, own, operate, and main.
tain, fertilizer and sulphuric acid manufac
tories, and to deal in sulphuric acid and
fertilizers Of all kinds
Ito construct, own, operate and main.
tain condensed milk factories, and any and
all products incident thereto;
MO do and perform a general import
and export business in the products, articles
or things, handled, raised, produced oil
manufactured by this corporation;
Mo manufacture, purchase otherwise
acquire, own, mortgage, pledge, sell, assign
and transfer, or otherwise dispose of Il
| invest, trade deal in and deal with goods
wares and merchandise and real and per
sonal property Of every class and desc.ip
ton.
O.-To acquire. and pay for in cash, stool
or bonds of this Corporation or otherwise
the good viii rights assets and property, ant
to undertake and assume the whole or any
part Of the obligations or liabilities of any
person. firm, association or Corporation.
Pro acquire, hold, sell, use, assign
lease, grant licenses in respect of, mortgage
or otherwise dispose of letters patent of tn,
United States or any foreign Country, paten
rights, licenses, and privileges, inventions
improvements and processes copyrights
useful in connection with any business of thi
Corporation. fh+
Q.-To guarantee, purchase, hold, sell, as
sign, transfer, mortgage, pledge or other
wise dispose of shares of the capital stool
Of, or any bonds, securities or evidence O
Indebtedness created by any other Corpora
tion or Corporations organized under the law
of this state or any other state, country
nation or government, and while the owne
thereof to exercise all the rights, powers an
privileges of ownership.
RIO issue bonds, Debentures or obliga
tions of this Corporation from time to time
for any of the objects or purposes of tn
Corporation, and to secure the same b.
mortgage, pledge, deed of trust or otherwise
S.-To purchase, hold, sell and transfer tn
shares of its own capital stock; provided
shall not use its funds or property for tn
. purchase of its own shares of capital stoc
when such use would cause any Snpairmen
: of its capital; and provided further tina
shares Of its own capital stock belonging I
it shall not be voted upon directly or ind
I. rectly.
7. To have one or more offices, to carr
on all or any Of its operations and bushes
and without restriction or limit as to amour
to purchase or otherwise acquire. hold, ow
{ mortgage, SELL convey or otherwise dspos
E of real and personal property of every elias
r and description in any of the States, Di.
/, tricts, Territories or Colonies of the Unite
4 States, and in any and all Foreign Coui
: tries, subject to the laws of snch State, Di.
trict, Territory, Colony or Country.
ARTICLE Iv.-The capital stock of thi
Corporation. is hereby fixed at Twenty-fiv
Thousand Dollars, {$2s0Oo0O), to be divide
frfo and renresenfed 1<~r Tvo u,,,l~.I -,