The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-06
CHARTER
of the
UPPER FARM COMPANY, INC.

year OF our Lord one thousand nine
hundred eighteen (1918),
Before me, J. 0. Modisette, a No
tary Public, duly commissioned anc
qualified in and for said above nam
ed Parish and State, or this day II
the presence of the two subscribing
lawful witnesses, personally came anc
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
severally declared unto me, Notary
in the presence of said witnesses
that availing themselves of the pro,
visions of the laws Of the State OF
Louisiana generally relative to the
organization and formation of corpo
ratiOns, and especially Act No. Isl
of the General Assembly for the
year 1914, together with the amend.
ments thereof, they have covenanted
contracted and agreed, and by this
act and these presents do covenant
contract and agree, to form, constl'
tute and organize themselves, then
successors and such others as may be
come lawfully associated with then
into corporation or body polite III
law, under the name and for the
uses purposes and objects hereafter
set forth, and do declare this instru-
ment as the charter Of such corpora
zion.
ARTICLE |.
The name of this corporation shall
be the
TUPPER FARM COMPANY, INC,
by which name this corporation shall
have and enjoy succession for pc
riod of ninety nine (99) years
shall have, exercise and enjoy the
right, power and authority to con
tract, sue and to be sued.
The domicile Of this corporations
shall be and is hereby declared to
be Tupper's Store, Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and formed, and the powers and AL
thOrity, rights and privileges to be
exercised by the same are hereby de.
clared to be any one or all Of the
following, to-wit:
To acquire by gift, purchase, or
otherwise. to sell, mortgage, pledge
hNpOthecate. or otherwise dispose of.
and to hold own, operate and enjoy
all kinds of property, real, personal
and mixed, movable and immovable !;
to carry on and conduct a general
farming business, commissary, mer-
camille business or plantation stores;
to can, manufacture, preserve, deal
in, make, buy and sell all kinds of
agricultural and horticultural prod
ucts, including dairying, cattle rails
ing, truck farming, gardening and
vineyards; to build, construct, own
and operate canning factories, cold
storage or refrigeration plants, crate
factories, box factories and all other
lines of business in con-
nection with agricultural horticul-
tural or dairy farming; to lease,
rent, purchase, improve, cultivate,
mortgage, pledge and hypothecate all
Kinds of farm property, implements,
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ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Twenty Thous-
and and no 100 (S20,000.00) Dol
lars, to be divided into two hundred
(200) shares of the par value of One
Hundred ($l00.00) Dollars each,
provided, however, that the capital
stock of this corporation may be in
creased as provided by law from time
to time, or at one time to Fifty
Thousand and no 100 $3.50, OOO.OO)
Dollars, divided into FIVE hundred
5000 shares of the par value of One
Hundred ($100.00) Dollars each.
ARTICLE w.
The powers and authority of this
corporation except as otherwise here
in provided shall be vested in and
exercised by a Board of Directors
of not less than three nor
more than seven stockholders to be
elected annually at the stockholders
the date of which is hereby
declared to be the first Saturday of
July of each year beginning with the
year 1919, provided that the direct
DIS shall hold office until their sue
,essors are duly elected and assume
office.
Until the first regular annual
Itockholders" meeting as hereinabove
the following persons shall
constitute the Board of Directors of
said corporation, to-wit:
W. H. Upper, Elton, Louisiana; 1
Charles Gooch, Elton, Louisiana;
Miss Agnes Tupper, Elton, LOUIS
ana;
Mrs. Mary Topper Elton, Louis
ana.
ARTICLE V.
The officers of this corporation
hall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary and Treas
lrer. The two last offices may be
leld by one and the same person,
which officers shall be elected by the |
Board of Directors from among their |
lumber annually Immediately after
ne annual meeting of the stock
iolders.
Until the first annual stockhold- |
rs meeting as herein provided, the |
GLOWING corporators shall act as the
Ulcers of this corporation, to-wit:
W. H. Topper, President.
Mrs. Mary Upper, Vice President. |
Miss Agnes Upper, Secretary
treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
The President of this corporation
hall have the power and authority |
Without a resolution or action of the |
Board of Directors to prosecute and
efend all suits for or against this
orporation, to employ counsel for
hat purpose, to contract for the
ale of any property of this corpora
ion, or for the purchase of any
for the corporation, and to
xecute all necessary deeds, mort
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