The herald., 1918-04-18

United States of America, state OF Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New
Be it known that on this twenty seventh
day of the month of February, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and eigh-
teen, Before me, John X. Upton, a Notary
Public in and for this City and the Par
ish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. there
in residing, duly commissioned and quail
| fed, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sOnally came and appeared: .
The several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of the full age
| of majority, and residents of this City of
| New Orleans, Louisiana, who declared to
me, Notary, that availing themselves OF
the provisions of the laws of this state
| relative to the organization of corpora.
lions, and more especially of Act 261 of
| 1914, they have covenanted and agreed for
| themselves, their successors and assigns,
| to form themselves into corporation and
| body polite, for the objects and purposes,
and under the stipulations hereinafter set
! forth, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be 'St. Clair Land Com
pany, Inc.," and under such title 1t shall
| have and enjoy succession and existence
| for a period of ninety-nine years from the
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved; 1t
| shall have power and authority to con-
| tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
| corporate seal, the same to break and
| alter at pleasure; to have, hold, buy, sell,
lease, mortgage, hypothecate or pledge
| property, real, personal or mixed, neces-
| sary, proper or incidental for the carrying
on of its business; as well as to issue
| bonds secured by such mortgages; TO
| make and issue notes and other certlh-
| Gates; to name, elect and appoint man
ayers, directors, clerks or other employees
| to properly conduct its corporate bust,
| ness, and to make such bylaws, rules and
| regulations as may be necessary or found
4 desirable for the management of the bust
| ness and affairs of this corporation, and
| generally to do every other act, matter
| of thing necessary or desirable for the
complete and proper carrying out OF the
! said business.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpor-
| alton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana
where all citations or other legal process
his absence on the President, or in
the absence of both upon the Secretary.
Article III.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation are hereby declared
and stated to be:
LIST. To deal in, and to have, hold, re-
ceive, purchase, sell, lease convey, mort
gage, hypothecate and pledge property,
real, personal and mixed; to acquire,
hold, lease and purchase and sell any and
all manner of lands, in the State OF Lou
isiana or elsewhere; to develop and i'm
prove, as well as to transfer, convey, n.y.
pOthecate, mortgage or pledge the same
either in bulk or by plot or other subdl-
vision; to plot, lay out, or subdivlde any
and all lands acquired by the corpora
ton: to build, erect, construct, and to
contract for the building and construction
thereon of whatsoever nature, and to op.
crate, lease or sell the same; to cui
bitches, drains, and canals and build
tramways and railroads, for the improve
ment and exploitation of such lands.
2nd To raise deal in and buy and sell
all manner and kinds of fruits and vege'
tables; to engage in the general truck
farming business; to cultivate and sell, Of
! manufacture and sell the produce and &C.
cretions of such land to act as the agen'
| of other corporations, individuals or nrm'
for the sale of lands, collecting of rents
and in this capacity to charge and collec'
ment for such services rendered corpora
tions, individuals or firms; to issue
bonds; borrow and lend money secured b!
mortgage or otherwise; to operate stor'
power plants, ice plants, saw-mills, fac
tories, docks, wharves and terminals; q
lay pipe lines, tramways and railroads; U
build boats, barges or other conveyances
to build, operate and construct docks
wharves and terminals, and to lease o.
suitcase all or any part thereof to an!
other person or corporations for the Tx
purpose; and in order to fully carry on
said objects and purposes, to purchase
lease or otherwise acquire pipe lines, tram
ways, railroads, docks, wharves, terminals
: boats, barges, tank cars, locomotives am
cars, pumping stations, steamplants. air
and paraphernalia necessary or incidenta
thereto.
Bird. To build, construct, lease, pur
, chase or otherwise acquire buildings, ma
I chinery or other apparatus that Is o
might be necessary for working up Tn
5 products of said land, either in the ray
d or natural state or changed by manufaC
ture either produced by this corporatio
or other persons or corporations, and {
. market the products to the best advan'
o age.
: 4th. To carry on such other bushes
e or businesses appertaining to the pun
: poses hereinabove set forth, or such a
r are generally engaged in by corporation
of this kind.
4 Article IV.-The capital stock of thi
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
y Fifty Thousand ($50,000.O0) Dollars, divic
ed into Five hundred 5000 shares OF tn
par value Of one hundred ($1OO.OO) dollar
each, provided that the amount to whic
the capital stock of this corporation ma
be increased shall be one hundred thor
] sand $4,000 dollars. Two hundre