The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-08-16
CHARTER
of the
UPPER FARM COMPANY, INC.

United States Of America.
State Of Louisiana.
Jefferson Davis Parish.
Be it known and remembered that
on this Goth day of June IN the
year of our Lord one thousand n'ne
hundred eighteen (l9l8),
Before me, J. 0. Modisette, NO,
tary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for said above nam
ed Parish and State, on this day. IN
the presence of the two subscribing
lawful witnesses, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, VINO
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. 26|
of the General Assembly for the
year 1914, together with the amend
ments thereof, they have coyenanteed1,
contracted and agreed, and by TINS
act and these presents do covenant,
contract and agree to form, constr
tute and organize themselves, their
successors and such others as may be-
come lawfully associated with them
into corporation or body polite IN
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
ton.
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 t99) years
shall have, exercise and enjoy the
right, power and authority to con
tract, sue and to be sued.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be and is hereby declared to
be Tupper's Store, Jefferson Davis
Parish, Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and formed, and the powers and au-
thority, rights and privileges to be
exercised by the same are hereby de
clared to be any one or all Of the
following, t0-Wit:
To acquire by gift, purchase, or
otherwise, to sell, mortgage, pledge,
hypothecate, 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 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
Incidental 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,
machinery and equipment
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Twenty Thous-
and and no 100 ($20,O0O.O0) Dol
lars, to be divided into two hundred
(200) shares of the par value of One
Hundred ($10000) 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 ($5O,OOO.O0)
Dollars, divided into five hundred
5000 shares of the par value of One
Hundred (S100.00) Dollars each.
ARTICLE ".
The powers and authority of this
corporation except as otherwise here
in provided shall be vested in and
exercised by Board of Directors
composed of not less than three nor
more than seven stockholders to be
elected annually at the stockholders
meeting, 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
ors shall hold office until their sue
cessors are duly elected and assume
office.
Until the first regular annual
stockholders meeting as hereinabove
provided, the following persons shall
constitute the Board of Directors of
said corporation, to-wit:
w. H. Upper, Elton, Louisiana;
Charles Gooch, Elton, Louisiana;
Miss Agnes Upper, Elton, Louis
lana;
Mrs. Mary Topper Elton, Louis
lana.
ARTICLE V.
The officers of this corporation
shall consist of a President, a Vice
President, Secretary and a Treas
urer. The two last offices may be
held by one and the same person,
which officers shall be elected by the
Board of Directors from among their
number annually Immediately after
the annual meeting of the stock
holders.
Until the first annual stockhold-
ers' meeting as herein provided, the
following corporators shall act as the
officers of this corporation, to-wit:
". H: Upper, President.
Mrs. Mary Upper, Vice President.
- Miss Agnes Upper, Secretary
Treasurer.
ARTICLE vi.
The President of this corporation
shall have the power and authority
without a resolution or action of the
Board of Directors to prosecute and
defend all suits for or against this
corporation, to employ counsel for