The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-02-02

! United States of America-state of Louisi.
ana-Parish of Ascension
| DE 1T KNOWN that on this 30tb dav ~
- the month of January, in the year of orr
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
| eighteen I918), and Of the independence of
.he United States of America the one tun-
dred and forty-second (142nd), before me
walter Lemann. a notary public duly com
| n,ssioned and qualified in and for the par
| Ism of Ascension, therein residing, and in
! tne presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who declar-
ed that, availing themselves of the laws of
TINS state relative to the organization of
corporations, they have coyenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents covenant.
agree, bind, form and constitute themselves.
as well as such persons as may hereafter
JOIN or become associated with them, into a
corporation and body polite in law, for the
objects and purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be PALO ALTO COMPANY, INC, and
under its corporate naSae it shall enjoy sue
cession for the full term and period of
n1nety-nlne t99) years from and after the
date hereof, and shall have power and au-
thority to contract. sue and be sued: to
accept and receive mortgages, pledges or
other hypothecations; to make and use
CoipoEdee seal aHu Lne 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
corporate name. property both real and per-
sonal and mixed; to borrow money and make
and issue bonds and other evidences of debt
and to secure the same by mortgage and
otherwise: to hold stock in other corpora
tons; to acquire, hold and reissue shares
of its capital stock; to join consolidate
with and enter into agreements and CO.
operative relations not in contravention of
law, with any person persons, firms, as
sociations or corporations, governmental,
municipal or otherwise. in and about the
carrying on and accomplishment of all or
any of the purposes of the company; to
carry out all of the objects and purposes
hereinafter set out; to name and appoint
such managers and directors. officers and
agents, as the interest and convenience of
Said corporation may require; and to make
and establish, as well alter and amend at
pleasure, such by-laws, rules and regulations
for the management and regulation of the
affairs of the corporation as may be <neces-
sary, proper or convenient.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
in the parish of Ascension, state of Louisi-
ena. and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon any of the officers OF
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized, and the nature of
the business to be- carried on by it. are
hereby declared to be: To engage in all
sorts OF agricultural operations; TO hold, own.
purchase. sell. lease, develop and cultivate
lands and to produce thereon crops of all
sorts; to operate sugar houses, rice mills. |
cotton gins. and any other factories useful
Or convenient in connection with agricultural |
operations; to drain, irrigate, reclaim and
develop and improve lands; to buy, |
sell, deal in, mortgage and rent real esraty
VI all sorts. improved and unimproyed, ruras
and urban: to raise, market and deal in live1
stock; to build, lease and operate tramroads, |
bridges, canals and telephone and telegraph |
ines, lighting plants. waterways and other
means of transportation necessary or con-
yenient in prosecuting the business of the
to erect buildings and other struc-
ures, and to operate. lease otherwiseI