The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-12-19
CHARTER.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF STANDARD
STOCK FARMS, INCORPORATED.
November. 1918.

Of November. in the Year of our Lord, on,
thousand nine hundred and Eighteen Q9lS)
before me, Joseph Sinai, Notary Public II
and for the parish of Orleans, and in tht
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap
peared the several persons whose names are
iereunto subscribed, all of the age OF ma
iority, who declared that, awaiting them
selves OF the provisions of the laws OF thu:
state relative TO the organization of Cor
porations, they hereby form themselves into
and constitute Corporation Tor the Cd
jects and purposes and under the shpula
tons 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 full 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 a
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 personal
and mixed; to borrow money and make and
issue bonds and other evidences of debt. and
70 secure the same by mortgage and other
wise; to 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 well as 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
Vce-President Secretary.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is established,
and the nature Of the business to be car
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 pasturins and 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.STo receive, acquire, buy, hold, sell, ex-
change, and otherwise trade in poultry, eggs,
and to also conduct, maintain, and operate
q general poultry, creamery and dairy busi-
ness in general.
DO acquire, buy, own, conduct, main
tain and operate an 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
any lands of the corporation any other
lands or 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
and generally to deal with and improve the
property of the Corporation; to clear, sell.
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, operate 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
PIGMENTS Of any and all kinds and deserip-
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 a 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 general import
and export business in the products, articles
ILL
manufactured by this corporations;
Mo manufacture, purchase otherwise
acquire, own, mortgage, pledge, sell, assign
and transfer, or otherwise dispose of to
wares and merchandise and real and per-
sonal property of every class and descrip-
ton.
o.-To acquire, and pay for in cash, stock
or bonds Of this Corporation or otherwise,
the good will rights assets and property, and
to undertake and assume the whole or any
part OF the obligations or liabilities of any
person. firm. association or Corporation.
P.-To acquire, hold, sell, use, assign,
lease, grant licenses in respect of. mortgage,
or otherwise dispose of letters patent of the
United States or any foreign Country patent
rights, licenses, and privileges, inventions
improvements and processes copyrights,
trademarks, and trade names, relating to or
useful in connection with any business of this
Corporation.
Q.-To guarantee. purchase, hold, SELL as
sign' transfer, mortgage, pledge or other
wise dispose OF shares of the capital stock
Of. or any bonds. securities or evidence of
indebtedness created by any other Corpora.
ton or Corporations organized under the laws
OF This state or any other state country.
nation or government, and while the owner
thereof to exercise all the rights, powers and
privileges of ownership
RIO issue bonds, Debentures or obIiga
tons of this Corporation from time to time
for any of the objects or purposes of the
Corporation, and to secure the same by
mortgage, pledge, deed of trust or otherwise
SO purchase, hold sell and transfer the
SHARES OF its own capital stock; provided il
snail not use its funds or property for the
purchase OF its own shares of capital stock
when such use would cause any Impairment
OF IT'S capital; and provided further that
snares OF its own capital stock belonging IA
rectly. VI 'iui'
L. To have one or more offices. 70 carry
on all or any Of its operations and business
ana without restriction or limit as 70 anou,t
TO purchase or otherwise acquire, hold. own
mortgage, SELL convey or Otherwise d;soose
OF real and personal property Of every class
and description in any of the States ME
triets, Territories or Colonies of the United
states, and in any and all Foreign Coun-
.I; .' subject to the laws of such State. Dis
triet, Territory, Colony or Country
Z ARTICLE IV.-The capital stocl os az.
Corporation Is hereby fixed at Twen,,, s;..s
Thousand Dollars (S2s.0OOOO), to be d;v;dsd
into and represented by Two Hundred 49,
nfty (2s0l shares Of the par value az One
Hundred Dollars (si0O). each, which shall, r.
paid Tor cash or may be issued for pronertv
actually received by the eorror.t;o. ~ -