The herald., 1919-09-11
CHARTER.
CHARTER COTTON MERCHANTS
REALTY COMPANY INC.

United States of America. State of
Louisiana Parish OF Orleans. City of New
Orleans. Ec il known. that on this the
Twenty First day of the month of August,
in the year of our Lord, one Thousand
nine hundred and nineteen, and OF the
Independence Of tina United states u
America. the one hundred and forty
fourth before me. ASahel Walker Cooper,
a Notary Public duly commissioned, sworn
and qualified. in and for the city and
Parish and State aforesaid. therein re>id-
ing. and IN the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
SonaIly came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hercuntO sub
Scribed, who SeVcrally declared that,
awaiting themselves Of the laws of tn"
State of Louisiana, in such cases made and
provided and particularly Act No. 26I of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914, relative to
the organization of corporations, they
have rOvenautcd and agreed and do here
by covenant and agree to form them
selves. rs well rs such persons a> may
hereafter become associated with them,
or succeed them, into corporation for
the objects and purposes and under III"
following articles towit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
| ton shall be "CottOuMcrchantS' Realty
| Company Inc and, As such, shall have
/ succession for ninety years, unless
! sooner dissolved and shall have power to
contract sue and to be sued to make
| and use Il corporate seal. the same TO
/ alter or break nj pleasure; to elect and
appoint such officers, directors aud agents
/ rs the interests of the corporation may
| require: to make all necessary bylaws,
! rules and regulations for the manage
ment of its affairs and the same to alter
and amend mt pleasure. and generally 10
| exercise all powers that are now conferred
| or may hereafter he conferred on corpora
tons of the same kind and character.
! ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this Cor
poration shall he in the City of New Or
leans. Parish of Orleans, State of IoniSl
ana. and all citations or other legal pro
cess shall be served upon the president
| of said corporation. and in the case of his
absence upon the Vice President and il
case of the absence of both upon the Sec
rotary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is or
ganiZed and the nature of the business e
he carried on by it are hereby declared
to be: to acquire by purchase, lease
exchange or otherwise. property. real an'
personal. and to sell. lease, mortgage
pledge and hypothecate the same: t
construct, erect equip, repair and improv
buildings, houses, public and priVat
roads; to enter into and perform con
tracts for erecting, altering, decorating
hitting up anu improving bullhlhSS "
every sort and kind: to purchase. sell
lease and deal in agricultural land and t
plant. cultivate and produce crops there
on, and to buy. store, sell, or OtherwlS
deal and traffic in the same; to 1mprov
lands for general or special purposes: I
operate plantations. factories and refine
rieS and to sell. exchange and lease tn
, same: to purchase sell. construct. leaS
and Operate saw mills, grain elevators
, canning factories. warehouses and to OT
, crate switch tracks. railroads, barge an
. boat lines. inConnection Herewith: I
! draw. make and endorse bills of eNchang
and promissory notes: to own stock j
other corporations and to vote the sam
and generally to do any and all thing
incidental or germano to any of tn
objects and purposes above set forth.
J ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock
this corporation is hereby fixed at tn
! sum of one hundred and twenty thOuS
' and (S12O.OO0.00) Dollars to be divide
into twelve hundred G20O) shares of til