The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-28

CHARTER OF THE GULF FARM TRAC-
TOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED
United States Of America. State Of Louis
lana. Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. BE it known. that on this the thlrty-
first day Of the month OF July, IN the year
Of orr lord one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen. and Of the Independence of the
United States Of America the one hundred
and forty third, before me, Arthur II. Leo
pold, notary public. duly COMM Ssoned and
qualified within and for the Parish OF Or
leans State OF louisiana and in the pres.
ence Of the witnesses hereinafter named aa!
undersigned. personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are neftui'
:, Subscribed who Sevcrally declared that.
ayaiIinp themselves OF the benefits and pro
visions of the Constitution Of the State OF
louisiana and of the laws OF the SAID State
relative to the organization OF corpotati3n''
and particularly OF the provisions OF ACT No.
267 Of the Acts Of the General Assembly Of
the State OF Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have united to FORM and do by these pTeSen, :
form and organize themselves, as well as al.
such other persons who may hereafter Jol"
or become associated with them or toeir SUI
ceSsOrs into a stock corporation LOT the Old
iectS and purposes and under the covenants
stipuIations and agreements following to-"lt:
ARTICLE The name and title OF TINS
| c,rno-atian shall be Gull Farm Tractor
| Company. incorporated" and under ana by
| said name, unless sooner dissolved IN az,
cordance with law and this charter IL sH"ll
| exist and continue, and snail nave ana e"J's
rorDorate existence and succession tor a
period of ninety-nine (99) years from ana
! after the date of this act. 1t may nave
hold, receive, borrow, loan, exchange &c
quire by grant, gift or purchase, devise OF
bequest, sell ALLEVIATE, dispose OF, convey lease
pledge pawn, hypothecate. cucumber or mort
gage property of any kind, whether real per
sonal or mixed. corporal or lncorporeai'
movable or mmovable, all subject to suGh
limitations as may be prescribed by law. 1t
NAV make, issue and endorse bonds or notes
and ether evidences OF debt. 1t may accept
mortgages. pledges or other forms OF security
for money loaned for other debts. II may
contract sue and be sued, plead or be I'M
pieaded bv its corporate name in any court
of competent jurisdiction. 1t may make
adopt and use a common seal ana ai'el 'He
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock IN other
corporationS and its capital stock may De
issued for capital stock in other corporations.
1t NAV name appoint and employ such man
ayers directors, officers, agents and other EN-
plovees as its said business and cOnvenences
NAV require, and may fix their compensation,
having due regard to the nature, character
and value OF their services. 1t may make
and establish bylaws rules and regulations
not inconsistent with this charter or any
existing law. fixing or altering the man,
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government OF its affairs, and the manner
OF the certfication and registration OF ITS
stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve ITSELF
or be wound up and dissolved in the man
ned prescribed by law. 1t may conduct
business in this State, other States, the Fed
eral Districts. the Territories and possessions
of the United States, and any foreign countries.
1t generally shall possess all the powers,
rights, privileges and immunities which cor
porations are and may hereafter be author
| lied to possess under the Constitution and
laws of this State, and particularly under
Act 267 Of the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1914,
And il shall have the power to invest ITS
Board of Directors with all Of its corporate
powers subject to such restrictions as may
be named in this charter.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicle of this cor
poraton shall be at the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana:
and all citations and other legal process snail
| be served upon its President. or in the event
of his absence. upon its Nice-Presdent, or IN
the event of the absnce of both OF said of
fcers, upon its Secretary.
ARTICLE III-The purpose or purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the ma
| ture of the business to be carried on by II
are hereby declared to be:
| Section /. To plant, grow and cultivate all
| kinds of fruits plants and vegetables. 10
raise. buy, sell and deal in horses, mules
cattle live stock and poultry OF all kinds;
! and generally TO engage in the business OF
| farming and planting. To build: buy, IS
| tablish, maintain, operate and conduct hotels
| stores, canning factories, packing houses
warehouses, depots, cold storage plants, ice
| factories concrete or clay factories or work:
and sawmils: and to buy, sell, import. eX
port and genrellay deal and trade in, store
| carry, transport and manufacture the pro
ducts of any or all of the above operations
and any and all kinds of goods, wares, mer
chandse, machinery, tools, implements anC
supplies.
Section II. To conduct the business of
real estate agent, and to deal in, buy, sell
acquire, lease, subet farm for its owl
account or for the account of others, rea
estate. lands and tenements, and to survey
subdivide, and plat such lands for the pur
pose Of sale and 10 improve and develop tn
same by the erection Of houses or building
thereon, and TO do such other lawful acts a
may be needfu desirable in and abou
the said improvement or development thereo
for any purpose; and generally TO contrac
purchase, own, hold, lease. convey, mort
gage, pledge, transfer otherwise acqur
or DISPOSE of lands, water rights, mills, fac
tories, buildings and other structures, and a.
other property, both real and personal. G
| every class and desert ption, any interes
! therein necessary or desirable for the carry
ing on of the aforesaid business either c
them.
Section III. To purchase, acquire, hole
own, pledge, sell, lease and dispose of, an
generally deal in the stocks, bonds and othe
securities or evidences of Indebtedness, prof
erty, rights. business, good will, franchise
and assets Of every kind of any firm, ass
citation, individual or corporation, foreign
domestic or municipal. or OF any State, pal
ish, county, ward, road district, drainage G
subdrainage district, or any political sui
division in the State of Louisiana or else
where. And to pay for any property. right
business, good will franchises and assets S
acquired IN the stocks, bonds or other Sc
curities of this corporation or otherwise.
Section " To carry on general cor
tracing and construction business and OF
erations Consisting Of entering into and exc