The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-31
CHARTER
OF TIL E
ALMA PLANTING COMPANY, Inc.

Parish of st. Mary.
Before me, J. Wood Chadwick, Dep
uty Clerk and Elk officio Notary Public.
duly commissioned and qualified in an@
for the Parish of st. Mary, State OF
Louisiana, personally came and appear
ed the parties whose names are hereunt,
subscribed, all of lawful age, who de
clared that, avaling themselves of thu
provisions Of the law of this State rela-
tive to corporations, and especially OF
Act 267 Of 1914 Of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana. they have covenanted
and agreed and by these presents cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves, a,
we'll as such other persons as nay here
after become associated with them, tC
form and constitute a corporation anG
body polite in law, for the purpose anG
the objects, and under the stpulations.
articles and conditions following, to-wit
ARTICLE I.
The name and title OF The said corp0r-
alton shall be the "ALMA PLANTING
COMPANY, Ike and domicile j
hereby established at Alma Plantation
on Bayou Sale, Foster Postoffice, 81
Mary Parish, Louisiana, and, under it,
said corporate name, said corporation
shall have power and authority to con
tract, sue and be sued: to make a cor
rorate seal, and the same to break an
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive
lease, purchase. improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
vey, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypOthecate. under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal an'
mixed; to name and appoint such Off
GERS, directors, agents and managers
or employees az the interest or convent
ence of said corporation may require:
to make and establish bylaws, rule
and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulations of its affairs as
as may be. deemed necessary and proper
and the same to change and alter a.
pleasure: and to- do all other acts and
things permitted by law. or as shall o.
may be necessary aud proper II carry
out the, objects ard purposes of said
Said corporation. unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue iifor the period
Of Ninety Nine (99l Years from an latter
the date thereof. -a''l.;
The President, or, in his absence
The Vice-Pres:dent. shall be- the propei
person upon whom citation .or, other
legal process shall be served, and the
Secretary or Treasurer in the ABSENCE OF
both aforesaid officials: -
ARTICLE II, =. :'.:iI
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is organizeJ, aud the
nature of the business to be carried. on
- 70 ho In EN-
TO- wit:
To acquire by purchase, lease, ex-
change, or otherwise acquire planta-
ions, lands, or any interest therein. |
machinery, tools and instruments, either |
n the United States or without tn. |
United States; to acquire, construc |
md operate sugar and other plantations: |
sugar or other refneries. building, mills |
'actories. distillories, paper mills, Oil
wells and other works; to plant, Guilt |
,ate and deal in sugar cane, maisc, |
obacco or other crops; to purchase,
;ell, raise and deal live stock; to buy. |
acquire, build, possess, rent or sell |
iwelling houses; to own. lease or
otherwise acquire stores, and TO do a |
general merchandise business.
To carry on the business of manufae-
uring, producing, refining, adapting
preparing, buying, selling ADD dealing |
n, and shipping and transporting, SUI
gar cane, sugar, molasses, syrups, mele |
Ia and all products thereof. =.
To bnild tramwaAs, railroads, canals |
md to own aud operate railroads and
rolling stock. dredge boats and other |
boat or boats necessary or convenient |
for carrying out the business of this |
company; to buy and sell sugar cane,
corn and other products as herein pro-
vided, for itself or through others, or |
10 lease any or all property owned by |
said company for the purpose Of grow
ng crops thereon, either with or with |
out sugar house; to buy and sell all
products that may be grown in thi, |
State, and especially TO buy aud sell |
,ugar cane and to manufacture sam
into sugar, syrup. mplaSses or other |
PRODUCTS, and to sell or otherwise dis
rose of said agricultural products, |
either in their original state or after the
same have been manufacturers; to sell,
h.pothccate and pledge the
cal estate or the products to he grown |
hereon in accordance with the laws OF |
he State.
In fact, said company shall have,
generally, full power and authority to
require, hold, manage and dispose of
property Of every kind pertaining TO
nch business, and TO do everything
necessary and proper to the Conduct OF
aid business
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of the said corpora
ion shall be Fifteen Thousand and No
10 (Sl5, 010.O0) Dollars, divided into
md represented by one hundred aud
fifty (l5W shares of he sum Of One
hundred and No 100 tSic0.0J) Dollars
ach, which said stock shall he paid for
o cash or its equivalent at the time Of
he subscription, or the same nsy DC
asued at net iess than par, for labor
lone or money or property actually |
'pcejsed Law said eornnratinu. prop;d,t /