The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-10-09
CHARTER OF THE SOUTHERN PLANT
ING 4 MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, INC.

United States of America, State Of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City of
New Orleans. BE it known, that on this
third day of the month of September,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen, and of the In
dependence of the United States of Amer
lea, the one hundred and forty-fourth !;
Before me, Gustave A. Llambias, n Notary
Public, duly commissioned, sworn and qua
lifted in and for the Parish of Orleans,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned; Person
ally came and appeared: MINI MichaeliS
the city of New Orleans, of full age; Mr..
"A. III. Johness, of the Parish of Jefferson, and
of full age: andMr. Robert j. Sellers of the
Parish of st. Charles of full age; And the
aid appearers declared that availing them
selves of the laws of this State, particu-
larly Act. No. 267 of 1914, relative to the
organization of Corporations they do, by
these presents agree and bind themselves,
as we'll as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute Corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the arti-
ces and stipulations, following to wit /;
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
Corporation shall be Southern Planting
and Manufacturing Company, Inc" In
its said name and corporate capacity, 1t
shall have and enjoy succession for the
hereof; and shall possess each and every
power. capacity, privilege or immunity
whatsoever, now or hereafter granted by
law to trading or commercial corporations,
ARTICLE II.-This Corporation shall be
domicied in the City of New Orleans,
Louisiana; and the President, and in his
absence, the Secretary Treasurer, are des-
ignated as the officers upon whom cita-
ton. or other legal process can be served.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses of this Corporation and the nature
of the business to be carried on by 1t, are
hereby declared to be:
ID To conduct general planting and
manufacturing business.
(2) To purchase, own operate, lease
acquire, cultivate, develop farms, farm
lands, rice plantations, stock farms, and
grazing lands, and all other kinds OF
real property, and all rights and interests
| therein:
(3) To buy. sell, cultivate, grow, rice
cotton, sugar-cane, vegetables, fruit, and
all food, farm or plantation products what
| sOever;
"a To breed, raise, buy, sell import, ex-
port, or otherwise deal in, mules, horses,
hogs, sheep, cattle, live stock of all classes
and descriptions;
(5) And generally, for the purpose of
1
| jects and purposes above enumerated and
| all other objects and purposes Herewith
| connected or incidental thereto, to do any
and all other acts and things which a CO.
partnership or natural person could do
and which now or hereafter may be au-
thorized by law.
| ARTICLE IV.-The Capital stock of this
Corporation is now fixed at fifteen thou
i sand Dollars ($15, 0O000), divided into one
hn nd
stock, Of the par value of one hundred
dollars (S100.00) each. AS hereinafter set
forth, by virtue of the value of the pro-
perty transferred to it by the present
incorporators in payment of their stock
inscriptions, this Corporation begins bust
ness with its Capital Stock of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) fully paid
up.
i ARTICLE V.-An the powers of this
Corporation shall be vested in, and be ex-
lercised by, Board of Directors to be COM
posed at the present time of three stock
holders, who shall be elected at a stock
holders meeting to be held for that pur-
pose, annually, on the Third Tuesday OF
December, at the dOmicile of the Corpora
ton. At it's first meeting following cleo
1 ton, the Directors shall elect from their
| own number, for the term of one year
| a President a Vice-President and Secre-
| tary- Treasurer, who shall remain in office
/
elected and qualified, and who shall per-
| form such duties as are assigned to them
| respectively, by the Directors and as may
be prescribed by the Bylaws, Rules and
Regulations to be adopted by the Board
| of Directors, for the operation of this Cor
| poratiOn.
| ARTICLE VI.-The appearers here de-
clared that they have subscribed, respec-
lively, to the following number of shares
of the Capital stock of this Corporation,
to wit: Mr.. NJ. Michaelis, New Orleans,
| La, one hundred and forty-three shares (;
Mr.. A. II. Johness, Jefferson Parish,
| Louisiana, four shares; Mr.. Robert J. Sell
lers, ANA. st. Charles Parish, La, three
| shares, The said subscription of the said
| NJ, Michaelis to one hundred and forty
| three shares of the Capital Stock of this
Corporation has been fully paid for and
settled by the said NJ. Michaelis by the
sale of all his rights, title and interest
| whatsoever, in and to all the movable and
other property recently purchased by him,
and now on Alice Plantation in the Par
ish of St Charles, Louisiana; detailed and
| itemized statement and description of said
| property, being hereto annexed, and the
| said property having been appraised at
the sum of $14,S00.00 by the Board of Di-
rectors of the present Corporation, as set
forth in said annexed statement
ARTICLE VII.-The First. Board of Di-
rectors of this Corporation shall be COM
i II. Johness, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
and r. j. Sellers, ANA, st. Charles Par
ish, Louisiana; with Mr.. NJ. Michaelis as
President. Mr.. r. j. Sellers, as ViSe-Pres.
ident, and Mr.. A. II. Johness, as Secre-
tary Treasurer, and these directors shall
serve until the Third Tuesday of Deem
Der 1920, (when the first election of di
rectors, under this Charter, shall be heidi
or until their successors have been duly
elected and have qualified. Any vacancy
occurring for any reason in the officers ant
directors of this Corporation, shall b,
filled by the remaining members of tn,
Board.
i Done and Passed, in my office, at New
Orleans, the day, month and year frs
above written, in presence of Miss Mari.
G. Alpuente and Oliver C. Blanchard
competent witnesses, who have signed
with the parties and me, notary, after due
! reading. And, in order that the present
act of incorporation may serve as the orr
| ginal stock subscription list, the incorpO.
rators have placed, opposite their sigma
| lures, the number of shares, in this Cor.
poration, subscribed for by them, respec.