The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-06-14
CHARTER
OF THE
ALMA PLANTING COMPANY, Inc.
United States of America, !
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Mary. J

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Before me, ]. Wood Chadwick, Dep
uty Clerk and Elk officio Notary Public,
duly commissioned and qualified IN AMI
for the Parish Of st. Mary, State OF
Louisiana, personally came and appear
ed the parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all Of lawful age, who de-
clared that, awaiting themselves OF the
provisions of the law of this State rela-
tive to corporations. and especially 81
Act 267 of 1914 of the Genera Assem-
bly, of Louisiana. they have covennnted
and agreed and by these presents cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves, as
we'll as such other persons IA may here
after become associated with them, to
form and constitute corporation ana
body polite in law, for the purpose and
the objects, and under the stipulations,
articles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of the said corpor-
alton shall be the ALMA PLANT Nj
COMPANY, Inc" and domicile is
hereby established at Alma Plantation
on BAYOU Sale, Foster Postoti1ce, st.
Mary Parish, Louisiana, and, under its
said corporate name. said corporation
shall have power and authority to con-
tract. sue and be sued: to make col
porate seal, and the same to break and
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 AMI
mixed: to name and appoint such OH
GERS. directors, agents and managers
or EMPLOYEES as the interest or convent
ence of said corporation may require;
TO make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulations of It's affairs as
as NAV be deemed necessary and proper,
and the same to change and alter AZ
Measure: and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law or AS shall or
NAV be necessary and proper t. carry
out the objects and purposes OF said
corporation.
Said corporation. unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter,
shall exist and continue for the per rod
of Ninety Nine (99l Years from All after
the date thereof.
The President. or, in his absence,
the Vice President. shall be the proper
person upon whom citation OF other
legal process shall be served, and the
Secretary or Treasurer IN the absence OF
both aforesaid officials.
ARTICLE ii.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized. and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are declared to be the following,
tO.wit:
To acquire by purchase, lease. ex-
change, or otherwise acquire panfa-
tions, lands, or any interest therein
machinery, tools and instruments. either
in the United States or without the
United States; to acquire, construc
and operate sugar aud other plantations
sugar or other ref1nerles building, mills
factories. distilleries, paper mills, OF
wells and other works: to plant. cult
vate and deal in sugar cane. maISe
tobacco or other crops; to purchase
sell, raise and deal lie live stock; to buy
acquire, build, possess, rent or sci
dwelling houses; to own. lease o
otherwise acquire stores, and to do
general merchandise business.
To carry on the business OF manufae
turing, producing, refining, adapting
preparing, buying, selling and dealing
in, and shipping and transporting, SD
gar cane, sugar, molasses, syrups, mele