The herald., 1919-09-18
CHARTER.
Cu CoTTON MERCHANTS
REALTY COMPANY INC.

United States of America, State of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. City of New
Orleans. BE it 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 thu United Estates 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 ana
Parish and State aforesaid, therein reSId-
ing. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and Undersigned, per
Sonally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hercuntO sub
Scribed. who Sevcrally declared that.
awaiting themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, in such eases made ana
provided and particularly Act No. 26I OF
the General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1914, relative 10
the organization of corporations, they
have cOvenantcd and agreed and do here
by covenant and agree to form them
selves. as well as such persons as may
hereafter become associated with them,
or succeed them, into a corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
following articles, towit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
tiOn shall be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Realty
Company, Inc and. as such, shall nave
succession for ninety-nine years, unless
! SOONER ulSNplNth anu SA''i h"'' I''NN -
contract, sue and to be sued; to make
and use a corporate seal, the same TO
alter or break at pleasure; to elect ana
appoint such officers. directors and agents
as the interests of the corporation may
require; to make all necessary bylaws,
rules and regulations for the manage
mpnt of its affairs and the same to alter
and amend at pleasure, and generally to
exercise all powers that are now conferred
or may hereafter be conferred on corpora
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ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this Cor
p~Oration shall he in the City of New Or
leans. Parish of Orleans, State of IouiNi-
ana, and all citations or other legal pro
cess shall be served upon the president
of said corporation. and i'll the case OF ms
absence upon the Vice-PreSident and in
case of the absence of both upon the See
rotary.
ARTICLE uI.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business Ia
be carried on by it are hereby declared
10 be: to acquire by purchase. leaS"
exchange or otherwise. property. real and
personal. and to sell. lease, mortgage
pledge and hypOthecate the same; t.
construct. erect equip. repair and improve
buildings, houses. public and private
roads: to enter into and perform con
tracts for erecting, altering. decorating
fitting up and improving buildings o.
every sort and kind to purchase. sell
I lease and deal in agricultural land and Il
plant. cultivate and produce crops there
on. and to buy. store, sell, or otherWlS'
deal and traffic in the same; to lmprOV'
lands for general or special purposes; u
! operate plantations. factories and refine
ries and to sell. exchange and lease tn
: same: to purchase sell, construct. leaS
l and operate saw mills, grain elevators
: canning factories. warehouses and to op
i crate switch tracks, railroads, barge an
boat lines. inconncctiOn Herewith: I
' draw, make and endorse bills of eNchang
and prOmiSSory notes: to own stock l
= other corporations and to vote the sam
= and generally to do any and all thlnS
incidental or germano to any of tn
T. objects and purposes above set forth.
y ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock G
: this corporation is hereby fixed at til
: sum of one hundred and twenty thou;
and ($I20.O00.00 Dollars to be divide
y into twelve hundred Q200) shares of tn