The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-11
CHARTER OF THE GULF FARM TRAC-
TOR COMPANY, INCORPORATED

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 thirty
| first day of the month OF July, IN the year
| Of our lord one thousand nine hundred ana
| nineteen. and Of the Independence OF the
| United States OF America. the one hundred
and forty third, before me, Arthur Is. Leo
| pold, notary public. duly COMMISSIONED ana
! qualified within and for the Parish OF Or
leans, State Of louisiana, and IN the pres,
euce of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned. personally came and appeared
! the several persons whose names are nerGun-
| >, Subscribed who severally declared that,
| awaiting themselves of the benefits and pro.
visions of the Constitution of the State OF
| louisiana and OF the laws OF the sara STATE
| relative to the organization OF corPo,dt'El!S
| and particularly of the provisions OF Act No
! 267 of the Acts OF the General Assembly Of
the State of Louisiana for the year l9l4, theE
have united to form. and do by these presents
form and organize themselves, as wen dS a.
such other persons who may hereafter ION
or become associated with them or their sue
cessors into a stock corporation for the Cd
iects and purposes and under the covenants
! stipulations and agreements following to'"'''
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title OF TINS
corporation shall be Gulf Farm lra1iol
| (OmnanV, Incorporated. anu ul!uSI am -
said name unless sooner dissolved IN aT
cordarce with law and this chartef' II sIiH.l
exist and continue, and snail nave ana eHJ"s
! corporate existence and succession LOT
period of ninety-nlne 90 years from dIt"
! after the date of this act. 1t may nave
hold. receive, borrow, loan, exchange &c
auire by grant, gift or purchase deVi5e W
bequest sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose OF, convey Iedoe
nIedge pawn, hypothecate, cucumber or mort
gage property of any kind, whether real, per
| sonal or mixed, cOrpOreal or lncorpofeai'
| movable or immovable, all subject 10 suGn
limitations as may be prescribed by law.
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. IL may
! contract sue and be sued, pIeau OF DC IN
nicaded by its corporate name IN any court
| of competent jurisdiction. 1t may MAKE
adopt and use a common seal and after the
! same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock IN otlei
corporations, and its capital stock may be
! issued for capital stock in other corporations.
| II NAV name appoint and employ such man
ayers, directors, officers, agents and other en-
| plOyees as its said business and conVenlences
| 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 altering the man.
! apement of its property, the regulation and
| government of its affairs, and the manner
| of the certification and registration OF rs
| stock 1t may wind up and dissolve itseif,
! o- 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
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And it 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
poration 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-President, or IN
the event of the absnce of both Of said OF
ficers, 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 1t
are hereby declared to be:
Section /. To plant. grow, and cultivate al al
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
i
stores. canning factories packing houses,
warehouses, depots, cold storage plants, ice
factories, concrete or clay factories or works
and sawmlls; 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,
chandise, machinery, tools, implements and
: supplies
Section H. To conduct the business of a
l. -. ali
acquire, lease, sublet farm for its own
account or for the account of others, real
estate. lands and tenements. and to survey
subdivde. and plat such lands for the pur-
pose of sale and to improve and develop the
same by the erection OF houses or buildings
| thereon, and 10 do such other lawful acts as
may be needful or desirable in and about
the said improvement or development thereof
purchase. own. hold. lease, convey, mort
. gage, pledge. transfer or otherwise acquire
| or dispose of lands. water rights, mills fac
, tories. buildings and other structures, and al
! other property. both real and personal, Of
: every class and description. or any interes
I therein necessary or desirable for the carry
ing on of the aforesaid business or either O
, them.
: Section III To purchase. acquire, hold
own. pledge, sell, lease and dispose Of, anC
: generally deal in, the stocks, bonds and othe
securities or evidences Of Indebtedness. prop
e erty, rights, business good WILL HdnCHlst
and assets Of every kind Of any firm, asso
f citation individual or corporation. foreign
I domestic or municipal, or of any State, par
! ish, county, ward. road district, drainage o
T subdrainage district, or any political sub
! division in the State Of Louisiana or else
\ where. And to pay for any property, rights
! business, good will franchises and assets S
, acquired in the stocks, bonds, or other Sc
q curities of this corporation or otherwise.
$ Section ". To carry on a general con
: tracing and construction business and OF
erations consisting of entering into and exc