The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
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 il known, that this the thirty
] first day Of the month OF July, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen. and Of the Independence OF the
| United States Of America, the one hundred
| and forty third, before me, Arthur b. Leo
! p1ld a notary public. duly commissioned and
! qualified within and for the Parish OF Or
! leans, State Of Louisiana, and in the pres
| cnce OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
| undersigned. personally came and appeared
! the several persons whose names are hereuu-
! IT, subscribed. who Severally declared that
| availng themselves OF the benefits and pro.
visions of the Constitution of the State OF
| louisiana and OF the laws OF the said State
| relative to the organization OF corporations
| and particularly of the provisions OF Act No
! 267 OF the Acts of the General Assembly OF
| the State OF Louisiana for the year 1914 they
! have united TO form. and do by these present
| form and organize themselves, as well as al.
! such other persons who may hereafter JON
| or become associated with them or their sue
! cessOrs into a stock corporation tor the OBJ
! iects and purposes and under the covenants,
! stipulations and agreements following to-"l',
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title OF this
! corporation shall be Cult Farm tractor
| CoruDauy IncOrpOratcd.' and under and by
! said name unless sooner dissolved IN &c
| c0rdarce with law and this charter, II snail
| exist and continue. and shall have and ENJOY
| corporate existence and succession Tor a
! Derlod of ninety-nine (yy) years from ana
! after the date of this act. 1t may have,
hold, receive, borrow, loan, exchange, &C
quire by grant, gift or purchase, devise or
bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose OF, convey, lease
pledge, pawn, hypotheCate, cucumber or mort
! y,a-t,r Of
sonal or mixed. corporeal or lncorporcai.
movable or immovable, all subject to suCh
limitations as may be prescribed by law. II
NAV make, issue and endorse bonds or notes
and ether evidences OF debt. 1t may accept
MORTGAGES, pledges other forms OF security
for money loaned for other debts 1t may
contract. sue and be sued, plead or be I'm
pleaded by its corporate name IN any court
Of competent jurisdiction. 1t may make,
adopt and use a common seal and alter the
same at pleasure 1t may hold stock IN other
corporations, and its capital stock may be
issued for capital stock in other corporations
1t may name, appoint and employ such man
ayers, directors, officers, agents and other EN-
ployees as its said business and convenencco
may 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 or altering the man
agement of its property, the regulation and
Of the certifiCatiOn and registration OF its
stock. 1t may wind up and dissolve itself,
or 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 POI OF the Acts of the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana for the year 1914.
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 Shall
be served upon its President. or in the event
of his absence, upon its Nice-Presdent, 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 it
are hereby declared to be:
Section /. To plant. grow and cultivate all
kinds of fruits, plants and vegetables. To
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,
tablish, maintain, operate and conduct hotels.
stores, canning factories, packing houses,
warehouses, depots, cold storage plants, ice
factories, concrete or clay factories or works
and sawmills; 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 II. To conduct the business Of a
real estate agent, and TO deal in, buy. sell,
acquire, lease, sublct or 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 10 improve and develop the
same by the erection OF houses or buildings
thereon, and TO do such other lawful acts "a
may be needful or desirable in and about
the said improvement or development thereof
for any purpose: and generally to contract.
purchase. own. hold, lease, convey. mort
or dispose Of lands. water rights, mills. fac
tories, buildings and other structures, and all
other property, both real and personal. Of
every class and description, or any interest
therein necessary or desirable for the carry
ing on Of the aforesaid business or either OF
them.
Section III To purchase, acquire, hold
own, pledge, sell, lease and dispose Of and
generally deal in, the stocks. bonds and other
securities or evidences of Indebtedness, prop
erty, rights. business, good will franchises
and assets OF every kind of any firm, asso-
citation. individual or corporation. foreign.
domestic or municipal. or OF any State, par
ish, county, ward. road district, drainage or
subdrainage district, 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 so
cd n, he L.
curties Of this corporation or otherwise
Section ". To carry on a general con
tracing and construction business and op-
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