The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-06-07
CHARTER
OF THE
ALMA PLANTING COMPANY, Inc.
United States Of America,

United States Of America,
State of Louisiana,
Parish of ST. Mary.
Before me, J. Wood Chadwick, Dep
uty Clerk and Elk officio Notary Public,
for the Parish of st. Mary, State of
Louisiana, personally came and appear
ed the parties whose names are hereun,O
subscribed, all Of lawful age, who de-
clared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the law of this State rea-
tive to corporations, and especially of
Act 267 of 1914 of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana. they have covenanted
and agreed and by these presents cove
nant and agree, and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to
form and constitute a corporation and
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 cOrDOr.
alton shall be the "ALMA PLANTING
COMPANY, INC.," and domicile is
hereby established at Alma Plantation
on Bayou Sale, Foster Postoffice, St.
Mary Parish, Louisiana, and, under its
said corporate name. said corporation
shall have power aud authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued: TO make cor
porate seal, and the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive,
lease, purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, con-
vey, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal and
mixed; to name and appoint such Off
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 its affairs as
as may be deemed necessary and proper. |
and the same to change and alter at
pleasure: aud to do all other acts and |
things permitted by law, or as shall or
may be necessary and proper 10 carry
Jut the objects and purposes of said
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter,
shall exist ana continue for the per iod
If Ninety Nine (99l Years from AMI after
he date thereof.
The President, or, in his absence,
he Vice President. shall be the proper
person upon whom citation or other
egal process shall be served, and the
Secretary or Treasurer in the absence o.:
both aforesaid officials.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is organized, aud the
nature of the business to be carried on
~ it. are declared to be the following,
;o.wit:
To acquire by purchase, lease, ex-
change, or otherwise acquire planta-
ions. lands, or any interest therein.
machinery. tools and instruments, either
n the United States or without the
United States; to acquire, construct
md operate sugar and other plantations:
ugar or other refneries building, mills,
actories. distilleries, paper mills, oil
wells and other works; 10 plant, cult
ate and deal in sugar cane, mase,
obacco or other crops; to purchase,
ell, raise and deal live stock: to buy,
cquire, build, possess, rent or sell ,
welllng houses; TO own. lease or
therwise acquire stores, and to do a :
.eneral merchandise business
To carry on the business of manufae-
uring, producing, refining, adapting,
preparing, buying, selling and dealing
n. and shipping and transporting, SUI
ar cane, sugar, moasses, syrups, mele. t
a and all products thereof.
To build tramways, railroads, canals {
nd to own and operate railroads and
olling stock, dredsc boats aud other
I
or CARVING out the business of this
"mpan,; to buy and sell sugar cane,
orr AMI other products as herein pro-
ided, fer itself or through others, or G
0 lease any or all property owned b, d
aid CO npany for the purpose of grow t
Dg crops thereon, either with or with
ut sugar house; to buy and sell all
PRODUCTS that may be grown in this
state, and especially to buy and sell
ugar cane and to manufacture same
ntO sugar, syrup, molaSscs or other [
roducts, and to sell or otherwise dis b
osc of said agricultural products,
lther in their original state or after the ,
,ne have been manufactured: to sell,
lnltgage. hSpothecase aud pledge the ,
cal estate or the products to bs grown ;
iereon in acc,rdancc with the laws Of a
he State.
In fact, said company shall have, +
enerally. full power and authority TO :
cqnire, hold manage and dispose of a
ropcrty Of every kind pertaining to \
lch business, and to do everything e
ecessary aud proper to the conduct of Il
id business )
ARTICLE III. =
The capital stock OF the said corpora
IN shall be Fifteen Thousand and No y
70 (Sl5, 10000 Dollars, divided into
vi represented b. one hundred and }
rs (i50) shares Of 'he sum of One 8,
undred and No 100 (slo0.09l Dollars
Ich, which said stock shall be paid for
cash or its equivalent at the time Of
.e suhscfiutiun or the same IN aY h. {,