The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-24
CHARTER
OF THE
ALMA PLANTING COMPANY, Inc,
United States Of America,

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Before me, !. Wood Chadwick. Dep
| MY Clerk and Ex officio Notary Public.
duly commissioned and qualited in and
for the Parish Of st. Mary, State of
| Louisiana, personally came and appear
ed the parties whose names are hereunt0
subscribed, all of lawful age, who de-
G AIRED that, availng themS YES Of the
| provisions Of the law of this State rela-
tive to corporations, and especially Of
! Act 26. Of 1911 of the General Assem-
bly, OF Louisiana. they have covenluted
| and agreed and by these presents cove
| 'ant and agree, and bind themselves. as
we'll AS such other persons aS my here.
alter become associated with them, to
| form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the purpose and
the objects, and under the s'ipuiations,
articles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l,
The name and title of the said cprpnr-
alton shall he the "ALMA PLANTING
COMPANY, Inc - and domicie is
on BAYOU Sale, Foster P0stotfice, st.
Mary Parish, Louisiana, and. under its
salt corporate name said corporation
shall have power aud authority to con-
tract. sue and be sued: to make a cor
poratc seal, and the same to break and
alter at Pleasure: to hold, receive
lease, purchase improve, ALLEVIATE. con-
vty, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypothcCate. Inder its said corporate
name, property, real, personal aud
mixed: 10 name and appoint Such Otti-
GERS, directors. agents and managers
or employees as the interest or convent
encc Of said corporation may require:
to make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulations for the proper manage
ment and regulations Of its aft ,irs as
as may be deemed necessary aud proper.
and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all other acts and
things permitted by law. or as shall or
may be necessary and proper II carry
out the objects and purposes Of sIid
corporation.
SAID corporation. unless sooner dis /
solved in accordance with lis charter, .
shall exist AMI continue FIR the pei iol !
of Ninety Nine (99j Years from an after
the date thereof.
The President, or, in his absence. |
the VIcePres:dent. shall be the proper
person upon whom citation or other
regal 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 i, organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are deciarel to be the following,
to. wit:
To acquire by purchase, lease. ex-
change, or otherwise acquire plansa-
tons, lands, or any interest therein.
machinery. tools and Instruments either
in the United States or without the
United States; to acquire, construct
and operate sugar and other p 'antatons:
sugar or other ret1ncries buiding, mills
factories. distilleres, paper mills, oil
wells and other works; to plant. Guilt
yate and deal in sugar cane, maise.
tobacco or other crops; to purchase,
sell. raise and deal live stock: to buy.
acquire, build, possess. rent or sell
iwelling houses; TO own, lease or
otherwise acquire stores, and to do a :
general merchandise business ;
To carry on the business of manufae
uring, producing, refining, adapting,
preparing, buying, selling and dealing
n. and shipping and transporting, SUI
gar cane, sugar, mo!asses, syrups, mele
III and all products thereof.
TO build tvamNayS, railroads, canals,
md to own and operate railroads aud
'olling stock Gredge boats aud other
BOAT or boats necessary or convenient
or carving out the business of this
company; to bus and sell sugar cane,
corn AMI other products as herein pro-
1ided, fer itself or through others, or ,
o lease any Or all property owned by ;
said company for the purpose of grow
NC crops thereon, either with or with
)ut sugar house; to buy and sell all
products that may be grown in this
State. and especially II buy aud sell
'ugar cane aud to manufacture same
nto sugar, syrup, IN III lsscs or other
and to sell or otherwise dis
pose of said agricultural products.
5ither in their original state or after the :
same have been maIufactu red: t. sell,
mortgage, hypothecate and pledge The ,
cal estate or the products to bs grown ;
hereon in cc,rddnce with the laws OF i
he State.
In fact, said company shall; have,
full power and authority TO
cIHiTc, hota, Ill image ana uiSp lSe OF a
property OF every Kind pertaining to ,
nch business, and to do everything e
ccessary and proper TO the conduct of a
aid business I
ARTICLE III. . ,
The capital stock of the said corpora.
Jon shall be Fifteen THOUSAND aud N,
90 1915 900. COZ Dollars, divi.lel iuto
nd represented by one hun Ired and
fly (l5D) shares of the sum of One =,
hundred and No l00 (sic1.0jl Dollars
ach, which said stock shall he paid for
q cash or its equivalent ct the time Of
he sabscriPi19, or the saese nay be- G
ssned at aat less than Par, fsse labor
one or E6EeY or prop rty actually \ 2
al IA u.