The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-01-02
CHARTER
CHARTER OF THE STEvENSDALE Po-
TATO KILN COMPANY, INC.


United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. Be it known, that this 18th day
of the month OF November, in the year OF
our Lord, One thousand, nine hundred and
eighteen. before me, Ethelred NJ. Stafford,
Notary Public, duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State
OF louisiana, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared, the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed. all above the age of majority,
who severally declared that, availng them
selves OF the provisions of the laws OF the
State OF Louisiana relative to the formation
and organization of corporations, and par
ticularly Act No. 267 of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of this State for the year 1914
approved July 9th, 1914, they have covenanted
and agreed, and do, by these presents, cove.
such other persons who may hereafter be-
come associated with them, or their success
sors, to form and constitute a corporation in
law, for the objects and purposes, and under
the agreement and stipulations following to-
wit:
ARICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be Stevensdale Potato Kiln Company,
Inc, and, under its said corporate name, it
shall have authority to have and enjoy
succession for the term of Ninety-nine years
from and after the date hereof. to contract,
sue and be sued, to make and use a corpo.
rate seal, if desired, and the same to break
or alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase and convey, well as mortgage
and hypothecate property, real, personal and
mixed, corporeal or lncOrporeal; to name and
appoint such managers, agents, directors and
officers as its business interests and conven-
fences may require, and to make and es-
tabis as well as alter and amend from
time to time, such bylaws, rules and regu
lations for tn government of its affairs as
may be necessary and proper for the conduct
Of its bushes.
poration shall be at the City OF New Or
leans, La, and all citations, other legal
process, shall be served upon the President
Of said corporation, or in his absence or in
ability to serve, upon the Nice,Presldent,
and in their absence, as the law directs.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
of this corporation, and the nautre of the
business TO be carried on by it, are hereby
declared to be: To operate and conduct
potato and vegetable storage, and curing
plants in Louisiana or elsewhere, and to ac
quire all lands necessary for the plant and
operation thereof, and 10 construct thereon
switch tracks and spur tracks. storage and
shipping sheds, warehouses, kllns and can
ming plants; TO purchase, acquire, lease
lands for farming purposes and TO the
same for planting purposes, and to operate
in connection Herewith mercantile stores;
TO purchase and acquire such machinery, en-
gines motors, boilers, apparatus and para
phernalia Necessary for the proper conduct of
the business; to operate public warehouses,
with special power and authority to issue
warehouse receipts and to borrow money
thereon or sell or pledge the same, in ac-
cordance with law; to purchase and acquire
patent rights, copyrights, or to the pat
ent rights Of others and to zap royalties for
the use thereof; to issue bonds and other
certificates of Indebtedness in accordance
with law; to purchase and acquire and to
store or warehouse all kinds of farm pro-
ducts on such terms and conditions as may
be fixed by the Board of Directors, and in
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proper and necessary and germane or incl
dental to the objects and purposes herein
set out.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be twenty-five Thousand
Dollars, ISIS 100000, which may be increased
to Seventy five Thousand Dollars ($75,0OO.0O),
in the manner provided by law, divided into
two hundred and fifty (250) shares of the
par value of one hundred dollars per share.
Fifty per cent of the capital stock of this
corporation must be subscribed before the
filings of articles of Incorporation, which
shall be payable in cash, or in property,
real or personal. Fifty per cent. of all
stock subscribed for must be actually paid
IN before the corporation engages in bust
ness, and the remainder within twelve months
thereafter.
ARTICLE V.-All of the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be exercised by
Board of Directors consisting Of five stock.
holders, three of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction of business The
board of directors shall elect annually
from their number, a President, Vice-Presi-
dent and Secretary-Treasurer. The Board
shall appoint from time to time, such of
ficers, agents, clerks and employees as they
may deem proper for the carrying on prop
erly of the business of the corporation who
shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board
or may appoint a manager with the power TO
employ and discharge such agents and en-
ployees as may be deemed necessary Said
Board may make, alter and amend any and
all such bylaws and rules and regulations
for the government of the business and af-
fairs of this corporation. The following
persons shall constitute and compose the
first Board of Directors: Albert G. Gour-
gott, address New Orleans, La; A. w. Ber-
don. address New Orleans, La. Daniel Wend.
ling, address New Orleans, La: J. D. OKeefe,
address New Orleans, La; w. L. Stevens,