The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1919-05-10
CHARTER
OF THE
ALMA PLANTING COMPANY, Inc.
United Stat,'s of America,

| for the Parish Of St. Mary, State of
! Louisiana, personally came and appear
| ed the parties whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all of lawful age, who de-
clared that, awaiting themselves Of the
provisions Of the law of this State rela-
tive to corporations, and especially of
Act 267 of 1914 of the General Assem-
bly, of Louisiana. they have covenantcd
and agreed and by these presents cove
nant aud agree, and bind themselves, as
well as such other persons as my here
after become associated with them, to
form and constitute a corporation and
body polite in law, for the purpose and
the objects, aud under the tipulations,
articles and conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name aud title of the said corpOr-
att IN shall be the ALMA PLANTING
co MPANY, INC.," and domiCile Is
hereby established at Alma Plantation
on Bayou Sale, Foster Postotiice, 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, aud the same to break and
alter at pleasure: to hold, receive,
t,
vey, borrow, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate, under its said corporate
name, property, real, personal and
mixei; to name and appoint such Off
GERS, directors, agents and managers
or employees us 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 al
pleasure; aud to do all other acts and
things permitted by law. or as shall OF
may be necessary and proper t. carry
out the objects and purposes of said
corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner dis
solved in accordance with its charter.
shall exist and continue for the per iOd
of Ninety Nine (99) Years from AMI after
the date thereof.
The President, or, in his absence
the Vice President shall be the proper
person upon whom citation or other
legal 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 is organized, and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are declared to be the following,
to-wit:
To acquire by purchase, lease, eX-
change, or otherwise acquire planta-
tions, lands, or any interest therein, |
machinery, tools and instruments, either |
in the United States or without thu
United States; to acquire, construc |
and operate sugar aud other plantations |
sugar or other refineries, building, mills |
factories. distileries, paper mills, oil
wells and other works; to plant cult |
vate and deal in sugar cane, IN Use
tobacco or other crops: to purchase. |
sell, raise and deal live stock; to buy
acquire, build, possess. rent or sell
dwelling houses; to own. lease o.
otherwise acquire stores, and to do a |
general merch lndse business.
To carry on the business OF inufae-
turing, producing, refining, adapting
preparing, buying, selling and dtiIing |
in, and shipping aud transporting, sn-
gar cane, sugar, molasses, syrupS, mele- |
da and all products thereof
To build tramways, rai!ro,i' canals
and to own and oper ate ral!r0 Ids anC |
rolling stock, dreigc boats aud other |
boat or boats necessary or convenient |
for CARRYING out the business of this |
company: to buy and sell sugar cane.
corn ana other products rs herein pro- |
vided, for itself or through others, or |
to lease any or all property owned b! |
said company for the purpose of grow
ing crops thereon, either with or with |
out sugar house; to buy and sell all |
products that may be grown III Thu |
State, and. especially TO buy and sci |
sugar cane and to manufacture sam
into sugar, syrup, m ,laSses or other /
products, and to sell or otherwise dis
pose of said agricultural products
either in their original state or after thu
same have been manufactured; TO sell,
mortgage, hypothecase and pledge tn
real estate or the products to DO grown
thereon in accordance with the laws o.
the State.
In fact said company shall have,
generally, full power and authority &c
acquire, hold, manage and dispose o.
property OF every kind pertaining I"
such business, and to do every thing
necessary and proper TO the conduct OF
said business
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock OF the said corpora
ton shall be Fifteen Th ,ussn and No
100 (Sl5, 900 OW Dollars, divided into
aud represented by one hui ieed and
fifty $50 shares Of the sum of One
Hundred aud No 100 (SlcJ,0Jl Dollars
each, which said stock suSil be paid fol
in cash or its equivalent at the time of
the subscriptions, or the same msy be
issued at not less than par, for labor
done or money or property actually
received by said corporation; provided,
that no stock shall Ee Issued uutl Gn.
consideration therefor has becu rcceiv-
ed by said corporation.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign OF