The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
CHARTER COTTON MERCHANTS
REALTY COMPANY INC.

United States of America, State of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans. BE it known, that on this the
Twenty-First day of the month of August,
in the year of Our Lord, One Thousand
nine hundred and nineteen, and of the
Independence of thu United estates Of
America, the one hundred and forty
fourth, before me. Asahel Walker Cooper,
a Notary Public duly commissioned sworn
and qualified, in and for the City and
Parish and State aforesaid, therein resid-
ing. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
SOnally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed, who Severally declared that.
availing themselves of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, in such cases made and
provided and particularly Act No. 267 of
the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914, relative to
the organization of corporations. they
have cOvenanted and agreed and do here
by covenant and agree to form them
selves, as well as such persons as may
hereafter become associated with them,
or succeed them, into a corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
following articles, tOwit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall be "CottOnMerchants' Realty
Company, Inc" and. as such, shall have
succession for ninety nine years, unless
contract, sue and to be sued; to make
and use corporate seal, the same to
alter or break at pleasure to elect and
appoint such Officers directors and agents
as the interests of the corporation may
require: to make all necessary bylaws,
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of its affairs and the same to alter
and amend at pleasure, and generally to
exercise all powers that are now conferred
or may hereafter be conferred on corpora
til Oh
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this Cor
poratiOn shall be in the City of New Or
leans Parish of Orleans State of LOnisi-
ana, and all citations or other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president
of said corporation, and in the case of his
absence upon the Vice President, and in
case of the absence of both upon the Sec
rotary.
ARTICLE uI.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are hereby declared
to be: to acquire by purchase, lease
exchange or otherwise, property, real ana
personal, and to sell, lease, mortgage,
pledge and hypothecate the same; to
construct, erect equip. repair and improve
buildings houses. public and private
roads; to enter into and perform con
tracts for erecting, altering. decorating.
fitting up and improving buildings of
every sort and kind; TO purchase. sell,
lease and deal in agricultural land and to
plant, cultivate and produce crops there
on, and, to buy, store, sell, or otherwise
deal and traffic in the same; to improve
| lands for general or special purposes: to
| operate plantations. factories and refine
| ries and to sell. exchange and lease the
| same: to purchase sell, construct. lease
and operate saw mills. grain elevators.
/ canning factories, warehouses and to OPP
crate switch tracks, railroads. barge and
boat lines, inconnection herewith IL
draw. make and endorse bills of exchange
and promissory notes: to own stock in
other corporations and to vote the same
and generally to do any and all things
! incidental or germane to any of the
objects and purposes above set forth.