The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-18
CHARTER OF SUGAR & MOLASSEs
TRADING COMPANY, INC.

United States of America, State OF LOUIS,
;ona parish of Orleans. Be 1t known that
on the 10th day of the month OF Septemoel'
in the wear of our Lord, One lhousana NlI ~
Hundred and Nineteen, before me, fierte "
0i;,;.r Notary Public duly conmls sloned
ID o,,,1;f;ed in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid. and in the presence OF the VIII.
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared; the seEel
persons whose names are hereunto suoselloeu'
tyho declared TO me, Notary, in the presence
Of the undersigned witnesses, that, avaliing
themselves of the provisions OF the laws OF
the State of Louisiana, they have naturally
agreed and contracted, and by these presents
do agree and contract, and bind ana ooHsdtG
themselves their heirs and assigns, ana al!
nersons who NAV hereafter become associated
with them herein, to form a corporation under
the name and for the objects and purposes,
and under the terms and stipulations and pro
visions contained in the following articles
to-wit
ARTICLE 1.-The name of the corporation
shall be Sugar & Molasses Trading Company,
Inc.
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes for which the
corporation is formed are hereby declared 10
be as follows:
(a) To buy. sell, handle and deal in mo.
lasses, syrups, sugar and any products Thereon
and to manufacture from same, and 10 sen
and distribute such articles as 1t may deem
advisable; to own, lease or otherwise &C.
ouire transportation equipment OF any ma
| ture whatsoever, necessary or adVantageous,
| in connection with the carrying on OF SAID
business; to acquire and operate such plants
az NAV be necessary or advantageous as
I adiuncts to the operation of said business;
| to acquire, either by purchase, merger, lease
| or exchange the property or entire plants OF
| other corporations or individuals engaged IN
a business similar or incidental to any part
| of the business in which this corporation
is engaged, or can engage; to import and
export any of the articles necessary or in
cidental to the proper operation of said busi-
ness.
| (b) To borrow money for any and all of
the purposes hereinabove set forth and to IS
sue from time TO time to any extent neces-
sary or convenient in the >Sinion OF the Board
of Directors of this corporation, negotiable
notes. coupons, registered or other bonds or
| obligations of this corporation and to secure
| the payment of the principal and interest
on the same by mortgage or pledge OF all or
any part of the property, rights, franchise:
and privileges of the corporation then owned
or which may be thereafter acquired, and
also with full power to do all things proper,
necessary, convenient incidental to the
powers and purposes above expressed;
(c) To acquire by purchase, subscription
or otherwise, and to hold, sell, assign, trans
fer, exchange, mortgage, pledge or otherwise
dispose of any shares of the capital stock
bonds or other evidences Of Indebtedness oil
any other corporation or corporations, asso
citation or associations, domestic foreign
engaged in any business in which this cor
poration may be authorized to engage, or the
ownership of whose securities would be ad
vantageous or convenient in the protection
or promotion of any of the purposes in
terests of this corporation. but only to the
extent authorized by the laws of the State
of Louisiana;
Cd To carry on all or any part of The
foregoing objects as principal, factor, agent
broker or otherwise, either alone or in con
junction with any person, firm, association OF
corporation, and in any part of the
world, and in carrying on its business, anC
tor the purpose OF ATTAINING OF iurtherlnI
such contracts of any kind and description
to do such acts and things and to exercis
all such powers as a natural person woult
lawfully make, perform. do or exercise. pro
vided the same be not inconsistent with tn