The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-03-27
CHARTER

for which this corporation Is organized ana
the nature of the business to be carried on
NV il are hereby declared to be to buy,
sell, and trade in, horses, mules, cattle,
sheep, hogs, and live stock OF every KIND
and character whatsoever, and the breeding
and raising thereof throughout the State
OF Louisiana, the various States, Territories
and Colonies of the United States, and all
foreign countries. and 70 engage IN the Dusl-
ness of transportation OF every KIND ana
character whatsoever in SAID places and
countries, and to that end to acquire con
struct, own, and operate steamships, rail-
roads depots, stock-yards, ferries baTges,
tug boats, abbatoirs, packing plants, transfers
and such other adJuncts as are or may be
found desirable necessary to carry out the
objects and purposes herein enumerated, and
70 purchase sell and deal in, lands and real
estate Of every kind and character whatso-
ever throughout the places and countries
herein enumerated, and TO own and operate
a general merchandise and cominlsSary Dust
ness. To acquire by discovery, location.
lease, license, bond, option, purchase, fran
chse, grant gift devise conveyance, agree
meut or otherwise, and to hold. possess, en-
joy, improve, survey. subdivide, mortgage.
pledge. let, sell, assign and transfer or other
wise dispose Of invest. trade, deal in and
deal with agricultural. timber, mineral pc
t-oleum and other lands To own, lease and
operate farms and plantations throughout the
State Of Louisiana, the various States Tern
tories and Colonies Of the United States.
pack, manufacture, cure, purchase or other
wise acquire, turn TO account, deal in and
! sell or otherwise dispose of all kinds of
meats. beef ham, pork bacon, sdusages,
| lard, lat, tallow, fertilizers and provisions
/ and all or any products or by-produCts of
/ livestock of every nature and kind To
! carry on the business of cold storage and
| warehouSing and all or any business neces
| sarily or implicitly incidental thereto; to
/ operate and maintain packing house for
/ md inc aud -,
/ OF all kinds and to produce, buy other
/ wise acquire, sell or otherwise dispose of.
| deal in and with products OF the same. To
manufacture. prepare for market, market and
| transport, purchase, and otherwise acquire,
deal in and with sell and otherwise dis
pose Of ice and all cooling and refrigerating
| compounds and materials and all products
| and byproducts thereof and therefrom, and
| to carry all or any business. convenient
/ ly necessarily or implicitly incidental there
| TO. To purchase or otherwise acquire own
and sell otherwise dispose Of the prop
erty assets and business including trade
marks trade names and good will of any
person, firm, association or corporation, or
of any person, firms, associations or cor
porations in this state and in any other
state OF states. and in any territory or col
onial possession of the United States, and
! in any foreign country or countries, and to
pay for the same in cash, or IN shares OF
the capital stock, bonds or debentures of this
corporation. To subscribe for purchase or
otherwise acquire hold sell or other
wise dispose of assign transfer mortgage,
pledge, and exchange, shares OF the capital
stock, bonds, debentureS, securities, obliga-
tons and evidence of indebtedness OF any
kind, of any other corporation corpora
tions created under the laws of this State,
or of any other state or states or OF any
foreign country countries, and TO receive,
collect and spoSe of dividends, interest and
income derivable therefrom; and to exercise
yrt+h here
rights. powers and privileges of ownership
thereof including the rights to vote thereon
to the same extent as a natural person might
or could do.
To manufacture, purchase, or otherwise ac-
quire, to hold, own, mortgage, pledge, sell
assign and transfer, OF otherwise dispose OF
TO invest, trade, deal in and deal with goods
wares and merchandise, and real and per
Sonal property of every class and descrlp
ton; and in particular lands, buildings
business concerns and undertakings mort
cages, shares stocks, debentures, securities
concession, produce, policies, book debts anc
claims and any interest in real or persona
, property and any claims against such prop
erty, or against any person orconIpany, and (
carry any business, concern or undertake
, ing SO acquired.
10 acquire the good will, rights anC
} property, and to undertake the whole or an,
part OF the assets and liabilities, OF any
l person, firm, association or corporation, anC
|
! of this corporation or otherwise. 10 &C
quire, hold, use, sell, assign, lease, gran
; licenses in respect of, mortgage, or other
wise dispose of letters patent OF the United
: States or any foreign country patents, pa
. tent rights, license and privileges, inven
tions, Improvements and processes, trade
: marks and trade names, relating to or use
full in connection with any business of thl
! corporation. To enter into, make, perform
/ and carry out contracts OF every kind, 10
, any lawful purpose, without limit t
amount. with any person, firm, association
q or corporation. To draw, make, accept, en-
/ dorse, discount execute and issue promis
: sorry notes, bills OF exchange, warrants ant
r other negotiable or transferable instruments
/. | To issue bonds, debentures or obligations o
. this corporation from time to time for any o
K the objects purposes of the corporation, an,
# to secure the same by mortgage, pledge, dee
Il | of trust otherwise. To have one or NOR
f offices, to carry all any of its opera
| tons and business and without Restriction
: or limit to amount, to purchase other
| wise acquire, to hold, own, TO mortgage, sell
!, | convey otherwise dispose of real and per
+ sonal property of every class and description
S in any of the States, Districts, Terrtorie
&c or Colonies of the United States, and i
'. any and all foreign countries, subject to tn
= laws of such State, District, Territory, Col
ony Country. And generally to do an
"A and all things incidental to or connecte
II with the objects and purposes hereinabov
sci lOIln ne foregoing Clauses snail d
!. construed both as objects and powers an
:; it is hereby expressly provided that tn
): foregoing enumeration of specific power
T. shall not be held to limit or restrict in an
t. manner the powers of this corporation. l
II general to carry any other business i
20 connection with the foregoing, whether mant
L featuring otherwise and to have and
a. exercise all the powers conferred by tn
81 laws of Louisiana upon corporations forme
20 under the act hereinafter referred to-
T. ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of th
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
10 Three Hundred Thousand ($5OOOO0.OO) Do
s lars, 10 be divided into and represented b
E. three thousand 5000 shares, in the SUI
of One Hundred $4,000 Dollars each sal
stock shall be paid for at such times and i
$, determine. All shares of stock of this CO.
OF poration shall be full paid and non-assessabl
re No transfer of stock shall be binding upo
lie the corporation, unless made upon its bool
y and all certificates of stock shall be signe
o. by such officers as may be designated b
the Board of Directors. The capital stoc
=, of this corporation may be increased to II
N sum of One Million (Sl0O0,0Oo0O Dollars
ARTICLE Vail the corporate powers
said corporation shall be exercised by
Board of Directors consisting of not lie!
than five nor more than nine stakeholder
= a majority of whom shall constitute a gu
- rum for the transaction of business. IT
A. Board of Directors shall elect annual
= from their number a president, one or mo-
- Vice Presidents, Secretary, and a Urea
~ uTer. which latter offices NAV he filled !