The herald., 1919-10-16
CHARTER OF THE SOUTHERN PLANT.
ING & MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, INC.

! United States of America, State of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City of
| New Orleans. Be it known, that on this
| third day of the month of September,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
| nine hundred and nineteen, and of the In
dependence of the United States of Amer
lea, the one hundred and forty fourth
| Before me, GuStaye A. Llambias, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned sworn and qua
| lifted in and for the Parish of Orleans,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
| matter named and undersigned; Person
| ally came and appeared: Mr.M Michaelis
| the city of New Orleans, of full age; Mr..
"A. H Johness, of the Parish of Jefferson, and
, of full age; andMr. Robert J. Sellers of the
Parish of st. Charles of full age; And the
! aid appearers declared that availing them
selves of the laws of this State, particu-
| larly' Act. No. 267 of 1914, relative to the
| organization of Corporations they do, by
these presents agree and bind themselves,
as well as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute a Corporation for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the arti-
cles and stipulations, following to wit |;
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
Corporation shall be Southern Planting
and Manufacturing Company, Inc In
its said name and corporate capacity, it
shall have and enjoy succession for the
term of ninety-nine years from the date
hereof; and shall possess each and every
, power capacity, privilege or immunity
whatsoever now or hereafter granted by
law to trading or commercial corporations,
ARTICLE H.-This Corporation shall be
domiciled in the City of New Orleans,
Louisiana; and the President, and in his
| absence, the Secretary Treasurer, are des-
| ignated as the officers upon whom cita-
| ton. or other legal process can be served.
ARTICLE. III.-The objects and pur-
| noses n ('OrnnratiOD
| of the business to be carried on by 1t, are
hereby declared to be:
% To conduct a general planting and
manufacturing business.
(2) To purchase, own operate, lease
acquire, cultivate, develop farms, farm
lands, rice plantations, stock farms, and
grazing lands, and all other kinds OF
real property. and all rights and interests
| therein;
i (3) To buy. sell, cultivate, grow, rice
cotton, sugar-cane, vegetables, fruit, and
all food, farm or plantation products what
soever;
i a. 70 breed, raise, buy, sell import, ex-
port, or otherwise deal in, mules. horses
hogs, sheep, cattle, live stock of all classe.
and descriptions;
| (5) And generally, for the purpose o.
attaining or furthering any of the OBJ
jects and purposes above enumerated anC
all other objects and purposes therewitf
connected or incidental thereto, to do any
and all other acts and things which a co
partnership or natural person could do
and which now or hereafter may be au
thOrized by law.
| ARTICLE IV.-The Capital stock of thi:
Corporation is now fixed at fifteen thou
sand Dollars (s15,OOO.O0), divided into on,
hundred and fifty shares, of common
stock, of the par value of one hundred
dollars (s1OO.0O) each. AS hereinafter SCI
forth, by virtue of the value of the pro