The herald., 1919-09-25
CHARTER OF THE SOUTHERN PLANT
ING 4 MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, INC.

| PANH, 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, Gustave 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.. NJ. Michaelis
| the city of New Orleans. of full age; Mr..
IA. ii. 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 ayailing 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 Il 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, 1t
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 U.-This Corporation shall be
domciled in the City of New Orleans,
! Louisiana; and the President, and i'll his
absence, the Secretary Treasurer are des-
ignated as the officers upon whom cita-
ton. or other legal process can be served
ARTICLE IU-The objects and pur
poses of this Corporation and the nature
of the business to be carried on by it, 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;
go To buy, SELL cultivate, grow, rice
cotton sugar-cane, vegetables, fruit, and
all food, farm or plantation products what
soever;
"a 70 breed, raise, buy, sell import, ex
port, or otherwise deal in. mules, horses,
hogs. sheep, cattle live stock of all classes
and descriptions;
90 And generally, for the purpose OF
attaining or furthering any of the OBJ
jectS and purposes above enumerated and
all other objects and purposes Herewith
connected or incidental thereto, to do any
and all other acts and things which Il CO.
partnership or natural person could do,
and which now or hereafter may be au-
thOriZed by law.
ARTICLE IV.-The Capital stock of this
Corporation is now fixed at fifteen thou
sand Dollars ($15,0O0.O0), divided into one
hlr IN
stock of the par value of one hundred
dollars (S1O000) each. AS hereinafter set
forth, by virtue of the value of the pro-
perty transferred to it by the present
incOrpOrators in payment of their stock
ubscriptionS, this Corporation begins bust
ness with its Capital Stock of Fifteen
Thousand Dollars ($15OOOOO fully paid
up.
ARTICLE V.-All the powers of this
Corporation shall be vested in, and be eX
ercised by, Board of Directors to be com
posed at the present time of three stock
holders, who shall be elected at stock
holders meeting to be held for that pur-
pose, annually, on the Third Tuesday of
December, at the domicile of the Corpora
ton. At it's first meeting following cleo
ton the Directors shall elect from their
own number, for the term of one year
a President Vice-President and Secre-
tary Treasurer, who shall remain in office
|
elected and qualified, and who shall per-
form such duties as are assigned to them
respectively, by the Directors and as may
be prescribed by the Bylaws, Rules and
Regulations to be adopted by the Board
of Directors, for the operation of this Cor
pOratiOn.
ARTICLE VI.-The appearers here de-
| clared that they have subscribed, reSpec-
lively, to the following number of shares
of the Capital stock of this Corporation,
| to wit: Mr.. NJ Michaelis, New Orleans,
| La, one hundred and forty-three shares;
Mr.. \. II. JOhness, jefferson Parish,
Louisiana, four shares; Mr.. Robert j. Sell
| lers ANA. st. Charles Parish La, three
shares. The said subscription of the said
NJ, Michaelis to one hundred and forty
| three shares of the Capital Stock of this
Corporation has been fully paid for and
settled by the said NJ. Michaelis by the
| sale of all his rights, title and interest
whatsoever in and to all the movable and
| other property recently purchased by him,
and now on Alice Plantation in the Par
iSh of st. Charles, Louisiana; detailed and
itemized statement and description of said
property, being hereto annexed, and the
said property having been appraised at
the sum of S14, 10000 by the Board of Di-
rectOrs of the present Corporation, as set
forth in said annexed statement.
ARTICLE vII.-The First Board of Di-
rectors of this Corporation shall be COM
posed of NJ. Michaelis, New Orleans; A.
ii. Johness. jefferson Parish, Louisiana
and X. J. Sellers, ANA, st. Charles Par
ish, Louisiana; with Mr.. NJ. Michaels as
President. Mr.. r. j. Sellers as Pres
ident, and Mr.. A. ii. JOhness, as Secre-
tary Treasurer, and these directors shall
serve until the Third Tuesday of Deem
Der 1920 (when the first election of di-
rectors. under this Charter, shall be heidi.
or until their successors have been duly
elected and have qualified. Any vacancy
occurring for any reason in the officers and
directors of this Corporation, shall be
filled by the remaining members of the
Board.
Done and Passed, in my office, at New
Orleans the day, month and year first
above written, in presence of Miss Marie
q. Alpuente and Oliver G. Blanchard
competent witnesses who have signed
with the parties and me, notary, after due
reading. And, in order that the present
act of incorporation may serve as the orr
ginal stock subscription list, the incorpo-
rators have placed, opposite their sigma
lures. the number of shares, in this Cor
poration, subscribed for by them, respec-
lively.
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