The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-03

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CHARTER OF THE GULF COAST CATTLE
COMPANY. INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans. BE it known, that on this
Eighteenth dav Of March in the year one
me, William Waller Young, a Notary Pub
lie, in and for the Parish Of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fled. and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned; person
all came and appeared, the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed. all
above the full age of majority. who sever
ally declared that, avalling themselves OF
the laws of the State Of Louisiana, and
especially the laws relative 10 the organiza-
ton of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed to bind. form and constitute
themselves. as well as all such other persons
as may hereafter join or become associated
with them, into corporation and body
polite in law. for the objects and purposes
and under the articles. agreements and stlpu-
lations following to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name, STYLE and title OF
this corporation shall be The Gulf Coast
Cattle Company, Inc, and under that name.
it shall have and enjoy all the rights ad-
vantages and prescriptions granted by law
to corporations. and shall exist for the full
term and period of nnety-nine years from
this dav. II shall have power to contract.
sue and he sued: TO make and use cor
porate seal, and the same to alter and break
at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, purchase
sell and convey. as well as mortgage, hypo-
thecate and pledge property, real, personal and
mixed. corporal and incOrporeal; to name and
appoint such managers, directors. officers,
agents and other employees as its interest
and convenience may require, and to make
and establish. as well alter and amend,
from time to time, such bylaws. rules and
regulations as may be Necessary and eNpedi-
ent for the proner management and govern
ment of the affairs of said corporation.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration is hereby fixed in the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita.
ton or other legal process shall be served
upon the president OF said corporation. or,
in his absence, upon its secretary and treas
urer.
ARTICLE 1II-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by it 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 TO engage in the bust
ness of transportation of every kind and
character whatsoever in said places and
countries, and to that end to acqpire, con-
struct, own, and operate steamships. rail
roads depots. stock yards. ferries barges,
tug boats, abbatoirs. packing plants, transfers
and such other adjuncts as are or may be
tound desirable or necessary to carry out the
objects and purposes herein enumerated, and
TO purchase, sell and deal in. lands and real
estate of every kind and character whatso-
ever throughout the places and countries
therein enumerated. and TO own and operate
a general merchandise and cOmmissary bust
ness. To acquire by discovery, location
lease, license, bond, option. purchase, fran.
chise, grant gift devise conveyance, agree
ment 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
troleum and other lands. To own lease and
operate farms and plantations throughout the
State of Louisiana, the various States Terri
tories and Colonies of the United States
and all foreign countries. To preserve
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. sausages
lard, fat, 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 a packing house for
preserving and packing meats and provisions
of all kinds and to produce, buy or other
wise acquire, sell 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 by-products thereof and therefrom, and
to carry on all or any business. convenient
ly necessarily implicitly incidental there
to. To purchase or otherwise acquire own
and sell or otherwise dispose of the prop
erty assets and business including trade
marks trade names and good will of any
person, firm, association corporation, or
of any person, firms, associations cor
porations in this state and in any other
state of states, and in any territory col
onial possession of the United States, and
in any foreign country 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 own sell other
wise dispose of assign transfer mortgage,
pledge, and exchange, shares of the capital
stock, bonds, debentures, securities, obliga-
tions and evidence of Indebtedness of any
kind, of any other corporation or corpora.
tons created under the laws of this State
| or of any other state or states or of any
| foreign country or countries, and to receive
| collect and dispose of dividends, interest and
| income derivable therefrom and to exercise
with respect thereto any and all of the
| rights, powers and privileges of ownership
|
to the same extent as natural person might
or could do.
| 10 manufacture, purchase, or otherwise &C
| 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 descrip
| 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 orcoTlpany, and t
carry on any business concern or undertake
| ing so acquired.
| To acquire the good will, rights anC
| property, and to undertake the whole any
part of the assets and liabilities, of any
person, firm, Association or corporation. and
| to pay for the same in cash, stock or bonds
| of this corporation or otherwise. To &C.
| quire, hold, use, sell, assign, lease, grant
| licenses IN respect of, mortgage, or other
wise dispose of letters patent of the United
States 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 this
corporation. To enter into, make, perform
and carry out contracts of every kind. for
| any lawful purpose, without limit as to
amount, with any person, firm, association
| or corporation. To draw, make, accept, en-
dorse, discount, execute and issue promis-
sorry notes, bills of exchange, warrants and
! other negotiable or transferable instruments
l 10 issue bonds, debentures or obligations OF
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