The herald., 1919-04-17
CHARTER
in his absence, upon its secretary and treas

urer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
tor which this corporation is organized and
the nature of the business TO be carried on
by 1t 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 NAV be
found desirable or necessary to carry out the
objects and purposes herein enumerated, and
10 purchase. sell and deal in, lands and real
estate OF every kind and character whatso-
ever throughout the places and countries
herein enumerat ted and to own and operate
a general merchandise and commissary bust
ness. To acquire by discovery, location,
lease, license, bond, option, purchase, fran.
chlse, grant gift devise conveyance, agree
ment 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
troleum and other lands. To own, lease and
throughout
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
warehousng and all any business neces-
sarlly or implicitly incidental thereto; to
operate and maintain a packing house for
preserving and packing meats and provisions
OF all kinds and 10 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
dea! IN and with. sell and otherwise dis
pose OF, ice and all cooling and refriperating
compounds and materials and all products
and by-products thereof and therefrom, and
70 carry on all or any business. convenient
ly necessarily or implicitly incidental there.
to. 10 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 or corporation, or
of any person. firms, associations or cor
poratlons in this state and in any other
state Of states. and in any territory or col
onlal possession of the United States, and
IN any foreign country or countries. and to
pay tor the same in cash, in shares of
the capital stock, bonds or debentures of this
corporation. To subscribe for purchase or
otherwise acquire hold own sell or 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 ot any other state or states or of any
fareign country or countries, and to receive.
collect and dispose of dividends. interest and
income derivable therefrom and to exercise.
with respect thereto anv and all of the
rights. powers and privileges of ownership
thereof including the rights to vote thereon.
to the same extent as natural person might
or could do.
To 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 seal and per
sonal property Of every class and descrip-
tipn; and in particular lands, buildings,
business concerns and undertakings mort
cages, shares. stocks, debentures. securities,
concession, produce, policies, book debts and
claims and any interest in real or personal
property and any claims against such prop
erty, or against any person orcompany, and to
carry on any business concern or undertake
ing so acquired.
To acquire the good will, rights and
property, and to undertake the whole or 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 otherwise. To &C.
quire, hold use, sell, assign, lease, grant
licenses in respect of, mortgage, 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
ful 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 transferable instruments
To issue bonds, debentures or obligations of
this corporation from time TO time for any of
the objects or purposes of the corporation, and
to secure the same by mortgage, pledge, deed
of trust otherwise. To have one more
offices, to carry on all or any of its opera
tons and business and without restriction
or limit as to amount, to purchase or other
wise acquire, to hold, own, to mortgage. sell,
convey or otherwise dispose of real and per-
sonal property of every class and description
in any of the States, Districts, Territories
or Colonies of the United States, and in
any and all foreign countries, subject to the
laws of such State, District. Territory, Col
ony or Country. And generally to do any
and all things incidental to or connected
with the objects and purposes hereinabove
set forth. The foregoing clauses shall be
both as objects and powers: and
it is hereby expressly provided that the
foregoing enumeration of specific powers
shall not be held to limit or restrict in any
manner the powers of this corporation. In
general. TO carry any other business in
with the foregoing whether manu-
featuring or otherwise, and TO have and to
exercise all the powers conferred bv the
laws of Louisiana upon corporations formed
under the act hereinafter referred to.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
Three Hundred Thousand (S30O,0000O Dol
lars, to be divided into and represented by
three thousand 5000 shares, in the sum
Of One Hundred $4,000 Dollars each; said
stock shall be paid for at such times and in
such manner as the Board of Directors may
determine. All shares of stock of this cor
poration shall be full paid and worcestershire.
No transfer of stock shall be binding upon
the corporation, unless made upon its books
and all certificates of stock shall be signed
by such officers as may be designated by
the Board of Directors. The capital stock
of this corporation may be increased to the
sum of One Million (s1,00O0O0OO) Dollars.
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers Of
said corporation shall be exercised by a
Board of Directors consisting of not less
than five more than nine stockholders
a majority of whom shall constitute quo
nun for the transaction of business. The
Board of Directors shall elect annually
from their number president, one or more