The herald., 1920-09-09
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF LATIN AMERICAN IN
IERESTS. UNCOMFORTABLE.

United States Of America. stat" Of Lon
i~iaua Parish Of Orleans. city of New Or
leans. BE IL known. That on the 9TH DAY
ef the month Of August. in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and tween.
~. and OF the Independence OF the tnlJcI
states Of America, the one hundred ana
fOrty-fourth. before me. Joseph \. 'aSeN
q Notary Public. duly commissioners sworn
and qualified IN and for the Parish OF Or
leans therein residing. and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named aud
undersigned. personally came aud APP
pcarrd tht several persons whose names
are hrrcuntO subscribed. who SeY"raliy de
Clarcd that, awaiting themselves OF the
laws of the state Of Louisiana in Such
eases made and provided. and particularly
Of the provisions Of Act 26I of the Acts OF
the General Assembly of the State Of Lou
iSiana for the year 1914. they have GOV
cnauted and agreed and do, by these pres
.nts, covenant and agree and bind them
selves, as well as all such persons as may
hereafter become associated with them, TO
form and constitute 4 corporation ana
body polite in law, for the objects ana
pUrpOS.s and under the articles and Stip-
uIatiOus hereinafter set forth. which they
ADOPT rs the charter of the corporation or
gained under this act.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Latin American
Interests, Incorporated" and under said
name unless sooner dissolved in accord
ance with law and the provisions Of this
charter said corporation shall exist and
continue and shall have and enjoy cOrpor-
ate existence and succession Tor period
of ninety nine 800 years from and after
the date Of this act. II may have. h"ld.
receive. borrow. loan. exchange. hruulr"
nv grant, Gift or purchase, devise or be
quest. sell. ALLEVIATE. dispose OF, convey,
lease. pledge. pawn. hypOthccatr. moriGag"
or otherwise acquire. cucumber or turn
to account property Of whatever KIM,
whether real personal or mixed. corporal
or iucorpOreIl movable or movable, all
subject to such limitations as may be pre-
scribed by law. IL may make. issue and
endorse bonds or notes and other vel
denCeS Of debt. II may accept mort
cages pledges or other forms If security
for money loaned or other debts. IL may
contract. and be sued, plead or b" i'm
pleaded by its corporate name in any court
of competent jurisdiction. II may MAKE
and adopt and use corporate seal anu
alter or break the same at pleasure. II
may name, APPOINT and employ. for a Speci-
fled time or otherwise, such managers,
factors. officers. agents and other en-
plOyeeS as its interests, business and con
yenience may require, and may fix their
compensation. duties. rights and priv
ilcgeS. having due regard to the nature.
character aud value of their services. II
may make and establish bylaws. rules
and regulation not inconsistent with TINS
charter or any existing law. fixing or al
tering the manageW rnt of its property. the
regulation and government of its affairs
and the manner OF the Certltlcaiion ana
registration of its stock. 1t may wind NJ
and dissolve itself. or be wound up and |
dissolved in the manner prescribed by law.
II may conduct business in this State. |
other States the Federal District. the
territories and possession of the United
States and any foreign country. IL shall |
have the power to invest its Board of Di- |
rectors with all of its corporate powers, |
subject to such restrictions may be |
named in this charter. And it generally /
shall have and possess all the powers. |
rights, privileges and immunitieS which /
corporations are and may hereafter be /
- hax. md ha
Constitution and laws of the State of
Louisiana.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans, state of Louis
lana, and all citations or other legal pro
cess shall be served upon the President, or,
in case of his absence upon the Vice Pres
ident. or. in the absence of these officers.
upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE Iu.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation il form
ed and the nature of the business pro
posed to be transacted, promoted and
carried on under this charter are to do
any or all of the things herein set forth
as fully and to the same extent as nat
ural persons might or could do, and in
any part of the world. viz To establish
or otherwise acquire. and conduct. use or
otherwise turn to account. locals. districts.
divisions and other bureaus through which
any service, executive. advisory, manageTi-
cal, mandatory, financial or otherwise.
may be rendered any corporation. COM
pany, association, firm, individual. or
terms and conditions and for such salary,
fee. commission, interest or other cOnSid-
Grafton as the Board of Directors may
from time to time determine, and. As
broker, agent. manager. director. adjuster
trustee. attorney in fact or otherwise to
act for any insurance. real estate. invest
ment or other company. corporation or
authority not forbidden by law. To ac-
quire, by purchase or otherwise, make.
execute, enter into, carry out, hold, sell.
mortgage, pledge or otherwise cucumber
or turn to account as principal, agent or
otherwise, in whole or in part, any con
tract agreement or obligation. of any ma
ture whatsoever, with any individual, firm,
association, company. corporation. gov
eminent, or other authority, pertaining.
directly or indirectly, to any lawful en-
terprise, business or undertaking, and
issue, redeem, Reissue, buy, sell or other
wise turn to account on commission or
otherwise any certificate of indebtedness.
bond or other obligation, against any part
or all of any anticipated or other income
or revenue of whatever nature. whether
accrued, accruing or estimated to accrue
under any said contract agreement or
obligation. To purchase or otherwise ac-
quire as principal, agent or otherwise,
hold, own, use, operate, conduct, finance,
mortgage or otherwise cucumber or turn
to account all or any part of any bust
ness, property or other thing of value
whatsoever, including all rights, interests,
and good will, of whatever nature. in ac-
ton or otherwise. of any individual. firm.
association, company. corporation, agency.
or other authority heretofore. nor or here
after engaged in any business. enterprise
or undertaking not repugnant to law, and
10 pay for same, in whole or in part, in |
stocks. bonds or certificates of indebted
ness Of this corporation, or otherwise: and
to the extent permitted by law. to assume
in connection Herewith any liability of
any said individual, firm, association, COM
pany, corporation, agency or other au- !
thority, and to conduct or carry on, in
whole or In part. any line or branch of
any business, undertaking or enterprise |
thus acquired. provided same shall not be
prohibited by law. To apply for. acquire
buy, register, hold, use. own. develop, ex-
plot, sell, grant assign, pledge, mortgage.
patent of the United States of America |
or of any foreign country, and any and
all patent rights. licenses, assignments |
privileges, royalties. processes devices | J
and Inventions and any and all rights. ter
ritorial or otherwise Hereunder. and any |
and all trade marks trade names. pending
applications whatsoever or any part row |
atty or other interest therein, relating to
or useful in connection with any of the
purposes of the corporation. or to expert |
ment upon, test and develop the value or |
usefulness OF any patent. invention. pro
1ect, process or device thus ecquired or
proposed to be acquired. To acquire by
purchase or otherwise, lease, let own hold |
register, prepare, compound, patent man
Rfacture, SELL convey mortgage devotion
pulp, formulate, improve, maintain oper-
le or otherwise deal in and with anv
and all motor, mechanical AUTOMOBILES
hydraslic, medicinal and other articles
formulas. preparations, appliances. de-
vices, necessities and commodities of any
and |