The herald., 1920-09-02
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF LATIN American IN
TTRESTS, INCORPORATED.

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is. and of the independence OF IN" nItrI
states of America. the one hundred ahu
forty fourth. before me-. Joseph \; 'hN'! :
a Notary Public duly commissioner sworn
and qualified In and for the Parish OF OF
Leans therein residing. and i'll the presence
of tho witnesses hereinafter named anu
undersigned. personally came ana ap-
pearrd tht several persons "hoNt TaIirH
are hcrcuntO subscribed. who SeN"raily ue
dared that ayaling themselves 81 IN"
laws Of the State Of Louisiana IN snIh
eases made and provided. and particularly
of th. provisions of Act Pa of the Acts Oh
Tho General Assembly of the state of Lou
jsi,na for the year 1914, they have Gov
enanted and agreed and DO ny th'S' prrs
puts covenant and agree ana blhu 'htii
selves rs well as ell such persons as may
h.rcoftsr become associated with them, TO
form and constitute corporation anu
body polite in law, for TN" ObjecIS anu
purposes and under the articles ana sup
Nations hereinafter set forth, "hl,h t"'N
adont rs the charter of the corporation or
Ganized under this act.
ARTICLE THE name ana style OF
this corporation shall be Latin American
Interests. Incorporated, ana und'I sai"
name unless sooner dissolved in accord r.
nncr with law and the provisions OF inns
charter. said corporation shall exist ana
continue and shall have and ENJOY '"rPor,
ate existence and succession Tor Il Ptrlou
of ninety nine 800 years from ana alItr
the dat, of this act. IL may nave hoiu
receive. borrow. loan. exchange, ACQUIRE
nv grant gift or purchase. devise or ne
quest, sell, ALLEVIATE. dispose oI. '"hhr! !,
lease, pledge. pawn. hypothrate. mortgage
ar otherwise acquire. cucumber or turn
to account property OF whatever hlhu;
whether real personal or mixed, cOrp"r''ii
or incorpOrpal mONabl" or lmOYahle, All
subject TO such limitations as may be pre-.
scribed bv law. 1t may make, issue ana
endorse bonds or notes ana OthcF N'i
dencaS of debt. 1t may accept mort
cages pledges or other forms OF security
Tor money loaned or other debts. II may
contract sue and he sued plead or he IN .
pleaded by its corporate name III any 'ouI'
of competent jurisdiction. IL may maNr
and adopt and corporate seal anu
alter or break the same at pleasure. II
may name APPOINT and employ, Tor SP"'l-
fled time or otherwise, Su"h managers
factors officers, agents ana Oth"r en-
DloyeeS as its interests. business ana con
ysniauca may require, and may fix thelr
cOmprnsatiOn, duties. rights ana PRIV
ilcgps having due regard TO IN" nature
character and value OF their services. II
may make and establish bylaws. rules
and regulation not inconsistent with TINS
charter or any existing law, nNlnG or Al
tpring the management Of its property. me
regulation and government OF IT'S alIdIrS
and the manner of the crrtitication ana
registration of its stock. IL may VIVA w
and dissolve itself, or be wound up ana
dissolved in the manner prescribed by law.
other States, the Federal District. the
territories and possession OF the hit'u
States and any foreign country. III shail
have the power TO invest its Board OF III
rectors with all of its corporate powers,
subject to such restrictions as may he
named in this charter. And II generallE
shall have and possess all the powers
rights privileges and immunities whlrh
corporations are and may hereafter De
authorized to have and possess under thr
Constitution and laws OF the State OF
Louisiana.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile Of this cor
poraton 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 wee frtS-
ident, or, in the absence of these Officers
upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation Is form
ed and the nature of the business pro
pOsed to be transacted. promoted and
carried on under this charter are 10 40
any or all of the things herein set forth
as fully and to the same extent ~ nat
uraI persons might or could DO. ana 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, managerl-
cal, mandatory, financial or otherwlSe'
may be rendered any corporation, COM
pany, association, firm, Individual: or
other authority under snch regulations
terms and conditions, and for such salary.
fee commission. interest or other conSld-
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, 10
act for any insurance, real estate, invest
ment other company. corporation or
authority not forbidden by law. To ac-
ouire hy purchase or otherwise. make,
execute enter into, carry out. hold, sell
mortgage, pledge or otherwise cucumber
or turn to account as principal agent or
1. Ia In grf
tract agreement or obligation. of any ma
ture whatsoever, with any individual, tlrh
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 Oh
otherwise any certificate OF lndeDtehhess
bond or other Obligation, against any par
or all of any anticipated or other income
or revenue of whatever nature. whethe
accrued, accruing or estimated TO accrue
under any said contract, agreement o
uuire rs principal agent or otherwise
hold. own. use operate, conduct finance
mortgage or otherwise cucumber or turl
to account all or any part OF any Dusl
ness property or other thing OF valu
whatsoever, including all rights, interests
and good will. of whatever nature. in &c
tion or otherwise, of any lndividuai, Ilrh
association, company, corporation, agency
or other authority heretofore nor or here
after engaged in any business, enterprls
or undertaking not repugnant TO law, an
to pay for same, in whole or In part, !
stocks bonds or certificates of Indebted
ness of this corporation, or otherwise; an
TO the extent permitted by law, to assum
in connection Herewith any liability
any said individual, firm, association, CON
pany. corporation, agency or othor a.
thority, and to conduct or carry on,
whole or in part, any line or branch G
any business, undertaking or enterpris
thus acquired, provided same shall not b
prohibited by law. To apply for, acquire
buy, register, hold. use, own, develop, OK
plot, sell, grant, assign, pledge, mortgage
or otherwise use and dispose Of letter
patent of the United States of Americ
or of any foreign country, and any an
all patent rights, licenses, assignment
privileges, royalties. processes, device
and inventions and any and all rights, tel
ritOrial or otherwise Hereunder, and an
and all trade marks, trade names pendin
applications whatsoever or any part. roy
atty or other interest therein. relating {
or useful in connection with any OF III
purposes of the corporation. or to eNper
ment upon, test and develop the value {
usefulness of any patent, invention, pre-
ject, process or device thus ecquired
proposed to he acquired. To acquire b
purchase or otherwise, lease let, own, hol
register. prepare, compound. patent. maj
Bfacture, SELL convey, mortgage deyelo
equip. formulate, improve, maintain. ope
BITE or otherwise deal in and with, an
md all motor. mechanical. automObil
ydraslic, medicinal and other article
vices, necessities and commodities of an
and every kind and description, and
furtherance thereof or otherwise, to carr
on, conduct and control. as principal
otherwise, any business, enterprise or III
dertaking not forbidden by law that migi
ha taA nd Ean Nv If.If.