The herald., 1920-10-14
\ true copy
CHARTER THE BILONI PACKING AND
IKADING GOMpANN. INC.

Nv
United States of America. State OF Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans, City of New or
leans, BE it known. That on this-day of
the month of September in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twenty and of the Independence o. the
United States of America. the on" hundred
and forty NTH. iiefOre me, Josiah Gross,
a Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified. in and for this City and the
Parish of Orleans, therein residing. and in
tn" presence " the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. Personally came
and appeared the several undersigned per
sons, all Of legal age and residents of the
State of Mississippi
Who declared that ayailinE themselves
of the Laws of the State of Louisiana. all
Trading Corporations. they do. by this act.
form themselves into Il corporation, or
body polite. for themselves, their assOci-
atrS, successors and future ro-operatOrS,
under the terms. conditions. articles and
StipulationS following. TO Wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
tion shall Ice similar to that Incorporated
under the laws of the State of Mississippi.
to wit: THE BILONI PACKING AND
a RAbING COMPANY, INC. Its term of
existence i hereby fixed at fifty years
from and after this date. 1t shall have
all powers usual 70 corporations granted
by law. necessary 10 carry on its business.
II shall have power to contract. sue and
hr sued, to have and use 4 corporate seal
and same to change. to hold. receive, pur-
chase. rent, lease, acquire. to convey. sell.
assign. pledge. mortgage and hypothccate,
or in any manner To dispose of or To aC-
quirp property, real. personal and mixed.
10 own boats and fishing outfits. 10 issue
bonds. notes and obligations to employ
ana to discharge officers, agents, employees
that its business may require. to make all
laws, rules and regulations for its good
government and support, not contrary TO
law or to this act.
ARTICLE 1.-THE DomiciIe of this Cor
pOratiOu is hereby established in Biloxi.
Mississippi and in the City of New Or
leans where the meetings of directors and
stockholders shah be held. unless by the
written consent of all directors. valid meet
inGN may b" held anywhere and at places
other than its fixed domicile
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
TOT which this corporation Is organized
and the nature of the business to be carried
on by it, ar" declared to be:
]. To own. operate and lease factories
Tor the purpOS" of canning and packing
NeEetahleS fruits, oysters. fish and shrimp.
=. To own. lease and operate boats and
vessels of every kind and character for
the purpose of catching oysters shrimp
and fish.
). To own by purchase or TO lease,
/ Oyster Bottoms and Bedding Grounds. for
the purpose of propogating oysters, and
taking th"refrom, for canning and packing
/ or shipping raw.
To engage generally in the Raw Oys-
/ ter business.
. To own and operate, or lease Ship
/ yards
| q. To own or lease Real estate consist.
/ ing of land and houses for the purpOSC
| OF renting employees. in connection Will
| the factories, or incidental thereto.
! :. To mortgage, hypOtheCatc or other
! wise cucumber its property. or any par
! Thereon. Tor the purpose of acquiring fund
| for the benefit of its Plant or plants. I,
! own and lease lands and raise thereon
| vegetables and fruits for canning anC
! packing purposes or sale otherwise. ant
/ to do and perform all the things neceSsar,
! and incidental to the operation of Cannini
/ plants. To dchydrate vegetables. to hav
! all necessary machinery, to print labels
! own trademarks, patent rights. own refrig
I orator plants, warehouses, cars, ice plants
make and vend by-prOductS and in general
| to have unlimited right TO establish, oper
! ate promote and increase its said business
/ in any branch thereof and in any alice
branch thereof.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of thi
/ corporation j. hereby fixed at the sum o
/ Twenty five thousand dollars divided int,
( two hundred and fifty shares of the pa
value Of One hundred dollars per share
which is subscribed hereinafter set out
Said corporation hereby takes in an,
! property il has heretofore owned and sai1
stock is fully paid for, is preferred stool
and the corporation assumes the right 4
I issue common stock. not exceeding the sun
! of its preferred stock, all transfers o