The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-08-26
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF LATIN AMERICAN IN
TERESTS. INCORPORATED.

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~ and Of the independence Of the nltcd
STATES of America. the one hundred ana
forty fourth. before me. Joseph \. casey
Notary Public duly commissioned sworn
and qualified iu and for the Parish Of Or
leans therein residing. and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned personally came ana ap
p,arpd tht several persons whose names
a.. barpunto subscribed. who SPverally de
rlarpd that, availing themselves OF inc
laws of the State of Louisiana IN SucU
cases made and provided. and particularly
of the provisions Of Act Pa Of the Acts oil
tho General Assembly of the State Of Lou
isiana for the year 1914. they have GOV
cnanted and agreed and do. ny these pres
cnts covenant and agree and hind them
selves as well as all such persons a. may
hereafter become associated with them. IL
form and constitute corporation ana
body polite In law. for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and sup
uIations hereinafter set forth. which they
adopt as the charter of the corporation or
ganized under this act.
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of
this corporation shall be Latin American
Interests Incorporated. and under sAld
name unless sooner dissolved IN accord
ance with law and the provisions OF this
charter said corporation shall exist ana
continue and shall have and enjoy corpor,
ate existence and succession Tor a perlOd
of ninety nine (99D years from and after
the date of this act. II may have. hold.
receive borrow. loan. exchange. acquire
by grant, gift or pur,ha devise or be-
queSt. sell. ALLEVIATE, dispose OF, convey
lease. pledge. pawn, hypOthecate. mortgage
or otherwise acquire. cucumber or turn
to account property of whatever KIM,
whether real, personal or mixed, corpOr'a
or incOrpOresl, movable or imoYanIe' an
subject to such limitations as may be pre-.
srribed by law. 1t may make. issue ana
endorse bonds or notes ana other vel
dences Of debt. II may accept mort
gsges pledges or other forms of security
Of oh
contract sue and he sued, plead or b" i'm
pleaded by its corporate name in any court
of competent jurisdiction. IL may MAKE
and adopt and use corporate seal anu
alter or break the same at pleasure. II
may name, APPOINT and employ, for specl-
fled time or otherwise, such managers
factors. officers, agents ana other en-
plOyeeS as its interests, business ahu con
yenienCe may require, and may nix their
compensation, duties, rights and priv
ileges having due regard to tn" nature.
character and value Of their services. III
may make and establish bylaws, rules
and regulation not inconsistent with this
charter or any existing law, fixing or al
tering the management Of It's property. the
regulation and government OF It's atfalrs
and the manner of the certifiratloh ana
registration of it's stock. IL may wind NJ
and dissolve itself. or be wound up ana
dissolved in the manner prescribed by law.
II may conduct business in this state
other States, the Federal District. the
States and any foreign country. IL shall
have the power to invest its Board Of lh-
rectors with all of its corporate powers
subject to such restrictions as may be
named In this charter. And II generally
shall have and possess all the powers,
rights, privileges and immunities which
corporations are and may hereafter ne
authorized to have and possess under the
Constitution and laws or 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 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 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, 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 otherwise
may be rendered any corporation, com
pany. association, firm, individual, or
other authority under such regulations
terms and conditions, and Tor 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, 10
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
ernment. or other authority, pertaining,
directly or indirectly, to any lawful en-
terprise. business or undertaking,- ana
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
OF 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
to 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. grfnt, assign, pledge, mortgage,
or otherwise use and dispose Of letters
patent of the United States Of America
or of any foreign country, and any and
all patent rights, licenses. assignments,
privileges, royalties, processes. devices
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, roy
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 OF
usefulness of any patent, invention, pro.
ject, process or device thus ecquired OF
proposed to be acquired. To acquire by
purchase or otherwise, lease let, own, hold
register, prepare, compound. patent. man.
ufacture, sell, convey, mortgage. develop
equip. formulate, improve, maintain, oper
ate or otherwise deal in and with, any
and all motor. mechanical, automobile
hydraulic, medicinal and other articles
formulas, preparations, appliances de
vices, necessities and commodities of any
- and every kind and description, and IL
&|furtherance thereof, or otherwise, to carry
on, conduct and control, as principal OF
otherwise, any business, enterprise or un.
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