The herald., 1920-10-07
CHARTER THE BILONI PACKING AND
TRADING COMPANY, INC

United States Of America. State Of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans, BE 1t 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 one hundred
and forty NTH Before me. Josiah Gross,
n Notary Public, duly commits stoned and
Parish of Orleans, therein residing. and in
the presence of 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 availing themselves
of the Laws of the State of Louisiana. all
and singular, relating to the formation Of
| Trading Corporations. they do. by this act.
form themselves into corporation. or
body polite. for themselves, their assOci-
ates, successors and future cO-OperatOrS.
under the terms. conditions. articles and
stipulations following. to wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this CORPORA
tiOn shall be similar to that Incorporated
under the laws of the State of Mississippi
to wit: THE BILOXI PACKING AND
TRADING COMPANY. INC. Its term of
existence is hereby fixed at fifty years
from and after this date. 1t shall have
all powers usual to corporations granted
by law, necessary to carry on its business
IL shall have power to contract sue and
be sued, to have and use corporate seal
chase, rent, lease, acquire. to convey, sell
assign, pledge, mortgage and hypOthecate
or In any manner to dispose of or to ac-
quire property, real, personal and mixed
TO own boats and fishing outfits. to issue
bonds, notes and obligations, to employ
and To discharge officers, agents. employees
that its business may require, to make all
laws. rules and regulations for it's good
government and support, not contrary to
ARTICLE 1.-THE Domicile of this Cor
pOratiOn is hereby established in Biloxi
Mississippi, and in the City of New Or
leans where the meetings of directors and
stockholders shall be held. unless by the
written consent of all directors. valid meet
inES may be held anywhere and at places
other than its fixed domicile
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
! for which this corporation IL organized
and the nature of the business to be carried
on by ii, are declared to be:
l. To own. operate and lease factories
for the purpose Of canning and packing
vegetables, 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 hsh
B. To own by purchase or to lease,
/ oyster Bottoms and Bedding Grounds. for
/ the purpose of prOpOgating oysters. and
/ taxing therefrOm, for canning and packing
! or shipping raw.
! 4. To engage generally in the Raw Oys-
| ter business
.. To own and operate or lease Ship
! yards
9. To own or lease Real estate consist
| ing Of land and houses, for the purpose
! Of renting employees. in connection with
] the factories. or incidental thereto.
! .. To mortgage. hypOthecate or other
! wise cucumber its property, or any part
| thereof. for the purpose of acquiring funds
| for the benefit of its Plant OF plants TO
/ own and lease lands and raise thereon
| vegetables and fruits for canning and
| packing purposes or sale otherwise. and
| TO do and perform all the things necessary
! and incidental to the operation of canning
! plants. To dehydrate vegetables. to have
! all necessary machinery. TO print labels.
/ own trademarks, patent rights. own refriC-
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 allied
branch thereof.
ARTICLE IN.-The capital stock OF this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum Of
| twenty five thousand dollars. divided into
two hundred and fifty shares of the par
value of One hundred dollars per share
which is subscribed rs hereinafter set out
Said corporation hereby takes in any
property II has heretofore owned and said
stock Is fully paid for, is preferred stock
and the corporation assumes the right to
issue common stock not exceeding the sum
Of its preferred stock, all transfers Of