The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-03-31
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF ELLINGTON SUGARS
INCORPORATED.

Leans Re it known, That on this. the loan
dav of the month of February, IN ihe ia
of our Lord, one thousan1, mn nTsnandance
and twenty-one. and of the lnueP tLo enc
% Tho limited states of America the m ~
hundred and fOrty-hfth, Dtl0Ie nj roTn.
nond II Saal a notary publC: uuis Cor
n,issioned and qualified, wlthln nHi mr.
me pnriSb of Orleans, State of Louisiana:
therein residing, and in the pr SrI nm
the witnesses hereinafter h"inE5" anna,red |
dersigncd. personally came III az here |
the several persons whose hhhirs "to.i,rsd
NE subscribed who seN'ralIE u'.Ia,s.s
that ayailing themselves OF Iht oT tbe
ana proyisions of the t0nSi'u'Io" % said
So of ouiSiaua and OF the laws ot, -
S St .,atiyc 70 the organization OF cor
norgtiops. and particularly OF Iht pm
ions of Act No. 26I Of the nSnri"i CO.. the
bIy of the state OF l.pu' "a, torfn and
ysgr Igl4 they have united 10 l"ln,' o.
e.. 40 Inv these presents FORM anu y"
ganize them selves, as wen a. o. ii, ar
other DrrSOns who may htr'alI't, - NJ
baromr associated with them OF m" - tho
pt'ohI' 80 , stock corporation Tor th'
ohi.cts and purposes and under 'lF 70"
nonts stipulations and agreements
lowing, tO-wlt:
ARTICLE The name ana liIlr VI Inc or
cornoration shall be Ellington ouGalS' i,,,
and under and by said name uH H - ana
q" ii,.nI,.d in accordance with th5 law "t'
ri charter il shall exist ana 'ohiI.u,.
oud shall have and enjoy 'otPVF"Se 80,
- and succession for a perlou Oh nili''S
t .'' 1mSi lars from and after the date oI
80, act II may have. hold, receive Uvit'"
lend. exchange, acquire bE EIamT' Inmate
~nnrrbasr devise or brquesJ' sen, .i,,,r
di.uosp of convey, lease Pi'"-'' -
II.,ntbrr,f. cucumber or mortgage PIoP
erty of any Kind. whether real, PeIS"hhIIt ~"
MIXED corporral or incOrporeai iipN.aD pi
immovable, all subject TO su'T r,,I. make.
O. may ba prescribed by law. III may h' M,
issue and endorse bonds or notes anu "'u,i
evidence of debt. II may a''tPs ,,n i
cages pledges or other forms Ol ~ 80
nnF :. 1
- r,rt sur and be- sued, plead OF oe l.'
nIaaded nv its corporate name IN -
Court of competent jurisdiction -
make, adopt and use col'ii ~ nav hold
alter the same ut pleasure II may 80
Stock in other corporations, ana IL C"P
toI stock may be issued Tor 'dPi'"L -,
in other corporations. 1t may hA"h'i u ~
uoint and employ such llahas'l - -.
- others agents and. other eiuPi"E'tr
as its said business ana cohN tIl,.,.,,io,,,
reouirp and may nN their COM ~ -,
having due regard TO the na.ui' II may
fer and value of their services, - -
n,ake ana establish bylaws. ruleS anu
regulations not inconsistent with INF - -,
Ter or any existing law, nNlhS OF ai' -. -
Tho management of its property tnt rs" 80
i,io nd Toyprument of its affairs, anu
The manner of the certihcatlon ana re- "a
tration of its stock. II may Mlhu " a.,
dissolve itself, or be wouh hs w T., law II
SoIyed in the manner PROVIDED u! IA"
nay conduct business in TINS STAT JIM
States, the Federal Districts. the
and possessions of the Inlttu olaUn,a' Ill
in any foreign country. II Ether'Ii.! -, -,
ass,ss all the powers, rights, privileges
and immunitiCS which corporations "Ie '
Ynoy hereafter be authorized TO possess uh'
DIR tho Constitution and laws OF TINS SIate
nd nortiruIarIv under Act No. 26I of the
Acts of ,he General Assembly OF the Siat,
of Louisiana for the year t' a. ,oarJ q,
shall have the power 10 invest Its 80 ''',e,rs
diractors with all of its corporate powers
Snhiact to such restrictions as may D'
named in this charter.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City OF New Vl
leans Parish of Orleans, state OF Lp p
lana, and all citations OF az. o'iSr idc1t
ar in the event of his absence. upon tl'
Vice President. or in the event OIL me az
sence of both Of said officers, upon the Hc'
rotary.
ARTICLE ITI-This corporation shat
have the powcr to conduct Its business il
oil of its branches in any of the states
TERRITORIES or possessions of the thlte'
States, as well as in foreign countries an
may have one or more OFFICES OuIslue Vi u"
State of Louisiana.
u,bo o1,iarts and purposes for which tn
said corporation is formed, and the hatur
af the business to be carried on ID! IL aI
hereby declared TO be:
section l. To plant, cultivate, grow, pro
duce manufacture, refine, buy. sell IN
port export. ship, transport ana Seherall
deal in sugar cane, sugar, mOlaSseS, syrup
and all the products thereof ana 10 ga. =. :
on any business incidental thereto: anu ~
the purpose aforesaid, to acquire cor
struct lease own. maintain. ana NOpeTa'
sugar or other plantations. sugar or otht
rehnerieS and any buildings, mllls, la
tories diStilleries, and other WORKS neSe'
sary therefor; to raise, buy, sell ana de'
in horses, mules. c;S tie, hNestoch an
poultry of all kinds, and generally 10 81
gage in the business of a planter 10 oulI.
buy rent, sell, establish, MAINTAIN, OF
crate and conduct sawmills, hotels, store
warehouses. depots, etc, and TO DO Se
eral merchandise business.
Section .. To bid in, buy, SELL acqulr
lease sublet or farm for its own accOul
of for the account of others, real eStat
lands and tenements, and TO survey su
divide and plat such lands Tor tne pu
pose of sale or otherwise, ana 10 luiPIo
and develop the same by the erection
houses or buildings thereon, and to do SUI
other lawful improvements as may De nee
full or desirable in and about the lmproN
ment or development Thereon 1or any pu
nose whatever and particularly to Ora
and reclaim lands, and for that purpose
form drainage or sub-drainage districts
to do any act which an individual mig
lawfully do.
Section g. To purchase, acquire, recei'
hold own pledge. sell and dispose
stocks. bonds, mortgages, deDentureS, no.
and other security or evidence OF lndeDIe
ness of any firm, association, lnulNlut
or corporation, or any state, parish. coun
ward drainage or sub drainage distri
or any political sub division in the 81;
of Louisiana or elsewhere.
Section 4. To construct purchase lea
or otherwise acquire and own. mainti
and operat. steamboats,, sailing yesst
barges aud other water crafts piers, doc
or wharves and such lines of tramway
railway within the State of Louisiana
elsewhere as may be convenient, necessa
or incidental 10 any business or enterpr
of the company, with all necessary sl'
tracks, locomotives, cars uepols, lou'
houses and other equipment necessary
the operation of said piers, docks, wharN
tramways or railway. and the ira
thereon; provided. that TINS corporal
~ shall not without an amendment OF I
charter, have the right to exercise pON
of eminent domain.
Section 3. To carry on any other bu
ness which under the law it may be
titled to carry on which may seem to
corporation calculated directly or IL
rectly TO effectuate the aforesaid objects,
either of them. or to facilitate II in
transaction of its aforesaid business
businesses or any part thereof, or IN
transaction of any other lawful busln
that NAV be calculated directly or IN
rectly to enhance the value or TO rem
profitable any of the company's proper
and rights and generally to hold and
erciSe all such incidental powers and pr
1eges as relate TO the objects and purpC
hereinbefore set forth. or as may be nee
sary usefal or convenient for erecting
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE Iv.-The total authorized G