The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-04-07
CHARTER.
CHARTER OF ELLINGTON SUGARS,
INCORPORATED.


Of our Lord, one thousand, nine huhureu
and twenty-One and of the independent
of the United States OF America, the one
hundred and forty-tifth, before me, ia!
mond H. Saal notary public, duly con-
missioned and qualified, within ana LOT
the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana
therein residing, and in the present. Vi
the witnesses hereinafter named ana UNI n,
dersigned personally came ana appeareu
several persons whose names are mere
N,..ahscrfbcd. who seyerally declared
WV Ing themselves of the dement's
the globGOns of the Constitution OF tns
dosnef louisiana and Of the laws OF salu
'elative to the organization OF cor
IN Ans and particularly OF the proNls-
well 4 Act No. 267 of the General AsstIh =
g.. 1.-The State of Louisiana Tor the
just u they have united TO FORM ana
board tby these presents form ana or
x.,o..hemsplyes as well as All suCh
ueeiat sons who may hereafter JOIN or
the lebssociated with them or their SUI
head, into stock coTP "I,aar rho cove
ArmS stipulatiOns and agreements ioI-
MesC, tO-wit:
beauICI THE name and title of the
~ 5ratIOn shall be Ellington sugars lhc''
.nder and by said name: uuleSs SUI
ougisolved in accordance with the law auu
arm charter il shall exist ana continue
shall have and enjoy corporate eAlst-
e and succession for period OF nlne'! =
ne 1901 years from and after the date VI
Sls act Ii may have. hold. receive DOrroM !,
nd. exchange, acquire by grant h IN
purchase devise or beqHest, sell, Alternate
disDOse of convey, lease, pledge, pawn
hypothecate. cucumber or mortgage Prop-
erty of any kind, whether real, personal VI
mixed, corporal or incOrpOreal, moyaDle or
immoyabIe All subject to such limitations
as NAV be prescribed by law. 1t may maxi,
issue and endorse bonds or notes anu othsi
evidence of debt. 1t may accept mort
cages, pledges or other forms Oh sscuLl.!
nr debts.
contract, sue and be sued, plead or De I'M
pleaded by its corporate name IN an.
court of competent jurisdiction. II may
make, adopt and use common sedi am
alter the same at pleasure 1t may holu
stock in other corporations, and lts caPi-
tai stock may be issued Tor capltal stOcA
in other corporations. IL may NAME; az
point and employ such managers uIee
TORS officers agents and other employees
as its said business and convenience may
require and may fix their compensation
having due regard TO the nature CharaC
ter and value of their services. IL may
make and establish bylaws, rules anu
regulations not inconsistent with this char-
ter or any existing law, fixing or altering
the management of its property tne resu
lation and government of ITS aHalrs' anu
the manner of the certification and regis,
tration of its stock. Ii may wind up ana
dissolve itself or be wound up and dls-
solved in the manner PROVIDED Dy law. II
NAV conduct business in this Stat', otner
States,
and possessions of the United States, anu
in any foreign country. Ii generally shall
possess all the powers, rights, prlNllests
and immunities which corporations are ana
may hereafter be authorized TO possess un-
der the Constitution and laws OF this state
and particularly under Act No. 26i OF the
Acts of the General Assembly OF the stare
of Louisiana for the year 19lA Ana IL
shall have the power to invest lts Doaru Vi
directors with all of its corporate powers
subject to such restrictions as may be
named in this charter.
ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New OF
leans, Parish of Orleans, State OF Louis
lana, and all citations or other legal
process shall be served upon its President,
or in the event of his absence, upon the
Vice President. or in the event of the alb
sence of both of said officers, upon the Sec
rotary.
ARTICLE III-This corporation shall
have the power to conduct its business in
all of it's branches in any of the States;
Territories, or possessions OF the United
States as well as in foreign countries, and
may have one or more offices outside of the
State of Louisiana.
The objects and purposes for which the
said corporation is formed, and the nature
of the business to be carried on by 1t are
hereby declared TO be:
Section l. To plant, cultivate, grow, pro-
duce, manufacture, refine, buy, sell, Inn
port, export, ship, transport, and generally
deal In sugar cane, sugar, mOlasses, syrups'
and all the products thereof, and TO carry
on any business incidental thereto. and for
the purpose aforesaid, to acquire, con-
struct, lease, own, maintain, and operate
sugar or other plantations. sugar or other
refineries, and any buildings, mills, rae
tories, distilleries, and other works, neces-
sary therefor; to raise. buy, sell and deal
in horses, mules, catle, livestock and
poultry of all kinds, and generally to en-
gage in the business of planter; TO build,
buy, rent, sell, establish, maintain, OPP
crate and conduct sawmills, hotels, stores,
warehouses, depOts, etc, and to do gen
eral merchandise business.
Section 2. To bid in, buy. sell. acquire,
lease, sublet or farm for its own account
of for the account Of others, real estate.
lands and tenements, and to survey, sub
divide and plat such lands for the pur-
pose Of sale or otherwise, and to improve
and develop the same by the erection of
houses or buildings thereon, and to do such
other lawful improvements as may be need
full or desirable in and about the improve
ment or development thereof for any pur-
pose whatever, and particularly to drain
and reclaim lands and for that purpose to
form drainage or sub-drainage districts. or
to do any act which an individual might
lawfully do.
Section 3. To purchase. acquire, receive.
hold, own, pledge, sell and dispose of
stocks. bonds, mortgages, debentures notes
ness Of any firm, association, individual
or corporation, or any state, parish, county.
ward, drainage or sub drainage district,
or any political subdivision in the State
of Louisiana or elsewhere.
Section 4. To construct. purchase, lease.
or otherwise acquire and own, maintain
and operate steamboats,. sailing vessels,
barges and other water crafts, piers, docks,
or wharves, and such lines of tramway or
railway within the State of Louisiana or
elsewhere as may be convenient. necessary
of the company, with all necessary side
tracks, locomotives, cars, depots, round
houses and other equipment necessary TO
the operation Of said piers, docks, wharves,
tramways, or railway, and the traffic
thereon; provided. that this corporation
shall not. without an amendment of this
charter. have the right to exercise power
Of MT domain.
.. To carry on any other. bust
IN under the law it may be en-
carry on which may seem to the
3htion calculated directly or indi-
III to effectuate the aforesaid objects, or
ther of them, or to facilitate il in the
transaction of its aforesaid business or
businesses, or any part thereof, or in the
transaction of any other lawful business
that may be calculated directly or indi-
rectly to enhance the value or to render
profitable any of the company's properties
and rights, and generally TO hold and ex-
ercise all such incidental powers and privi-
leges as relate to the objects and purposes
hereinbefore set forth, or as may be neces-
sary, useful or Convenient for effecting said
objects and purposes.
ARTICLE Iv.-The total authorized capt.
tai stock Of this corporation is seventeen
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