The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-08-06
ARTICLE 1.

ARTICLE 1.
ton is declared to be STAR PLANTING
| COMPANY. INC.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this cor
poration are to engage in carrying on d
general planting and mercantile pust
ness, and in pursuance tnereot 10 p, rLa}
cultivate grow, harvest and markes
crops Of corn. cane, cotton, rice, ana
other products, including all character
Of vegetables and truck; to opera.e anu
Fetal or wholesale. Of all kinds of
goods, wares, and merchandise
ARTICLE III.
The rights and powers to be exercised
by this corporation are generally al
that are necessary ana hta ancsd and nuro
poses set forth in Article NO. IL OF this
charter; and specially to sue and DE
sued, to make and enter INTO coitraca as,
break or alter at will; to take and re-
ceive by sale, exchange. donation or
otherwise, and dispose of and hypotne,
lease from others and to others, and TO
take from and give to others by sale,
mortgage or pawn al sucn propefi n
movable, corporal or incorporeal, as
may be by it made and produced, or
be necessary or pertinent to its corpor-
ate uses and purposes; to borrow mo
Iney, to issue checks, notes, bills OF ex-
change and other commercial paper. and
to take and receive the same from
others, to name and appoint clerks
agents, managers and other employees
as may be required in its business, and
! to operate plantations and farms for the
cultivation of cane. rice. cotton, corn
and other products, together with all
the rights and powers necessary and
incidental thereto.
, maintain all threshers, pumping estab-
lishments, and all such engines, ma
chinery, and appliances as may be es-
, sential and necessary to said business.
Also to operate such store, stores,
, commissaries and warehouses as may
: be necessary to the carrying on Of the
| said mercantile business.
ARTICLE w.
The authorized capital stock of this
thousand dollars G1O. ooooO). divided
100, A Shares spt Of the par value Of one
hundred dollars (s1oo.oO) each
The capital stock may be increased to
the sum of thirty thousand dollars
The entire amount of the capital
stock of ten thousand dollars has been
!, this day subscribed and fully paid for
in property by the stockholders.
ARTICLE V.
; The domicile of this. corporation is
e fixed in Taft, Parish of ST. Charles,
Z State of Louisiana, and service of all
. legal process shall be made on the
I President, or in his absence, upon the
Vice President, and in his absence. upon
1.-THE Secretary-Treasurer. At said dOmi-
cile all meetings Of the stockholders
and Board of Directors must be held
: provided, that with the written consent
a nf oil mr. str n
i meetings may be held elsewhere than
n at the domicile.
' ARTICLE VI
Inasmuch as the capital stock of this
a corporation has been subscribed to ano
v paid for, it shall at once become going
4 concern, and shall continue for a period
: Of twenty-five (25) years. unless sooner
+ dissolved in the manner and form pro.
!. vided by law.
ARTICLE VII
All powers of this corporation shall
e be vested in and exercised by the Board
: of Directors, composed of three 60
! stockholders, who shall have power to
make all necessary bylaws. except that
e the officers of the corporation shall
r by the Act 267 of the General Assembly
y of 1914. Two members of the Board
3 of Directors shall constitute a quorum
for the transaction of any and all bust.
ness. Said directors shall be elected
annually on the first Monday Of the
: month of June each year. The direct.
! their offices for the term of one year
d until their successors shall be elected
h and actually qualified.
The directors shall at least hold one
3 share of the capital stock of this cor
h poration unpledged in their own name
: Each stockholder and director on the
titled to cast, at the stockholders meet.
ing, in person or by proxy, one vote fol
each share Of stock held by him, ant
the majority of the votes cast at sucf
n meeting shall elect or decide any ques
y ton that may properly come before it
= The directors may be represented on the
u Board of Directors by written proxies
r filed with the Secretary.
Vacancies occurring on the Board Of
Directors shall be filled by the election
Of another stakeholder by the remain
: Immediately after the election of tn.
. Board of Directors. the directors shall
r President, vice-President Secretary and
Treasurer The office Of Secretary anG
q Treasurer shall be held by one and the
g The following shall constitute the
= first Board of Directors. to-wit:
e. George Lorio, whose address i.
i, Miss Claire Lorio, whose address i.
}. Mrs. odile Lorio Becnel. whose ad
t And until their successors are elected
: and qualified, the following are declared
k to be the officers of this corporation
= wit:
E. George Lorio. President and Gen.
eral Manager.
:. Miss Claire Lorio, vice-President
Mrs. Odile Lorio Becnel. Secretary
/ Treasurer.
1 Who shall hold their offices both az
directors and officers until the mex
regular meeting Of the stockholders o,
until their successors shall have beer
elected and actually qualified.
ARTICLE Will
:. The stockholders and subscribers OF
the capital stock are declared to be al
follows:
E. George Lorio, Taft, La, "a shares
Mrs. Josephine Perret Lorio Taft
La, shares
Miss Claire Lorio, Taft, La. shares
Mrs. Odile Lorio Becnel Taft, La,
shares.
: Mrs. Blanche Lorio Dickinson, New
Orleans La, 8 shares.