The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-04
CHARTER OF THE STERLING SUGARS,
INCORPORATED.

United States of America, State Of Louis
lana Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans, BE it known, that on this, the 2Sth
day of the month of May, in the year Oh
our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred anu
twenty one and of the independence OF the
United States of America, the one hundred
and forty fifth, Dfore me, Eugene D.
Saunders, a notary public, duly commls-
stoned and qualified, within ana Tor the
Parish of Orleans, State OF LOUISIANA,
therein residing, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who seyera1ly declared that,
ayailing themselves of the benefits and
provisions of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana and Of the laws OF said state
relative to the organization OF corporations
and particularly OF the provisions OF Act
No. 267 of the General Assembly of the
State of Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have united to form, and they dc by these
presents form and organize themselves,
as Well as all such persons who may mere
after join or become associated with them
or their successors. into a stock corpora
| ton for the objects and purposes and
under the covenants, stipulations ana
| agreements following, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title OF the
| corporation shall be STERLING Sugars,
Inc", and under and by said name, unless
| sooner dissolved in accordance with the
law and this charter, it shall exist and
continue, and shall have and enjoy corpor.
| ate existence and succession for preiod
| of ninety nine 1907 years from and AFTER
| the date of this act. 1t may have, hold,
borrow, lend, exchange, acquire by grant,
| gift or purchase, devise or bequest, sell,
| ALLEVIATE, dispose of, convey, lease, pledge,
| pawn, hypOthcate, cucumber or mortgage
property of any kind, whether real, per
sOnal or mixed, corporal or incorpoeal,
movable or immovabie, all subject to such
| limitations as hay be prescribed by law
1t may make, issue and endorse bonds or
notes and other evidence of debt. 1t may
| accept mortgages, pledges or other forms
| of security for money loaned or other
| lebts. 1t may contract, sue and be sued
plead or be implicated by its corporate
name in any court OF competent Jurlsdlc-
/ ton 1t may make, adopt and use COM
/ mon seal and alter the same at pleagure
| 1t may hold stock in other corporations,
| and its capital stock may be issueta for
may name, appoint and employ such man
| ayers, directors officers, agents and other
| employees as it's said business and con-
| venience may require, and may fix their
compensation, having due regard to the
nature, character and value of their ser
| vices. 1t may make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations not inconsistent with
| this charter or any existing law, liking or
altering the management Of its property,
the regulation and government of its af-
fairs, and the manner Of the certihcation
and registration of its stock. 1t may wind
up and dissolve itself, or be wound up
by law. 1t may conduct business In this
state, other states, the Federal Districts,
the Territories and possessions of the
United States, and in any foreign country
1t generally shall possess all the powers,
rights, privileges and immunities which
| corporations are and may hereafter be au-
thorized to possess under the Constitution
and laws Of this state, and particularly
| under Act No. 267 of the Acts of the
| General Assembly Of the State of Louis
, lana for the year 1914. And 1t shall have
the power to invest its board of directors
. with all Of its corporate powers, subject
to such restrictions as may be named III
. this charter.
3 ARTICLE 1.-THE domicIIe 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
D cess shall be served upon its president, oil
E in the event Of his absence, upon the vice
= president, or in the event Of the abselce Of
| 10Th of said officers, upon the secretary.
ARTICLE III-This corporation shall
Z have the power to conduct its business In
D all OF it's branches in any of the States
l Territories, or possessions Of the United
States. as well as in foreign countries, and
8 may have one or more offices outside or the
e State Of Louisiana.
The objects and purposes for which tn,
l said corporation is formed, and the patur
| of the business to be carried on by IL ar
.reby declared to be:
al Seton /. To plant, cultivate, grow, pro
4 duce manufacture, refine, buy. sell, I'm
e ,Ort. export, ship, transport, and generall!
: ieal in sugar cane, sugar, molasses, syrups
and all the products thereof. and to carr!
e on any business incidental thereto and fo
v the purpose aforesaid, to acquire, con
| struct, lease, own, maintain. and operat
g sugar or other plantations, sugar or ethe
u refneries, and any buildings, mills, fac
tories distilleries, and other works, neces
= sary therefor; to raise. buy, sell and dea
: I'm horses, mules, cattle, livestock an
II poultry of all kinds, and generally to en-
j. gage in the business OF a planter; to build
! buy rent, sell, establish, maintain, operat
and conduct sawmills, hotels, stores, ware
8 houses, depots, etc., and to do genera
It merchandise business.
e Section 2. To bid In, buy, sell, acquire
d lease, sublet, or farm for its own accoun
II or for the account Of others, real estat'
e lands and tenements and TO survey, sun
n divide and plat such lands for the purpos
). of sale or otherwise, and to improve an
le develop the same by the erection OF house
'e n buildings thereon, and to do such othe
lr awful Nv oN"ments as may be needful z
desirable in and about the improvement
l. or development thereof for any purpos
l. whatever, and particularly to drain an
1t reclaim lands, and for that purpose to lori
(, ..,Aoa or subdrainage districts, or TO q
,e any act which an individual might Lawful
t, ly do.
e, Section g. To purchase acquire, receiv
Ip hold, own, pledge. sell and dispose
v. stocks, bonds. mortgages, debenture
u notes and other security or evidence
G. indebtedness Of any hrm, association, !