The herald., 1921-12-22
CHARTER.

and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, person /
ally came and appeared the several per-
sons whose names are hereunto sub |
scribed, who severally declare that avail. |
ing themselves of the provisions of the |
laws OF this State relating to the organi- |
cation OF corporations, they have con- |
tracted and agreed and do by these pres |
ents contract and agree and bind and
obligate themselves, as well as such per-
sons as may become associated with them, |
to form themselves into and TO institute
a corporate body polite in law with the
objects and purposes and under the con
ditions and stipulatiOns of the following
articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE THE name Of this corpora
ton shall be Amadee Farms Company.
Inc, and under its corporate name II
shall enjoy succession for the period of
ninety nine years from date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved by liquidation or other
wise, and shall have power and authority
to contract, to sue and be sued; to make,
mortgages, hypOthecatiOns and pledges;
to make and use corporate seal and to
alter and break same at pleasure; to
hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell, trans
fer, assign. mortgage, hypothecate, pledge
or otherwise receive, use or dispose of
property, real, personal or mixed. cor
poreal and Incorporate; to issue bonds
and to secure the same by mortgage or
stock in other companies, or to acquire
or retire or reissue its own stock; to
create and accept mortgages. pledges or
other hypOtN.catiOns; to elect and ap-
point such managers, agents. directors
! or officers as il may require: to make an
establish. alter and amend. rules bylaws
and regulations for its proper govern
ment.
| ARTICLE 1.-THE domIcile of this cor
poratiOn shall be in the City of New Or
leans, Parish of Orleans, State OF Louis
lana, and citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the President
of the corporation, and in the event OF
his absence shall be served upon the Vice
| President of the corporation, and in the
| event of the absence of both the Presi-
dent and Vice-President shall be served
upon the Secretary Treasurer of the cor
poration.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation Is
created and organized. and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by 1t, are
declared TO be as follows:
To engage in the business of owning.
buying and selling real estate and to use
same for general agricultural and stock
raising purposes and to that end to ac-
quire, by purchase or otherwise. to hold.
lease, SELL to improve, to mortgage, TO
cultivate or to deal in, real estate lands
and improvements thereon. and properties
nected Herewith; to reclaim or improve
any such lands and to lay out same in
farms, towns or suburbs thereof; to es-
tablish and dedicate squares streets, al
leys and canals for navigation and drain
age; 20 pave streets and sidewalks: ia
!, lay down sewerage and drainage and
water pipes and cOnduits for electrical
and other purposes; and In connection
Herewith to construct and operate plants
for the creation and distribution Of light
| hoo nd
) city, or both; to construct and operate
drainage and reclamation plants to con
struct or to have constructed buildings o
all kinds docks. wharves. canals an6
: pumping plants: to establish industrial
!, and manufacturing sites or to lease IT,
: property or any part thereof for such pur
poses; to engage in all manner of agri
, cultural and stock-raising operations up
: on said land owned or leased by 1t; t
. lease its property or any part thereof TO
such purposes; to engage in any and al
manner of land development and LAM
selling plans and operations; to exchang
Z it's capital stock or any part thereof 10
I property: to issue and to give mortgage
L and pledges in such manner and form a
s it may determine: to acquire and hold
n or dispose Of stock in other corporation
:, and to acquire and retire or reissue upo
y such terms and conditions as its Boar
r Of Directors may determine; to own stoc
or bonds and generally to do any and
e or pertinent to the powers herein Sc
r. forth, or the business hereby authorizes
II ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock Of thi
r corporation is hereby fixed at the SUI
Is Of Fifty Thousand Dollars $5O,OOOOO
\. to be divided into and represented by nv
" hundred (500) shares of the par value
j. One Hundred Dollars (S1O0.OO) each.
W ARTICLE v-This corporation sha
! become a going concern and shall be al
\. thorized to commence business as 500
y as Twenty-fiv Thousand Dollars (S2o,OO,
% of it's capital stock shall have been pal
J. for. either in cash or its equivalent
'e provided by law. The stock of this co
poration or any part thereof, may
,e delivered to any person, firm, associ
r. ton of persons or corporation In retui
ID for the acquisition by the company OF m
E. property owned or controlled by sue
person. firm. association of persons
he corporation. or in payment Of other pro-
s. critics or other services rendered, and q
ne stock of this corporation may, as her
be inabove provided. be acquired by IL
such manner and under such terms
II its Board Of Directors may from time
~ time determine.
The capital stock Of this corporate
III NAV be increased to the sum Of One Hu
i, dred Thousand Dollars ($1OOOOoOo),
-, vote of two-thirds of all the stock on
80 standing, at a special meeting called I
y that purpose, or at regular meeting
or All certificates of stock issued by tn
d. company shall be signed by the Preside
n or by the Vice President of the compan
he and countersigned by the Secretary, Trea
n urer of the company. The stock OF III
Ist CORPORATION can be transferred only
IT the books of the corporation and subJ'
Oh to such rules and regulations as may
ist by the Board of Directors from time
time prescribed.
"A. ARTICLE vI-Section ALI corpors
er powers of this corporation shall be vest
RS in and exercised by a Board of Direct6
ng composed of five members elected frt
he the stockholders. A majority of the
IN. rectors shall constitute a quorum for
'er transaction Of business. Said Directt
nd may vote in person or by proxy, writ
he or telegraphed, at any or all meetings
or Directors regular or special.
Ia The Board of Directors shall be elecl
ul. annually at the regular annual meeti
lid of the stockholders to be held on
nd second Tuesday in January Of each ye
'p- The first Board Of Directors shall
ale composed of the following:
Walter ]. SUTTON, Jr., 1915 Eighth
mai New Orleans, La. =.
es, Manning W. Heard, 1905 State ST.,
ing Nicholas Callan, 1888 Felicity St., n
Ihe Orleans. La. .
on. Leo NJ. Coogan, 1907 Banks St.. N
YER o-Ioo,s To
It's. Dora Ellis, 4s14 s. Claiborne ST., N
~, Orleans, La,
his w, w uaord as yice-Preside
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