The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-06-22
CHARTER OF
ARDOYNE PLANTING CO., INC.

State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. Be it known that
on this tenth day of May, in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
two. before me. WILLIAM WALLER
YOUNG, n Notary Public. in and for the
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified, and In
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed. all above
the full age of majority, who seyerally
declared that, availing themselves Of the
laws of the State of Louisiana, particu-
larry Act 267 of 1914, relative to the
organization Of corporations, they do, by
these presents, agree and bind them
selves, as well as such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with
them, to form and constitute corpor-
alton for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE l. The name. style and title
of this corporation shall be ARDOiNE
PLANTING CO, INC, and under that
name it shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages and privileges granted
for the full term and period Of ninety
nine years from this date. 1t shall have
power to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use a corporate seal, and the
same to alter and break at pleasure; to
hold, receive. lease, purchase, sell and
convey, as well as mortgage, hypOthecate
and pledge property, real, personal and
mixed, corporal and Incorporate; to
name and appoint such managers, direc-
tors, officers agents and other en-
plOyeeS as its interests and convenience
may require, and to make and establish
as well as alter and amend, from time
| to time, such bylaws, rules and regu-
| latiOns as may be necessary and expe-
dent for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said cOrpor-
| alton.
| ARTICLE ii. The domicile of this
| corporation is hereby fixed in the City
| of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and
| all citations or other legal process shall
| be served upon the President of this
| corporation, or, in his absence, upon its
Secretary-Treasurer.
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is es-
| tablished and the nature of the business
| to be carried on by ii are hereby de-
| clared to be: To do a general plantation
business; to plant, grow, cultivate, pro-
duce, buy, import, manufacture, refine.
sell, export and market within the State
of Louisiana and elsewhere, rice, corn,
sugar. and farm and plantation products.
and kindred crops and products of every
nature and description, and to buy, store.
| sell or otherwise to deal or traffic in
same, either at wholesale or retail; to
buy and sell contracts for the future de-
livery of sugar; to hire, lease, purchase.
| own and operate farms and plantations,
live stock, tools, implements, machinery.
boats, cars and other property neces-
sary or convenient for said purposes
and in connection Herewith to establish
general mercantile and planting bust
ness within the State or elsewhere, and
to carry on any other business, planting.
| mercantile, manufacturing or otherwise.
which can be conveniently carried on
with any of the cOmpany's objects; to
own and operate a commissary; to ac-
quire and hold by purchase, lease or
otherwise, property, real and personal
State of Louisiana and elsewhere. and
the same to sell, lease, mortgage, pledge
hypothecate or otherwise dispose of in
any and every way whatsoever; to buy
lease rent, erect. construct. maintain and
operate buildings necessary or incident
to the business herein contemplated, and
to buy, sell, rent or lease real estate OF
personal property in the course and con-
duct of said business, either in connec-
ton with said business or otherwise
and generally to do and transact all bust
ness properly connected with, incidental
or convenient to any Of the said objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE w. The CAPITAL stock o.
this corporation is hereby fixed at tn,
sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollar:
(s2OOOO0OO), to be divided into and rep
resented by Two Thousand (2.000) Shares
in the sum of One Hundred Dollars
issued for cash or In payment of prop
erty actually received or purchased b,
said corporation. The capital stock o
this corporation may be increased to tn
sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollar
$500 900 O0).
ARTICLE v. All the corporate pow
erS of this corporation shall be exercise,
by Board of Directors consisting Of fou
stockholders, a majority of whom shall
constitute quorum for the transaction
of business. The directors may vote II
person or by written proxy in favor o
another director. The Board of Direc
/
their number a President. a Presi
dent, and a Secretary Treasurer.
The first Board of Directors shall con
sist Of four stockholders, and shall b.
composed Of r. r. Barrow, ID. NJ. Xii
patrick, Horace Brownell and Georg
j Delery. with the said R r RarrnX a