The herald., 1922-06-08
CHARTER OF
ARDOYNE PLANTING CO, INC.

State Of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans. BE il known thai
on this tenth day Of May, in the veal
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
| two, before me. WILLIAM WALLET
| YOUNG, a Notary Public, in and for IN,
| Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana
| duly commissioned and qualified. and In
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally came
ana appeared the several persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed. all above
the full age of majority, who severally
declared that, ayailing 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 a corpor-
alton for the objects and purposes and
under the articles and stipulations fol-
lowing, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1. The name. style and title
Of this corporation shall be ARDOYNE
name it shall have and enjoy all the
rights, advantages and privileges granted
by law to corporations. and shall exist
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 corporate seal, and the
same TO alter and break at pleasure; to
hold, receive, lease, purchase, sell and
and pledge property, real, personal and
mixed, corporal and incOrporeal; to
name and appoint such managers, direc-
tors, ofhcerss 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
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 it are hereby de-
clared to be: To do q 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 ana 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
a general mercantile and planting busi-
ness within the State or elsewhere. and
TO carry on any other business planting
mercantile, manufacturing or otherwise
which can be conveniently carried on
Win any OF the company's objects; to
own and operate commissary; to ac-
qulre and hold by purchase lease or
Dr0DPrtV an
movable, immOvable and mixed in the
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 conten plated. and
10 BUY. sell. rent or lease real estate or
personal property in the course and con-
Duct OF said business. either in connec-
ton with said business or otherwise.
ana generally to do and transact all busi.
ness properly connected with. incidental
or convenient to any Of the said objects
and purposes.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock of
this corporation is hereby fixed M tho
sum OF Two Hundred Thousand Dollars
lF-oV,VW.OO), TO be divided into and rep
resented by Two Thousand q OOO) shares
in the sum Of One Hundred Dollars
lSlOoOO) each: said stock shall only he
issued Tor cash or in payment of prom
cry cry actually received or purchased by
sara corporation. The capital stock OF
THIS corporation may be increased TO the
sum SUM- OF Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
ARTICLE V. All the corporate nov-
ers OF this corporation shall be exercised
by Board OF Directors consisting OF four
STOCKHOLDERS, majority of whom shall |
quorum for the TRANSACTION
Oh business. The directors NAV vote in
person or by written proxy in favor Of
another director. The Board of Direc.
tors shall elect annually from among
,heir number President, a vice-Presi.
lent, and a Secretary Treasurer.
The first Board of Directors shall con
INST OF four stockholders, and shall he
Composed of r. r. Barrow, d. M. Kill
patrick, Horace Brownell and George
JeIery, with the said r. r. Rarrow &c |