The herald., 1922-01-05
CHARTER.


| matter named and undersigned, person
| ally came and appeared the several per
] sons whose names are hereuntO SUD
I scribed, who seyerally declare that avail
ing themselves of the provisions Of the
laws OF this State relating to the organl
zation of corporations, they have con
tracied and agreed and do by these pres
| ents contract and agree and bind anO
oblgate 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 oil
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
poreaI and incOrpOreal; to issue bonds
| aud to secure the same by mortgage or
pledge; to buy or hold or dispose of
| stock in other companies, or to acquire
| or retire or Reissue its own stock; to
create and accept mortgages, pledges or
other APPROPRIATIONS: to elect and ap-
point such managers. agents, directors
| or officers as it 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
-, Fat md thnr
cess shall be served upon the President
Of the corporation. and in the event or
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 IL, 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
located thereon incident thereto or con-
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
legs and canals for navigation and drain.
age; to pave streets and sidewalks; to
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
heat and power. either by gas or electri-
hot tn nd
drainage and reclamation plants; to con-
struct or to have constructed buildings OF
all kinds. docks, wharyes, canals and
pumping plants; to establish industrial
and manufacturing sites or to lease its
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 it: to |
lease its property or any part thereof for |
such purposes; to engage In any and all |
selling plans and operations: to exchange |
its capital stock or any part thereof for |
to issue and to give mortgages |
and pledges in such manner and form as /
1t may determine: to acquire and hold. |
or dispose of stock In other corporations /
and to acquire and retire or reissue upon /
such terms and conditions as it's Board |
Df Directors may determine: to own stock /
DR. bonds and generally to do any and all |
things necessary and proper, incidental
DR. pertinent to the powers herein set
TOrth, or the business hereby authorized.
ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
Is hereby fixed at the sum
Df Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50000.O 9).
10 be divided into and represented by five
hundred $500 shares of the par value of
One Hundred Dollars ($100.O0) each.
ARTICLE v-This corporation shall
become a going concern and shall be au-
horized to commence business as soon
Is Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars (s25, OOOl
IF its capital stock shall have been paid
'Or, either in cash or its equivalent, as /
provided by law. The stock of this cor
poration. or any part thereof, may be
delivered to any person, firm, associa-
ion of persons or corporation in return
FOR the acquisition by the company Of any
property owned or controlled by such
person, firm, association of persons or
corporation, or In payment Of other prop
critics or other services rendered, and the
stock Of this corporation may, as here
inabove provided, be acquired by 1t In
such manner and under such terms as
Its Board of Directors may from time to |
time determine.
The capital stock Of this corporation
may be increased to the sum of One Hun
dred Thousand Dollars ($1O0,0OO.OO), by
a. vote Of two-thirds Of all the stock out
at a special meeting called for
that purpose, or at a regular meeting of
the corporation.
All certificates of stock issued by this
company shall be signed by the President
or by the Vice President Of the company,
and countersigned by the Secretary, Treas
urer Of the company. The stock of this
can be transferred only on
the books Of the corporation and subject |
to such rules and regulations as may be /
by the Board Of Directors from time to /
time prescribed.
ARTICLE VI-Section ALL corporate /
powers Of this corporation shall be vested |
in and exercised by a Board of Directors |
composed of five members elected from |
the stockholders. A majority of the Di |
rectOrs shall constitute a quorum for the /
of business. Said Directors |
may vote in person or by proxy, written |
or telegraphed, at any or all meetings of /
Directors, regular or special.
The Board of Directors shall be elected /
annually at the regular annual meeting |
of the stockholders to be held on the
second Tuesday In January of each year.
The first Board Of Directors shall bs
composed of the following:
Walter j. Suthon, Jr., 1915 Eighth St., |
New Orleans, La.
Manning W. Heard, 1905 State St.. New
Orleans, La.
Nicholas Callan. 1888 Felicity St.. New
Orleans, La.
Leo NJ. Coogan, 1907 Banks St., New
Orleans, La.
Dora Ellis, 4s14 s. Claiborne St., New
Orleans, La,
with Walter J. Suthon, Jr.. as President.
Manning W. Heard, as Vice-President,
and Nicholas Callan, as Secretary Treas
urer.
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