The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-12
CHARTER.

| matter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereuntO SUP
scribed. who severally declare that avail
ing themselves of the provisions of the
laws of this State relating to the organ
| cation of corporations, they have con
| tracted and agreed and do by these pres
ents contract and agree and bind and
ObIigate themselves, as well as such per
sons as may become associated with them
to form them selves into and to institute
a corporate body polite In law with thu
objects and purposes and under the con
dtiOns 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 il
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 ana u
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 incOrpOreal; to issue bonds
and To secure the same by mortgage or
pledge: to buy or hold or dispose OF
| stock in other companies, or to acquire
|
create and accept mortgages. pledges or
other hypOtt'catiOns; to elect and ap-
| point such managers, agents, directors
or officers as 1t may require; TO make an
establish. alter and amend, rules, bylaws
and regulations for its proper govern
ment
| ARTICLE 1.-THE dOmicle 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 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 it, 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 &C
| uuire 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
| farms, towns or suburbs thereof; to es-
| tablish and dedicate squares, streets, al
leys 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-
| city, or both; to construct and operate
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struct or to have constructed buildings OF
| all kinds docks, wharves, canals and
pumping plants to establish industrial
| and manufacturing sites or to lease It's
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; to
| lease its property or any part thereof for
such purposes; to engage In any and all
manner of land development and land
selling plans and operations; to exchange
its capital stock or any part thereof for
property; to issue and to give mortgages
and pledges in such manner and form as
il 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 its Board
of Directors may determine; to own stock
or bonds and generally to do any and all
things necessary and proper, incidental
or pertinent to the powers herein set
| u.
ARTICLE Iv-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
of Fifty Thousand Dollars $3.50. OOOOO),
to be divided into and represented by five
hundred (500) shares of the par value of
One Hundred Dollars $4,000 each.
ARTICLE v-This corporation shall
become a going concern and shall be au-
thoriZed to commence business as soon
as Twenty five Thousand Dollars ISIS 000J
Of it's capital stock shall have been paid
for, 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-
ton 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 ($10O0O000), by
| a vote Of two-thirds of all the stock out.
| standing, 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 Dt slSHcu ny Tic
| or by the Vice-President of the company,
and cOuntersigned by the Secretary Treas
urer of the company. The stock Of this
corporation 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
transaction 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 BIZ
composed Of the following:
Walter J. SUTTON, 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