The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-06-01
CHARTER OF
ARDOTNE PLANTING CO., IN

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State Of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans
on this tenth day of May, in the year
one thousand nine hundred and twenty
two. before me, WILLIAM WALLER
| YOUNG, 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 severally
declared that, availing themselves Of the
laws of the State of Louisiana, particu-
larly 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 l. The name. style and title
OF this corporation shall be ARDOYNE
PLANTING CO, INC, and under that
name it shall have and enjoy all the
rights. advantages and privileges granted
Dy 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 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 incorporeal: to
name and appoint such managers direc-
tors. Ofhoers- 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 III. The domicile of this
corporation is hereby fixed in the CITY
OF New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and |
an citations or other legal process shall |
corporation, or. in his absence, upon its |
Secretary Treasurer.
ARTICLE III. The objects and DUR
poses for which this corporation is es-
tabiished and the nature Of the business
to be carried on by il 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 own and operate farms and plantations,
u.'e stoch' 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
20 carry on any other business. planting. |
mercantile, manufacturing or otherwise,
which can be conveniently carried on !
WITH any of the company's objects; to
, ,',i ana operate commissary: to ac-
luire and hold by purchase, lease or I
otherwise, property. real and personal. ;
Movable, immovable and mixed in the
state OF Louisiana and elsewhere and
, ne same 10 sell lease, mortgage. pledge,
my ana every way whatsoever; to buy, {
ease, rent, erect, construct, maintain and
'perate buildings necessary or incident {
. . me me business herein contemplated, and
0 buy, sell, rent or lease real estate or c
property in the course and con-
iuct or said business either in connec- r
ION with said business or otherwise: !
a nSs seneraiIy TO do and transact all bust a
ess properly connected with. incidental I
nd purposes.
ARTICLE ". The capital stock n, :
ms corporation is hereby fixed at the I
s9oo Soo noS hundred Thousand Dollars c
esented by Two Thousand q OOOl shares r
! the sum Of One Hundred Dollars =
snUvol each said stock shall only be O
rfy actuali TaSn rsc or in payment of prop
iid corporation. The capital stock az h
us corporation may be increased TO the
I'm OF Five Hundred Thousand Dollars n
500. 000O0). oiiar' =
ARTICLE v. All the corporate now- =
s OF this corporation shall be exercised n
Board Of Directors consisting of four 4
ockholders, a majority of whom shall d
institute a quorum for the transaction o
business The directors may vote in {.
'rson or by written proxy in favor Of b
lother director. The Board of Direc- I,
RS shall elect annually from among Il
eir number President. a vice-Presi. b
mt, and a Secretary Treasurer. h.
The first Board of Directors shall con- a,
y OF four stockholders, and shall be
imposed OF X. r. Barrow, ID. M. XII to
TICK Horace Brownell and George III
iery, win the said r. r. Barrow as la
sh