The herald., 1922-04-27
CHARTER OF
CONSOLIDATED RICE COMPANY. INC.


Mch. 3O-May4
CHARTER OF
CONSOLIDATED RICE COMPANY. INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
Before me. PIERRE ID. OLIVIER, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, personally
came and appeared on this 22nd day of
March, 1922, the persons whose names
are hereuntO affixed, who in my presence
and in the presence of Sumter ID. Marks.
Jr., and of j. Oswald Walker, competent
witnesses, residing in this parish, de-
clared that, ayailing themselves of the
privilege offered by the laws of the State
of Louisiana, and particularly by the
terms of Act No. 261 of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they do hereby associate them
selves as corporation under the follow
ing articles, to-wit
ARTICLE l. The name of this cor
pOratiOn shall be CONSOLIDATED RICE
COMPANY, INC, and its duration shall
be for term of ninety nine years.
ARTICLE ii. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is to
be formed are hereby declared to be: To
buy, sell, manufacture, export, import,
market or prepare for market, exchange,
deal in and deal with, rice, spices, seeds,
food and food products of every class
and description, fresh, canned or pre-
served, or otherwise, and all food and
other preparations; to engage in any
business, whether manufacturing or other
wise, which may seem advantageous or
useful in connection Herewith, and to
buy, sell, manufacture, export, import.
market or prepare for market, exchange,
deal in and deal with, any article or thing
which the company uses in connection
with its business.
In connection with the foregoing, to
market, buy, sell, deal in and deal with.
import and export, tin, any products of
tin, glassware, any article of glassware
or any other article, receptacle, packing
or thing which may be useful in con-
nection with the manufacturing or mar
keting, vending or shipping of the prod
| ucts of the company or like products.
To carry on as principals, agents,
brokers, commission merchants or con
signees the business of buying, sell
ing, manufacturing, exporting, import
ing, marketing, exchanging, dealing in
and dealing with, rice, spices, seeds, food
and food products of every class and
description, fresh, canned or preserved
or otherwise, and all food and other prep
aratiens, and all materials used in the
manufacture or marketing of each, any
and all of such products
TO carry on as principals, agents,
brokers', commission merchants or con-
signees any other business which may
be conveniently conducted in conjunction
with any of the matters aforesaid. And
for the purpose of carrying on the bust
ness aforesaid to buy, sell and convey
property, both real and personal, as the
same shall be necessary, and generally
to do all things that may be necessary
to the conducting Of said business. To
apply Tor, purchase or otherwise acquire,
and to hold, own, use, operate, sell, as
sign, license or otherwise dispose of any
and all inventions, Improvements and
processes used in connection with or Sc
cured under Letters Patent of the United
States or any other country; to grant
licenses, shop rights, territorial rights
and any other rights in respect thereof !;
TO apply for, purchase or otherwise ac-
quire, and to own, use, sell, assign, or
otherwise dispose of any and all trade
marks, trade names, copyrights or other
proprietary rights of any kind, and to
assign, sell, transfer or grant licenses
in respect thereto
To acquire by purchase, lease or other
wise, and undertake. all or any part Of
the business, rights, property, assets,
good will and liabilities of any person,
hrm, association or corporation, and to
pay for the same in cash, stock of this
corporation, bonds or otherwise, and to
carry On any business concern or under
taking so acquired, except the business
of banking and insurance in all of their
several forms, and homestead. building
such business as is transacted by rail-
road, telegraph and telephone companies
To hold, receive, have, purchase, i'm
prove ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate under
its said corporate name, property, real
personal and mixed, without limit as to
kind or amount
To issue bonds, debentures or obliga-
tions of the company from time to time
Tor any OF the objects or purposes Of
the company, and to secure the same
by mortgage, pledge, deed Of trust or
otherwise. To purchase, hold and re-
issue the shares of its capital stock in
the manner and to the extent permitted
by the laws of the State of Louisiana
To hold, purchase, or otherwise ac-
quire; to sell, assign, transfer, mortgage,
or otherwise dispose Of shares Of the
capital stock and bonds and debentures
or evidences of indebtedness of any cor
poration, domestic or foreign; to issue
in exchange therefor its own stock, bonds
or other obligations, and to exercise all
the rights privileges and powers Of hold
ers of shares Of stocks or securities there
for. including the right to vote on said
stocks, and to receive and distribute as
profits the dividends and interest on such
stocks as securities.
To lend its funds and make advances
10 any afhliated company, partnership
person or association, upon the security
or their or his undertaking, property or
estate, assets and effects, or any part
thereof, upon such terms as the Board
OF Directors may deem expedient
To conduct and transact business in
all OF the states, territories, colonies or
dependencies Of the United States, and
any and all foreign countries; to have
one or more offices therein, and therein
to hold, purchase, mortgage and convey
real and personal property without limit
as to amount, but always subject to local
laws.
The foregoing clauses shall be con-
strued both as objects and powers. and
u Is hereby expressly provided that the
foregoing enumeration of specific powers
shall not be held to limit or restrict in
any manner the powers of the corpor-
alton.
And to this end to make and use a
corporate seal. and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to name and ap-