The St. Mary banner., 1922-11-11
G. /. a X / + L
OF
VICTORIA SUGAR COMPANY.
INCORPORATED.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
BE IT KNOWN That on this 26th
day of September, A. D., 1922, be
fore me, RENE H. HIMEL, a No
tary Public in and for the Parish OF
st. Mary, State Of Louisiana, there
in residing, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and
appeared the persons whose names
are hereunto subscribed, all of the
full age of ajority and residents OF
the Parish of ST. Mary, State OF
Louisiana, who severally declared
that, availing themselves of the pro
visions of the Act of the Legisla-
t,lre of the State of Louisiana, be-
ing known as Act No. 267 of the
Session Acts of 1914, they do by
these presents, covenant and agree
and bind themselves as well as such
other persons as may become here
after associated with them, in order
to form and constitute a corporation
and body polite in law, for the OBJ
jects and purposes, and under the
stipulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corp
grafton shall be VICTORIA SUGAR
COMPANY, INCORPORATED" and
it shall have and enjoy succession
and existence for a period of ninety
nine (99) years from date hereof
1t shall have, enjoy and possess all
the powers, rights, privileges and
immunities accorded to corporations
under the law.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation
shall be in the Town of Franklin,
Parish of St. Mary, State of Louisi-
ana, where all the citations and 9th
er legal process shall be served up
on the President, and in the case of
his absence upon the Vice-Presidenr,
and in case of the absence of the
Vice President, upon the Secretary
or Treasurer thereof.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business to
be carried on by it are hereby de-
clared to be:
% To acquire by purchase,
lease, exchange or otherwise planta-
tions, lands or any interest therein,
machinery. tools and instruments;
to acquire, construct and operate
sugar and other plantations, sugar or
other refneries, buildings, mills, fac
tories, distilleries, paper mills, oil
wells and other works; to plant, cul-
tivate and deal in sugar cane, maize
or other crops; to buy, acquire,
build, possess, rent or sell dwelling
houses; to own, lease or otherwise
acquire stores, and to do a general
merchandise business; to carry on
the business Of manufacturing, pro-
ducing, refining, adapting, prepar-
ing, buying, selling and dealing in,
and shipping and transporting sugar
cane, sugar, molasses, syrup and all
products thereof; to make all mort
cages of real property and borrow
ing money thereof by mortgage or
otherwise, the loaning Of money up
on real property and the taking of
mortgages and assignments of mort
cages of the same.
(2) To carry on the business of
warehousing and all business neces-
sary and implicitly incidental thereto
(3) And generally to do all
things necessary and proper pertain
ing or incident to such business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of the said cor
poration shall be THIRTY THOUS-
AND ($30,00o.00) DOLLARS divid-
ed into and represented by Three
Hundred ,(300) shares of the sum OF
One Hundred (slo0.OO) Dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid for
in cash at the time of subscription,
or the same may be issued, at not
less than par, in payment or ex-
change for property or rights ac-
tua1ly received or purchased by said
corporation, or the same may be is
sued, full paid, for money advanced,
and for such other valuable consid-
erations or services as the Board Of
Directors of said corporation may
determine; provided, that no stock
shall be issued until the ccnsidera-
tion therefor has been received by
the said corporation. No transfer Of
stock shall be binding on this corp
oration unless same appears on the
books thereof.
Any stockholder may sell, assign
or transfer his stock in this corpora
tion provided thirty (30) days no
tice vrior of such intention to sell,
assign OF transfer the same be given
the company, and the other stock
holders thereof shall have the first
privilege of purchasing same, after
which. thirty days aotice the said
stock may be sold in open market
The capital stock of this corpora
tion may be increased to the sun
of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
& NO-100 ($100,000) DOLLARS.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this cor
poratlon shall be vested in Board
of nir<.afcrs- Ia ha CON, rocad of folr,