The herald., 1922-04-13

PIERRE ID. OLIVIER,
Notary PubVc.
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, availing themselves of the
privilege offered by the laws of the State
of Louisiana; and particularly by the
terms of Act No. 267 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 a term of ninety nine years.
ARTICLE III. 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
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
manufacture, market and prepare for
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 snar-
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 deang 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.
signses 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. TIC
apply for, 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 gran,
licenses, shop rights, territorial rights
and any other rights in respect thereof
10 apply for, purchase or otherwise &C.
quire, and to own, use, SELL assign, OF
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.
taxing so acquired, except the business
OF banking and insurance in all of their
several forms, and homestead. building
and loan associations, and excepting also
such business as is transacted by rail.
road, telegraph and telephone companies
10 hold, receive, have, purchase, i'm.
prove, ALLEVIATE, convey, SELL borrow
pledge. mortgage and hypothecate under
It's said corporate name, property, real
personal and mixed, without limit as to
kind or amount.
To issue bonds, debentures or obliga-
lions of the company from time to time
for any Of the objects or purposes of
the company, and to secure the same
by mortgage. pledge. deed Of trust o.
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
10 hold, purchase, or otherwise ac-
qulre 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 or shares of stocks or securities there
Tor, including the right to vote on said
STOCKS, and to receive and distribute as
pronts the dividends and interest on such
stocks as securities.
To lend dts funds and make advances
10 any affiliated company, partnership
person or association, upon the security
OF their or his undertaking, property OF
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 OF
dependencies of the United States. and
any and a foreign countries; to have
one or more, offices therein, and therein
TO hold, purchase. mortgage and convey
real and personal property without limit
laws!
The foregoing clauses shall be con-
strued both as objects and powers, and
II 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 ana use q
corporate seal, and the same to break
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