The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-02-26
ration shall he THE ALEXANDRIA ICE
AND con ~ STORAGE COMPANY and


it shall have and eriOy corporate eXis-
tencs and sMccrssion for tho full period
of Elnety-,,ine years from the date here
of, with power under its said corporate
name to contract, hne ami he sileti to
have and use corporate seal and the
same to break and alter nj pleasure +"
hnid, receive, lease. purchase and com
vey, rs we'll an mortgage and h!pothn-
cate property real. pcrsonal aud mixed;
to name and appoint such maras"rs di-
rec,ors, agents and officers as tho interest
and affairs of said corporation may 70
uuiru. and to make aud establish, snch
bylaws, rules aud regulations for she
proper management and regulation of
ihs affairs Of said corporation as may he
necessary and proper, and change, altor
and amend the same at pleasure.
ARTICLE II.
The don,irils Of said corporation shall
bs in the City of Alexandria, Parish uf
Rapi.ies, State If Louisiana. All eita-
tions aud other legal process directed to
or issued against this corporation sha ! DO
served on the President, or in caee Of his
absence, on the Vice President, or in the
absence of both said officers, upon the
Secretary.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects and purposes for which
this coifn,rati0n is established and the
nature Of the business to DO carried on,
is hereby declared to be the manufacture
aud sale III ice aud to maintain and cou
duct a cold storage warehouse.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at Forty Thousand Dollars,
divided into and represented by tOnr hun
dred shares of the par valne Of One Hun
drrt, Dollars each, which stock shall DO
paid for in cash installments as the same
may he called for by the Board of Direct
orr. The shares shall be Transferable
ouly OH tn. books of the Company ard on
the surrender Of the outstanding certiii-
cato. This corporation shall be authorl-
zed to begin business upon organization
and as soon AS three hundred shares are
subscribed for.
ARTICLE Y.
The officers of this corporation shall be-
President, Il Vice. President and General
Manager, SECRETARY and Treasurer
All of the corprate powers OF said c"rlo-
ration shall DO vested in and exercised bS
a Board of Directors, composed of seven
stockholders Of the Company. On the
third Monday in January, 1897, aud all.
nually thereafter an election for Dlrec
tors shall be hold ut the office of the
Company, under the supervision OF two
commissioners appointed 10y the Board OF
Directors. All elections shall be by bal
! lot and each share of stock shall be enti-
| tied 70 one vote, which may be voted by
| the holder thereof III person or by proxy.
| 4 majority Of the votes cast shall elect.
Due notice of said election shall DO given
by publication in one Of the newspapers
published in the City Of Alexandria, at
least ten days prior thereto. Each
| Board of Directors shall elect from their
| nun, bsr Il President aud Vics-presltlent
and ,;euerul Manager, aud they shall
elect Secretary and Treasurer, who
| may or may not be members "f the Board
Of Directors. Any vacancy occurring III
the Board of Directors by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, shall be t'liod ny the
remaining Directors.
ARTICLE VI.
The immovable property OF this eorpo-
| ration shall never be sold or nortgaged
or otherwise incumbered, nor shalt any
purchase of real estate he made without
the consent "f majority of tho entire
stock of the Company, and MEETING OF
| tho stock holders shall be convened for
such purpose, after ten days notice there
| Of given to each stockholder.
ARTICLE VII.
The following named persops, to-wit:
Adolphus Busch, Albert kuemneli, }. l.:
Knoerler, George A. Staples. Bernard
Ehrstein, Bertrand We'll aud David 1:
Stafford, with A. Busch as President aud
A. Kuemmeli as Vice.Presitlent aud Geu-
eral Munger, are hereby constituted tho
first Board OF Directors, slo shall ser5'e