The herald., 1911-10-19
CHARTER
OF JOHN DAvANT & COMPANY.
LIMITED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS.

Of the month of October in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven,
before me, John Janyier, a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified In and for
the State and parish aforesaid, therein re-
siding. and In the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and Undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed, who de-
clared that, availing themselves OF the con
stitution and laws Of the State or boulsl-
ana, relative to the formation OF corpora.
tions. they have cOvenanted and agreed and
do by these presents covenant and agree,
and bind themselves, their successors ana
assigns and such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them IN
form and constitute themselves into cor
poration and body polite In law for the
purposes and objects and under the stipu'
iatIons and conditions following, to wit
ARTICLE 1.
The name and style Of this corporation
shall be JOHN DAVANT COMPAN1;
LIMITED, and under this name 1t shall
have and enjoy all the rights and privileges
granted by law to corporations; IL shali
have corporate existence Tor a PERIOD OF
ninety nine years from this date; II shall
have power to contract, sue and be sued in
its corporate name; TO make and use cor
porate seal, and the same to break and after
at pleasure; to hold, have, purchase, con
yey SELL lease mortgage hypothecate or
pledge property real, personal or mixed
to have and employ such officers directors,
managers agents and other employees as
the interest and convenience OF the said cor
noratiop NAV require TO make and estab-
fish such bylaws, rules and regulations Tor
the proper management and control OF us
affairs as may be necessary and expedlent
and generally for the purposes ana oDlects
of its business to exercise all the rights
and powers granted by law to corporations.
ARTICLE III.
The domicile OF said corporation snai De
In the city of New Orleans, parish OF Or
leans, State Of Louisiana, and all citation
or other legal process shall be served upon
the president, and In his absence upon the
vice president, and In the absence OF Doth
upon the secretary Of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which TINS
corporation Is organized and the nature OF
the business to be carried on Dy III are
hereby declared to be:
To buy or sell cattle, for cash or on
credit: to own, hold and raise cattle Tor
breeding. for market or for slaughter; TO
import or export cattle; TO contract Tor
the slaughter of cattle and FOOD animals
as articles of food, or to do the same on
its own account; to manufacture ana sell
the products of food animals, for use as
food or otherwise; to buy, sell, trade ana
deal In all kinds of food animals, their Dy,
products and substance 70 Dey anu l,n ssi
to manufacture the same into reed TOT am
mails and stock for Its own use or Tor sale
and generauy to do and perform any ana
ali things which may be necessary II requls-
tie TO carry out the purposes and objects
for which this corporation Is organized.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby declared TO be the sum OF nve thou,
sand (S5,000.O0l dollars, divided into ana
represented by fifty shares OF the par Vaiue
OF one hundred (SiO0.OO) dollars each, such
stock shall be paid for In cash when SUB
scribed for or in installments, upon the call
of the board Of directors, or may De issued
for property or rights actually aSq9 Sor lahor
or services actually performed or rendered
to said corporation.
All shares OF stock shall be full-paid and
worcestershire, and no transfer OF stock
shall be binding upon this corporation I'M
less made and recorded upon its books.
This corporation may become going con
Germ when three thousand lSSoOoool DOL
lars of its capital stock snail nave peeh
'~' wv ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in and exercised bv a board
OF directors, composed Of four stockholders,
a majority of whom shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction of business, which
SAID directors shall be elected at gen.
. eral meeting of the stockholders of the
said corporation 10 be held on the third
Friday In October In each year, and notices
Of said election shall be given by written
notices, addressed 10 each stakeholder at
his last known place of residence and de
posted In the United States mail at least
ten days previous TO the said election.
The board Of directors shall, at its first
meeting each year, elect from Its members
a president, vice president and a secre-
tary and treasurer, or one person TO I'LL
both offices OF secretary and treasurer.
The following persons shall constitute the
first board OF directors: