The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-02-23
CHARTER
OF HOME ICE AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.

OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS, |
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this, the seventh
day of February, in the year OF our Lord;
Of the independence Of the United States or
America the one hundred and thirty-hfth
before me, Alexis Brian, Notary Pubic,
duly commissioned and qualifed in and Tor
the City, Parish and State aforesaid, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who severally
that, availing themselves OF the
provisions of the laws OF this state relative
to the organization Of corporations, they
these presents. covenant, agree and bind
themselves, and those who may become here
after associated with them, TO form them,
selves into a corporation for the objects and
purposes with the name and under the Sup
ulations following, towit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be "IIOME ICE AND MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY" and by said corporate
name it shall have and enjoy succession for
period of ninety-nine years, unless sooner
dissolved, and shall have all the rights,
privileges and immunities granted by law
TO corporations, and under said corporate
name II shall have power and authority TO
contract, sue and be sued, to make and use
a corporate seal, 10 hold receive, purchase,
pledge property, either real or personal.
rights, credits, stocks and bonds to issue
bonds, notes and other evidences or debt,
to endorse notes, to have and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents and
other employees as the interest and conve
nicnce Of the corporation may require, and
TO make rules and regulations for its cor
pOrate management and control
ARTICLE H.
The domicie Of this corporation shall be
In the City of New Orleans State Of Lou
isiana. and all citations and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the president, or
in case Of his absence or inability to act
upon the secretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
is organized are hereby declared
to be TO engage in the manufacture of Ice
and in the storage and sale by wholesale or
retail OF ice, coal and wood to preserve in
cold storage and to buy, sell, store, import
and export fruit, fish, oysters, wines, nq-
uors, beer, carbOnated drinks and ice cream,
and to generally deal in all kinds OF food
products, whether animal or vegetable, or
of a perishable nature or otherwise; to con
struct, purchase, lease or otherwise acquire,
and maintain and operate waterwOrks for
the purpose OF supplying manufactures,
corporations and individuals with water
and water power for domestic, fire, or bus
mess use TO develop, control and generally
corporations, electrical and other power,
and TO generate, distribute and supply cleo
triclty for light and heat and for any other
uses and purposes to which the same Is
adapted and to erect, build, purchase, lease
or otherwise acquire and operate and main
tain stores, buildings, warehouses, depOts,
wharves, power houses, plants, water works,
water mains and pipes and necessary dams,
machinery, fixtures and apparatus OF every
sort for the carrying on of any of the afore-
said lines Of business.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby declared TO be the sum of twenty
four thousand (S24,000O0) dollars, divided
into two hundred and forty GAO shares Of
the par value of one hundred dollars (SlOOl
each. Said stock shall be issued only for
cash, or in payment for land or other prop
erty actually purchased and conveyed TO
said corporation, or for labor done or ser
vices rendered No transfer of the capital
stock shall be binding upon the corporation
unless recorded on the books thereof and
made in accordance with tbs charter and by
laws. Said capital stock shall 10 full paid
at the time of its issuance and nOn-assessa-
Bile and the capital stock may be decreased
or increased, in the manner provided by
the laws of this state. This corporation
shall commence doing business when three
thousand (S300000) dollars of the stock
shall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers Of this corpora
tiOn shall be vested in and be exercised by
a Board of two directors, and the presence
and concurrence of both shall be necessary
for the transaction of any and all business.
The first officers of this corporation shall
be Erwin f. Hammer, President; Clifford T.
Hitchings, ,ice-President and Sol. j. Drape-
kin, secretary Treasurer, and the first board
Of directors shall consist of the said Erwin
f. Hammer and Sol. J. Drapekin. Said Off
GERS and directors shall hold office until the
first in ahrnta mt
their successors are duly elected and in
stalled. On the first Tuesday in February,
1912, and annually thereafter, a meeting
of the stockholders shall be held for the
purpose of electing directors for the ensu-
ing year. Said election shall be by ballot,
at the domicile of the corporation, and the
stockholders receiving three-fourths ma
jority of the votes cast shall be declared
elected Each share of stock shall be enti-
tied to one vote The directors, when so
elected, shall elect from their number a
President and Secretary-Treasurer. They
shall have power to appoint such other Off
GERS, agents and employees as may be neces-
sary and proper for the proper conduct of
the business OF the corporation. In case
of vacancy on the Board of Directors or
among the officers, from death, resignation,
removal or any other cause, the vacancy
shall be filled at special meeting Of stock
holders called for that purpose. The Board
OF Directors shall have power to enact such
bylaws rules and regulations as may be
necessary and proper.
ARTICLE vi.
Notice of all meetings Of stockholders for
election of directors or for any other pur-
pose shall be given in writing by the Sec
retary-Treasurer to be deposited in the mail,
at least ten days before such meeting Is
held, and directed to each stakeholder, to
his name and address, as the same shall
appear upon the books of the corporation,
unless said notice Is waived in writing by
all OF the stockholders appearing as such
upon the books. At all such meetings, ev-
cry stakeholder, whether present in person
or by proxy, shall be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock standing In his name
on the books OF the company, and three.
fourths majority of the votes so cast shall
be sufficient to elect or decide all questions
voted upon.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder shall ever be hem liable
or responsible for the contracts or faults of
this corporation In any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the corporation
on the shares Of stock owned by him, nor
shall any mere informality in organiza ton
have the. effect Of rendering this charter
null or OF exposing a stakeholder to any liza,
bility beyond the unpaid balance due upon
his stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder may sell, assign or trans
fer his stock in this corporation without
giving to the company through its Secre-
tary;Ireasnrer thirty days prior notice in
stockholders shall have the first privilege
OF purchasing the said stock at the book
value thereof for a period of thirty DAYS
from said notice, after which thirty DAYS
notice the said stock may be sold In the
open market.
ARTICLE TX.
This act of incorporation may be altered,
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