The herald., 1911-03-09
CHARTER
OF HOME ICE AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.

| OF HOME ICE AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
| OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t 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 fifth.
| before me, Alexis Brian, Notary Public,
| the City, Parish and State aforesaid, and
| in the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undersigned, personally came
names are hereunto subscribed, who severally
| declared that availing themselves or the
| provisions OF the laws of this state relative
| TO the organization OF corporations, they
have cOvenanted and agreed, and DO, by
| 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 slip
| ulatiOns following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style OF this corporation
shall be "IIOME ICE AND MANUFACTURE
| ING COMPANY" and by said corporate
| name il 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
| 10 corporations, and under said corporate
name it shall have power and authority TO
| contract. sue and be sued, TO make and use
! a corporate SEAL 10 hold, receive, purchase,
| convey, hypothecate, lease, mortgage or
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 conye-
nicnce Of the corporation may require, and
TO make rules and regulations for its cor
pOrate management and control.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile OF this corporation shall be
i'm 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
corporation 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, LID
uors, beer carbonated drinks and ice cream,
and to generally deal In all kinds or food
products, whether animal 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; 10 develop, control and generally
deal in and dispose OF, to individuals or
corporations, electrical and other power,
and TO generate, distribute and supply cleo
tricity 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 (S24,000.0O) dollars, divided
into two hundred and forty Gao shares Of
the par value OF one hundred dollars (Sl00l
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 be full paid
at the time of its issuance and non-assessa-
bic 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 (S3,O00.00) dollars Of the stock
shall have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE V.
All the corporate powers Of this corpora
ton 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 E. Hammer, President; Clifford L.
Hitchings, ,ice-President, and Sol. ]. Drape-
kin, secretary Treasurer, and the first board
of directors shall consist of the saiH Erwin
II Sal off,
GERS and directors shall hold Office until the
first Tuesday in February, 1912, or until
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 a three-fOurths ma
jority Of the votes cast shall be declared
elected Each share Of stock shall be enti-
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 filed at a special meeting Of stock
holders called for that purpose. The Board
of Directors shall have power to enact such
bylaws rules ana 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
rotary 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 ey- |
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 a 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 held 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 organization
have the effect Of rendering this charter
bility beyond the unpaid balance due upon
his stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder may sell. assign or trans
Ter his stock in this corporation without
giving to the company through its Secre-
tary- Treasurer thirty days prior notice in
writing Of such intention, and the other
shall have the first privilege
or purchasing the said stock at the book
value thereof for period of thirty DAYS
from said notice. after which thirty days
not h. a