The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-09-05

provisions of the laws of this state relative
to the organization of corporations, they
hereby form themselves, their successors
and assigns, as well as such other persons
who may hereafter become associated with
them, into and constitute corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be Armour K Company, Limited, and
the place chosen for its domicile is declared
TO be In the City OF New Orleans, State of
Louisiana.
This corporation shall have and enjoy sue
cession by its corporate name for a period
of ninety-nine (99) years from and after
the date of this act, unless sooner dissolved,
as hereinafter provided and have all the
rights, privileges, and immunities granted
by law 10 corporations, and under its cor
porate name 1t shall have power to con-
tract, sue and be sued, TO make and use
corporate seal, the same to break and alter
at pleasure; to hold, own, receive, purchase
and convey, improve, hypothecate, ALLEVIATE,
lease, borrow, loan, and mortage or pledge
property, both real and personal; to own,
hold, purchase, convey, pledge, accept as
collateral or otherwise deal with, acquire
or dispose of stock in any other corporation
engaged in business similar, incidental or
germane to any of the objects and purposes
for which this corporation is formed and TO
vote stock so acquired through its duly au-
thoriZed representative at any and all meet
mugs and elections, held by the corporation
or corporations which issued said stock; to
have, name, appoint such managers, direc-
tohs, officers, agents and employees as its
interests and convenience may acquire, and
to make and establish rules, regulations and
bylaws for its corporate management and
control, and, generally, to exercise all the
rights and powers now or hereafter granted
to corporations of like character.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is established, and the nature
of the business to be carried on by it, are
manufacturing each and every product
from food animals and all articles of use
as food, or otherwise, of which food animals
or any product thereof form component
part, or may be In any way utilized into any
condition, combination, connection, article,
substance or form, whatsoever; buying sell
ling, dealing and trafficing in such animals
and In any or the articles, products and sub
stances herein mentioned or referred to, and
In poultry, eggs and agricultural products,
or in any other kind of merchandise; also
to conduct a public and private warehouse
business, and to transact the business of
public warehouseman; and to do any and all
things connected with, incidental, germane
to, and suitable or proper for the furthe-
rance and accomplishment of any of the OBJ
| Jects and purposes hereinabove enumerated.
This corporation may carry on its business
| and maintain a branch office or offices, and
conduct and operate branch store or
other state, territory or possession of the
| United States, and In any foreign country.
ARTICLE III.
The officer on whome citation may be
served shall be the President, and In case of
his absence or inability to serve, on the
] Nice-President, or the Secretary.
| ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is
| hereby fixed at the sum of fifty thousand
dollars $3.50, 000), divided into five hundred
| l5OO) shares of the par value of one hun
dred dollars (S100) each, which shall be
| issued for labor done or money or property
| actuallV rpcQiypd thar az
such times and In such manner as the boa I'd
| of directors may elect.
This corporation shall commence business
| and become going concern at once.
| ARTICLE V.
The officers Of this corporation shall be a
President, Vice-President, Secretary, o
| Treasurer and a General Manager
The business affairs of this corporation
shall be conducted by a Board Of Directors
| to be composed of three (3) stockholders
who shall be elected annually by ballot or
year, to begin with the year 1913 The
directors shall have the right to vote on all
| matters brought before them by proxy
general or special, over their own signature
ton shall be vested In said Board of Direc
| tors, which shall have power to I'LL all va
| canctes among its own members and elect
all ofhcers but the stockholders of this cor
poration shall have the right to remove the
direcors at any time. with or without cause
I at meeting called by any stakeholder on
mailing or delivering five days previously a
written notice to the last known residence
1 or place of business of the other stockhoI
ders, provided majority in amount Of all
the stock of the corporation shall be nee
essary to remove the directors or any one
OF them, and the directors shall have power
to remove Inc Officers or agents of the cor
| poration at any time, with or without cause
| The Following named persons have beer
chosen as the Board Of Directors to serve
until their successors shall be elected and
| qualified, viz: Everett Wilson Eyerton NJ
Schlegei, and Edward A. Tillotson.