The herald., 1912-09-26

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 a corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the
stipulations hereinafter set forth, to-wit:
ARTICLE i.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be Armour < 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 TO corporations, and under its cor
porate name 1t shall have power to con-
tract sue and be sued, to make and use a
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 50 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, ard
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 III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is established and the nature
of the business to be carried on by Ii, are
declared to be: TO carry on the business OF
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 a component
part, or may be In any way utilized into any
condition, combination, connection, article
substance or form, whatsoever; buying sci.
ling, dealing and trafficing In such animals
and In any Of 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 public and private warehouse
business, and to transact the business OF
public warehouseman; and to do any and all
things connected with, incidental, germant
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 a branch store OF
stores in any parish of this state in any
| other state, territory or possession of the
| O0lleu states, ana IN any foreign country
ARTICLE III.
The officer on whome citation may b
served shall be the President, and in case o.
his absence or inability to serve. on thu
Viee-President' k % the see re
| The capital stock of this corporation Il
| hereby fixed at the sum of fifty Thousand
dollars ls5O,000), divided into five hundred
dred dollars ls1o0) each, which shall b,
issued for labor done or money or, propert!
| actually received, or their equivalents, a
such times and In such manner as the boar'
| of directors may elect.
This corporation shall commence bushes
| and become going concern at once.
| ARTICLE v.
The officers of this corporation shall be
President, a Vice-President, a Secretary,
| Treasurer and General Manager.
The business affairs of this corporation
| shall be conducted by Board of Directors
to be composed Of three (3) stockholders
who shall be elected annually by ballot OF
the second Wednesday of January of eacl
| year, to begin with the year 1913. Tn
directors shall have the right to vote on al
matters brought before them by a proxy
general or special, over their own signature
=, All the corporate powers Of this corpora
4 ton shall be vested In said Board of DireC
tors. which shall have power to I'LL all va
cancies among Its own members and cleo
all officers, but the stockholders of this cor
poration shall have the right to remove tn
direcors at any time, with or without cause
fntttluS Cdlleu Dy any SLOcknOl0er o.
mailing or delivering five days previously
| written notice to the last known residenc
or place of business of the other stockho
ders, provided a majority In amount of al
the stock of the corporation shall be nee
essary to remove the directors or any on
OF them, and the directors shall have powe
to remove me officers or agents of the col
poration at any time, with or without Gauss
The following named persons have bee
chosen as the Board of Directors to serv
until their successors shall be elected an
qualified, viz: Everett Wilson, Everton N
Schlegel, and Edward A. Tillotson.
n This Board shall proceed at once to cleo
the officers of this corporation to serv
until the election in 1913.
At the fhst meeting following each elet
tion OF directors, the board shall elect II
officers.
Notice OF election shall be by six GO
days notices mailed or delivered to eac
stockhoider, but meetings may be held a
, any time by unanimous consent.
ARTICLE vi.
; This charter may be amended, added I
or changed, or this corporation may be di,
solved, at any general meeting Of the stool
} holders called for nat purpose, after te
} days previous notice published In one Q
} more Of the daily newspapers of the City {
New Orleans (unless such notice be dispeni
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