The herald., 1912-03-21
CHARTER
OF ST. BERNARD HAY AND GRAIN
COMPANY, LTD.
United States of America, State o.
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.

Be It known, that on this SIXTH day OF
the month Of December, in the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and eleven, before
me, Thomas Donovan Flynn, a notary pub
nc, duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the parish OF Orleans, therein residing,
and in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned. personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who sever.
ally declared that they have coyenanted and
agreed to form d cody corporate in law, for
the objects following, tO-wit:
The nSfne OF the CORPORATION shall be the
ST. BERNARD HAY AND GRAIN COM
PANY, LIMITED" 1t shall exist for nine
ty-nine years, with It's domicile in New Or
on its president; in his absence on its vice
president. Its objects shall be TO engage
in the retail and wholesale business OF grain,
hay, animal feed and other farm products
lt shall have power TO sue and be sued
buy, sell and receive, mortgage pledge,
lease and suitcase real and personal proper
ty, borrow and lend money; contract; make
and use a corporate seal appoint managers
and agents; make bylaws and regulations,
and possess all the rights. powers and priv
lleges TO which such corporations are en-
titled by the laws of this state.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall
be three Thousand (s3,000) dollars, divided
into sixty 800 shares OF fifty ($5O.0O) dol
lars each, the corporation not to begin bust
ness until fifteen hundren (Sl,5OO. OO) dol
lars OF said stock shall be subscribed The
profits shall be distributed in such manner
as the board of directors shall determine.
shares OF stock shall be transferable on the
books or the company, in such manner as
the bylaws may provide. The powers of
this corporation be vested in a board of
three go members, each OF whom shall be
| stakeholder herein. Said board shall be
elected every two years on the fourth Mon
day in March, after previous notice Of said
election in one daily newspaper of New Or
leans, ten days prior thereto. Each stock.
| holder shall be entitled to one vote Until
| their successors have been qualified, the
| board shall consist of Wallace E. ellis, a,
president; Thomas ID. Flynn, vice-president
and Robert L. Bell secty-treas. The board
may provide for such other officers as II may
see fit and fill vacancies occurring on the
board between elections No share holder
shall be liable for the. obligations of thi.
company in any further sum than the
amount of his Indebtedness to the company
nor shall any mere informality in organiza
tion have the effect of rendering this Act
null. This Act Of Incorporation may b.
amended or this corporation Dissolved by {
vote of three fourths OF the permanent
stock subscribed and paid up to the date Of
the meeting called for that purpose aftel
lished in this City. Whenever this corpora
ton Is dissolved its affairs shall be liQuidat
ed by three commissioners elected at tn,
THUS DONE AND PASSED. in my no
tarial office, at New Orleans, the day an(
date first above written, in the presence o.
W. W. Thompson and Robert E. McBvoy
presents, together with said appearers, an,
me, notary, after due reading Of the whole.
Original signedl w. f. ellis, Thomas
d. Flynn, Nellie Biggio, G. E. ellis. Rober
+. Bell. (Witnessesl W. W. Thompson
II. McEvoy.
THOMAS ID. FINN. Notary Public
I, the undersigned, recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans, state o
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
and foregoing act of Incorporation Of tn
st. Bernard Hay and Grain Company, Ltd
was this day duly recorded in my office, II
book 1851, folio els.
New Orleans, February 9th, 1912.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, d. r.
/ hereby certify the above and foregoing
TO be a true and correct copy of the act o
Incorporation of the st. Bernard Hay an
Grain Company, Ltd, together with tn
certificate Of the recorder Of mortgages, Of
file in my notarial office.
THOMAS ID. FLYNN, Notary Public
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