The herald., 1912-02-22
CHARTER
or ST. BERNARD Hay AND GRAIN
COMPANY, LTD.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR
LEANS.

Be it known. that on this sixth day Of
the month of December, ia the year of our
Lord nineteen hundred and eleven, before
me. Thomas Donovan Flynn, a notary pub
lie. 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 covenanted and
agreed to form a body corporate in law. for
the objects following, tO-wit:
The name of the corporation shall be the
ST. BERNARD HAY AND GRAIN COM
PANE, LIMITED" Ii shall exist for nine
ty-nine years, with its domcile in New Or
On its president In his absence on its vice
president. Its objects shall he To engage
in the retail and wholesale business of grain,
hay, animal feed and other farm products
Ii shall have power to sue and be sued
buy. sell and receive, mortgage, pledge,
lease and suitcase real and personal proper
~, borrow and lend money: contract make
and use corporate seal; appoint managers
and agents; make bylaws and regulations
and possess all the rights, powers and priv
ilegeS 10 which such corporations are en-
titled by the laws of this State.
The capital stock of this corpora ton shall
I've three thousand 10000 dollars, divided
into sixty 500 shares of fifty (J0.00D dol
lars each, the corporation not to begin bust
ness until fifteen hundred (S1500O0D dol
lars Of said stock shall be subscribed. The
profits shall be- distributed in such manner
OS the Board of Directors shall determine
Shares of stock shall he transferable on the
books OF the company, in such manner as
the bylaws may provide. The powers of
this corpora ton be vested in a board of
three CD members, each of whom shall be
a 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 h. entitled to one vote Until
l1 no
board shall consist of Wallace T. ellis. as
president Thomas ID. Flynn. vice president :;
ana Robert +. Bell, secty-treas The board
may provide for such other officers as il may
see mt and nil vacancies occurring on the
board between elections. No share holder
snail be liable for the obligations Of this
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 he
amended or this corporation dissolved by Il
vote of three fourthS of the permanent
stock subscribed and paid up 10 the date of
the meeting called for that purpose after
ten days notice in any daily newSpapcr pub-
liShed in this city Whenever this corpora.
ton Il dissolved its affairs shall be- liquidat-
ed by three commissioners elected at the
aforesaid general meeting
THUS DONE AND PASSED. in nv no.
tarial office. at New Orleans the day and
dat" first above written. in the presence of
W. W. Thompson and Robert +. McEvoy
competent witnesses. who have signed these
presents. together with said appearcrS. and
me. notary. after due reading Of the whole
'Original signed W. +. ellis. Thomas
ID. Flynn, Nellie Biggio. q. T.. GilliS Robert
+. Bell tWitneSScSD W. W. Thompson
X. McEvoy.
THOMAS ID. FLNNN. NOfq,J Public
!, the undersigned. recorder of mortgages
in and for the parish of Orleans. state of
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing. act Of Incorporation Of the
81. Bernard Hay and Grain Company. Ltd,
was this day duly recorded in my office in
book 1851, folio 61J.
New Orleans. February 9th. 1912
tSignedl EMILE LEONARD, D. H.
| hereby certify the above and foregoing
To be- a true and correct copy Of the act of
Incorporation of the St Bernard Hay and
Grain Company, Ltd, together with the
certificate of the recorder of mortgages on
file in my nOtarial office.
THOMAS II. FLYNN. NOfdrB Public.
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