The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-31
CHARTER
or AI'EE' II. CLEMENT & COMPANY
UNITED STATES or ANERICA STNTil
OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF NV or

II, :, y y y
III ~ NLA - or AMERICA. STATE
~ 10 ISlA\A, CITY OF NV OR
, lI.hNN.
~ ' hu'"H u. l"hl on TINS hrFt day Of the
month or 'rlp"tr In the year one thousand
niue hLiII"d ana twelve, before W". Law
renee VI. Ihn.n. u"tug! public. duly COM
I III anu sworn, m aud for the parish
residing personally came ami appeared the
. parties N;"S" names are h'geUutp subscribed
an oi iau 's.. VINO rr.arcd hat. ayIIiiUg
,neN'r.N'N "I lhc provisions u the laws ~
,n.> >'1'", relative % corporations. they
4 ',''' ,'NrHah''i and agreed. and POS these
..y>'h', covenant ana agree and bind them
gere'f'c, become aSso,ilt.d with them, -
FORM ana constitute corporation ana body
i"..'N lh Jaw. Tor 'H" purposes GuI objects
33.t lhl.E 'h' Silp1.at.vus, articles and pou-
uII'"aN follow Ing. t'-vit.
ARTICLE l.
me name an! title OF iu" ,lii corporation
II. ~, ne De- ALFRED H. CLEMENT \ COM
,S.'u I'D New orleans, state ~ Louisiana
""u under ITS SAID corporate name. said cor.
b'lali'h >da! have power and authority su
contract SHE and ur ~uc.l. o. make 9uj' MS.
, " corporate seal. ana The same a. hr.lk and
't'tG H' pleasure; ln hold. receive. have
p"I'"'N', improve, ALLEVIATE. convey. sell. boz.
row I,,,, p''dIr, mortgage and hypotHccatc an.
personal and mixed; % name ami anro'nt
su'h oIn''rS directors, agents and managers.
20 'Hiu'Eet> as the interest or convenience.
] 49, l''.' 1T ..'U NAV require. - make
Sui r>'''''sH Toy laws, rules ana regulations
lg' IHe proper management and regulations
pI us aHalrS. as may he deemed necessary
anu P,"irt' ana the same 20 change ana
h.S' az pleasure and 20 DO AN other acts
ana Things permitted 10y law. or as shall or
nav DE- necessary ana proper t. carry out
~, '"J''iN ana purposes Of said corpora
i'"h.
said corporation. unless sooner dissolved
| III accordance with its charter. shall exist
" '", continue Tor me period of u'ucty-a.Gc
va; ~, H,aI> rom ana after the date hereof
HS p.'>'d'n' or IN his absence the vice
rt'Nru'hi Shaii be the proper person upon
"""H '',"'I"h or other legal process shall
'' served ..,
ARTICLE II.
In" objects and purposes for which this
,pIPIIatioh Is organized and the nature ot
1l' business 10 De carried on by II. are de-
eraI rrei',,+ i ,nG I"ido"l9s. to-Wit gen
ggnnt lI'l-Ht bt"k'rage forwarding agents.
L,.i,,l.. o1,ra,t'rs ana Insurance brokerage
business 10 act as agents for importers, eX-
p pHTrlrrS ana common carriers; to acquire
t BUSINESS or character like those here
ia an"Fc mentioned. and generally 10 do all
.nlh-> necessary for the successful opera.
'''" 'h'''or. .,.,,.
III, c,ri,., AK II ihI II.
me capital stock Of the said corporation
S S.;i he NIFTY thousand dollars ,0OO). di.
90, III III an" represented by i've hundred
I 0IUr"r sH mares OF the sum OF one hundred
'h"1 NFtu'''l edcn, winch said stock
s''I,i Dc Pdiu Tor IN cash at the time Of sub
~ .P. non, OF Tue same may be issued, at not
,',,. man par; IN payment or exchange for
u oP's'S OF rights actually received or pur-
6n - $3.50, ~ sdid corporation or the same may
ne issued full paid for money advanced. ana
Ior sueh other valuable considerations or
,,,.,,N.,, - az tue "odIu OF directors OF said
w, o'i pVaal may determine, provided, that
no STOCK snail be issued until the copSidera-
ZION therefor has been received by the said
'oi 10, por attont ,
ANY stockholder may sell, assign, or trans
Ter MS stock in this corporation, provided
LII 'oo1 uayS prior notice of such inten-
lon 10 sen, assign or transfer the same he
Holders 'n tho COMPANY ana the other stock
i .heIeoI shdl nave the first privi-
iacs VI PpiuLe. ,a same, AFTER which thirty
DAYS notice the said stock may be sold I'm
opg PHI ma lt
HE ine STOCK OF said corporation may he
liiansIerred under the above conditions, pro-
k, sHch transfer thereof be made on the
Oooks 9I sald company at It's Office, and on
transfer Of anv fracti iTaie n tnerefor No
TIt pc naut.
Ills ms corporation shall commence doing
9S5 000, as %, soon t% as hye thousand dollars
Oee III subscribed Tor;
ill.,, tHe o9aEd OF directors shall have the
i EN- ~ uetermihe now much stock shall be
issued.
M, ARTICLE w.
corporate powers OF this company
Ssai !. De vested IN and exercised by a board
oI three t3l directors, consisting of the
president (who shall also be the treasurer
u s1,u GorporatOnD, yice-president, and one
three OF said board shall con-
49, $3.50 ,quoI um lot the transaction or busi-
' ness' anu thelr decisions shall be valid cor
PV1a'e aCis.
ne lolIoWlnS named persons shall cOnsti-
tute tne nrst board of directors: Alfred H.
SIelnent, Fred. Muller and Charles j. Arm
Druster
w person shall De eligible as director or
an olncer VINO Is not stakeholder OF this
nprinyc ,ho 0h.ouo
-, DuIIng the absence or the president, the
snail act and preside.
a. Saau ocaru shall continue In office until
, ~. nIst luesday OF June, 1913, on which
III III anu tneIeaIter, annually, board OF
directors shall be elected on the first Tues
iay OF eaeh year.
- Nutice OF eiection and or stockholders
i heet'ng shal DE given by at least ten (10)
e, "a! 20 .GtIce lmmedlately preceding election
- LUX, addressed Dy mail 10 each stock
ioIueI AZ MS last known address. Any fall
10y. ne iro!n any cause whatever TO elect d.
ecto.s the Gay named Tor that purpose shall
iol aissolye me corporation, but the direc-
ois tnen IN once, as wei as the officers OF
a :, conpdny, snail mold over until their
uTcessors are CHOSEN.
N such event the president shall cause
,hotner eiection 10 be held within thirty
iays, anu snaIl give notice thereof as herein
'eio.e ProNlIeu
At every erection ana meeting each stock
lolder snail be entitled TO vote for each
mare OF STOCK registered In his name, and
nay Note ~ proxy:
ine eiectlon OF directors shall be by bal
W, anu tne majority In amount OF votes
oS,, eac n snare OF STOCK voted upon to be
- 1nssn ior one vole snail elect the person
u Isons ioT Nnom tney nave been cast.