The herald., 1912-03-28

Be it known, that on this sixth day o,
the month Of December. in the year of ouI
Lord nineteen hundred and eleven, before
me, Thomas Donovan Flynn a notary puh
llc. duly commissioned and qualified in and
for the parish Of Orleans, therein residing
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed who sever.
ally declared thar they have covenanted and
the objects following, to-wit:
Inc name or the corporation shall be the
- 81; BERNARD HAY AND GRAIN COM
PANf, LIMITED" 1t shall exist for nine
ty-nlne years, with its domiclle in New Or
leans, La. All legal process shall be served
on Its president in his absence on its vice
president. Its objects shall be 10 engage
IN the retail and wholesale business OF grain,
nay, animal feed and other farm products
IL snail have power TO sue and be sued
Duy, sell and receive, mortgage pledge
lease ana suitcase real and personal proper
", borrow and lend money; contract make
and use corporate seal appoint managers
ana agents; make bylaws and regulations
and possess all the rights, powers and priv,
utTeS 10 whlch such corporations are en-
titled by the laws of this state.
The capital stock Of this corpora ton shall
be three Thousand (S3,000) dollars, divided
INTO sixty 900 shares OF fifty (S5OOO) dol
lars each, the corporation not TO begin bust
ness until fifteen hundren Isl, 800 0Ol dol.
iafS or said stock shall be subscribed The
profits shall be distributed in such manner
as the board of directors shall determine
Shares or stock shall be transferable on the
DOCKS or the company, in such manner as
the bylaws may provide. The powers OF
ms corporation be vested in a board OF
ahree members; each Of whom shall be
eiected 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
thelr successors have been qualified, the
board shall consist OF Wallace Z. Gillis. as
Presiaeht pre- pd Ihomas ID. Flynn, vice-president
ana Robert Il. Bell, secty-treas The board
may provide for such other officers as Il NAV
see MT and tll vacancies occurring on the
board between elections. No share holder
company in any further sum than the
amount of his indebtedness to the company,
nor shall any mere informality in organiza-
tlOn have the effect of rendering this Act
null. This Act Of Incorporation may be
amended or this corporation dissolved by a
vote OF three fourths Of the permanent
stock subscribed and paid up TO the date of
the meeting called for that purpose after
ten days notice In any daily newspaper pub-
llshed in this City. Whenever this corpora
tion Is dissolved its affairs shall be liauiSfat-
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
date first above written, in the presence of
W. W. luouipSOu anu ROBERT Il. McEvOy,
competent witnesses, who have signed these
presents, together with said appearer. and
me, notary. after due reading Of the whole.
Original signed w. f. Gillis. Thomas
u. Flynn, Nellie Biggio, G. Z. Gillis, Robert
z. Bell. (Witnessesl W. W. Thompson,
II. MeEvoy.
THOMAS ID. FLYNN, Notary Public
i, 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
st. Bernard Hay and Grain Company, Ltd,
was this day duly recorded In my Office, in
book 1851, folio els.
New Orleans, February 9th, 1912
(Signed) EMILE LEoSARD. d. r.
l hereby certify the above and foregoisg
to be 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 ID. FLYNN, Notary Public
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