The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-01-09
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF ALGIERS BAKING COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be 1t known that on this twcnty-frSt day
Of the month Of December. in the year ~
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twelve. and Of the independence OF the Unit
ed States OF America, the one hundred and
thirty-seventh, before me. John Marshall
QuinterO. a notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified. i'm and for this city and the
parish Of Orleans. therein residing. and in
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared the several parties whose names
are hereinafter subscribed, who Sev"rally de
clared that, availinG themselves OF the pro-
visions OF the laws Of this state relative TO
the formation Of corporations. they have
covenanted and agreed. and DO, by these
presents, covenant and agree and bind them
selves. as well such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with them, 10
form and constitute a corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the clauses, Stipulations and srti-
cleS hereinafter set forth and expressed,
which they hereby adopt as their charter,
tO-wit:
The name and title OF the corporation
shall be the "Algiers Baking Company,
and it shall exist and continue for term
Of ninety-ninc years from the date hereof.
II shall have its dOmicile in the city Of
New Orleans, parish Of Orleans, state of
Louisiana.
The president OF this corporation. or. in
his absence. the secretary, shall be the proper
officer upon whom all citation and other le-
gal process shall be served.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized. and the nature Of
the business 10 be carried on by IL, are
hereby declared to be: To carry on what
Is known as a bakery business. that Is, TO
make. buy. sell and deal in all and every
character OF bread. cakes. pies and cOnfec-
tons generally claSSed as incident thereto,
or identified with the bakery business: TO
buy and sell flour and such other merchan-
disc as is generally bought and sold in the
flour business and used or required in the
baking business. and TO do all things con
nected with or appertaining TO said bust
ness.
This corporation shall have power and
authority. under its corporate name. TO sue
and be sued. contract. to make and use a
corporate seal and the same to breaek or al
| ter at pleasure; to receive, accept, pur-
chase, lease. hold. mortgage and hypothecate.
sell. pledge or otherwise acquire property,
| enjoy and dispose of property. both real and
| personal as the business OF said corpora
| tiOn may require; to make and establish
| such bylaws and rules for the proper regu-
| lation and management of its business as
may be proper; and TO do all things neces-
sary and proper for the conduct of its bus
| mess.
The capital stock of this corporation is
| hereby fixed at the sum OF ten thousand dol
| lars (S10.000.00), divided into and repre-
sented by one hundred (10O) shares OF the
par value of one hundred dollars (S1O0OO)
| per share.
The corporation shall be a going concern
| and shall be authorized to commence bust
ness when eight thousand dollars (SS,O0Ol
of its capital stock shall have been sub
| Scrihed for and paid In.
/ All transfers of stock shall be made or
i the books of the company. under such rules
and regulations as the board of directors
may prescribe.
= All powers OF this corporation shall b
vested in and be exercised by a board OF di
rectOrs. composed Of three directors. two O.
whom shall constitute a quorum. who shall
elect from their number a president, vice
president. n secretary and a treasurer. TIT
offices of president and treasurer. and tn
offices of vice-president and secretary, re
: Spectively. may be held by one person.
/ The following named persons shall con
Stitute the first board of directors: j. +
= Dicharry. John A. Dicharry and John +
e Bailey. of whom J. +. Dicharry shall b
president and treasurer and John \. ID
charry, vice-president and secretary. tn
5 said board of directors and officers shal
4 hold office until the first Monday in Janu
nj ary 1914 or until their successors ar
{ elected and qualified.
ii ANY failure to hold annual election sha
e not effect a forfeiture of this charter, o
2 this act of Incorporation. Any vacanc
: occurring in said board shall be filed b
q the remaining directors.
r The election of directors shall be hel
: annually on the first Monday in January
n each year. and the directors at their frs
4 meeting in each year shall elect out OF the
4 own number the officers. Ten days motto
q of such election shall be given to each stool
l. holder by the secretary in writing, at hi
e last known place OF residence. The electio
IL of directors shall be held at the office Of III
: corporation under the supervision of tw
d commissioners appointed by the board {
# directors All elections shall be by ballC
k and a majority Of the votes cast shall elect
$ one vote TO be allowed for each share {
k stock present, either In person or by prOx.
d Any vacancy occurring in said board sha
he filed by the remaining directors for II
+ ARTICLE VI.
y This act OF incorporation may be change
altered or amended, or this corporation ma
be dissolved by a vote of three-fourths
Il amount of the capital stock at a gener;
s meeting OF the stockholders convened f.
S that purpose, after thirty days previous n,
e tice OF the meeting shall have been given
: the manner hereina bOve provided, In IL
4 election Of directors.
: In the evens that this corporation is di
d solved, its affairs shall be liquidated undo
!. the supervision of two liquidating cOmmi
t sioners, to be appointed for that purpos
: from among the stockholders Of the corpO
d alton at the meeting at which the dissolutio
b is voted. or at a special meeting convene
: for that purpose. after the same notice, give
+ in the same manner as hereinabOve pr
n vided The said commissioners shall renal
h in office until the affairs of the corporate
y are fully liquidated. Any vacancy occu
ring among them, from any cause. shall
s filled by the remaining commissioners.
II ARTICLE VII.
4 No stakeholder shall be liable or respo
s sbe for the contracts or faults of the co
n poration in any further sum than the unpa
n balance due on the shares Of stock owned |
e him nor shall any informality in organic
| ton have the effect of rendering this cha
l. ter null or subiecting any stakeholder to ar
e liability beyond the amount Of his subscri
n ton to the stock.
Il Thus done and passed, in my Office, at Il
e city OF New Orleans, on the day, month al
year herein first above written, in the pre-
n ence of Messieurs Lamar c. Quntero al
n August III. Ritter, competent witnesses, WI
l. hereunto sign their names with the sa
y appearers and me, notary, after reading
y the whole.
Original Signed: J. z. Dicharry, J.
II Bailey, J. A. Dicharry. Lamar c, Quinter
c. A. II. Ritter.
It J. NJ QUINTERO, Notary Public.
is I, the undersigned, recorder Of mortgage
]. in and for the parish of Orleans, state
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abo
q, and foregoing act of Incorporation OF {
y Algiers Baking Company was this day du