The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-30
CHARTER
OF THE H. II. DANIEL COMPANY"
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE.
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

OF TIE H II. DANIEL COMPANY.
rNITEb STA[ES OF AN s5ISi STAT 6g
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be Il known. That On This 9Th dap o.
sep en- .--. n the year one thousand nine
HUNDRED and thirteen, before ne. charles
Theodore Srsrkey. a notary public IN AMI
tl- the parish % Orleans. State u LoI.>.-
ana. duly commissioned and qualified. and u
--e presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, PEI. nay came
and appeared the persons whose names ar
Le-eCntO subscribed. a.. above -Le aE- O..
ma g-!ty. who S=yera-y declared --a-. avail
Ing themselves Of the provisions % the avs
OF this State relative % TIE examination q
corp r-atiols. have formed and organized.
and by these presents 10 form themselves
and OF those whom they represent !c-o AID
Constitute a corporation and body polite in
-aW tos ne OBJECTS ana purposes. and M
der the stipl.atiOus and agreements herein
set forth Gli expressed, witch they hereby
q lopt a. -.e.- charter.
ARTICLE The name and title OF the
corporation hereby formed Is declared 70 -
II. II. DAME. COMPANY. Its dOD!c..e
shall be = the City OF New Orleans. State
q Louisiana, and IL shall have and enjoy
..Od OF uirecy-n!ue years from and after the
date hereof, unless sooner lIgT!ia-ed or dis
solved By agreement as provided for herein.
or oy law. This corporation shall have the
power AID authority 70 contract. sue and -
sued il its corporate name: 20 make and
Use corporate seal: 70 acquire. receive
hire. bold and purchase real and personal
property and 10 sell. mortgage or 10 pledge
the same and 70 borrow money and TO Issue
bonds. notes and other obligations. Al le-
gal services or processes shall - serve!
upon the president, and in event u his al
sence upon the secretary.
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
Tor which this corporation Is organized. and
the nature Of the business 10 5e carried on
oy i are hereby declared 70 BE : The bIy!1-
man lfacruriny, storing. selling and other
wise handling food products. feed and any
Ccaer merchandise generally handed in the
course OF general iob5!ng. manufacturing
and brokerage concern.
ARTICLE III.-The capital stock OF this
corporation Is hereby fixed at the sun Of
three thousand dollars, divided into and
representing thirty shares Of the par value
OF Que hundred dollars each, which shall -
paid fo- IN money, services or other valua-
bic considerations & the time Of su5Scrip-
tlon. Iais corporation shall commence bust
ness as soon as the entire capital stock
slal! have been subscribed for.
ARTICLE IV.-An the corporate powers
OF this corporation shall be vested II and
exercised By a board OF three directors. each
stockholder. all Of whom shall be a quo
rum for transacting all corporate Affairs
This board shall be vested with full powers
10 make all contracts, purchases and sales.
aud adopt al bylaws, rules and regulations
for tae government OF the business OF the
company, and alter. amend and change the
same al pleasure; and TO perform all other
necessary functions for the benefit OF this
corporation. Any vacancy occurring in said
the manner provided for In the LECTION ~ ~
directors. The first board OF directors OF
this corporation shall consist OF H. H
Daniel. W. J. Hartman and Thomas I. Har-
rs he officers OF this board shall b. II
II. Daniel, president, and ". ]. Hartman.
secretary. The powers Of treasurer shall
vest IN the above named president These
once;s shall have and hold Office until the
lst day OF January, 1915, or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
On the LIST day OF January. 1918. and an
nually thereafter, an election for directors
shsll De held az the Office Of the company
unde- the supervision OF a COMMISSIONS 70
D appointed by the president, and such d.
tectols then elected shall take once ar once
and SHAH hold same until their successors
are guy elected aud qualified Each board
shall select It's own officers. which shan
consist OF a president and a secretary as
stated above. The stockholders OF this cor.
poFaton may az any authorized election in
49, me oo3rd OF directors 70 any number
not 70 exceed twelve and shall provide for
otnec ohcers as needed or desirable All
corporate elections shall Be BY ballot ana
majority OF the votes cast shall elect and
y ya: snare Of stock shall be entitled to one
vote either IN person or by proxy Writ
zen notice OF elections shall be given ten
Gays previous 70 elections, and II shall be
ne IutE OF the president 70 supervise the
sendlEg OF such notices
ARTICLE V.-This act OF I1co-,o-s-io,
may oe changed, altered or modified or this
corporation dissolved with the assent ~ a
majority Of the entire capital stock, provid-
stock D. present either IN person Or -eora
scented, at any general meeting OF the stock.
holderS convened for this purpose after such
prior notice has been published as provided
tice 70 each s-ockholder
ARTICLE NL-Whenever this CORPORA
ton shall be dissolved. either bv exDIratIon
Of Us CHARTER or other cause. the affairs
sioners. three IN number, 70 De appointed by
the board OF directors then in ONCE from
among the stockholders after thirty DAYS
written notice has been given each stock
holder By the president. providing that a
majority Of the stockholders DO not ask for
an election, in which contingency 4 general
melting OF the stockholders shall be called n
elect said commissioners after ten days
further notice. Said commissioners shall
remain in office until all corporate affairs
are fully liquidated In case ot death Of
any commissioner the surviving commls-
siOners shall serve
ARTICLE ViI-No stockholde- O. this
corporation shall ever se held liable or re-
Sponsible for the contracts. debts Or faults
thereof in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due the corporation on the shares
owned by him, nor shall any mere infOr-
mallty in organization have the effect Of
rendering this charter null nor OF exposing
any stockho!der 10 further liability than
prov.lsd shove.
A-E >Ll>eLaoCE hereto nave edcl written
opposite tAHir names the number Of shares
subscribed for, s. that this act may also
serve as the original subscription list.
This done aud passed IN my uotarial Of
ice in the City % New Orleans aforesaid. fl
the presence Of Warren V. Miller and NJ c
Scharf, competent witnesses OF lawful age
and residing In this city. who hereunto sub
scribe their names. together with ne no.
tary, OF the day and date set forth above.
Original signed Il H. Daniel one
share: W. J. Hartman, twsnty-eight shares !;
Thomas L Harris. one share. Witnesses (:
Warren '. Miller. NJ. c. Scharh.
{. T. STARKEY
Notary Public.
the undersigned recorder Of mortgages