The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-16
CHARTER
n GUILE PACKING COMPANY
30th September, 1913.

Both September, 1913
United States of America, State of LOuisi-
ana, City of New Orleans, Parish Of Or
leans.
BE it known, that on this thirtieth day
Of the month of September. in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen before
me, Robert Legier, notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for the
parish Of Orleans, state Of Louisiana, afore-
said, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersIgned personally came and appeared :
The persons whose names are hereuntO sub
scribcd, who declared that availing them
selves OF the provisions Of the laws of the
state OF Louisiana relative to the organi-
zatiCH Of corporations, they have covenant
ed and agreed and do, by these presents,
covenant and agree, bind, form and consti-
tute themselves, as well as such other per-
sons as may hereafter join or become assO-
ciated with them, into a corporation and
body polite IN law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and Stipu-
atiOns following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style Of this
corporation shall be the Gulf Packing Com
pany. and under that name it shall have and
enjoy all the rights, privileges and advan-
tageS granted by law to corporations; il
shall exist for a period of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof; 1t shall have power
and authority TO contract, sue and be sued
in its corporate name; to make and use a
corporate seal and the same to break or
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive. pur-
chase, convey, mortgage, hypOthecate or
issue bonds, notes and other obligations to
have and employ such managers, directors,
officers, agents and other employees as the
interest and convenience OF said corporation
may require or demand to make and estab-
fish such bylaws, rules and regula lions for
the corporate management and control of
the business and affairs Of said corporation
as may be deemed necessary or eXpedient.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of said cOrpOr-
alton shall be In the city of New Orleans
in this state, and all citations and other
legal process shall be served on the president
and in his absence on the vice-president of
said corporation. In the absence of both
Of said officers then said process shall be
served on the secretary OF said corporation
Article III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
the nature Of the business to be carried on
by 1t are hereby declared to be TO buy, sell,
can, import and export oysters, shrimp,
fish, fruits and vegetables: to buy, own,
rent, lease, hire, sell, operate, construct and
erect or contract for the construction and
erection of factories, canneries, boats and
selns necessary for or useful in the conduct
OF sad business, and generally 10 do and
engage in any other business, undertaking |
or enterprise connected with, growing out
of. accidental or germane to any Of the OBJ
jectS and purposes hereinabOve set forth or
Soa 'emplated by this charter.
Article 1V.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
three thousand (S3.0O0.00) dollars, divided
into thirty 800 shares of the par value
of o lie hundred (S100) dollars each, which
shall be paid for In cash, or may be issued
at not less than par for services rendered to
or property actually purchased by said cor
poratioh
AL shares Of stock shall be full paid and
nOn-assessable. No transfer of stock shall
be binding upon the corporation unless made
upon Its books.
Article v.--All the corporate powers OF
this company shall be vested In and the
management and control of its business
and affairs shall be exercised by a board of
directors composed Of three stockholders,
a ma 'ority of whom shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction Of all business. The
directors shall be elected annually on the
Secoui Monday of July Of each year, and
each stakeholder shall be entitled in person
or Oy written proxy TO one vote for each
share of stock owned by him and standing
in his name, on the books of the corpora