The herald., 1913-09-04
CHARTER
OF THE GULF CITY PACKING co

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! United States OF America State OF LouiSi.
ana City Of New Orleans, Parish of Or.
! leans. VI VI
! Be 1t known. that on this seventeenth 4, =
of the month Of July, in the year one tbG,;
SAND nine hundred and thirteen. before me,
! KoDert Legier, notary public duly commits.
stoned and qualified in and for the parish
| therein residing, and In the presence OF tho
witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared: the
PERSONS whose names are hereunto sub
ScTlDed, who declared that availing them.
serves or the provisions OF the laws of the
state or Louisiana, relative TO the orcani-
aaron or corporations. they have covenanted
ana agreed and do, by these presents cove
nant and agree, bind form and constitute
themselves. as well as such other persons as
may hereafter join or become associated with
mem INTO corporation and body polite in
Jaw Tor the objects and purposes and under
| to-wit: i'-io"i ms
Article 1.-The name and style Of this
corporation snail he the Gulf CITY PACKING
company, and under that name II Shall have
ana enjoy all the rights, privileges and adj
'sntageS granted by law to corporations If
Sn naI, eSlst Tor period OF ninety-nine years
| from the date hereof: IL shall have ROVER
ana authority te contract, sue and be sued
IN It's corporate name: to make and use n
corporate seal and the same to break or
aIler at pleasure; to hold. receive purchase
convey. mortgage, hypothecate or pledge
property, real, personal or mixed TO issne
| ponds. notes and other obligations: to have
Smu employ such managers, directors. off
GERS agents and other employees as the IN
terest and convenience of said Corporation
may require or demand; to make and estah'
Isl. rs, such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the corporate management and central 90
the business and affairs Of said cornorat ion
as may be deemed necessary or expedient
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora.
, tt4n snaIi De In the city of New Orleans. In
Ihls state, and all citations and other LEGAL
process snail be served on the president and
IN MS absence on the vice-president Of said
corporation. In the absence OF both of said
omcers, then said process shall no servaJ
on the secretary of said corporation.
Article llI.-The objects and purposes for
whlch this corporation IL organized and tha
n naeuTe OF the business TO be carried on by IL
.Ie nereOy declared to be: to buy sell can
import and export oysters shrimn fisb
fruits and vegetables: to buy. own rent
tease, hlre, sell. operate, construct and erect
or contract for the construction and ar.cttor
OF factories, canneries, boats and seines no.
tsssary Tor or useful In the conduct OF said
business, and generally TO do and engage in
any O1neI business, undertaking or enterprise
connected with, growing out Of jncidentaI
or germane to any of the objects and mr.
poses nereinabove set forth or cOntemnla tod
by this charter P'"' eu
non Article IV-The capital stock of this cor.
poratlon Is hereby fixed at the sum of three
thousand (s3. O00.0O) dollars. divided into
thlrty 900 shares OF the par vaIue or ono
hhundred tS1OO.OOl dollars, each. which shall
of
less than par for services rendered 70 or
alton. ny saiu corpor-
All shares of stock shall be full paid and
~ -assessaOle NO transfer Of stock shall
De binding upon the Corporation nnIass 49, |
upon its books. uniess maze
>, Article v.-AIl the corporate powers Of
this company shall be vested In and tbo
and control of its hns,naS u a ,ns |
anairs shall be exercised by a hoard NJ d,rao |
III. composed or three stockholders. n ma |
, ,O OF whom shall constitute quorum
Tor the transaction of all business T v,,
directors shall be elected annuaIIv on az |
second Monday Of July of each wear ond
eacR stockholder shall be entitled in nersnn
SHARE " Tsr stoe,, proxy to one vote Of each
~ Ind ~, OF STOCK owned by him and STANDING
10 !, MS name on the books of the cornorati nn
All eIectlons shall be held under snrb rninc
abe h regu,atlons as may be determined bv
zen DAYS notice of such election shall has
oeen given TO each stockholder Inv mail sont
70 MS last known address, or by nnbIico 3Ion
tbe Fno III me e daily newspapers published in
Iao Engllsn language In the CITY OF New Or
.eans TOT at least ten days preceding sncb
hoII The directors thus elected shall
res iS olnee Tor one year or until their sue.
luaiifed No 1 fayinrS been en- duly elected and
Sacoe as forfeiture OF this charter Anv
vacancy occurring on said hoard % ally nny
torS s snslt De hlled by the remaining direc.
s I2 Tor the unexpired term. Said board y,
,.rectors shall at its first meetin0 oioot
rom among its number a president e Tioo
y esluent; secretary and a treas,,ror ".
nay combine the two last mentionod Ia II
nto one and may even elect a soornto
MO need not be stockholder SaiS LoaSs
u directors shall have the right to anpn,
inu dlsmlss such clerks, managers or ddp PHI
,nIpIoyees of the corporation. inc,ndinoU tsr
'ecTetary who Is not a stockhoIdar * IN, ~,
ecIor, as conditions may Justify az tbo hr III
less or the corporation NAV reon,ro u Ts
enure OF office Of all the emnioyens =, t u,uue
ppIp9ratlon shall he during the Moo s,,ro .iIs
he board OF directors. Tue pressure or
Ihr, Ie VINO stockholder shall oro.
Ill III IiaOie or responsible for the rontraotS
auits or debts OF said corporafion M. shS;
my mere informality in its nrsa MI suaI
ave the effect Of rendering this cbortnn ION
q OF exposing stakeholder to anr Waht nuiI
'eyond the unpaid balance due on tba s sbnry
II STOCK owned by him. v" Tue shares
article VlL-This act OF inco-,o-..,
nav De changed, modified or aItered pr o a. .r
oIporstion may be dissolved with ~ 'nIS
ent or the stockholders ownin~ .ne as
u aiI the stock OF the corporation ~ haJorly
[ai meeting convened for that nnrnnso En-
o oiI snall have been given TO eacb seos.
oiuer IN the manner and form, nrn.U ,
ArIicie OF this act of incornora az. 'ogu
s se OF tne dissolution of this cornoratin IN
ne ne expiration OF its charter or otbo. Nv
ne stockholders shall elect three ,Jomtdne.
I'M among their number AT the r,oatt !
.nicn decides to liquidate. Said Ii,nisettlng
commissioners shall have fnII NAVAL
minority to settle the business anI ana
SAID corporation. In case Of tha dna.s ,