The herald., 1913-12-04
CHARTER
OF THE GULF VERDURA FRUIT COM
pANY.

OF THE GULF NERDtRA FRUIT COM
PANY.
United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, city Of New
Orleans.
Be It known that on this fourteenth day
Of the month of November, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen, before
me, John Il. Upton, a notary public In and
for this city ana the parish OF Orleans,
state of Louisiana, therein residing duly
commissioned and qualified, and in the pres
ence Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared &:
the several persons whose names are here
unto subscribed all Of the full age of ma
iOrity and residing in this city Of New Or
leans. state OF Louisiana, who declared that
awaiting themselves or the provisions OF
the laws OF this state relative to the or
ganiZatiOn of corporations. they hereby form
themselves into and organize a corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
StipulationS hereinafter set forth, tO-wit
Article 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be the Gulf Nerdura Fruit
Company, and by that name it shall have
and enjoy succession for a term of ninety
nine years from the date hereof. unless soon
er dissolved. 1t shall have power 10 sue
and be sued; TO borrow money; hold, pur-
chase, lease, sell and hypOthecate real and
personal property in the state Of Louisiana
or elsewhere to make and use a corporate
seal; TO name and appoint directors, man
ayers and agents. and 10 establish such by
laws, rules and regulations for the manage
ment of the business and acairs Of the said
corporation as may be necessary. the same
TO alter at pleasure; also TO make and
issue bonds or other evidences of debt, and
to secure the same by mortgage OF other
wise
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpor-
alton shall be In the city Of New Orleans,
Louisiana. and all citations and other legal
process shall be served on the president, in
his absence on the vice-president. and in
the absence of both on the secretary-treas-
urer.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation Is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on by ii
are hereby declared to be the general commits
| sion business in fruits, vegetables and all 9th
| err produce and to that end buy and sell the
! same either for It's own account or as broker,
1 agent or representative of others; to buy,
| purchase, lease or otherwise acquire lands
| for the purpose Of farming or in connection
with its business and to farm, work and
| cultivate the same either by itself or through
! others to lease, suitcase or sell any land
| or other property that II may acquire; to
| reclaim and improve any and all lands that
| Ii may acquire so that cultivation will be
| practices able, and to erect such houses, ten
ementS and stores as may be necessary to
| said business, as well and to purchase stock
| implements and machinery that may be re
| quired, and to operate the same, and gen
| orally TO do or engage in any other bust
| ness, undertaking or enterprise connected
| with or incidental to any Of the purposes
| hereinabo set forth.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at thirty thou
| sand 3O,O00.00D dollars, to be divided into
three hundred 1900 shares of the par value
| OF one hundred ($1O0.00) dollars each
| which said shares shall be paid for in cash
| property for labor and services rendered
| This corporation shall become going con
| Germ when ten thousand ($1O,OOO.OO) dol
| lars are subscribed to its capital stock.
Article V.-AH the powers of this cor
! poration shall be vested in a board of di
rectors to be composed of three stockhOld
ers, two Of whom shall constitute quorum
| for the trausa ction of business, and thel
shall hold office until the first Monday il
| December, 1914, or until their successor
shall have been duly elected.
| Any failure to hold an annual meetin:
! shall not cause forfeiture OF this act o.
/ Incorporation, and any vacancy occurring
| in the board of directors, from any cause
| shall be filled by the remaining directors
| The board Of directors shall elect from
| among their number a president. vice-presi
| dent, and from among their number, or 9th
erwise a secretary treasurer, and shall ap
| point such agents and employees and man
| ayers as may be necessary, and shall NJ
| their compensation. The said board of di
rectors shall have the right to dismiss sai'
| employees at pleasure.
Until their successors are duly elected
and qualified the following named persons
shall constitute the first board of direc
tors. viz. /: Antonio d. z. Viggiani, AlfreC
| A. Tinaglia and Mike Megna, with AntOni'
| ID. L. Viggiana president, Mike Megna, vice
| president and Alfred A. Tinaglia, secretary
All acts of sale. purchase, lease or other
shall be signed by the president or in cas-
OF his absence or lnaDllity 10 act, Dy TN
vice-president.
/ Article VI-On the first Monday In De
/ cember, 1914, and annually thereafter, Their
| shall be held a meeting Of stockholders Z
elect directors for the ensuing year, whicl
meeting shall be called after ten days no
tice said notice to be deposited in tn
mails, postage prepaid, and directed to eacl
stakeholder at his or her address. At sal,
meeting the Directors shall be elected b,
ballot, and a majority OF the votes cas-
shall be necessary to elect, and each shar