The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-06-12
CHARTER

STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF
ORLEANS. CITY OF NEW Or
Be it known. that on this the S1st
day of the month of May. in the year
of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Thirteen: and of the indie
pendence of the United States of Amer
lea the One Hundred and Thirty
Seventh. before me. James Clark Hen
rtques, a Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for the
Parish of Orleans. therein residing. and
in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned. per-
sonally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed,
all above the full age of majority and
residents of this State, who severally
declared. that availing themselves of
the provisions of the laws of this State
relative to the organization of corpora
tions. they have formed and organized,
and do by these presents form and or
ganize themselves into and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law, for
the objects and purposes and under the
stipulatiOns and agreements hereinaft-
er set forth and expressed, which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to wit:
ARTICLE THE name and title of
the corporation hereby formed is de-
clared to be "a. s. KOTTWITZ & COM
PANY. LIMITED" it's domicile shall be
in the City of New Orleans, State of
Louisiana, and ii shall have and enjoy
u
period of Twenty-Five (25) years from
and after date hereof.
This corporation shall have power
and authority to contract sue and be
sued in its corporate name; to make
and use corporate seal; to hold, re-
ceive, hire and purchase real estate
and personal property, and to sell,
mortgage or pledge the same; to bor-
row money and issue bonds, notes and
other obligations.
All citation or other Legal process
| shall be served upon the President or
upon the Secretary-Trea
| ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
ganized and the nature of the business
| to be carried on by ii, are hereby de-
clared to be: To conduct a general
wholesale produce business in the City
| OF New Orleans, and elsewhere, and
| especially to acquire and conduct the
business and good will of the CONNER
cial firm of A. s. Kottwitz e. Company,
street. in this City. and the existing
| lease thereon, and generally to do ev-
| erything that may pertain TO or pro-
mote said business and the interests of
| this corporation.
| ARTICLE III-The capital stock of
| this corporation is hereby fixed at the
sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars GEO.
| 900. 00D. divided into and represented by
| Two Hundred Shares of the par value
| of One Hundred Dollars (S100.O0) each
which shall be paid for in cash at the
| time OF SUBSCRIPTION.
| Transfers of stock shall only be made
| on the books OF the corporation by
| stockholders in person or by proxy. but
| no stock shall be sold or transferred by
| any stakeholder unless said stock shall
| have first been offered for sale to the
| other stockholders at the same price
| offered to others, through written no.
| tice sent to the corporation; and only
! upon failure or neglect of the other
| stockholders to avail themselves, with
/, in thirty days, of such right to pur-
| chase, shall such stock become trans
ferable.
No stakeholder shall pledge or hy-
pothecate his stock to any person other
than a stakeholder without the approx
! al OF the Board of Directors.
This corporation shall commence
business and be a going concern as
soon as Ten Thousand Dollars of its
capital stock has been subscribed.
ARTICLE IV-All the corporate pow
ers OF this corporation shall be vested
in and exercised by a Board of Direc-
tors to be composed of three stockhold-
ers, two Of whom shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction Of all BUSH
ness. They shall be vested with full
power and authority to make all con-
tracts, purchases and sales, and adopt
such bylaws. rules and regulations for
the government Of the business and af-
fairs OF the company, and alter and
amend the same; appoint. hire and dis