The herald., 1913-10-23
Gil Z

OF JOSEPH VI. FORNARIS & COMPANY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA. CITY OF NEW OR
LEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
b II known, that on this, the twelfth da,
OF September, in the year nineteen hundre,
and thirteen, before me, Charles G. GIL,
noIary pubic, duly, commissioned and quail
fed In and for said parish and state. per
sonally came and appeared the undersigned
persons, who declared
ARTICLE THAT they hereby form {
corporation, for a term OF ninety-nine go
years from date, under the name Of JOSEPH
VI. FORNARIS & COMPANY, with its domi
cile in this city. 1t shall have all lega,
powers. including that TO contract. sue anf
be sued in it's name to hold, receive. lease
purchase, sell, mortgage and hypothecate
real and personal property.
ARTICLE 1.-THE purposes are TO buy
throughout the United States and in foreign
countries, cOtton-seed and all cOtton-secd
oils, and other products also animal lard
oils, fats and tallow rosin and all oils and
other ingredients used or that may be here.
after used In the manufacture OF soap; also
TO own or lease and operate and conduct
cotton-seed mills and cotton-seed oil refner-
les TO own, lease, use and operate tank
cars, and to do any and all things germane
to. connected with or necessary to carry out
and to put into effect or make more profit
abe any or the above enumerated purposes
and enterprises including the appointment OF
all necessary officers and agents necessary,
and to do all other acts. though not enumer-
ated, allowed by law TO such corporations.
five thousand dollars IS. 900. OO), divided
into fifty (50) shares of one hundred dollars
100000 each, which shall be paid for
T bts issued In money, property, or labor.
three thousand dollars ($3. 900. OO) of stock
shall have been subscribed TO.
ARTICLE IV.-All corporate powers. in
cludlng the right TO ALLEVIATE, mortgage, or
lease all of its property, personal and real
are vested In a board Of three directors, ali
stockholders, TO be elected annually on the
second Tuesday in May for one year: and at
an stockhoiders meetings each share OF
stock shall be entitled to one vote by ballot.
which may be cast by proxy.
From Its number the board shall elect n
and secretary-treasurer. and ali
eta tiOns and other process shall he served
on the president and In his absence or ina
Dllity to act, on the secretary-treasurer. and
ms absence or inability to act on the third
ARTICLE V-Thls charter may be amend
ed or changed or the corporation Inundated
at a stockholders meeting called for that
purpose by a two-third vote Of stock issued
after nfteen days prior notice in writing to
each stockholder, and after publication twice
IN a daily newspaper during said fifteen
lays. Stockholders meetings for all other
notice In writing to each stakeholder. The
liquidation is to be by three STOCKHOLDERS
as provided for above.
Thus done and passed In my office in New
orleans, In the presence of George Z. Kauf-
mann and Alfred F. Page, witnesses, both OF
awful age and domlciled In this city, who
sign these presents together with the parties
md me, notary, on the day and date arst
mentioned. '
Original signed) Names of subscribers
omitted: (Wltnesses) /: Geo. =. Kaufmann
md Alfred f. Page.
c. G.. GILL, Notary Public.
|, the undersigned recorder of mortgages.
n and for the parish of Orleans, state of
do hereby certify that the above
md foregoing act of Incorporation of the
Joseph NJ. Fornaris & Company was this
'olio =
New Orleans. La. September 18th, 1918.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. r.
A true copy OF the original act of incor-
I%oration together with the certificate of the
'ecorder of mortgages, on file In my office.
New Orleans, La, September 10Th, 1913.
tSeal) c. G. GILL,
ept is 20 oct : D 10 % Notary Public. |