The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-05-22

CHARTER
OF SAFETY GRAPPLER MANUFACTURE
1nNfDANX

United States OF America, State OF Ioulsi-
ana. Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans
BE it known. that on this twelfth day OF
| the month OF November, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve,
and OF the Independence of the United States
OF America the one hundred and thirty
seventh before me, Arthur Landry a notary
public. duly commissioned and qualified In
and for this city, parish and state, therein
residing and In the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared Oswald A. Fournet,
Tebruse Meyers, Simeon =. Leblanc, Joseph
j. Meyers, all OF lawful age and residents
OF this city, who declared unto me, notary,
that availlng themselves OF the provisions OF
| the laws Of the state OF Louisiana, relative
to the formation Of corporations in general,
they do hereby form a corporation for the
term OF ninety-nine years from this date.
under the name OF safety Grappler Manu-
featuring Company" with dOmiclle in this
city, for the purpose Of engaging in the bus
mess OF manufacturing safety package Crap
piers and other devices OF similar character
for the handling OF packages In a safe and
expeditions manner
The capital stock shall be twenty thou
sand dollars (S2O,OOO.OOl divided into two
hundred shares (200D OF the par value OF one
hundred dollars (S100.O0) each, which shall
he paid for when issued In cash. or other
property as decided by the board OF dlrec-
tors.
The corporation shall begin business at
once and shall have all the powers granted
| SUN COIpoTdllOHS by law anu more especially
the power to contract, sue and be sued In its
| corporate name, to hold receive, lease, pur-
| chase, sell, convey, mortgage, affect and
| hypothecate property, both real and per-
| sOnal, and to name and appoint such officers
| as Its interests and convenience may require.
| and to adopt such bylaws as 1t shall deem
necessary for the conduct of Its business
| and affairs.
All the powers OF this corporation and
| the management OF its business shall be vest
ed In and conducted by board OF directors,
composed Of four stockholders, who shall
| be elected by majority vote OF the stock
| holders o. the second Monday In November.
| 1913 and annually thereafter. Elections
are to be held after ten days notice In writ
| Ing shall have been sent by mail to each
stakeholder. Each share Of stock shall be
entitled to one vote by the owner thereof,
| or his agent.
The board Of directors, elected as above
provided, shall select from their number a
| president, yice-president, secretary treas
| urer and a manager any vacancy occurring
! among the directors or officers shall be filled
by the board Of directors. majority OF the
| board OF directors shall constitute q quorum.
| Oswald A. Fournet, TIE Busse Meyers, Sim
! con 5. Leblanc and Joseph j. Meyers shall
| constitute the first board Of directors, with
| Oswald A. FOurnet as president, Tie Busse
| Meyers as yice-preSldent, Simeon =. Leblanc
| as secretary-treasurer and Joseph ]. Meyers
| as manager and they shall hold Office until
| the second Monday In November, 1913, or
| until their successors are elected and quail.
| fed.
All citations shall be served on the presl-
dent, or in his absence or inability TO act,
on the vice president, or In default OF these
| on the secretary-treasurer.
| No transfer OF stock shall be binding en-
this corporation unless the same appears on
the books thereof, and unless said stock
shall have been offered for sale first to the
| board OF directors OF this corporation and
they shall have refused within ten days
from said offer to purchase said stock at its
ma rket value.
| At the termination OF this charter, or II
sooner dissolved. It's AFFAIRS shall be liqui-
dated by two commissioners selected by the
board OF directors at a special meeting called
for that purpose.
Thus done and passed, at my notar!al Of
flee, in the city OF New Orleans. on the day
i and date herein first above written, In the
presence Of Messrs. Edward NJ Heath and
John T. Sullivan, competent witnesses, who
hereunto sign these presents, together with
appearers and me, notary, after due reading
i OF the whole.
Original signed Oswald A. Fournet, so
shares Teburse Meyers, so shares; Simeon
S. Leblanc, 80 shares; Joseph J. Meyers. 80
shares. Witnesses: John T. Sullivan, Ed
ARTHUR LANDRY. Notary Public
} I. the undersigned recorder OF mortgages
In and for the parish OF Orleans state OF
Louisiana, DO hereby certify that the above
! Safety Grappler Mfg. Co. was this day duly
! recorded in my Office, In book 1852 folio 667.
New Orleans, November 10, 1912.
! (Signedl EMILE LEONARD. ID. X.
1 I, the undersigned notary public, DO here
by certify the above and foregoing TO be a
true and correct COPY OF the act OF incor-
poratiOn OF the safety Grappler Aanufac-
j turing Company" together with the certi-
: fcate Of the recorder OF mortgages for the
: parish OF Orleans, thereto attached showing
its recordation in MS Office, the original OF
: which Is OF record in my current uotarial
/ register New Orleans April 10. 1913.
. ARTHUR LANDRY. Notary Public.
!, aor 81 may & * % 90 1913