The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-10-23
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CHARTER
OF GULF PACKING COMPANY.

OF GULF PAChlNG COMlAN1.
Both September, 1913.
United States of America, State Of Louisi-
ana. City Of New Orleans, Parish Of Or
leans.
Be il known, that on this thirtieth day
Of the month of September, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen, before
me, Robert Legier, a notary public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for the
parish of Orleans. state of Louisiana, afore-
said, therein residing and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned, personally came and appeared
The persons whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws OF the
state of Louisiana, relative TO the organi-
ZatiCh Of corporations they have covenant
ed and agreed and do, by these presents,
covenant and agree, bind, form and constl-
tute themselves, as well as such other per-
sons as may hereafter join or become asso-
ciated with them, into a corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stipu-
lations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be the Gulf Packing Com
pany. and under that name 1t shall have and
enjoy all the rights, privileges and adyan-
tages granted by law TO corporations; II
shall exist for a period of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof; it shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be sued
in its corporate name; to make and use
corporate seal and the same 10 break or
alter at pleasure to hold, receive, pur-
pledge property, real, personal or mixed; TO
issue bonds, notes and other obligations; to
have and employ such managers, directors,
officers, agents and other employees as the
interest and convenience of said corporation
may require or demand; to make and estab-
fish such bylaws, rules and regulations for
the corporate management and control or
the business and affairs Of said corporation
as may be deemed necessary or expedient.
Article 1.-THE domicile Of said cOrpOr-
alton shall be in the city of New Orleans.
in this state, and all citations and other
legal process shall be served on the president
and in his absence on the vice-presdent OF
said corporation. In the absence of both
of said officers, then said process shall be
served on the secretary OF said corporation.
Article III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by 1t are hereby declared TO be: 10 buy, sell
fish. fruits and vegetables; to buy, own,
rent, lease, hire, sell, operate, construct and
erect or contract for the construction and
erection of factories. canneries, boats and
| of slId business, and generally to do and
engage in any other business, undertaking
or enterprise connected with, growing out
of, Incidental or germane to any of the OBJ
! jects and purposes hereinabove set forth OF
contemplated by this charter.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
three thousand ($3,000.00) dollars, divided
| INTO thirty tow OF the value
of o lie hundred $1,000 dollars each, which
| shall be paid for In cash, or may be ISSUED
at not less than par for services rendered tC
or property actually purchased by said cor
| pOration.
All shares Of stock shall be full paid ant
mona ssessable. No transfer of stock shall
be binding upon the corporation unless made
upon its books.
Article V.-All the corporate powers o.
! this company shall be vested in and thu
| management and control OF It's business
and affairs shall be exercised by board o
directors composed Of three stockholders
| a ma 'ority of whom shall constitute a quo
! rum for the transaction of all business. Tn
/ directors shall be elected annually on tn
secoud Monday Of July Of each year, an
| each stakeholder shall be entitled in persol
or oy written proxy to one vote for eaci
| share of stock owned by him and standin
In his name on the books Of the corpora