The herald., 1913-10-30
CHARTER
OF GULF PACKING COMPANY.

3Oth September, 1918.
United States of America, State OF Louisi-
ana, City Of New Orleans, Parish OF Or
leans.
Be it known. that on this thirtieth day
of the month Of September, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen, before
me- Robert Legier, 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 un-
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-
Zation Of corporations, they have covenant
ed and agreed and do, by these presents,
covenant and agree, bind, form and consti-
tute themselves as we'll as such other per-
sons as NAV 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 advan.
| tages granted by law to corporations; II
shall exist for period OF ninety-nine years
| from the date hereof; 1t shall have power
and authority to contract, sue and be sued
in its corporate name; to make and use a
| corporate seal and the same to break OF
| alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, pur'
chase, convey, mortgage, hypothecate or
| u
| 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
| lish such bylaws, rules and regulations for
/ the corporate management and control OF
| 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-presldent o.
| said corporation. In the absence of botG
Of said officers, then said process shall be
| served on the secretary OF said corporation
A7ticle IIi.-The objects and purpose;
1 for which this corporation is organized ant
| the nature of the business to be carried or
| by 1t are hereby declared to be to buy, sell
| can, import and export oysters, shrimp
rent, lease, hire, sell, operate, construct anC
| erect or contract for the construction ant
erection Of factories, canneries, boats anC
| seins necessary for or useful in the conduc
| OF SAID business, and generally to do anC
! engage in any other business, undertaking
or enterprise connected with, growing ou
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 thi
| corpora tion Is hereby fixed at the sum o.
! threa thousand (S3.000.00) dollars, divided
into thirty 800 shares Of the par valu,
of ole hundred (S100) dollars each, whicl
shall be paid for in cash, or may be Issue,
at not less than par for services rendered Il
or property actually purchased by said cor
pofation.
All shares Of stock shall be full paid an
| mona SSessable. No transfer OF stock shal
be binding upon the corporation unless mad
upon its books.
Article v.-All the corporate powers o
this company shall be vested In and tn
management and control OF It's busines
and AFFAIRS shall be exercised by a board o
directors composed Of three stockholders
| a ma 'ority of whom shall constitute quo
rum for the transaction Of all business Tn
directors shall be elected annually on th
second Monday OF July Of each year, an
each stockholder shall be entitled in perso
or oy written proxy TO one vote for eac
| share of stock owned by him and standin
in his name on the books OF the corpora