The herald., 1913-05-29
CHARTER
OF THE SEMINOLE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF THE SEMINOLE MANUFACTURING
COMPANY OF NEW ORLEANS;
Re IL known, that on this sixteenth Gay
of the month of April, In the year OF our
Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thir,
teen and OF the independence or the united
States of America, the one hundred ana
thirty-seventh, before me, Lawrence NJ
JanIn. a notary public, duly commissioned,
ouaIified and sworn, in and for said parish
OF Orleans, city of New Orleans, therein
residing, personally came ana appeared, tne
several persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that availing them
selves of the provisions Of the laws OF this
state relative TO the organization OF corpor-
ations, they have covenanted ana agreed
and by these presents do covenant and agree;
bind form and constitute themselves, as well
ss such person or persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, into corpor'
alton and body polite In law, for the Cd
jects and purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, to-wit
Article 1.-The name and style OF said
corporation shall be Seminole Manufactur-
ing Company" and by that corporate name
said corporation shall have power and au-
thority to have and enjoy succession for the
full term and period of ninety-nine years
from this date: To contract, sue and be
sued In Its corporate name TO make anu
use a corporate seal; to hold, receive, pur-
chase SELL convey, mortgage, hypothecate
or pledge property, both real and personal
10 name and employ such managers, dlrec-
tors, officers, agents, or other employees as
the interest and convenience OF said corpor'
alton NAV require, and to make and estab
fish such laws, rules and regulations for the
proper management OF the affairs OF said
corporation, as may be deemed necessary OF
proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF said corpor'
alton shall be in the city of New Orleans
state Of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
president Of said corporation and In his ao'
sence, upon the secretary.
Article III-The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation Is organized, and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
II are hereby declared to be: To buy, manu-
facture compound and sell articles; to re-
fine or otherwise treat the same by manu-
featuring processes: to acquire all patents,
apparatus and rights necessary, proper and
useful In its business; to buy, lease, own
hold or operate, In this state or elsewhere
manufacturing plants for the purpose afore-
said; and generally to perform and do every
thing which may be necessary or which Is In
cidental to the objects and purposes Of Its
business
Article Iv.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is fixed at the sum of fifteen thou.
sand s15,000.0Ol dollars, represented by
one hundred and fifty shares of a par value
which capital stock may be increased or de,
creased, as permitted, and provided by the
statutes Of this state; said capital stock may
be issued for cash or for property received
or for services rendered.
Article V.-All OF the corporate MOWERS OF
said corporation and the control and man.
agement Of Its business shall be vested in
and exercised by a board OF directors com.
posed OF Ave 90 stockholders, and three (3)
OF whom shall constitute quorum for bust
ness. The directors shall be elected annu.
ally by ballot by the stockholders at the OF
fee OF the corporation, on the first Monday
OF April OF each year. the first election Il
take place in April, 1914.
Until the election for directors TO no hold
on the first Monday In April, 1914, the fol
lowing stockholders shall constitute the
board OF directors OF this corporation, name
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