The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-09-11
CHARTER

OF yIDENTsMOUTH HYGIENE co.
United States of America, State OF LOuisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. ,
Be it known, that on this twenty ghth
day of the month OF August, nineteen nun
bred and thirteen, before me, Alfred u.
Danziser a notary public. duly commits
stoned and sworn in for the parish OF Or
leans and city Of New Orleans, therein re
siding, personally appeared: the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed; VINO
declared that availing themselves OF the
laws of this state, relative to the organlza-
ton Of corporations, they nave covenan lo,.
and agreed, and do, by these presents, GOV
enant and agree, bind, form and constitute
themselves, as well as such persons VINO
may hereafter join, or become associated
with them, into a corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and purposes,
and under the agreements and stlpulatlons
following, to-wit:
Article THE name and style OF this cor
poration shall be "Vident Mouth Hygiene
Co" and, under that name, ii shall have
and enjoy all the rights and privileges
granted by law to corporations; 1t shall ex-
ist for the period of ninety-nine years from
this day; TO contract, sue and be sued In
its corporate name; to make and 10 use
corporate seal; to hold, receive, purchase
and convey, under its corporate name, prop
erty, both real and personal; to name and
to appoint such managers, directors and OIL
GERS as the interest and convenience or the
corpora ton may require; and 10 make and
establish such bylaws for the proper man
agement and regulation Of the affairs of the
corporation as may be necessary and proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora
tiOn 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-president, and,
in the absence OF both, on either the secre-
tary or the treasurer OF said corporation.
Article III.-The objects and purposes OF
this corporation and the nature of the bus
mess to be carried on by 1t, are hereby de
clared to be: to deal in at wholesale and
to manufacture tooth brushes, dental noss,
tooth powders, mouth washes. lip cream,
tongue cleansers, and other articles and prep
arations for use In the oral cavity.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
one hundred thousand dollars, to be repre-
scented by one thousand shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars, each, which
shall be paid for in cash, or in property,
and which shall be full-paid and non-assess
able.
Article v.-All the corporate powers Of
this company shall be vested in. and the
management and control of its affairs shall
be exercised by, board OF directors, CON-
posed Of five stockholders: The directors
shall be elected by ballot, by the stockhold'
ers, on the third Monday Of August, OF each
year. Each stakeholder shall be entitled
In person or by proxy to vote for every
share owned by him all elections shall be
held under such rules and regulations as
may be determined by the board of directors
The directors thus elected shall continue In
Office for one year, or until their successors
shall have been elected and have qualified
No failure to elect shall be regarded as q
forfeiture of this charter. Should any va
cancy occur In the board, a meeting shall bC
| Immediately called for the purpose of fillins
| the vacancy. The board OF directors shall
| at its first meeting after its election, nom
mate, out of its number, a president, a vice
president, a secretary and treasurer. Tn,
board may, In its discretion, choose a sec
rotary and a treasurer from among tn,
stockholders, who need not be members o.
( the board of directors. The board shall
| employ and dismiss such clerks, manager
| and other employees as the interest and bus
| mess Of the corporation may require. An,
Of the directors shall have the right to ap
point, by written instrument, another direc
| tor or stakeholder as his proxy to act In hi
stead at any and all meetings of the boar,
| of directors.
| Article Vino stakeholder shall ever b
1 held liable or responsible for the contracts
faults or debts Of this corporation. nor shall
any mere informally In its organization
have the effect of rendering this charte
| null, or of exposing stakeholder 10 an,
liability beyond the unpaid balance due OF
| the shares owned by him.
Article VII.-This act of incorporation
may be changed or modified. or this corpor
alton may be dissolved, with the assent o
| the stockholders owning two-thirds of tn
stock Of the corporation, present or repre-
scented at a general meeting convened 70
that purpose, after at least ten days writ
ten notice has been given, through mail, t
each stakeholder, at his last known place O
piration Of this charter or otherwise, tn