The herald., 1914-01-22
CHARTER

/ OF "KRACKE & FLANDERS COMPANY .''
| | uIted States of America. State Of Louisiana.
| Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
/ Be II known. that on this first day Of the
month OF December, in the year of our Lord.
| one thousand. nine hundred and thirteen, and
/ Of the independence OF the United States Of
/ America. the one hundred and thirty ghth,
| before me, Arthur John Peters. a notary pub
/ lie. duly commissioned and qualified. in and
| Tor the parish OF Orleans, city of New Or
leans. and state OF Louisiana, therein rcsid-
/ ing. personally appeared the persons whose
names hercunto subscribed. who declared
| that avaIling themselves Of the provisions of
| the laws OF the state OF louisiana relative to
the organization OF corporations. they have
covenanted and agreed. and that they do COW
enant and agree, and by these presents. bind,
form and constitute themselves. as well as
such other persons as may hereafter join
them OF become associated with them, into a
corporation and body polite law, for the
objects and purposes following, to-wit:
Article The name and title OF this cor
poratIon shall be: "kracke & Flanders Com
pany." and its domcile shall be in the City
OF New Orleans. parish OF Orleans, and state
Of Louisiana. Under its corporate name the
said corporation shall have the power and au-
a period OF ninety-nine years from the date
hereof, unless sooner dissolved; 10 contract
sue and be sued; to make and use a corporate
seal, and to break, alter and change the same
at pleasure; 10 have. hold, use purchase, own,
receive, lease, sell, convey, mortgage and hy-
pothecate or pledge property real, personal and
mixed; to borrow money and 10 lend any
portion OF its income, proceeding from lis
capital stock or otherwise. and 10 give and
receive securities therefor; to make advances
on real and personal securities; TO purchase
receive, hold sell its stock, or otherwise deal
IN bonds, mortgages, notes, shares OF capital
stock and other securities, obligations con-
tracts, and evidences OF indebtedness OF any
private, public or municipal corporation or Of
Lhe goyernment OF the United States, or of
any state, territory colony thereof or of
any foreign state or country in which this
corporation may have a lawful interest: 10
receive collect and dispose of interest, divi.
dends ana incomes upon, Of, and from, any
such bonds, mortgages, notes shares OF can
Ital stock, securities, obligations contracts.
evidences Of Indebtedness, and other property
heid' managed, or owned by IT, and to exer.
cise IN respect of all such bonds, mortgages
notes, shares Of capital stock. securities OBJ.
legations, contracts, evidences of indebted
ness and other property, any and all rights
powers and privileges Of individual owners
thereof to do any and all lawful arts ND
things tending TO increase the value of the
properties, assets or interest, at any time
heid, owned. controlled or managed by the
corporations; 10 issue bonds and TO secure the
same by pledges, deeds of trust mortgages
or trust indentures, of. upon, the whole. or
any part, OF the property owned by the cor.
poIatlon, and TO sell, or pledge such bonds for
tne proper corporate purposes of the corpora-
ton, IN such manner, and at such time as
the board Of directors shall determine: and
IN me promotion Of its said corporate business
purchase, hold sell, assign, transfer, pledge
mortgage, and convey, real, and. so far as in.
Ciuental 10 these purposes, personal property
OF any name, kind. or nature; TO SELL or issue
OF Duy' All or any part Of its capital stock or
any oonds or other evidences Of indebtedness
authorized by its board Of directors in paw.
inent Tor the good will, rights, business. Der. |
sonar property, real estate, or leases thereon
ol any person, hrm, association or corpora |
tion, ana the Judgment OF its board Of d;rer
tors, as TO the value Of such goodwill, rights.
business property real estate, or leases
.hereon. snail, IN the absence Of fraud hc |
to cause or allow the legal title
-s.ate ana interest IN any property ACQUIRED |
es'aoisned- or carried on by the Corporation |
% remain or De vested or registered in the |
lSine OF or carried on by any other COMPANY
% companies; foreign or domestic, formed or /
% oe formed. and either upon trust for. or
- agent or as nominees, of this corporation
y upon any other terms or Conditions yvbic5
ne eoard OF directors may consider for the
'snent OF TINS corporation, and to manage tbe
~ -~nalrs ana take over the business Of such |
.ompany or companies 50 formed or 70 be
OIlneo- NED eitner oy acquiring the shares stocks
. otnef securities thereof, or otherwise Row.
OeFer' ana TO exercise all or any of the povr-
T. OF holders OF shares. stocks, or Securities
Ilerreoi' ana 70 receive and distribute a.
lIrohts- the dividends and interest on spcb
mares, mares, stocks or securities; TO guarantee the
SHyment Of dividends or interest on any
!, I@tes' STOCKS, bonds or other securities. own.
y ", or any other contract or Obligation Of
ny corporation whenever proper or necess.-
VI Inc business OF this company, and 50 far