The herald., 1914-12-17
CHAR TER
CHARTER
of "JLF STATES WAREHOUSE COM.
PANN. INC

PANY, INC.
United State, OF America. State OF Louisiana,
fari>h oi oi!ears, City OF New Orleans
be II known, That on tins Fourteenth da,,
9i the month OF December in the wear az OI,
LORD One thousand Nine Hundred and -Four.
cen and oi the Independence Of the I'uited
H'dttN of America the one hundred and Thir-
y -Ninth. Bctor" me, Lawrence NJ Ianir =
Notary Public. duly commissioned and nr,li
,,cd' ]" ana Tor ihlS city and the Parish Of
! CilTdns' therein residing, and III the presence
"i the Witnesses hereinafter named and md
>is.ed' personally came and appeared the sev.
c-al persons hereinafter named and under.
signed, al! Of whom are of the fuIl ace ~ -,
JorIty and residents Of this civ. who dsrI,r.L
mat, dvailIng themselves OF th.. Dro,,is;r,,S
Si Inc laws and OF the constitution OF the
Hlale OF LOUISIANA and relative to the organ
!Hati"n OF corporations. they have, co,,,-,S...J
aud agreed, and do by these prrS,u,s r',,,,r..,
ana agree and bIud and ohlIgatc th,rns.I,es
- "tII a. such other persons as may b,r,af,e-
D,.u"' associated with them TO form and con.
S''utt corporation and body polite IN lay
ior the objects and purposes mad undar H.
SonHltlonS and agreements following to.,rit.
ArticIe The name and title OF this cor
po."''''I shaii he Huli States Warehouse Com.
pdny' lhc;' and under its said corporate
name II shall have power and authority IN
'hN' ana ENJOY corporate existence and succes.
sioh LOT the full term and period OF ninr-v.
"ii'e w years from and after the date herr
OF and IT Shal lhave all the powers anJ ;,,1,,'
mites conferred 10y law on similar corporations
''''uulhg the power 10 contract Su, ard h.
sued; 10 make and use a corporate s.9i "a
Lhg same TO break and alter at pleasure: IA
hoIIi' receive, lease, purchase and convrv a.
wen as mortgage and hypothecate Dro,,er,,.
IetI personal, and mixed, corporeal and IN
CoiporeaI; TO borrow money and Ia MI. -
issue bonds notes. and o,ber e,;Jo,,la 1'It
uep'' ana 10 secure same by mortgage nIeIre
- u'"el"INt' 10 name and appoint such man.
- "stHtS' directors and officers as il.
,NN''ess' interests and convenience may 70
iIlTe' and To make and establish. as Vii =
a'.'I ana amend or abolish from time .
I"c, Such bylaws, rules and regtlIa,iorS ~
cgr,r..P; pIUPeI E"'ernment OF the affairs OF said
N'.PoI anon as may be necessary or Dron.r
AIncic 1.-The d0micile of s,id -
ION Shaii be III the city of New OrIr,r. -,
1l LOUISIANA, and all citations or otber -
FaiJ S1.aIi he served upon the President OF
-. Noi oipO'"'l3h' or IN the event Of his all
st"Ct' upon the Vice President thereof s,,J
IN the absence Of both OF said officrrs - ~
"a 2CIIc'aTE treasurer Of said corporation
Ntcle lll.-Ihe objects and purunscs g.
"hlch TINS corporation is established - ~
senSfai nature and character of the Lrsircss
10 'Hled on by 1t Is hereby declared IN
,n,irtoirp p"lcn1Se, n,le, own; rent lease. manage,
t,.'tIltaI',. operate, and conduct public w.
LouSes OF every kind and Character for H.
III ~ age OF goods, wares, and merchandise of
~ KINDS; to issue negotiable and non. .nego,;
doIe warehouse receipts OF all kinds. q, -
general public warehouse business in ali - :.
various branches, and for any of The ~
III eu purposes 10 purchase, lease hold oun
,,a,'.i III rent property, both movable and i'm
movable and genarally to do all tbings 60,
ncCted with, growing out Of or incident,I -
pertinent TO such public warehouse bns;-..sI' "
IA HrticIe Il:-The authorized capital stock Of
ms corporation Is hereby fixed at The 50 - -
en- thousand ($lO,OOOCOl doIIsrs VIC sum OF
'Hu represented by one hundred CCO1 Sb.reS |
u the par value of one hundred (sIO0 n0I AZ
@ @.ais ea'h' lhe capital stock OF this cor.
twenty-five thousand (s2sOO0 OO dill 'iS oi
STOCK shall be paid for in cash or in s,,cb 49,
s'ailnents, and at such time. and after -
80 " suoScriOers as the board of direc
Sots may hx, or same may be issued ~ ~,
lSsS than par for labor dom or services 20,
u LeIeu tor SAID corporation. or for proper,y q,
t'km"'s am actually received by said corporation
non. seSasSs, OF STOCK shall be full paid and
tlIi assessabIe and all certificates of stool
snall be signed by the president and secra, |
Sy, SLiy oI SAID corporation. The corporatior
sn,d 1S 5s gong concern rs soon as six thou
Oeen subscribed and paid for ''''
All transfers of the capital STOCK of ,b;
-SpIPoration shall be made and entered me-
To- Iru "poA OF the corporation and no trans.
'TS shai De IN any manner binding ,,no,
ms corporation unless and until 60 rr,elacJ
10 saIe OF stock OF this corporation shall Inc |
nari, ndria unless hrst offered in writing for a |
:rs through the board of directors IT,.
azure OF the stockholders to avail themseI,,es
- suCn purchase, notation of the fact shall
.tdue Dy the president upon such stock |
their NO
preylously been rendered in accordance beraee |
WIN and thereafter said stock NAV he soId
Nilhout lurther restriction Succeeding n,,r
-hasers thereof, shall, however be reou;rad
o o1eI the same to the stockholders for a. |
erm designated before disposing Of same
ana all stock acquired in this corporation
ter. VI 'hiS SHdr- /
Article V.--All the corporate bowers of ,his
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
oy board Of directors composed Of three "a |
stockholders, a majority of whom, shall cor
9utute quorum for the transaction of ali |
business and majority of those nreser,
shall decide all questions. Fe'e"'
Said directors shall be elected AZ a gene-,, /
meeting OF the stockholders of this cornors. |
lon' 10 be held on the first Monday in Eel |
-uary OF each year, unless said dav sb,ll Lc
a legal holiday in which event said eIertior
,haIl be held on the next succeeding business
Jay. Notice Of said election shall ne g;,,cr
% each stakeholder in writing enclosed In n |
postpaid wrapper deposited in the post of4ics
~ New Orleans at least fifteen O5) davs bc
'ore the date OF said meeting and addyessod
o the last address furnished to the corna,C,, |
iy Said stakeholder and in the event no ~ |
iIess be furnished then addressed simpIv
New Orleans, La" '"PiS
lhe board OF directors shall at its first meet.
ns on the hrst Monday in February. 1915
and annually thereafter, elect from among