The herald., 1914-12-24
CHARTER
OF TROPICAL ICE COMPANY, INC
United States of America, State of Louisiana
Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans

! OF TROPICAL ICE COMPANY, INC.
United States OF America, State OF louisiana
| Parish OF Orleans City OF New Orleans.
| Re II known, That this l4th day OF the
| month of December, in the year of Our Lord
| One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen
and OF the Independence of the United States
OF America the One Hundred and Thirty
| Ninth, Before me, Philip Joseph Patorno, a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
| fled in and for the Parish of Orleans, and in
| the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undersigned, personally came and
| appeared the several persons hereinafter named
| and undersigned, all residents of the City oil
| New Orleans, and all Of the full age of ma
| Jority, who severally declared that ayailiny
| themselves of the laws of the state of Louis
| iana and particularly of the provisions of the
| Act No. 2o7 of the General Assembly of 1914
| relative TO the formation of corporations, they
| nave covenanted and agreed, and by these
| presents do covenant and agree, for them.
| selves, their successors and assigns, to form
themselves INTO corporation and body poll
nc ior the OBJECTS and purposes, and under
| the stipulations following.
| Article The name and title of this cor
poration shall be The Tropical Ice Companv
Inc, and under this name it shall have pow
er and authority to corporate existence and
continue Tor a period OF ninety-nine wears
| from the date hereof, and shall have and exer-
| cise Tor the purpose OF the business TO be
| carried on by It ali the powers conferred by
| law on similar corporations. including power
| to make and use corporate seal, and the same
| 10 DTeak or change at pleasure, to contract
| sue ana De sued IN It's corporate name. own
| hold, receive, purchase, ALLEVIATE. lien, con-
vey, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or other
wise cucumber property, both real and person
| al; to name and appoint such officers man
| ayers, directors, agents and employees it deems
| necessary; the said corporation TO acouire
| and establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
tons as may be necessary and proper, and
| the same to amend, alter and abolish AT nIaa
sure, and generally to do and TO perform all
| such acts as may be proper and necessary
70 carry out and execute the purposes of this
| corporation.
| Article 1.-THE domicile of this co-nora-
| tion shall be in the city ~ New Orleans. state
OF louisiana. Citation and all legal process
shall be served upon the President, and in his
President, and in his absence or INABILITY
to act upon The secretary, and in his absence
or inability to act, upon :he treasurer
Article lll.-Ihe objects and purposes for
which tins corporation is organized and the
general nature of the business to he conducted
| by II are hereby declared to be: The manufac-
turing purchasing and selling of ice, distilled
water, to generate electric light and nower
| and to furnish same to consumers. 10 condnct
| the business of cold storage and do eveTv
matter and thing incidental thereto or neces.
Sy SSaIy or proper IN the conduct of the above
Article IN.-The capital stock of this cor.
P3ration IS hereby fixed at the sum of One
! hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars.
| Shares OF the par value of One Hundred Dol.
| lars each, to be paid for in cash or its eo,,;.
Valent IN labor or property
The capital stock of this corporation NAV he
increased to Two Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars. oN
Article V.-Transfer of stock shall be made
| only on the books of the corporation. sub;ert
10 such regulations and formalities as the
| board OF Directors may prescribe Anv STOCK.
! holder wishing TO sell his stock must offer
the same in writing to the other stockboid
erS, through the Hoard OF Directors, al a
| price not exceeding the book value thereof.
VINO snail have option TO purchase ali
| shares OF stock to be disposed of bv sale
| resignation, death or otherwise of any of its
members and they shall have thirty DAYS in
which TO accept or decline said offer: sbo,Id
said stockholder have an opportunitv of d;si
posing OF his stock at less price than that al
which IT was offered to the board, he must
again offer said stock to the other stool.
holders at such reduced price in the same
manner and under the same conditions as
above set forth. Any sale or transfer made
oy a stockholder in violation of this art;cIe
shall be void and no transfer of stock shall
' be made on the books of the corporation unless