The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-12-10
CHARTER
OF w. c. BECK COMPANY, INCORPO-
RATED.

Be il Known, that on this 10Th day Of the
month OF october, IN the yeaI Oh ou. -
one thousand nine hundred ana IouI teei' "-t
Of the independence OF the OnlIeG S'"te9 u
America the one hundred and tnlt h'i''r
before me, Lyle saxon, notary pun 80
commissioned and qua!lhed' IN A'u ~. ~
above city, parish and state thett'h 'Ts .t..'s
and IN the presence OF inc "l''Cs5C, -.
after named and undersigned, personally -
and appeared. The several persons
names are hcTeunto suDscTiOeu, "no u'C
that awaiting themselves Of u.e ,i,,;ye ~
me laws Of me state OF L-''I' 40 .,,Cb
The organization OF ,"'PS'a .tt''.S' -.
cases made and provided they 'oIs''l '.
themselves, their associates >A,Sv,s..,s -, 80
assigns, COOPERATION ",tsl '',f -. th,rr
herein set forth, winch ihey ADOPT es '''''
charter ro-wlt.
Article The name and style Of thlS cor
-, -L.u he. ~ C. Beck Company, In
ll..rr,.-.t.5 and II shall enjoy succession
IA - ,,r.-rrcr ior period OF ninety
- - IT,, I4-e hereof! and II shall
E,,a i,- ,H, uurp5srs OF the business u be
carried on Hv %. all the powers conferred ny
evr-rItr an The power necessary 10 carry on
s''H o-A'..ca' ..,... ...-,,,-,,,o-,
,NIt'y'e II. nc ~ u o-fr.r,. state OF
ShaIl hc III ING ~! %. -. IA athrr legal
LOUISIANA, anu al '''' ''' a.. ..,.s,,l.rf If
process 'hdA ne S'I''r - "a, ,'s J-.,Etlity
me company OF j. 'l-S - .....,rsr
I" "0" "P.' ",, , ,,-r.-cs f,r
Article III-Thc objects and purposes Ipl
which this corporation - Organized anu Ii'S
nature Of the business 10 ne ''.''tH ~
II are hereby declared Z" be 'lal 9' nV5'i,'e
IN grain gram products, iced ~i"iIs' nay no, >
corn CON, ITodusts. and all and any articles
IN correction with business rl sUeu "a' IN III.
90 purchase and sell gram gran" 49,,
and cereals ut all kinds; and I" t'al - -.
ally IN other l'"A "''iS'I - r,,ds ,h1t
may be produced from or IN conJI"y'oi' W..
gram or cereals 81 any NIhH' @hu ~ ", a.,
act or thing that may be ntceNsdIS 40 -
ont the objects and purposes OF ''i9 wy
alton as outlined above.
Article IN.-lhe capital StoSH OF NJ ,,.
poTltIuu IS hereby hNtd Al VIC S1''.. I,,,,. 4
thousand $1,000 dollars 10 Ge IIii at he
Wv two hundred t2Cl shares oil steSh d. - ,t'
Fifty per cent $500 Of the capital stock mus
be subscribed before the Ming OF ..e al
clcs OF Incorporation. fity pei ,,,liIy md
stock subscribed Tor must DC 49,, -.
IN before the corporation engages IN Ousl',
and the remainder within twelve "'o''"'
thereafter. Ill 81 mat,
The amount to whlCn 'ne ,PPn,,t,nd dollars
be increased shall be thirty thous""u uo''''
$4,000. III - ,,;1 for
All stock subscribed Tor shdH NC I ~
in cash or its equivalent or property
or labor done al su'n M Le LmSrd of direc.
terms and conditions as the Doafu ol Iii
tors shall prescribe. No transfer oil stoTN s!ai,
be admitted or held 10 De Nd'Iu V. ,,,ioss
SO far as the company IS C'"Dc.'-ou "''' \,
made upon the books OF u, IIe he aid unless
sale or pledge Of stock snail DC w, ~ vi.
said sale or pledge IS accompanied Dy w.
ten certificate signed by the PteSlue.LL
secretary treasurer OF lhe ColaPH'ti -, Ia. 70.
feet that sald si9Ch Va ,ioro,,cb said board OF
naming stockholders through sA'u nSriod n
directors, at its book value LOT PeItou a.
fifteen days, and they nave IaA'0N ~
clined to purchase same --.,,-..o,,iop :,
this provision shall become the property ,, o
the stakeholder first rendering 10 I'S ""'
fierce or pledge MS DOOR Nai"t' .b;s co-nora
Article N.-All the powers "L III ;,,.ss on,
uoh shan ne , "a Inv a board Of di
Tectors, consisting of three directors "" VII
| shall be elected annually at meeting "a Nv ~
stockholders on the hrst ho"u'S ."
each year. ~, e.. hood NJ director
Article vi ne ny nj 1qIO RerlIr
| street, New Orleans, La; Sharles y ~,
| l7l9 Napoleon avenue .,SY CoUstarre ST. New
| Duncan MCStravlck, oS;i TohslIH'S NJ u ebsi
! Orleans, La, OF whom NlIlld,h =: 49,; H.,
be president, Charles a! beCN,
I and Duncan McStravick' secrelatyI he fIs
all OF whom snali ,d ng'u ~ mill their success
| sorS shall have been elected IT. -. ,L
All elections shall be heid oy uall JAM, a; 90 -,
! Office of the company, uiiueI wy - nv IN
OF two commis COMMISSION. 'No,;ce Of such meetin
| board OF directors ,t1-,-treasurer i
| shall be given ny the SeSI..a'SiIo la in ner
writing, delivered TO each ',i,, addrrss' a
! son, or mailed TO MS ids' N'Y.:., ~, ~;
| least ten days PRIOR 10 sueH , ~ stncLhoIder,
| ho.iNe "SS sIections and at all meeting
| of the stockholders, every stoe - ~ stocL
| be entitled TO one vote LOT ea S hats of hi
| standing Ir his name on ',e .Iec,ion @
company, at the date OF Sau nerson. a
| meeting: said votes 10 DC Sde! - 81 VOTE
by written proxy, ana H'"Jo'"'
shall elect ,.-..,-s - the annus
The failure TO eIeIt III Or eject the col
! meeting shall not uissol' ,,on,gcropnt in an
, poration, nor impair us mo? a? otEce shall re
| respect but the directors IN os are cleo
| main IN ONCE uI'''i ''e''
ed and quaiihed' ,..,rs sb,u elect as 500
I Each board Oh IL own election, a pre-,
| as possible amer ii \ secretary treas
ident, vice-pieslue.' oarb officer such powt
urer, and may gram "
as they deem Mt. .La hoard for whatevt
/ All vacancies III h,, the remaining dire'
| cause shan ne me- ;be hoard NAV appoir
tors. Any n I rs Droxy to act in h
any other diteItot ~, meeting of the boar
| place and steau al any 81 ;rcorporation ma
| Article Nl.L Ina ~ aItered. or said CO
be modified, chdhSeu , ~ ,y;tb the assent
poration may De u'ssul;I stock outstandin
two-thirus VI - The Stockholders convened Il
at tleetIns a,d after ten days notice n;
that puIPosN, reg;stered letter mailed to II
been gwen yydress Of each stakeholder: IL
last khoMH u,, re waived by the unanimol
SAID nouCe nHS ,be Stockholders.
consent Vi ,be dissolution of the corpoT
In case o. .N sbaII he liqudated by u
ton us ne;ce al the date of the dissol