The herald., 1914-04-09
CHARTER .,.
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OF TIE l. MED AD4 II. '..-'' -'-' ..
,-.....l States ~ America. State OF louisiana,
t.fy ". New Orleans fait,. % 3''Na
Be II known. that on TINS '"'.- DIs " ~
r...gt. 70! February. III lie year o-- s - -
rIrrr .g.tr,d and !gu.tcra, before me- No.
~ ,..r- 4 notary public, duly I9Hi..'ss'o,'
md g.aliucd o. and IOr the IaiIs- % VI.
leans, state o.; Louisiana, @i5. ~. -
residing. and IN The presence "a '"~
r.--rr..ftrr named and GEleGsI sAtI' FS'9o'-
.II,, ,.r.e and appeared. the persons "1ose
-r.....r, are acIrtuLyJ subscribed mo -'~'a'NI
mat ayaIIIug themselves VI me f'o' .S'-''S %
rrs Is,N Of thIs state iACs ""'N ~
IA agreed and Do, ~ these present. SV'e,
- g. - hind form aud constitute tAtAI-
.cIy,s As well IS such Other persons - ny
hereafter JON or become ass0N'a'CI "',.' -,
frtD a corporation and OJdy Fo'1''~ "a
ir the objects and purposes ana dhGeI ING
,.,..,,r.' md .tipu!at!Ous IOllo" ing, to-"lt'
Article The name ana 81! e % ''l.s ~
poratlou shall be the OH!itG CV"ee COi'.ra.y'
md under that name Il saalt nave aAu S".o'
iii The rlshts. advantages and privileges gam
a b.. - 10 generations; Il shall exist IOI
, r.,-fod Of rluety-nlDe years lIOh inc uaNe
hereof It shall have power anu a"'lOII's "
contract sue and be sued IN us corporal
name. 10 make and use corporate sea!' anu
tSr me 10 break or alter al pleasure 10
hold receive, purchase, convey MOI Seae1i
and hypythcCdte property real iS' so'tat CO
mixed; 10 issue bonds, hoIcS anu C'-iSI "
I,g.-l,ns. TO have and employ such mana
yrrs orncers directors or other employees
as the interest and CUnEeuIehSS OF sd4u Col
poratIou may require, and 10 mast anu es
tabilsh such bylaws, rules ana iesu.a'i7'Is
for the corporate management ana SGhuv4 VI
The business and affairs " the SAID coTPOi-
atlon as may be deemed necessary or e%pe-
dent.
Article 1.-The domeile OF said corpora
uon shall be n the city Of Ne" OIIeahs'
state OF Louisiana, but II may eS'aO'ist ot
noes or agencies throughout the CnlteI
States Of America or foreign countries Al!
citations and other legal process shah DC
served on the president and IN ms absence
on the vlCe-prcsIdeuL OF the COTpoTdtloh' IN
the event Of he absence OF both OF SAID Oh
ncers then said process sAaA De served Oh
the secretary.
Article uI.-The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation IS organized ana inc
nature OF the business 10. be carried on by
II are hereby declared to be: TO purchase
and sell coffee, tea, mOlaSses, grams, SeEe-
ais and any and every other KIND OF ineTchdh
disc or commodities, whatsoever; 10 roast
grind and pack cottees and teas, ana 10 pre-
pare in any manner all kinds OF meTchan-
disc which said corporation may deem ad-
ylsabe Tor the carrying on OF ITS business ;
20 engage IN any and all commercial or pan
tatIon pursuits, without any restrictions
whatever, and generally to do and engage
in any other business, undertaking or en-
terpuse connected with, growing out OF, ger
name or incidental TO any OF the objects and
purposes heTeinabove set forth or oontem-
Article V.-The capital stock Of this cor
poratIon is hereby hxed at the sum OF one
hundred and nifty thousand (SloyUJ.c) Dol
lars, divided into one thousand, hVe nun
bred Q,5gUJ shares of the par value OF one
hundred CSl1OU) dollars, each, one hundred
thousand $4,000 dollars, or one thousand
1900 shares OF which shall be preferred
stock with a guaranteed annual dividend OF
seven per cent q pct) cumulative, and nifty
thousand (S5O,OoO.UJ dollars or nye hundred
$500 shares OF which shall be common stock.
The preferred stock OF this corporation
shall be paid for IN cash when issued, or
IN Installments as may be directed by the
board OF directors OF this corporation, or may
| be issued at not less than par for property
purchased by or services actually rendered
, TO said corporation.
be paid Tor IN cash when issued, or IN IN
stallments as directed by the board OF dl-
rectors OF this corporation, or may be issued
at not less than par for property purchased
by or services actually rendered to said cor
poration.
All shares of stock shall be full paid and
worcestershire and all certificates OF stock
shall be signed by such officers of the cor.
poration as may be determined by the board
1 directors.
The preferred stock of this corporation,
except as hereinafter provided shall be
'non.yotIng," and shall be 50 marked across
the face Of all certificates of preferred stock
IN appropriate lettering.
Article YAH the corporate powers OF
this company shall be vested in, and the
management and control OF ITS business and
affairs shall be exercised by a board of d.
rectors to be composed Of not less than
three nor more than seven stockholders, each
one OF whom must be a holder of not less
than ten shares Of the common stock OF this
corporation IN his own name on the books
OF the company. A majority of the direc-
tors shall constitute q quorum for the trans
action OF all business. The directors shall
be elected annually on the first Wednesday
Of October Of each year, unless a legal holi.
day, and IN that event on the next succeed
ing day not legal holiday, by ballot OF the
owners OF record OF the common stock of the
corporation, and majority of the votes
cast shall elect. Each owner OF common
stock shall be entitled in person or by writ
ten proxy 10 one vote for each share of
stock owned by him and standing in his
name on the books of the corporation. All
elections shall be held under such rules and
regulations as may be determined by the
board OF directors, but after at least ten
days notice OF such election shall have been
gwen TO each owner of common stock by
mail sent to his last known address or by