The herald., 1914-08-06
CHARTER
ORLEANS CHEMICAL COMPANY.
United STATES OF AMERICA STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH or OK
LEANS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

CHAR / fslS
ORLEANS CHEMICAL COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE
or LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OK
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE I known. that on this twenty
first day of the month or July, ia tne
year Of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and fourteen. and OF the lnde-
nandcnCc of the United states or
America, the one hundred and thirty
ninth. before me. PHILLIP Gensier. Jr,
a notary public, in and Tor the parrish
of Orleans state of Louisiana. duIy
commissioned and qualified, and in the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, pcFsonall!
came and appeared the persons "hosc
names are heTeuntO subscribed, VINO
sryerally declared that, awaiting them
selves Of the provisions of the laws or
the state of Louisiana relative 10 the
organization of corporations. they nave
coytnanted and agreed, ana 90 DE
these. presents covenant and agree, ana
bind and ObliEate themselves. as Wen
as such other persons as may htreailtI
become associated with theln, OF thtlI
successors. to form and constitute
Themselves into a corporation and body
pol'tic in law, and for the objects ana
purposes and under agreements ana
stipulat ions following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and tltle or
this corporation shall be ORLEANS
Chemical Company and by that name
said corporation shall have power ana
authority to have and ENJOY succession
for the full term Of ninety-nine years
from the date hereof, unless sooner dis
solved; to contract, sue and be sued
to make and use corporate seal, ana
the same to break or alter at pleas
IRE of the corporation; to purchase
and receive, lease, hold, own. sell ana
convey as well as mortgage and NY
pOtheCate. property, real personal anu
mixed; to name and appoint such or,
ficcrs and agents as the interest or SAID
CORPORATION may require, and to make
and establish such bylaws. rules
and regulations, for the proper man
agement and regulation or It's analrs'
as may be deemed necessary, conVen-
lent and requisite, and the same to
change and alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile OF said
corporation shall be in the city OF New
orleans, state of Louisiana, and all CT
tations and other legal process shall
be served upon the president. and, in
case OF his absence. upon the secre-
tary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is es-
tablished. and the nature of the bust
ness to be carried on by 1t, are hereby
declared to be: To buy. sell. trade in
and manufacture chemicals OF all ma
ture and kinds: chemical compounds of
all nature and kinds, and to that end
to own, control, operate. lease, mort
gage. or otherwise hold, use, employ,
or dispose of, property, real and per-
sonal. necessary. incidental. or proper.
to the purchase, sale. manufacture and
transportation OF all articles in con-
nection with its said business. and
generally to do any and all things nee
essary. incidental or proper thereto.
The corporation shall have the right
to acquire the good will. rights, prop
erty and assets Of all kinds. and to pay
for same in cash, stocks, bonds or other
securities. of the corporation: to issue
bonds, negotiable securities. and secure
the same by mortgage, deed of trust.
or otherwise; to hold, purchase. or 9TH
erwise acquire. shares OF stock or
bonds or securities of other corpora
TONS in connection with it's business.
and to use and apply its surplus earn
ings or accumulated profits to the pur-
chase or acquisition of its own capital
stock. from time to time, and to such
extent and in such manner, and upon
such terms. as it's board of directors
shall determine.
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of
this corporation shall be One Hundred
Thousand Dollars (SlO0,O00, divided
| into one thousand shares of the par
value of one hundred dollars each, pay
able, when issued, in cash. or other
property, or for services rendered, or
actually performed, as decided by the
| board Of directors. and this corpora
| ton is to be a going concern when
| twenty thousand dollars OF s. ID stock
| has been subscribed and paid for.
| ARTICLE V.-No stakeholder shall
| ever be held liable or responsible for
| the Indebtedness, faults or defaults Of
| this corporation. nor shall any mere
| informality in the organization of the
| corporation have any effect of render
| ing the charter null. or of exposing the
| stockholders to any liability beyond
the unpaid balance, IL any. on his stock
| subscription.
| Should any stakeholder desire to sell
his stock he shall first offer the same