The herald., 1914-09-03

ed and agreed, and do by these presents cove
| nant and agree and bind themselves, as we'll
| as such persons as may hereafter become asso-
Grated with them, to form a corporation and
| body polite in law for the objects and pur-
! poses and under the articles and stipulations
| following, to-wit:
shall be HARRIS ICE CREAM COM
PANH," and by that name it shall have
power and authority TO exist and enjoy sue
cession for full term and period of ninety
nine (99D years, commencing on and to be
computed from and after the date hereof
ARTICLE 1.-The domcile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana. All citations and other
legal process shall be served upon the Presi-
dent OF this corporation, or in case of his alb
sence or inability to act, upon the Vice Presi-
both the President and the Vice President,
upon the Treasurer of this corporation
ARTICLE lII.-The objects and purpose.
for which this corporation is organized ard
the nature OF the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be: To manufacture,
buy and sell ice, ice cream and milk prod
ucts, bread and confections, to own and
operate ice and ice cream plants and bakeries
and to sell the output thereof at wholesale
and retail, to engage in the confectionery
business and to buy and sell all kinds Of
merchandise, produce and dairy products and
10 DO all things necessary, incidental and
convenient to said business.
ARTICLE W.T. shall have all the rights
and privileges granted by law to such cor
porations, and shall have the power to con-
tract, sue and be sued in its corporate name
to make and use a corporate seal, the same
to break and alter at pleasure; to buy, own,
hold, lease, receive, convey, mortgage, hypoth-
ecate or pledge property, both real, personal
and mixed; to issue bonds, notes and other
obligations; to have, engage and employ such
officers, managers and employees as the bus /
ness may require; to make, adopt and estab-
iish such bylaws, rules and regulations in
the corporate name, not repugnant to the
eharter OF this corporation or the laws of the
state OF LOUISIANA, or other States, Terri
tories or possessions of the United States or
foreign countries in which it shall engage in
business, for the management of the corpora.
tons affairs, as the stockholders and Board
OF Directors may deem necessary and ex.
pedient.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock of this COR
poratlon shall be fifty thousand and OO/OO
(SSO.OOO00) dollars, represented by five hun
dred (5OOl shares of one hundred and 90 1000
SSlOoOO dollars each. The stock shall be paid
for IN cash when subscribed for or may be is
sued at not less than par in payment of prop
erty actually received. This corporation may
become going concern, and shall be author
lsed to business bus na 81 when and as
OF its capital stock shall have been subscribed
for.
ARTICLE VIAL the corporate powers of
cised by a Board of Directors, to be com
posed of four stockholders, to be elected an
nually on the second Monday of November of
each year. All such elections shall be BY
ballot, and shall be held and conducted al the
office of this corporation, under such regula-
tons as may be established by the Board of
Directors. Notice of such election shall be
gwen by the Secretary of this corporation by
publication for not less than ten QO) DAVIS
prior thereto in daily newspaper published
IN the English language in the City of New
Orleans. At all such elections and at all cor
poTate meetings every stakeholder shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of stock
standing in his name on the books of this
corporation, TO be cast by him in person or
by written proxy, and the majority of such
votes cast shall elect. Any vacancy occurring
among the Directors of this corporation by
death, resignation otherwise shall be filled
by selection for the unexpired term by the
remaining Directors. A failure to elect Di-
rectors on the date above specified shall not
dissolve the corporation, nor impair its cor
porate existence, but the Directors then in
office shall remain in office until their sue.
cessors shall have been duly elected and
qualified. Any Director shall have the right
to be represented at any meeting of the Board
of Directors of this corporation, by an attor-
ney holding said Directors written proxy
The Board of Directors shall at its first
meeting and annually thereafter, elect from
among its number President, Vice Presi-
dent and a Treasurer. The Board of Direc-
tors shall also elect Secretary, who may or
may not be stakeholder. The office of Sec
rotary and Treasurer may be filled by one
and the same person at the discretion Of the
Board. The Board of Directors from time to
time may name and appoint all such other
officers and agents as it may deem necessary
for the purposes and business of this corpora
ton. The said Board shall have power to
fix and define the duties of every officer and
employee, and all officers and employees
shall hold office and employment at the
pleasure Of the Board. The Board may make
and establish, as we'll as alter and amend,
all such bylaws, rules and regulations neces-
sary and proper in its judgment for the con-
duct and management of the business and af-
rectors shall have full power and authority 10
sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease and pur-
chase real and personal property, to borrow
money, issue notes and bonds, lend money,