The herald., 1914-12-10
CHAR TER.
Parish OF Orleans, CITY Of New Orleans,
NEW ORLEANS OSTRICH FARM, INCOE

| NEW ORLEANS OSTRICH FARM INCOR-
PORATED.
uItCs States OF America, State Of Louisiana
Ec II known, that on tins "a day Of Dcccm-
| Der, m the year one thousand nine hundred
and fourteen, before me, John X. Upton, a
notary public, IN and Tor the Parish Of Or
| leans, State OF Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence OF the VII
ucsscs hereinafter named and undcrs guuG.
personally came and appeared the persons
| whose names are hcTCuutO subscribed. all
| above the full age Of majority, who scvcrally
| declared tIat, ayaIlIng themselves Of the pro
Visions OF the laws OF this State relative to
| the organization OF corporations. they have
formed and organized. and by these presents
do form themselves and those who may here
! after become associated with them. into and
constitute a corporation and body poliItic In
| law for the objects and purposes, and under
| the stipulatOns and agreements hereinafter
| set forth and expressed, which they hereby
| adopt their charter.
Article The name and title Of the corpora
| ton hereby formed Is declared to be New
| Orleans Ostrich Farm, Inc" Its donicile
| shall be IN the City OF New Orleans State OF
Louisiana, and 1t shall have and enjoy sue.
! cesNion by its corporate name for a period Of
| thirty years from and after the date hereof
! 1t shall have power 10 sue and be sued; to
| borrow money, hold, purchase, lease, sell and
| hypothecate real and personal property in the
| State OF Louisiana or elsewhere; TO make and
| use corporate seal; to name and appoint
| directors, managers for the management OF the
/ business and auaIrS Of the said corporation
|
| pleasure; also to make and issue bonds and
| other evidences of debt, and to secure the
| same by mortgage otherwise.
| All citations and other legal process shall be
| served upon the President, and IN the event
| OF his absence inability to act from any
cause, the same shall be served upon the Vice
| President or the SeCretary-treaSurer
| Article 1.-The objects and purposes for
| which this corporation Is organized. and the
| nature OF the business 10 be carried on by it
| are hereby declared to be: To buy. sell, raise
| and ueperallN DO h.
ostrich eggs, and ostrich feathers; to raise
| buy, sell, import, export and generally deal in
| all poultry, eggs and feathers; to manufaS.
| ture, buy, sell, import export and generally
| deal IN incubators, food, feathers or any mar.
| keting ostriches, poultry and aIligators; to
| hatch, breed and raise. by natural or artificial
means. ostricheS or any form OF poultry; to
| raise, hatch, buy, sell, import, export and gen
orally deal IN allIgatOrs, alligator hides and
| SKINS, and articles made from such hides and
| skins; TO print, publish, and distribute maya.
zines and literature of every class and de-
| scription; to exhibit show in any manner
whatever any ostrChes, birds, poultry or ALI.
gators; 10 manufacture, renovate, repair, buy,
| sell, import, export and generally deal in
ostrich feathers, and TO carry any activi.
ties which have to do with the specific pur-
poses herein set forth, and especially to buy
sell, lease, hold and acquire real estate, and
any other property necessary or incidental to
| the proper conduct of said business and to
| mortgage and pledge the same.
| Article lll.-The capital stock of this cor
a
FIVE thousand dollars (S2S,OOO), divided into and
| represented by twenty-five hundred shares OF
the par value of ten dollars $1,000 each.
The limit to which the capital stock OF this
corporation may be Increased is hereby named
| as fifty thousand dollars $4,000.
Article lN.-AIl the corporate powers OF this
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
| by board of three directors, to be composed
| OF stockholders, two of whom shall constitute
a quorum for transscting all business The
Board of Directors shall be vested with full
power and authority to make all contracts,
| purchases and sales, and adopt all bylaws
| rules and regulations for the government OF
| the business and affairs of the company, and
alter amend and change the same at pleas
ure; appoint, hire and discharge all officers
agents and employees, fix all salaries and
generally do and perform all things necessary
IN the transaction Of the business and affairs
| of the Company. ANY vacancy occurring in
| said board shall be filled by the stockholders
| IN the manner provided in the election of di.
rectors.
The first Board of Directors of this corpora.
ton shall consist of Lafayette NJ. Hughes,
John +: Gerlicher, and Edward W. Rogers
with the said Lafayette NJ. Hughes, as
President; Edward W. Rogers, as vice.
retary.treasurer, who shall hold their Offices
until the second Thursday in November
and qualified.
and annually thereafter, an election for di.
rectors shall be held at the office of the com.
pany, under the supervision of three commits
| soners to be appointed by the President. and
the directors then elected shall take their
seats immediately and shall hold Office until
their successors are duly elected and quail
ned. Each board shall eject its own officers
which shall consist of president vice.
president and a secretary treasurer
All corporate elections shall be by ballot
and majority of the votes cast shall elect
ana each share OF stock shall be entitled to
one vote either in person or by proxy
Written notices of elections shall be given
to each stakeholder by the Secretary-treasurer
at least ten days prior to elections.
Article N.-Ihls act OF Incorporation NAV be
changed altered or modified, or this corpora.
ton dissolved, with the assent of two-thirds
OF the stock present represented at any
general meeting of the stockholders convened
lot that purpose alter prior notice of such
meeting shall have been given in writing 10
each stakeholder mailed to him at his last
known postoffice address, all in accordance
with the terms OF Act No. 267 of 1914
Article VI.-Whenever this corporation is
dissolved, either by limitation of its charter
or from any cause, its affairs shall be loui.
dated by three commissioners to be appointed
from among the stockholders at a meeting of
the stockholders convened for that purpose
after prior notice shall have been given bv
the Secretary to each stakeholder. Said COM
mIssioners shall remain in office until the
anairs OF said corporation shall have been
fully liquidated. In case of the death of either
commissioner, the survivor shall continue TO
act all as provided under the terms of sec
Article VII.-No stakeholder of This cor.
poration shall ever be held liable or respon.
SiDle Tor the contracts faults thereof in
any further sum than the unpaid balance due
to the corporation the shares owned by
MN, nor shall any mere informaity in organi.
cation have the effect of rendering this shar.
yer null, nor OF exposing a stakeholder to any
liability beyond the amount of his stock
Inc following have subscribed the number
OF shares placed opposite their names and
this act may also serve as the original sub
scrption list:
l., NJ. Hughes, New Orleans, La, 1000 shares:
r. W. Rogers, New Orleans, La, 5 shares:
J. F. Gerlicher, New Orleans, La, 50 shares
The subscription of L. NJ. Hughes is paid
as follows:
Fifty ostriches, in sound condition, said to
be OF value of more than $4,000, and hereby
accepted by the other subscribers at that
value of $4,000; goodwill, experience, and
services and labor thus far given to the or
ganization of the company, $780, and this is
hereby accepted by the Directors and sub
scIIbers at the value of 5000.
Inc other subscriptions shall be paid in
cash.
Thus done and passed in my notarial office
IN the City of New Orleans, aforesaid. in the
presence of Francis p. Burns and Anthony
Schiro, competent witnesses of lawful age and
residing in this city, who hereunto subscribe
their names, together with said parties and
me, notary, on the day and date set forth in
the caption hereof, all after due reading of the
whole
The following ten words on page one "as.
ISOLATED with them" and ain the State of
louisiana or elsewhere" added and interlined,
approved before signing.
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