The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-03-11

AleNls brlan, notary PUBLIC, duly commits
stoned and qualified within and for the Parish
OF Orleans, State of Louisiana, and in III,
presence of the witnesses hereinafter nameC
and undersigned, personally came and ap
peared the several persons whose names arr
hereunto subscribed, who severally declared
that, availing themselves Of the benefits and
provisions OF the Constitution OF the State Of
Louisiana and of the laws of said state rcla
tive to the organization of corporations, and
particularly OF the provisions OF Act No. 26'
OF the act OF the General Assembly of the
I state OF louisiana for the year 1914, they
have united to form, and do by these pres
| ents form and organize themselves, as well
as all such other persons who may hereafter
| JON OF become associated with them their
! successors, INTO a stock corporation for the
! objects and purposes and under the Coven-
ants, stipulatIons and agreements following,
| to-wit:
Article The name and title Of this cor
! porauon shall be Henry Block x Sons,
! Inc, and under and by said name, unless
! sooner dissolved in accordance with law and
/ this charter, II shall exist and continue. and
/ shall have and ENJOY corporate existence and
| succession for a period Of uiuety-ninc (gIl
/ years from and after the date OF tins act 1t
| may have, hold, receive, borrow. loan, eN-
| change, acquire by grant gift or purchase
| devise or bequeSt sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose OF.
convey, lease, pledge, pawn, hypothecate, en-
cum6er or mortgage property OF any kind
whether real, personal or mixed, corporal or
incOrporeal, movable mmovable, all subject
to such limitations as may be prescribed by
law. IL may make, issue and endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences Of debt. Ii NAV
accept mortgages, pledges or other forms OF
security for money loaned other debts. 1t
may contract, and be sued, plead or be
| impleaded by its corporate name in any court
OF competent jurisdiction. 1t may make
adopt and use common seal and alter the
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in other
corporations, and its capital stock NAV be
issued for capital stock in other corporations
Ii may name, appoint and employ such mana
gers, directors, officers, agents and other en-
ployeS as ITS interest, business and Conven-
fence may require, and may fix their compen-
Sdtlon, having due regard to the nature,
character and value of their services II NAV
make and establish bylaws. rules and regu.
latlons, not inconsistent with this charter or
any existing law, fixing altering the man
agement Of its property, the regulation and
government of its affairs, and the manner OF
the certIhcatibn and registration of its stock
1t may wind up and dissolve itself. or be
wound up and dissolved in the manner pre-.
scrIbed by law. 1t may conduct business in
tins state, other states, the federal districts,
the territories and possessions of the United
States, and any foreign country. And it gem
orally shall possess all the powers, rights,
privileges and immunities which corporations
are and may hereafter be authorized to
possess under the constitution and laws OF
this state, and particularly under act No. 267
of the acts of the General Assembly OF the
state OF Louisiana for the year 1914. And it
shall have the power TO invest its board OF
directors with all of its corporate powers
subject TO such restrictions as may be named
in this charter.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora.
ton shall be at the city of New Orleans
Parish OF Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be served
upon its president, or in the event of his
absence upon its vice-president, or in the
event of the absence of both of said officers
upon its secretary Treasurer.
Article III.-The purpose or purposes for
which this corporation IS formed and the
nature of the business TO be carried on by it
are hereby declared TO be: To manufacture
purchase, dIStIll, redistill, rectify, blend, i'm
port, export store, warehouse, bottle, deal in
and IN any manner dispose Of or sell at
wholesale or retail goods and merchandise of
every class and description, and particularly
spirits, alcohol, brandy, wine, liquor, gin,
whiskey, champagne, cordial, beer and other
malt liquors, malt and its by-products, and
generally beverages and liquids of all kinds
and sorts, and all material from which spirits,
liquor or liquids of any kind may be made;
and to manufacture, market prepare for
market, any article or thing which il may use
in connection with its business, which shall
include any article or products OF tin, wood or
glassware, or any article, receptacle, package
or thing which may be useful in connection
with the manufacture or marketing vending or
shipping of the merchandise produced, han
died, bought or sold by it; and to either pur-
chase, build or rent, and hold and operate
lands, buildings, warehouses, bonded or 9th
erwse, stores, factories and equipment neces-
sary and proper for carrying on and con-
Quoting inc aforesaid business OF businesses
or any other business incident TO the purposes
of this corporation.
Article IV.-The authorized capital stock of
this corporation is hereby declared to be the
sum of FIVE thousand dollars CSS,OCO.OO), which
capital stock may be increased in the manner
provided by law to the sum of twenty thou
sand dollars (S20,OOO00. The presently au-
thorized capital stock of this corporation is
to be divided into and represented by fifty
$50 shares of common stock of the par value
of hundred dollars $4,000 each; but
this corporation shall have the power to create
two more kinds OF stock Of such classes, |
with such designations, preference and voting
powers or restrictions or qualifications thereof
as il may see mt. Said capital stock shall be
fully paid and non assessable when issued, |
and shall be represented by certificates and
shall be personal property. No transfer of
corporation unless made in accordance with its
charter and bylaws and recorded on the books
thereof.
Article V.-No stakeholder may offer for
sale, assign transfer his stock in this cor
poration without giving to the other stock
intention, which notice shall be given in
writing to the secretary-treasurer, and the
other stockholders shall have the first privi- 4
lege of purchasing the said stock at the book
value thereof for period of thrifty 500 days
from the delivery of said notice to the secre-
tary-treasurer, after which thirty 800 days
if said stockholders do not avail themselves
of said privilege, said stock may be sold to
whomsoever the stockholders may see fit.
Article NI-The business of this corpora
ton shall be managed and all the corporate
powers thereof, except as hereinafter stated,
three 90 directors to be elected from among
its stockholders, two of whom either present
in person or represented by proxy shall con-