The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-01-21
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF TROPICAL ICE COMPANY, INC.
| United States Of America State OF louisiana
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be it known, That on this l4th day OF the
month OF December, in the year OF Our LoTd
! one Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen,
and of the Independence OF the United STATES
| OF America the one Hundred and Thirty
| Ninth, Before me. Philip Joseph PatoTno, a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
| fled in and for the Parish of Orleans, and IN
| the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came ana
appeared the several persons hereinafter named
and Undersigned, all residents OF the City oil
| New Orleans, and all Of the full age OF ma
| Jority, who seyerally declared that, awaiting
| themselves OF the laws OF the state OF LOUIS
| lana and particularly of the provisions OF the
| Act No. POI OF the General Assembly OF 1914,
| relative to the formation OF corporations, they
have Covenanted and agreed, and by these
| presents do covenant and agree, Tor them-
| selves, their successors and assigns, to torn
| themselves into a corporation and BODY poll
| tic for the objects and purposes, and under
| the stipuations following.
Article The name and title OF this cor
! poration shall be The Tropical Ice Company,
Inc and under this name it shall have pow,
cr and authority to corporate existence and
| continue for a period OF ninety nIne years
| from the date hereof and shall have and eXer-
else for the purpose of the business to be
| carried by II all the powers conferred by
| law on similar corporations, including power
| to make and use corporate seal, and the same
| TO break or change at pleasure, TO contract,
| sue and be sued in its corporate name, TO own,
| hold, receive, purchase, ALLEVIATE, lien, con-
vey, mortgage, hypOthecate, pledge or other
wise cucumber property, both real and person
| al; to name and appoint such officers, man
| ayers, directors, agents and employees II deems
| necessary; the said corporation to acquire
| and establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
| tiOns may be necessary and proper, and
| the same TO amend, alter and abolish at plea
sure, and generally to do and to perform all
such acts as may be proper and necessary
to carry out and execute the purposes OF this
| corporation.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
| ton shall be in the city Of New Orleans, state
| of Louisiana. Citation and all legal process
shall be served upon the President, and in his
| absence or inability to act, upon the Vice
| President, and in his absence inability
to act upon the secretary, and in his absence
| or inability to act, upon the treasurer.
| Article lII.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
| general nature of the business to be conducted
| by II are hereby declared TO be: The manutac-
| turing, purchasing and selling of ice, distilled
water, to generate electric light and power
| and to furnish same to consumers, to conduct
the business of cold storage, and do every
matter and thing incidental thereto or neces-
| sary or proper IN the conduct Of the above
described business.
Article IV-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the of One
| Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
| divided into Seventeen Hundred and Fifty
Shares of the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars each, to be paid for in cash or its equi-
valent in labor or property.
The capital stock of this corporation may be
increased to Two Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars.
Article V.-Transfer of stock shall be made
| only on the books of the corporation, subject
to such regulations and formalities the
Board OF Directors may prescribe Any stock
holder wishing to sell his stock must offer
the same in writing to the other stockhold-
ers, through the Board of Directors, at a
price not exceeding the book value thereof,
who shall have an option to purchase all
shares of stock to be disposed of by sale,
resignation, death or otherwise of any of its
members, and they shall have thirty days in
which TO accept or decline said offer; should
said stockholder have an opportunity of dis
which it was offered to the board, he must
again offer said stock TO the other stock
holders at such reduced price in the same
manner and under the same conditions as
above set forth. Any sale or transfer made
by a stakeholder in violation of this article
shall be void and no transfer of stock shall
be made on the books of the corporation unless
with.
Article VI.-All the corporate powers of this
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by Board of Directors to be composed of
seven stockholders, who shall be elected by
ballot The first election shall be held on
the first Monday of January. 1915, and annu-
ally thereafter on the first Monday in Janu-
for that purpose. Fifteen days prior notice
OF each election shall be given in writing to
all stockholders. Each stakeholder shall be
entitled to one vote for every share of stock
owned by him, either in person or proxy and
majority shall elect; failure to elect di.
rectorS on the day fixed shall not dissolve
the corporation, but the directors then in of.
nee shall continue TO act and another cleo
ton shall be called as as practicable
after fifteen days notice in writing to each
stockhoider; vacancy on the Board of Direct
ha Id h,
and four directors shall constitute quorum
for the transaction Of business The Board OF
Directors shall elect from among its number
PRESIDENT, Vice President, Secretary and
Ireasurer,- and it shall appoint such other
offlcers, clerks, agents and employees as il
may deem necessary and proper and dismiss
same at its pleasure.
Article Widths corporation shall be An.
thorized to commence business at once When
ever this corporation is dissolved, either by
Incubation or from any cause, its affairs
,, AZ De nquldated by three commissioners to
be elected from among the stockholders at !
general meeting convened for that purpose af
ter thirty days prior notice in writing TO each
stoekholder and by publication in one of the
daily newspapers in New Orleans. The said
commissioners shall remain in office unit
the business and affairs of the corporation
shall have been fully liquidated In case Of
vacancy in the number of said commission'
ers, the stockholders shall fill the vacancy.
Article NlIl.-This act of Incorporation NAV
/, be changed, modified or amended or this cor
pOratlOn may be dissolved at a general meet
ing of the stockholders convened for that pur
pose after thirty days prior notice, TO each
. Stockholder, in writing and by publication
IN one of the daily newspapers in New Or
leans, on complying with the requisites of the
law. ~
Article IX.-No stakeholder shall ever h,
held liable or responsible for contracts n,
this corporation or for the faults thereof If
any further sum than the unpaid balance du,
on shares of stock subscribed for by him mo,
shall any mere informality in organizing hay,
the effect of rendering this charter null or o.
exposing stakeholder TO any liability beyonc
said unpaid balance due on stock
Article X.-The following named person,
shall constitute and they are hereby declared
to be the first Board of Directors and the,
shall hold office until the first Monday II
January, 1915, or until their successors ar,
hereby elected and qualified, to-wit: JosepI
Naccaro, Business, Queen & Crescent Bldg
. Residence, St. Charles and Robert Streets
1 Felix P: Vaccaro, Business, Queen & Ores
cent Bldg; Residence, St. Charles and Rob
ert Streets. Lucas Vaccaro, Business, Queer
Crescent Bldg; Residence, 2s2l Esplanad,
Avenue. Salvador Dantoni, Business Queer
Crescent Bldg; Residence, 1916 Rober
+ Street. Charles Leftwich, Business Queen &
crescent Bldg; Residence, 2Sl9 St. Philir
J Street s Zemurray, Business, Queen & Cres
cent Bldg; Residence,
! z. J.. Patorno, Business, SOC ST. Philip Street
Residence. 100 N. Rampant Street OF whom
Joseph Naccaro shall be President, Lucas Vac
caro- Vice President, Charles Leftwich Secre
tary and Felix p. Vaccaro Treasurer
Thus done and passed in the City of New
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