The herald., 1915-05-06
CHARTER
OF R. L. vIGUERIE DISTRIBUTING COM
ANY, INC,
United States of America. State of Louisiana.

United States of America, State of Louisiana.
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
BE IT known that on this ninth day of the
month OF April in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen and Of the
independence of the United States of America
the one hundred and thirty-ninth, before me,
Emile PONIES, a notary public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for this City and
the Parish of Orleans, therein residing and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared the persons hereinafter subscribed
who declared that ayailing themselves of the
laws OF this State in such cases made and
provided, they hereby form themselves, their
associates and successors into a corporation,
with all the powers and privileges thereof
under the following articles, which they
adopt as their charter, to-wit:
Article The name of this corporation
shall be the "R. l.. Viguerie Distributing
Company, Inc"
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the
natures Of the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be. To manufacture,
buy, sell, import, and export and deal in
spirits and liquors and liquids of all kinds
and sorts and to buy, sell, and deal in any
and all material from which spirits, liquors
and liquids OF any kind may be made, and
all material necessary and incidental to the
business of distillers in all its branches and
any business incidental thereto.
Article lll.-The domicile of this corpora
ton shall be the City of New Orleans, State
"a LOulSiduds duu all citations ana Otner
legal process shall be served upon the presi-
dent or in his absence or disability upon the
secretary-treasurer, or as otherwise provided
by law.
Artivle IV.-The period of duration of the
corporation shall be ninety nine years from
this date.
Article V.-The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by and all the corporate
powers shall be vested in three directors and
the names and post office addresses of those
selected 10 serve for the first year or until
their successors are elected and qualified are
as follows, to-wit; X. l. Niguerie, president,
az y. Pierce. Street, New Orleans, La;
James l.. Smith, vice-president, A16 Dryades
St, New Orleans, La; John ID. Murphy, sec
retary-treasurer III North Scott, ST., New
Article VI.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders for the election of directors and
! tor the transaction of other business shall be
held at the office OF the corporation on the
first Monday of April, 1916. and on the first
Monday OF April in each year thereafter.
Article NII.-The Board of Directors shall
have full power and authority to make all
bylaws, rules and regulations for the con-
duct of the business OF this corporation and
TO NIL any and all vacancies of officers and
directors. whether by death. resignation or
otherwise.
Article vIII.-Upon the dissolution of this
corporation, ITS affairs shall be liquidated by
one or more liquidators elected by the stock
holders in accordance with law.
Article IN.-In all elections for directors
eaCh StoCkholder snail be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock owned by him for
each director.
Article N.-The capital stock of this corpor-
alton is hereby declared to be thirty thousand
| (SN,OOOU dollars divided into three hundred
shares of the par value of one hundred dollars
O0) each and the same may be increased to
one hundred thousand dollars Gl0O,0OO.O)
Article NI.-The subscription for and the
ownership of all stock in this corporation are
made and taken upon the condition that any
holder of stock desiring to sell the same