The herald., 1915-11-18
CHARTER
r ICING MACHINE COMPANY,
OF NJ INC.

raited States o - City Of Nv Orleans.
Pahs' that on this the 0th day o
Be 81 October IN the year OF on
| ne nontn ,,s,rd. nine hundred and htteen
lard one mUudsnendence OF the United States
| ,nd Of tn. he one hundred and iortieth' De
q Amef Sidney l. FeIbleman' a notary pup
| tare ne, Slon stoned and qualified within
| Il. duly eoi.;sb Of Orleans State OF Lou
nd for u1 :; the presence OF the witnesses
,sns, ano nared and undersigned, person
| tteinsftei "a appeared the several persons
.Iy came are hereuutO subscribed, who
sbOse 81 declared that, avalilng themselves
syeray .,e6ts and provisions oi the Consti'
Of ne e The State OF LOUISIANA ana OIL the
tsron OF a s,ate relative 10 the organization
l,ss Of ssiu and particularly Of the provi'
a ccrpcrs 10 267 Of the General Assembly
Sons OIL 80 ~ Of Louisiana for the year 1917,
Of the oIA ,,r;ted 70 form, and do by these
they hNet and organize themselves, as
presents III such other persons VINO may mere
sen a. ~ become associated with them or
stfeI !v,,oessors, into stock ''IPo'dtIoil Iot
gen .h;eets and purposes ana ul.oI' eiII
-. .,. stipulations ana as'''''''''s 'o'''" '"s
tosit: . ,-5 tile of this cor.
Article LII he "Acme Icing Machine Com
pOration and under and by said name,
psny liz tNn,er dissolved IN accordance with
unless ,h;s charter, II shall exist and con-
las ana shall hav and enjoy corporate ex-
rnue, ID succession. for period OF ninety.
isen fooC wears from and alter me gate Oh
nine W /, NAV have, hold, receive, borrow,
this act noe acquire by grant, gift or pur-
loan eI-r;se or bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE, dis
chase, .nnvey. lease, pledge, pawn, hypoth-
pose O.' ,c,mber or mortgage property OF any
eeals' .bsther real, personal or mixed, cor
nhu', :. ;ncorporeal, movable or lmmoVaDIe,
PofeSi 10 such limitations as may be
aI..s lid BY law. 1t nay make issue and
Pfeso ho,is or notes and other evidences
endoise :, NAV accept mortgages, pledges or
Of oeUs - Of security for money loaned or
other 80 II NAV contract, sue and be
otneI 80 or be impleaded by rs corporate
speo' ,ny court Of competent jurisdiction.
nsme make. adopt and use a common seal
"a si,er the same at pleasure. IL may hold
.".t IN other corporations, ana us Capitai
sOon NV he issued for capital stock IN other
s'o eA - II may name, appoint and EN-
- managers, directors. OttCcrS, agents
poi o,bsr employees as its said business and
Snu S~;snce NAV require, and may TX their
ona.,s,,ion. having due regard TO the ma
~. character and value OF their services. II
Wy naLe and establish bylaws, rules and
s.r,Istions not inconsistent with inns char-
~ :, ,ny existing law, fixing or altering the
lei - of It's property, the regulation
M M Government OF its affairs, and the manner
certi6eation and registration of its
u 7, NAV wind up and dissolve itself,
IL uound up and dissolved IN the manner
.,.sr,;bed BY law. 1t may conduct business
= Iris state, other states, the Federal dis
,rets. the territories and possessions OF the
T";.rd States. and any foreign country. 1t
SS..srslIy shall possess all the powers, rights,
si";isges and immunitieS which corporations
=. md NAV hereafter be authorized TO pos
80 under the constitution and laws OF this
',,,,. and particularly under Act No: 267 Of
- acts OF the General Assembly OF the state
= Iouisiana for the year 1914 And 1t shall
S.v, the power to invest ITS board of direc-
,o,s with all OF its corporate powers, sub
;,rt 10 such restrictions as may be named in
this charter.
lrtiele 1.-THE domicile of this corporation
.h,il he at the city Of New Orleans, parish
u Orleans. State of Louisiana, and all cita-
inns or other legal process shall be served
mon It's president, or in the event OF his alb
s,ace upon its ice-rresident, or IN the event
Al the absence of both Of said officers upon its
secetary-treasurer
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the ma
,ur, Of the business TO be carried on by it
are hereby declared to be TO manufacture, buy,
ell import, export and generally deal and
trade in merchandise, material and machiu-
ery. including manufacturers and mill sup
dies, engines, boilers, tools, foundry and fac
iOry supplies and hardware of all kinds; to
act as the agent of manufacturers and others
IN the buying, selling and handling of all
kinds Of articles, both manufactured, unman-
ufactued and in the process Of manufacture,
and to carry on any other business which,
under the law, il may be entitled to carry on
which may seem TO the corporation TO be calcu
lated, directly or indirectly, to effectuate the
aforesaid objects, or either of them, or to IA
elitste il in the transaction of its aforesaid
h,.e,n at anf
o. in the transaction of any other lawful
business that may be calculated directly or
Indirectly, TO enhance the value of or to rem
Der profitable any of the compauy's properties
and rights, and generally 10 hold and eXer-
Csc all such incidental powers and privileges
Is relate to the objects and purposes herein
above set forth or as may be necessary, use
fu or convenient for effecting said objects
and purposes.
Article Iv.-The authorized capital stock
Of this corporation is hereby declared to be
the sum Of ten thousand dollars (Sl0,OOO.OO),
which capital stock may be increased in the
manner provided by law to the sum of fifty
thousand dollars (SS0,OOOOW The presently
authorized capital stock of this corporation
shall be represented by five hundred $500
shares Of the par value of twenty dollars
x00O) each. The said capital stock shall |
Be fully paid and worcestershire when issued, |
shall be represented by certificates and shall |
be personal property. No transfer of said |
capital stock shall be binding upon this cor
poration unless made in accordance with its |
charter and bylaws and recorded on the |
books thereof.
Article V.-The capital stock of this corpo- |
ratOn shall be paid for in cash at such times |
and in such amounts and after such notices |
70 the subscribers as may be fixed by the |
board OF directors, except that whereas Ly- |
nan {. Reed and Owen P. Smith, of the city |
Of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, have in
vented certain new and useful improvement /
u the process Of icing biscuits and cakes, for
Which they. have made application for letters
patent Of the United States, this corporation,
II payment Of the subscription to four hun
eied and ninety-nine (49o) shares of its cap
iui stock, may receive and take title to the |
iail and exclusive right to the said invention,
y iuily set forth and described in the speci-
neations prepared and executed by the said
lyman G Reed and the said Owen P. Smith
q ne 18th of October, 1915, and filed in the
United States Patent Office on the 18th day
y ucfober, 1915, under the serial number
~ preparatory to obtaining letters patent
y INC United States under said application,
VIZ me understanding that the letters patent
y y issued under said application shall vest |
ue exclusive right of said invention and the
ssla letters patent in this corporation, which
mven,ion and the rights Hereunder have been
!. - y, ue pdIlles hereinafter HdHlcu
= ue hrst board Of directors of this corpor-
so1 IS having value of at least ten thou
and dollars (slo0OOOO).
nriee VI.-The business of this corpora
90 snail be managed and all the corporate
100 100 tnereof, except as hereinafter stated,
-. - Pc vested in and exercised by board of
~ ,se than three 81 nor more than seven
W directors, to be elected from among its
:, Inoioefs, and a majority of the directors
= = any time IN office, either present in person
presented by proxy, shall constitute
E'aia, provided that so long as there are
- enan I'VE directors the full board only,
ener present in person or represented by
ivy shall constitute a quorum.
A. a'ueie VIl.-The first board of directors of
~ eorporation shall be composed of Lyman