The herald., 1915-04-22
CHARTER
OF JOHN A. woGAN, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish eli Orleans, City of

State of Louisiana, Parish CT Orleans, City Of
New Orleans.
Be 1t known, that on this thirty first day Of
the month of March, in the year nineteen hun
dred and fifteen, before me, Charles RoSen, a
notary public in and for the above Parish and
State, duly commissioned and qualified and in
the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared, the persons hereinafter subscribed,
who declared that availing themselves OF the
laws of this state IN such cases made and
provided, they hereby form themselves, their
associates and successors into corporation,
with all the powers and privileges thereof,
under the following articles which they adopt
as their charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be John A Wogan, Inc.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the ma
ture of the business to be carried on by it
are hereby declared to be: The purchase and
sale of merchandise, especially sugar and
molasses, on commission or otherwise; and
in connection Herewith to purchase, rent, or
otherwise acquire, and to own and operate
buildings and real estate, plants. tank cars,
barges, vessels and other equipment, and gem
orally to do all things incidental to or con-
nected with the above objects and purposes.
Article III-The amount of the capital stock
of said corporation IS hereby declared to be
the sum of ten thousand (Sl0UOOO) dollars,
divided into two hundred shares of the par
value of fifty $4,000 dollars each. This
company shall be authorized to be a going
concern and to commence business when the
full amount of the capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid in cash. The CAPT
tai stock OF this corporation may be increased
! to the sum of fifty thousand dollars.
Article lV-The domcile of this corpora
ton shall be the City of New Orleans State
of Louisiana, and all citations and other
| 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.
Article V-The period of duration of the
| corporation shall be ninety-nine years from
| this date.
Article VI-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 to serve for the first year or until
their successors are elected and qualified are
| as follows, to-wit:
! John A. Wogan, president, No. 2425 Esplan-
| ade avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana; Maurice
| G. Wogan, secretary-treasurer, No. los
Milan St, New Orleans, Louisiana; Arthur
| Wright Stariper, director, No. lass ~ Gal
vez ST., New Orleans, La. Each of said di-
| rectors hereby declares that he owns in his
| own right at least FIVE full paid and unpledged
shares of the capital stock of this corporation.
Said Board of Directors shall have full pow
er and authority to make all bylaws, rules
and regulations for the conduct of the bust
ness of this corporation and to fill any and
all vacancies of officers and directors, whether
| by death, resignation or otherwise.
| Article VII-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 VIlI-The annual meetings of this
corporation shall be held the first Mon
day of January of each year, at which meeting
| the Board of Directors shall be elected, ex-
cept those named in this charter, who shall
hold Office until the first Monday of January
l9lo or until their successors are elected and
| qualified
AS soon as practicable after their own cleo.
| ton, the directors shall elect from their own
| number president, and may elect vice
| president; and they shall also elect a sec
rotary and a treasurer, and may combine
| these two last named in one person.
| Article lN-EXcept as otherwise provided by
law. ten days notice of all stockholders meet
in person or mailed to the last known ad
dress of each stakeholder; but such notice may
be waived by unanimous consent.
At all stockholders meetings each share Of
| stock shall be entitled to one vote, to be
cast either in person or by proxy.
| Article X-The names and post Office ad
dresses of the subscribers to these article:
OF incorporation and statement of the mum
Der of shares of stock which each agree to take
| IN this corporation are set forth in the
undersigned subscription of said incorporation:
| to this charter.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
| city of New Orleans, State of Louisiana. or
the day, month and year first hereinabovt
written, in the presence of Scott E. Beer anC
Thomas A. Tabary, competent witnesses who
have signed these presents with said appear
ers and me, notary, after reading of the whole
Original Signed John A. Wogan, 2425 Es
planade Ave, 80 shares; NJ. G. Wogan. 10
Milan, shares; A. w. Starliper, lass N
Galvez ST., New Orleans, La, shares
Witnesses: Scott E. Beer, T. A. Tabary
(SeaD Charles Rosen, Notary Public
l, the undersigned, Deputy Recorder o
Mortgages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify tina
the above and foregoing act of incorporation
of John A. Wogan, Inc, was this day dull,
recorded in my office in book ll57, folio -
New Orleans, La, March 3lst, 1915.
(SigneD Emile J. Leonard, Deputy R. of M
l(SeaD
1 hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the origi
nal act of incorporation of John A. Wogan
Inc, passed before me on the 3lst day o
March, 1915, on file and of record in my no
tarial Office. Witness my hand and seal a
New Orleans, Louisiana, this 3lst day o
March, 1915 Charles Rosen, Notary Public.
April l-S-lS-22-29 May 6.