The herald., 1915-01-07
CHARTER
OF TROPICAL ICE COMPANY, INC.
United States OF America, State OF Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans, CITY OF New Orleans.

CHARTER
i | OF TROPICAL ICE COMPANY, INC.
: United States Of America, State OF Louislan
Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
/ BE 1t known That on this 18th day Of Il
month OF December. in the year OF Our LOr
One Thousand Nine Hundred and FourteeI
and OF the Independence OF the United State
of America the One Hundred and Thirty
Ninth. Before me, Philip Joseph Patorno,
notary public duly commissioned and quail
fled in and for the Pa<ish Of Orleans, and /
the presence OF the witnesses hereinattt
named and undersigned, personally came an
appeared the several persons hereinafter name
and undersigned. all residents of the City {
New Orleans, and all OF the full age Of ma
jority. who severally declared that, availin
themselves OF the laws OF the state of LOUIS
lana and particularly of the provisions of III
Act No 267 of the General Assembly OF 1911
relative to the formation of corporations, the
have coVenanted and agreed, and by thes
presents do covenant and agree, for them
| selves, their successors and assigns, TO forr
| themselves into corporation and body poll
| tic for the objects and purposes, and undo
the stipulatiOnS following.
| Article 1.-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 an
continue for a period OF ninety nine year
| from the date hereof, and shall have and exer
| else for the purpose of the business to b
carried on by it all the powers conferred b,
| law on similar corporations, including powe
| sam
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; 10 name and appoint such officers, man
| ayers. directors, agents and employees II deem
| necessary; the said corporation to acquire
| and establish such bylaws, rules and regula
| the same TO amend alter and abolish at plea
| sure, and generally to do and to perform al
| such acts as may be proper and necessar,
to carry out and execute the purposes of thi!
| 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 hi:
absence or inability to act upon the Vice
Pres dent, and in his absence or inability
| TO act upon the secretary, and in his absence
or inability to act, upon the treasurer.
Article lIl.-Ihe objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is organized and the
general nature of the business TO be conducted
by II are hereby declared TO be: The manufac.
turing, purchasing and selling of ice, distilled
water, 10 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
Article lV.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at the sum OF One
Hundred and Seventy Five Thousand Dollars,
d,yided 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 NAV be
increased TO Two Hundred and Fifty Thou.
sand Dollars
only on the books of the corporation, subject
TO such regulations and formalities as the
BOARD OF Directors may prescribe. ANY stock
moIder wishing to sell his stock must offer
M 70 Yhn H. II
ers, through the Board of Directors. al a
PRICE not exceeding the book value thereof
who shall have an option to purchase ali
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: shopId
SAID stockholder have an opportunity of dis
posing of his stock at less price than thst a,
which it was offered TO the board he ms,
again offer said stock to the other stool
holders at such reduced price in the same
manner and under the same conditions as
above set forth. Any sale or transfer mad
by a stockholder in violation OF this article
shall be void and no transfer of stool sbaII
be made on the books of the CORPORATION unless
me provisions thereof are strictly complied
Article VI.--All the corporate powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by Board of Directors to be comnossJ IS
seven st9Skholders, who shall be elected bv
ndllot. The first election shall be held on
me iiTst Monday of January, 1915. and annn.
any thereafter on the first Monday in Ianu.
sSIy IN each year, at general meeting called
of .anS ma purpose. Fifteen days prior notice
OF each election shall be given in writing ~
al stockholders. Each stakeholder shalt he
ehtltIed 10 one vote for every share of stocL
owned by HIM, either in person or proxy, and
rectors on the day fixed shall No, d;ssoi Ga
tne corporation. but the directors then in of.
nee snail continue to act and another eIec.
sf,a- giS,a oe calied as soon as practicable.
sto0Nho,der' vacancy on the Board of Direct
ors snail be filled by the remaining direc.o.s |
ana -FOUR directors shall constitute \ n,,o.r,.
I9I lne transaction of business. The Board Of
, u n shali elect from among its numhe,
resident Vice President. Secrs,arI' ~,
siIedsuter' and 1t shall appoint such o,ba,
oillceIs' clerks, agents and EMPLOYEES as I, |
az. u -, necessary and proper and dismiss
'dme az IT'S pleasure.
Arucie Nll.-This corporation shall he -,
IoIiztd 10 commence business at once W-ben
;o tn!s corporation is dissolved. either by |
iquidatIon or from any cause ;,s Dy
shall be liquidated by three comr,;s 60 affairs
'e erected from among the Stockholders a. |
General meeting convened for that burmese IS
CT ihiriy days prior notice in writing 10 each
,toGkholder and by publication in on. 81 an
iaily newspapers in New Orleans 0"T u tne
shall remain in of6ce al
ne business and affairs of the cnrno-s u'ioii
, nc., nave been fully liquidated. In case Of
RS the stockholders shall fill the yannl
Article VIII.-This act OF incorno- .sa;eahcy.
'e changed modified or amended 80 tIon may
oration may be dissolved at a oensrai LIS COT
ng OF the stockholders convened for r. meet
ose after thirty days prior notice 70 pu ul
tockholder, IN writing and by nnbI;ca,aoI
u one OF the daily newspapers in Nrw o.
sahS' on complying with the requisites Of ~.
Article lX.-No stakeholder shall .v.- +.
eiu haoie or responsible for contracts &c
ms corporation or for the faults the-eof =.
ny iurther sum than the unpaid balance d,n
n SHARES OF stock subscribed for nv r. uue
nall any mere informality in orqan;z; IN nor
ne effect of rendering this charter ,i,iss nave
Np0Sing stakeholder to any iiabiI;tv b. vi OF
a.d unpaid balance due on stock ~'''u
article A.-Ihe following named ,o-.
l@tl oGHsutute and they are hereby declared
De the first Board Of Directors al tL
nan hoId office until the first .Monday
lnuary' I9lS, or until their successors -.
ereOy elected and qualified, to-wit. JossnS
accaro, BUSINESS, Queen & Crescent RidP
eiSIuenee' St Charles and Robert Strccs.
81, III VaSearo; Business. Queen g. Cres.
:, nj c! piag.; RESIDENCE, ST. Charles and Rob.
L otreets Lucas Vaccaro, BUSINESS O,,..r
Crescent Bldg; Residence. 282i FsnIHs queen
venue. Salvador Dantoni, Business pt0Smsoe
crescent Bldg; Residence, 1916 Rohsr,
rect. Charles Leftwich, Business. Oreen -
resent Bldg; Residence 2Slo 81 Pill
rect n, ;. Zemurray, Business, Queen q Cras
mt Bldg; Residence - ~ NIeS-
J. Patorno, Business, sos St. PbiIin S,-o.,-
esidence, 100 n. Rampant Street. 6f 49,, -.
sePn Nacoaro shall be President, Lucas W.
70 vice resident Charles Leftwich Secre.
~, ana Felix p. Vaccaro Treasurer
! nus done ard passed in the Civ of NJ.