The herald., 1915-04-22
CHARTER
OF R. L. vIGUERIE DISTRIBUTING COM.
PANY, INC.

pANY, INC.
United States Of America, State Of Louisiana
Parish Of Orleans. Cry Of New Orleans.
BE II known that on this ninth day Of the
month Of April in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen aud OF the
independence OF the United States Of America
the one hundred and thirty-uInth, before me
Emile PONIES, notary public duly Gommls 5,
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 availIng 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 d, their charter, 'o-wlt'
Article 1.-The name OF thu, corporation
shall he the n. L. NigucrIe Distributing
Article 1.-THE object, and purposes for
which this corporation - formed and the
natures Of the business 10 be carried on by
1t are hereby declared % De. To manufacture
buy, sell, import, and export ana oca! 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 he made, and
all material necessary and incidental TO the
business Of dIstlllcrs in all It's branches ana
any brsines, incidental thereto.
Article IlI-Ihe dUmICIle OF this corpora
Of Louisiana, aud all citations and other
legal process shall be served upon the pTcsi-
dent or IN his absence or disability upon the
secretary -tTeasurcr, or as otherwise PROVIDED
Artivie Iy.-The period of duration Of the
corporation shall be ninety nine years from
this date.
shall be managed by and all the corporate
powers shall be vested in three directors and
the names and post otnce addresses OF those
selected 90 serve for the first year or until
their successors are elected and quallhcd are
as follows, to-wit. X. L. Nigucrie, president
At : Pierce Street, New Orleans, La. (;
lanes /. Smith, viCc-prc>Idcnt, $40 DryadeS
St, New Orleans, La; John y. Murphy, sec
retary-tcasurer, III North Scott 81 Ne"
Article VI.-The annual meeting OF the
stockholders for the election OF directors and
for the transaction OF other business shall be
held at the office Of the corporation on the
first Monday of April, 1910 and on the INST
Monday Of April in each year thereafter.
Article VII-Thc Board of Directors shall
have full power and authority to make all
bylaws, rules and regulations Tor the con-
duct OF the business Of this corporation ana
10 MI 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 hquidated by
one or more liquidators elected by the stock
holders IN accordance with law.
each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote
for each share of stock owned by him Tor
each director.
Article X.-The capital stock of this corpor.
alton is hereby declared to be thirty thousand
(SjOOOOOW dollars divided into three hundred
shares of the par value OF one hundred dollars
900 each and the same may be increased 10
one hundred thousand dollars (SlOOOVD
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
shall first offer his stock to the corporation
at his lowest price and the corporation shall
have thirty days in which to exercise us
option to purchase the same. On ITS refusal
TO purchase the stockholders shall have ten
DAYS to exercise their option to purchase such
such time the stockholders shall be free to
make any other sale OF his stock
Article XII.-The names and places OF resi-
dence of the incorporated members of the sub
scribers hereto and the number of shares sub
scribed by each of them are as follows:
Roman L. Niguere, AZ ). Pierce St, two
hundred and ninety-eight (SS); James l..
Smith, 4426 Dryades St, one share %; John
d. Murphy, III N. Scott St, one share ID;
lanes /. Smith has this day paid in cash
the sum of one hundred dollars being in full
payment for the share Of stock subscribed by
him. John ID. Murphy has this day paid IN
cash the sum of one hundred dollars tSlOOOO
in full payment of the share OF stock sub
scribed by him.
In payment OF the two hundred ana ninety
eight shares of stock subscribed by Roman
L. Viguere the said Roman l.. Niguerie does
by these presents, transfer to this corporation
the business now carried on at No. 3Ol Decatur
street together with the stock, merchandise
accounts receivable, cash in bank, licenses,
stationery, bills, receivable, stocks and
bonds, horses, vehicles, office and store fur,
nture and fixtures, merchandise IN bonded
warehouse and in transit, copyrights and good
will all of which has been appraised by the
directors and incorporators at the sum OF
sixty nine thousand four hundred and seventy
and ll-lOO dollars, Cs69,470.lD less five hun
values has been agreed upon as the face
market value of all of said property, this
corporation assuming the following liabilities
due by said business as follows:
$1,000; due creditors, Sj6,S7.94 Total, ST.
1904
Leaving the said R. L. Viguerie creditor of
this corporation for the sum OF one thousand
seven hundred and egthy-six and l7-lOO dol
lars as the whole more fully appears by the
detailed and itemzed statements hereto an
nexed and made part hereof.
Article XIII.-No stakeholder shall be held
liable or responsible for the contracts or faults
of this corporation in any further sum than
the unpaid balance due to the corporation on
the shares owned by him nor shall any mere
informality in organization have the effect OF
rendering this charter null or of exposing
stakeholder to liability beyond the amount OF
his unpaid stock, il any.
Thus done and passed, IN my ONCE az the
Civ of New Orleans, on the day, month and
wear herein first above written in the pres
ence of Messrs J. PONIES and Frank F. Federico
competent witnesses who have hereunto signed
with the said appearers and me, Notary, after
reading OF the whole Original signed Ro-
main L. Viguerie, James l.. Smith, John ID.
Murphy, j. PONIES, Frank F. Federico.
Emile PONIES. Not. Pub.
I. the undersigned recorder of mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the r.. l..
Viguerie Distributing Co., Inc, was this day
duly recorded in my office, book llS7, folio l53.
New Orleans, La, April 9th, 1915. (Signed)
Emile ]. Leonard, by. X.
A true copy. Emile PONIES, Notary Public.
Apr 22-2o May 6-lS-1H, 1915.