The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-09
August 7. 1915
CHARTER
OF THE AMERICAN FISH COMPANY,

one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and
Of the independence of the United States of
America, the one hundred and fortIeth, before
me, GuStave A. Llamblas, a notary public
duly commissioned. sworn and qualified in
and for the parish OF Orleans, and in the pres
euCe Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared:
. Mr.. DOmIuiCk c. O'Mallcv, Mr.. Samuel r
Redfcrn, Mr.. Adam Estopnal. DR.. Charles J.
Landfried and Mr.. Charles F. Wermuth, all
I Of them Of full age and or this city with the
exception OF Adam EstopInal, a resident OF
1 the parish Of St. Bernard, in this state. And
the said appearers declared that. avaiing
themselves Of the laws Of this State partic-
ularly Act No. 257 Of 1914, relative to the or
ganizatiOn of corporations, they do. by these
| presents, agree and bind themselves, as well
as such other persons as may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to form and con-
! Sttute corporation for the object and pur-
( poses and under the articles and stipulations
following, tO-wIt:
, l. The name and title Of this corporation
/ shall be The American Fish Company, Inc"
/ In its said name and corporate capacity, it
/ shall have and enjoy succession for the term
/ of ninety years from the date hereof and
/ privilege or immunity, now or hereafter grant
/ ed by law to trading or commercial corpora
items.
/ II. This corporation shall be domiciled in
| the city OF New Orleans, Louisiana; and the
! president, and. in his absence, the vice.
! president. are designated as the officers upon
whom citation, or other legal process, can be
served.
Ill The objects and purposes of this cor
! poration and the nature of the business to be
carried on by II hereby declared to be
l. To acquire all the property, assets and
| goodwill of the American Fish. Game and
| Oyster Company, and TO continue the whole
! sale and retail hSh, game oyster and gem
| eral merchandise business heretofore con-
! Quoted by said company.
;. To buy and sell. at wholesale or retail
n .h .yrI Ill
! sea food, and meat, game, fruit vegetables,
I poultry and all dairy products; and TO CON
| duct SAID business Tor ITS own account or
on commission.
;. To acquire. lease maintain and operate
a canning factory and icing plant for the
canning, Jarrlng or preserving Of any and all
/ Of the commodities above referred to. and to
dispose. at wholesale or retail, Of such canned
/ or preserved goods:
!. To conduct and operate a general cater
ing business, and, TO that end, TO SELL fur
nIsh and distribute selected aSsortments and
menus for home or family COnSumption:
And generally, for the purpose of attaining
or turtherlng any OF the objects and purposes
above enumerated and all other objects and
purposes herewith connected or incidental
thereto, to do any and all other acts and
/ things which a copartnership or natural per-
son could do and exercise, and which now
or hereafter may be authorized by law
~. The capital stock OF this corporation
Is now fixed at Seventy-iive thousand dollars
nifty GSO) shares Of common stock, of the par
value OF hundred dollars (SlOOOO) each
The capital stock, in shares Of the same
value, may be increased, according to law I'D
to the sum OF one hundred thousand dollars
tSloO,uOUJD. Subscriptions TO stock shall be
paid for in cash, at such times and in such
amounts and with such notices TO the sub
SCrIberS may be fixed by the board of di-
rectOrs, subject To the limitation in this re.
gard now imposed by law. No stock Ccrtiti-
cate shall issue to any person until the pay
ment IN full Of the shares subscribed for bv
him. Before any stakeholder shall make
sale OF his stock. he shall offer same to the
board OF directors, which shall act as agent
for the sale Of the stock TO another stock
holder; provided that If the board of direc-
tors Is unable TO sell said stock, within thirty
days thereafter, at the price fixed by its own
er, the stockholders right to dispose of his
stock shall become unrestricted.
V. The appearers here declared that they
have subscribed, respectively. to the following
number of shares of the capital stock of this
corporation, tO-wit: d. C. OMalley, 1894
Canal street, New Orleans. 800 shares; s F.
Redeem, 4702 Perrier street, New Orleans,
% shares; Adam Estopinal, ST. Bernard P.
Louisiana Abstract Bldg, New Orleans, 10
shares; Charles f. Wermuth, us Hennen
building, New Orleans, 5 shares.
The said subscription of d. c. O'Malley
shall be fully paid for and settled by the
transfer by him to this corporation of all the
assets, property, business and goodwill of the
American Fish, Game and Oyster Company.
OF New Orleans; a detailed and itemized
statement and description Of such property
being hereto annexed, and the said property
and goodwill having been appraised by the
directors OF the present corporation at the
values set forth in the said annexed memo
randum
The shares of stock subscribed for by S F.
Redfern have been fully paid for by, and will
be delivered TO him in consideration for, his
services IN promoting, organizing and estab-
fishing the present corporation.
VI. All the powers of this corporation shall
he vested in, and be exercised by, board of
directors, to be composed at the present time
of hve stockholders, who shall be elected at
stockholders meeting to be held for that
purpose, annually, the first Saturday of
August, at the domicile of the corporation.
At its first meeting, following election, the
directors shall elect from their own number,
for the term of one year, a president, vice
president and treasurer, who shall remain in
office until their successors have been duly
elected and qualified and who shall perform
such duties as are assigned to them, respect
lively, by the directors and as are provided
by the bylaws, rules and regulations to be
adopted for the operation of this corporation
The directors shall also designate and appoint
secretary for said corporation, who shall hold
Office at the pleasure of said board, and who
need not be stakeholder.
At any time, the stockholders of this cor
poration, at a special meeting called for that
purpose, may increase the number of direc-
Out the total NUMBER OF the directors
shall never be more than nine; and the addi-
tional directors thus elected shall hold office
for the uneXpired term, and their successors
shall be elected as provided herein.
VII. The first board of directors of this
corporation shall be composed of Messrs. D.
c. O'Malley, 1884 Canal street, New Orleans,
6. f. Redfern, 4702 Perrier Street, New Or
leans, Adam Estopinal, ST. Bernard p. O.,
La, Dr. c. ]. Landfried, 6O6 Louisiana Abb
stract Building, New Orleans, and Charles E.
Wermuth, us Hennen Building, New Orleans;
with Mr.. d. c. O'Malley as president, Mr.
s. E. Redfern as vice president, and Mr.. c. E.
Wermuth as treasurer; and these directors
and officers shall serve until the first Satur-
day of August, 1917 (when the first election
of directors, under this charter, shall be
heidi. or until their successors have been
duly elected and have qualified.
Done and passed in my Office, at New Or
leans, the day, month and year first above
written, in presence of Messrs. Delvaille II.
Theard and Frederick Leland, competent wit
nesses, who have signed with the appearers
and me, notary, after due reading.
Original signed: d. c. O'Malley, 800
shares; s E. Redeem, 90 share, Adam Es-
topinal, shares; Chas. +. Wcrmuth, 5 shares;
c. ]. Landfried, NJ. D., 10 shares.
Witnesses: Delvaille II. Thesrd, Frederick
Leland.
GUS. A. LLAMBIAS, Not. Pub.
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages IN
and for the parish of Orleans, State of Lou.
isana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act of incorporation of the Ameri-
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