The herald., 1915-11-11
CHAR TER
OF ACME ICING MACHINE COMPANY,
INC

BE II known, that on this the Goth day o
the month OF October, IN the year of GU
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and fifteen
and OF the independence Of the United States
Of America the one hundred and fortieth, be
fore me. Sidney /. Feibleman, notary pub
lie, duly commits stoned and qualified within
and for the parish Of Orleans, State OF Lou
isiaua, and IN the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names hcrcuntO subscribed, who
Seycrally declared that, awaiting themselves
OF the benefits and provisions Of the COustI'
tuition OF the State OF Louisiana and OF the
laws OF said state relative to the organization
of corporations. and particularly OF the provI,
.,rpus Of Agt No. 2n7 OF the General Assembly
uf the State OF Louisiana for the year 1914
they have united To form. and do by these
present, form and organize themselves, as
well all such other persons who may here
after JOIN or become associated with them or
their successors, into a stock corporation for
the objects and purposes and under the cove
uauts. stIpulaJiDuN aud agreements following
to-wIt:
Article The name and title Of this cor
pDratIor shall bc Acme Icing Machine Com
pary, Inc and under and by said name,
uuIc-, sooner dissolved IN accordance with
law and THIS charter. II shall exist and CON
tuuc, and shall have and ENJOY corporate cx-
I~tcu.c and succession for period OF ninety
nine tHr years from and after the date of
this act II may have, hold, receive. borrow,
loan. exchange, acquire by grant git pur-
chase, devise or hcqucSt, sell, ALLEVIATE dis.
pose ~, convey, lease. pledge, pawn, hypoth-
ccatc cucumber or mortgage property Of any
kind, whether real, personal mixed, cor
p'rc"i or lnCorpUTraI, movable or Immovablc,
all subject 90 such limitations as may be
prescribed by law. Il Tay make, issue and
endorse bonds or notes and other evidences
Of debt. II may accept mortgages, pledges or
other forms OF security tor money loaned or
other debts. II may contract. sue and be
sued, plead or be implicated 10y its corporate
name I'm any court OF competent jurisdictions
ma r.l. a.
and alter the same at pleasure. IL may hold
stock IN other corporations. and its capital
stock may hc issued for capital stock in other
corporations. j. may name, appoint and en-
ploy such managers, directors officers, agents
and other cmployc, is its said business and
convenience may require, and may fix their
compensation. having due regard 90 the ma.
turc, character and value Of their services. II /
may make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations not inconsistent with this char
ter or any existing law. fixing or altering the
management ut ITS property, the regulation
and government OF ITS affairs. and the manner
OF the CcrtIhratIou and registration of its |
stock. Il may wind up and dissolve itself |
or he wound up and dissolved in the manner !
prescribed by law. II may conduct business |
IN this state. other states the Federal dis |
trICts, the territories and possessions Of the |
nItcd States, and any foreign country. II !
generally shall possess all the powers, rights, |
privileges and ImmuuItIcs which corporations |
are and may hereafter be authorized to pos |
SeSs under the constitution and laws of this |
state, and particularly under Act No. 267 Of |
the acts Of the General Assembly of the state |
Of Louisiana for the year 1914 And it shall |
have the power to invest its board of direc- |
tors with all Of its corporate powers, sub |
Jcct 10 such restrictions as may be named in |
this charter.
Article 1.-THE domiciIc of this corporation
shall be at the city Of New Orleans parish
OF Orleau., State OF Louisiana, and all cita-
tons or other legal process shall be servedi
upon itS president, or in the event of his alb
Sence upon its vice president, or in the event
OF the absence of both of said officers upon its
secretary treasurer.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed and the ma
fure OF the business to be carried on bv il |
are hereby declared 10 be to manufacture buv |
sell. import, export and generally deal and
trade in merchandise, material and machin-
cry, including manufacturers and mill sup
plies, engines, boilers, tools, foundry and fac
tory 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-
ufactured and in the process of manufacture
and To carry on any other business which,
under the law, IT may be entitled to carry on
which may seem to the corporation to be cacli-
lated directly indirectly, to effectuate the
aforesaid objects, or either of them, or to IA ,
ciltate II in the transaction OF its aforesaid :
business or businesses, or any part thereof,
or 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 cOmpany's properties | ,
and rights, and generally to hold and exer-
else all such incidental powers and privileges
as relate to the objects and purposes herein
above set forth may be necessary, use
full or convenient for effectng said objects
and purposes.
Article IV.-The authorized capital stock
of this corporation is hereby declared to be
the of ten thousand dollars (Sl0OWOO,
which capital stock may be increased in the
manner provided by law to the of fifty
thousand dollars (SSOO0OO. The presently |
authorized capital stock of this corporation
shall be represented by five hundred $500
shares of the par value of twenty dollars
(S0OOl 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 N.-The capital stock of this corpo- g
ration shall be paid for in cash at such times I
and in such amounts and after such notices :
to the subscribers may be fixed by the !
board of directors, except that, whereas Ly- r
man {. Reed and Owen p. Smith, of the city n
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, have in !
vented certain new and useful improvement
IN the process of icing biscuits and cakes for
which they have made application for letters 0
patent OF the United States, this corporation, Y
in payment of the subscription to four hun u
bred and ninety mine (4S9) shares of its CAP 7
ital stock, may receive and take title to the l
full and exclusive right to the said invention T
as fully set forth and described in the speci- I
hcations prepared and executed by the said
Lyman c. Reed and the said Owen p. Smith Y
on the 10Th of October, 1915, and filed in the D
United States Patent Office on the 18th day o
OF October, 1915, under the serial number .
SSH4, preparatory to obtaining letters patent Il
OF the United States under said application II
with the understanding that the letters patent e
to be issued under said application shall vest e
the exclusive right of said invention and the
said letters patent in this corporation which /.
invention and the rights Hereunder have been II
appraised by the parties hereinafter named b.
as the first board of directors of this corpor- ;:
alton as having a value of at least ten thou. W
sand dollars (Sl0OOO0O). {
Article NI.-The business of this corpora- | n
ton shall be managed and all the corporate y
powers thereof, except hereinafter stated q
shall be vested in and exercised by board of
not less than three (5) nor more than seven al
W directors, TO be elected from among its III
stockholders, and majority of the directors m
al any time IN office, either present in person y
OF represented by proxy, shall constitute a 81
quorum provided that long as there are III
less than hve directors the full board only OF
elther present IN person or represented by p
proxy snail constitute quorum. u
Article NII.-The first board Of directors of ;.
ms corporation shall be composed of LYMAN .
: keed whose postoffice address is No 93S ~
lafayette street, New Orleans Louisiana. ~
1wen Smith, whose post Office address Is 60
No. ga Baronne street, New Orleans. Louisi ~
ina, and Abraham Goldman, whose postofice -
address, is No. 632 Baronne street. New o.. 70
cans. Louisiana - | III