The herald., 1915-11-25
CHARTER
OF VIM. E. VOELKEL & SON COMPANY,
INC.

OF VIM. E. VOELKEL & son COMPANY,
INC,
United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this the 9th day. OF
October 1915, before me, Watts n. LeVerich,
a notary public duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for the parish OF Orleans, state
Of Louisiana, in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the parties whose
names are hereuuto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves of the provisions
of the laws OF Louisiana, they do hereby form
themselves into and constitute corporation,
for the purposes and upon the conditions, mere
matter set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be VIM. Z. Voelkel & Son Com
pany, Inc Its domicile shall be in the city
OF New Orleans, and 1t shall exist Tor ninety,
nine years from this date. 1t shall have and
exercise for the purpose OF the business 10 OS
carried on by it, all of the powers conferred
by law upon corporations, including the power
TO purchase, lease hold, sell, mortgage and
pledge, real and personal property; to con-
tract sue and be sued, to make and use, IL IL
so desires a corporate seal, and the same 10
break or alter at pleasure; to make bylaws
for its government, and the same TO after OF
amend at pleasure; to name and appoint such
managers, agents, directors and oihcers as us
business interest and convenience may Ie-
porations to the extent permitted by law; ana
generally TO exercise all the powers necessary
or convenient to carry on and accomplish It's
objects and purposes.
Article 1.-THE objects and purposes for
which this corporation is estaohshed ana
tbe nature of the business to be carried on by
IL are hereby declared TO be: To buy, treat.
sell and generally to deal II all KINDS OF
fur and fur-bearing animals, wool, hides, ana
similar commodities for its own account, OF
for others.
A-,icIe III-Citation shall be served upon
tire president, and in case OF his absence from
The citv. upon the vice-president, and IN case
of absence of both from the city, upon the
secretary.
Article IV-The amount of capital stock
shall be ten thousand dollars CSlO,MCl' oil
vided into one hundred COO snares Vi o h
na;d for in cash, or may be issued tor prop
erty actually received by the corporation. nc
corporation shall begin business as soon as
ali of its stock is subscribed, ana paiu i1I
The capital stock of the corporation may DC
increased up to the sum OF hVe huiiueu ~
sand dollars (s5O0,OOOO). -. .L;. oo-.
Article V-The entire powers OF thls cor,
poration are vested in, and ITS business shai
he conducted by a board OF directors eo
sisting of not less than three 90, nor more
than FIVE (S. stockholders elected by tnt
Stockholders at a general meeting TO De nelc
on the first Monday in OCTOBER OF edSn 'ea
Each share of stock shall be entitled 10 OnS
vote, cast in person or by proxy, and a ma
jority of votes cast shall elects Inc ees G
Shall elect a president and Vice-Ptesluehi
o,s Of its number, and secretary, who neet
not b be a stockholder, and such other on. on,
GERS Gr as it may think proper, and may com
bine any of said offices and e9 ont hand .nd s sba
Cn,St;tute quorum and exercise all the pow
,iYe - Give his power of attorney to anothel
stockholder, or to any other person seleste sue,
bv him, and in either case the director 'nu'