The herald., 1915-08-26
CHARTER
OF &C. B. FOX COMPANY QNC.)"


United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be II known, that on this twenty ninth
day of July, in the year of our Lord one
me, Purnell Mitchell Miner, notary pub
lie, in and for the State of Louisiana, parish
of Orleans, aforesaid, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
who declared to me, notary, in the presence
of the undersigned witnesses that, availing
themselves of the provisions of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, and particularly Act
267 of the General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1914, they have mu-
tually agreed and contracted and by these
presents do agree and contract. and bind and
oblgate themselves, their heirs and assigns,
and all persons who may hereafter become
associated with them herein, to form cor
poration under the name and for the objects
and purposes, and under the terms and stip-
ulations and provisions contained in the fol-
lowing articles, to-wit:
(a) The name of this corporation shall be
&c. b. Fox Company Qnc.)"
CD The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is established. and the nature
of the business to be carried on by il are
declared to be, follows: To carry on a
general exporting and importing business in
grain and all of its products; to buy and sell
said products, also cotton seed products, and
dil OtntT ElHuS Oh whatsoever,
either for its own account. or on commission
to act as agent in the handling Of said pro-
ducts and for the consignment of vessels; to
operate a public warehouse or elevator, and
generally to do and perform all acts Incl
dental or germane to the objects and pur-
poses herein declared.
(c) The capital stock of this corporation
shall be one hundred thousand dollars $780,
0O0OO.
Id The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to two hundred thousand
dollars (S200,0O0OO).
(e) The capital stock, as presently consti-
tuted, shall consist of one thousand 1000
shares, of the par value of one hundred dol.
lars $4,000 share.
% The domicile of this corporation shall
be in the city of New Orleans, State of Lou
isiana, where all meetings of stockholders
and directors must be held provided that with
meetings of directors may be held outside OF
the State or within the State elsewhere than
at its domicile.
Service of all legal process shall be made
upon the president of this corporation or, in
his absence, on the secretary-treasurer.
(g) This corporation shall exist and enjoy
succession for the full term and period OF
ninety -nine years from the date hereof
CHI The business and affairs and corporate
powers of this corporation shall be conducted
by three 4) directors elected by and from
the stockholders annually, on the first Monday
Of July of each year, unless such day be a
Holludy, III WHICH event SAID election snail
take place on the next succeeding day which
is not holiday.
The board of directors shall be composed of
the following named persons, who shall serve
until the first Monday of July, 1916, or until
their successors are elected: c. b. Fox, 1902
State street; G. w. Anderson, $50 Broadway;
Harry L. Daunoy, 1923 Laurel street; with
c. B. Fox, 1902 State, as president and G. W.
Anderson, $50 broadway, as secretary treas
urer.
(D This article of incorporation bears the
name and post Office addresses of the subscrib-
ers to same, and statement of the number
of shares which each agrees to take.
% This corporation shall have all the
powers enumerated in section of act 267
of the General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana for the year 1914.
(k) This act of incorporation may be
amended, and the corporation dissolved, and
its affairs liquidated, as provided for in act
267 of the General Assembly of the State
of Louisiana for the year 1914
Thus done and passed, in my Office, in New
Orleans, Louisiana, on the date and in the
month and year herein first above written, in
the presence of Chas. H. Black and R. F.
Schneider, competent witnesses, residing in
this city, who have hereunto signed their
names with appearers and me, notary, after
reading of the whole.
Original Signed: c. B. Fox, 1902 State ST.,
9os shares; G. w. Anderson, $50 Broadway,
l share; Harry l. Daunoy, 1928 Laurel ST.,