The herald., 1915-04-01

one hundred and thirty-nnth, before me,
Alexis Bran, notary public, duly commls-
stoned and qualified within and for the Parish
Of Orleans State OF Louisiana, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed who severally declared
that ayailing themselves of the benefits and
provisions of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana and of the laws of said state rela-
tive to the organization OF corporations, and
of the provisions Of Act No. 2b7
of the act Of the General Assembly OF the
state of Louisiana for the year 1914, they
have united TO form, and do by these pres
ents form and organize themselves, as well
as all such other persons who may hereafter
Join or become associated with them or their
successors, into a stock corporation for the
objects and purposes and under the coyen-
ants, stipulatiOns and agreements following,
towit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be Henry Block < Sons,
Inc" and under and by said name, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with law and
this charter, it shall exist and continue, and
shall have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for a period of ninety-nine Cyy)
years from and after the date of this act 1t
may have, hold, receive, borrow, loan, ex-
change, acquire by grant, git or purchase,
devise or bequest, sell, ALLEVIATE, dispose of,
convey, lease, pledge, pawn, hypothecate, en-
cumber mortgage property OF any kind.
whether real, personal or mixed corporeal or
incorporeal, movable immoyable, all subject
to such limitations as may be prescribed by
law. 1t may make, issue and endorse bonds
or notes and other evidences OF debt. 1t may
accept mortgages, pledges or other forms OF
security for money loaned or other debts. II
may contract, sue and be sued, plead or be
implicated by its corporate name in any court
of competent jurisdiction. 1t may make,
adopt and a common seal and alter the
same at pleasure. 1t may hold stock in other
corporations, and its capital stock may be
s1rly - Yhar 1nr,E
1t may name, appoint and employ such mana
gers, directors, officers, agents and other en-
plOyes as its interest, business and conven'
fence may require, and may nix their compen'
Sation, having due regard to the nature
character and value of their services. 1t may
make and establish bylaws, rules and regu
lations, not inconsistent with this charter OF
any existing law, fixing or altering the man
agement of its property, the regulation anC
government of its affairs, and the manner O
the Certiication and registration of its stock
1t may wind up and dissolve itself, or b'
wound up and dissolved in the manner pre-
scrbed by law. 1t may conduct business II
this state, other states, the federal districts
the territories and possessions OF the UNITED
States, and any foreign country. And 1t gen
orally shall possess all the powers, rights
privileges and immunites which corporation
are and may hereafter be authorized t.
possess under the constitution and laws o
this state, and particularly under act No. 70
of the acts of the General Assembly OF tn
state OF LOUISIANA Tor the year iSl4 ana !
shall have the power to invest its board o
directors with all of its corporate powers
subject TO such restrictions as may be nance
in this charter.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be at the city of New Orleans
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and al
citations or other legal process shall be serve
upon its president, or IN the event OF nj
absence upon its vice-president, or IN tn
event of the absence of both of said ottlcer
| upon its secretary-treasuer.
Article III.-The purpose or purposes to
| which this corporation IS formed and TN
| nature of the business to be carried on by
| are hereby declared to be: To manufacture
purchase, distill, redistill, rectity, blend, I'm
| port, export store, warehouse, bottle, deal l
| and in any manner dispose OF or sell
| wholesale or retail goods and merchandise {
| every class and description, and PARTICULAR
spirits, alcohol, brandy, wine, liquor, gu
whiskey, champagne, cordial, beer and otht
| malt liquors, malt and its by-products, an
| generally beverages and liquids of all kind
| and sorts, and all material from which spirit
liquor or liquids of any kind may be made
| and to manufacture, market or prepare II
| market. any article or thing which it may u:
| in connection with its business, which sha
| include any article or products OF TIN, WOOD
| glassware, or any article, receptacle, packat
or thing which may be useful in connectlo
with the manufacture or marketing vending
shipping of the merchandise produced, hal
died, bought or sold by it; and to either pu
chase, build or rent, and hold and opera
lands, buildings, warehouses, bonded or OF
erwise, stores, factories and equipment nece
sary and proper for carrying on and co
Quoting the aforesaid business or business
or any other business incident TO the purpos
, of this corporation.
Article IV-The authorized capital stock
this corporation is hereby declared to be Z
sum of FIVE thousand dollars ($5,0O0.OO), viii
capital stock may be increased IN the mann
; provided by law to the sum OF twenty tho
sand dollars 100000; The presently
} to be divided into and represented by nj
} (5O) shares of common stock of the par val
of one hundred dollars SlO.OD each; Q
this corporation shall have the power to crea
! two or more kinds of stock OF such class
: with such designations, preference and voti
i powers or restrictions or qualifications there
as it may see fit Said capital stock shall
S fully paid and worcestershire when ISSUE
n and shall be represented by certIhcates
e shall be personal property. No transfer
said capital stock shall be binding upon u
!. CORPORATION unless made in accordance with
d charter and bylaws and recorded on the boo
!, thereof.
S sale, assign or transfer his stock in this c
poration without giving to the other sto'
y holders thirty 800 days prior notice OF 81
II intention, which notice shall be gwen
e writing to the secretary-treasurer, and
g other Stockholders shall have the hrst PR
o lege of purchasing the SAID stock at the &c
u value thereof for a period of thirty lSO) ds
t from the delivery of said notice to the sec
tary-treasurer after when AIRY . ~ i,
d of said privilege, said stock may be sold
:, vhomsoever the stockholders may see Mt
l. Article VI.-The business of this corpo
e ton shall be managed and all the corpoI
g nowers thereof, except as hereinafter stat
;; Shall be vested in and exercised by board
e three (3) directors to be elected from amt
e its stockholders, two of whom either pres
y in person or represented by proxy, shall c
y stitute a quorum. The hrst poafd OF VI,
= | TORS of this corporation shall be composed
rs Edgar Block whose postoffice address is
N ST. Charles avenue, New orleans, La.
v bert Block, whose postoffce address IS
n, St. Charles avenue, New Orleans, La,
l. EDGAR Freidenberg, whose postothce addr
ie is 500 West Tooth street New York, n;
le with Edgar Block as presidents ALBERT bic
as yice-president, and Edgar Freidenberg
,e Northumberland Said board of direct
is shall serve until the first annual meeting
4. stockholders for the election OF directors,
Of ,,nt;I their successors are elected and gu
m Article VII-On the first Monday in Ma,
g 1916, and annually thereafter on the
& Monday in March in each year, a meeting
d the stockholders of this corporation snali
X held at its domicile for the purpose OF ell
ing directors for the ensuing year, and at
'e meetings the stockholders shall have the r.
1e Of cumulative voting in the election OF di
~ tors. A failure from any cause wha,soe
d, | m hold the annual meeting OF stockhoioels
10 the failure TO elect directors thereat, shall
dissolve this corporation, but the oi,ec
and officers shall remain in othce until :
"a successors shall have been Tespectivey
~ chosen, elected, qualihed and instaileo.
F Article VI11.-The terms OF emPioytneh
:. all managers, officers, agents ana o.ner
y, ployes of this corporation, except oireG,
ni and the salaries of the directors, as wei
rs of such managers, officers, agents ana