The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-09-09
CHARTER

CHARTER
OF &C. b. FOX COMPANY INCD"
United States OF America, state OF Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans City Of New Orleans
BE It known, that 90 this twenty ninth
day OF July, IN the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and fifteen, before
me, Purrell Mitchell Miner a notary pub
ilC, in and for the State OF Louisiana, parish
OF Orleans, aforesaid, duly commissioned and
qualihcd, and III the presence Of the wit
nesseS hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hcreuutO subscribed.
who declared 10 me, notary, III the presence
OF the undersigned witnesses that. availing
themselves OF the provisions Of the laws OF
the state of Louisiana, and particularly Act
2t7 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
obllgatc themselves their heirs and assigns,
and all persons who may hereafter become
associated with them herein, to form a 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:
taD The name of this corporation shall be
&C. b. Fox Company UncD"
CD The objects and purposes for which this
corporation i established. and the nature
Of the business TO be carried on by il are
declared To be, follows: To carry on
general exporting ana importing business in
grain and all Of its products; to buy and sell
all other kinds Of merchandise whatsoever,
either for its own account. or on commission;
to act as agent in the handling Of said pro-
ducts and Tor the consignment OF vessels; TO
operate a public warehouse elevator, and
generally to do and perform all acts Incl
dental or gcrmane TO the objects and pur-
poses herein declared.
.c) The capital stock of this corporation
shall be one hundred thousand dollars $780,
OOOOO
cd The capital stock Of this corporation
may be increased TO two hundred thousand
dollars (S2OO,WOOO.
tuted, shall consist of one thousand 900
shares, OF the par value OF one hundred dol
lars $1,000 a share
! O. 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
the written consent Of all directors, valid
meetings Of directors may be held outside OF
the State within the State elsewhere than
az its domicile.
Service of all legal process shall be made
upon the president of this corporation or, in
his absence, on the secretary-treasurer.
60 This corporation shall exist and enjoy
succession for the full term and period OF
nincty-nne years from the date hereof.
Oh The business and affairs and corporate
powers of this corporation shall be conducted
by three (3) directors elected by and from
the stockholders annually, on the first Monday
Of July OF each year, unless such day be a
holiday. in which event said election shall
take place the next succeeding day which
is not a holiday.
The board Of directors shall be composed Of
the following named persons, who shall serve
until the FIRST Monday OF July, 1910, or until
their successors are elected: {. b. Fox, 1902
State street: G.. W. Anderson, $50 Broadway;
Harry L. Daunoy, 1898 Laurel street; with
G. b. Fox, 1902 State, president and G.. W.
Anderson, 555 Broadway, as secretary-treas-
urer.
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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
Ok) This act of Incorporation may be
amended, and the corporation dissolved, and
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. II. Black and r. F.
Schneider, competent witnesses, residing in
this city, who have hereunto signed their
names with appearers and me, notary, after
Original Signed: G. B. Fox, 1902 State St,
99S shares; G. w. Anderson. SS5 Broadway,
share; Harry L. Daunoy, 1928 Laurel ST.,
share. Witnesses: Chas. H. Black, r. F.
SCnuclQcT.
Purnell NJ. Miner, Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned deputy recorder of mort
cages, in and for the parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of &c. B.
Fox Company Qnc)" was this day duly re-
corded in my office in book 49, folio =.
New Orleans, Louisiana, July %, 1915
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder of Mortgages.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans.
|, Purnell Mitchell Miner, a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, in and for
the parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana,
therein residing, certify that the foregoing
is true and correct copy of the act Of in.
corporation of &C. b. Fox Company Qnc;)"
and also of the certificate of the recorder
of mortgages for the parish of Orleans, there
o to agpsfn "id: on file md of record in my
In faith whereof, ave hereunto set my
hand and affirmed my seal at New Orleans,
Louisiana, this 10Th day of July A. D., 1915
PURNELL NJ. MILNER, Not. Pub.
STAMP
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