The herald., 1915-12-09
CHARTER
.cys ICING MACHINE COMPANY
of NJ INC
CHARTER

rnted SeS " Orleans, City o! New otieahS'
Panss V that on this the 3Oth day OF
Be it kn0" ~ October, in the year OF our
,he monu, ,,sand. nine hundred ana nIteeh,
lord one one. Independence OF the : nIteu S'ates
I'D o. Ga ga the one hundred anu no,a,v ,,,b-
s,re ne, Slo",,,;sSioned and quallhed WITHIN
NJ. duly 0aa,;sh of Orleans, State OF Lou-
.od for INC ,be presence OF the witnesses
;saps, ano l ~ and undersigned, person
hsreinstlei nd appeared the several persons
,ly came are hereunto subscribed, VINO
sbOse ID declared that, ayal"hs tneI rs.
'sb benefits and PfoY' S,;s;an q, and of the
rtion Of th' relative 10 the organization
l,ss oil saio and particularly OF the provI-
4 corporatio"S 367 OF the General Assembly
.ions OF he1 80 louisiana Tor the year l9l4,
Of the s'a' ,,r;ted 70 form, and DO Dy these
hey paw form and organize themselves, as
resens ali such other persons "a 1T ,''' ,Sero ~
sell % NJ become associated WIN . ! oI
,ftef Join " into a stock corporation Tor
iher suece'SnJ purposes and under the cove
ne objects a. and agreements following
ssuts, siiPula'iOnS
tOTi'' The name and title Of this cor
Article ~ he "Acme Icing Machine Com
pofspon and under and by Sald HdlnG,
pany' i nnorer dissolved M acc'rdahce win
unIess This charter, II shdt' u.s. anu III
~ II Chall nave GU N''s.F
tinue, anu ST. s,ccession for period OF ninety.
istenee anu - from and after the date OF
nine w nav have, hold, receive, borrow,
this aS Eh acquire by grant sill OF PuI-
loan' I-,;se or bequeSt, self aIehAie' us
chase, convey, lease, pledge pawn, hyPoth-
pose VI, ,cumber or mortgage property Oh any
eeaie, ehL'.hc, real persona! or mixed, cor
kind, Hne. .nSso,noreal. movable or immovable,
pOreal OF a. such limitations as may be
all suDles L. Iaw II May make, issue ana
pfeseroeS or notes and other evidences
end0Is. II NAV accept mortgages, PIedgeS OF
OF ueO s,r,s Of security tor money iodHeu oI
otnel Jsbts Ii may contract sue ana DC
olnS nicad or be impleadcd ny i!s eoI Poi dle
sueo - court Of competent jurisdiction:
name u nJs adopt and use a common seal
II may Us .he same at pleasure. 1t may hold
and H!e' the corporations, and ITS capital
stOeh - he issued for capital stock III other
s' Oen II may name, appoint anu en-
e9IPO ,,,sb managers, directors, oihCets' agents
P.O o,her employees as us sara CUISINES, g anu
anu W., NAV require, and may hN thelr
oonve.,;o, having due regard to the ma
comps I'.c,s, and value OF their services. IT
iuie' - and establish bylaws, rules and
may L.. NOT inconsistent with TINS char-
rogue nv existing law, fixing or altering the
le I ~ of its property, the regulatlon
"a 1overnment OF its AFFAIRS ana the manner
anu .s,,;6cation and registration OF ITS
OF INC 7. NAV wind up and dissolve itself,
stoSN .a,rd M and dissolved in the manner
OF U;bs5 nv law. II may conduct business
Pe..S: s,stc other states, the Federal dis
IN a the territories and possessions OF the
IN;,sa States. and any foreign country. IL
CnassIlv shall possess all the powers, rights,
sriyileges and immunities "hich corpord'loils
"a NAV hereafter be authorized 10 pos
arc arc. H ,,nd,r The constitution and laws OF this
sess Ia particularly under Act No. 2o7 OF
sA l,.,s =. The General Assembly Of the state
wy " IOn;siana for the year 1914. And It snail
- he poyer 10 invest It's board OF direc'
nav With all Of its corporate powers, sub
80 10 such restrictions as may be named IN
this charter.
I.,;,l, 1.-THE domicie of this corporation
ht - the city Of New Orleans, parish
~ o,,ssns, State OF louisiana and all cita.
". az other legal process shall be served
',n s ne president, or in the event OF his ab-
stsss anon It's vice president or in the event
= N. absence of both Of said officers upon ITS
secretary.treasurer.
L,,;eI, III.-The objects and purposes for
xb;ch this corporation is formed and the ma
,v,s AZ the business TO be carried on by II
-. hereby declared to be to manufacture, buy,
..i ;nnort EXPORT and generally deal and
81. in merchandise, material and machin-
.,v Including manufacturers and mill sup
.iss engines. boilers, tools, foundry and fac
INV supolies and hardware OF all kinds; to
act as the agent of manufacturers and others
n the buying, selling and handling OF all
Kinds Of articles, both manufactured, unman-
,i,etured and in the process of manufacture,
"A IA carry on any other business which,
.,S,r the law, il may be entitled to carry on
vhieh NAV seem to the corporation to be calcu-
l,,ed directly or indirectly, TO effectuate the
aforesaid objects, or either Of them, or to Ia.
e;itate IL in the transaction OF ITS aforesaid
business or businesses, or any part Thereon;
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bu,ness that may be calculated, directly or
Indirectly, &c enhance the value of or to rem
d,r profitable any Of the company's properties
and rights, and generally to hold and exer-
Csc ali such incidental powers and privileges
as relate TO the objects and purposes herein
above set forth or as may be necessary, use
mi or convenient for effecting said objects
and purposes.
Article IV.-The authorized capital stock
Of this corporation is hereby declared to be
the sum OF ten thousand dollars (Sl0,OOOOO),
which capital stock may be increased in the
manner provided by law to the sum OF nifty
thousand dollars (s5O,OOO.00). The presently
authorized capital stock of this corporation
shall be represented by FIVE hundred 600
shares Of the par value of twenty dollar;
g00) each. The said capital stock shall
Be fully paid and non. assessable when issued
shall be represented by certificates and shall
be PERSONAL property. No transfer OF saic
capital stock shall be binding upon this cor
pofation unless made in accordance with 1t:
charter and bylaws and recorded on the
books thereof.
Article v-The capital stock of this corpo
ration shall be paid for in cash at such time:
and in such amounts and after such notice:
10 the subscribers as may be liked by tht
board Of directors, except that, whereas Ly
nan c Reed and Owen p. Smith, of the city
Of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, have in
vented certain new and useful improvement
in the process Of icing biscuits and cakes, fo
which they have made application for letters
patent Of the United States, this corporation
"a payment Of the subscription to four hun
dred and ninety.nine (49o) shares OF its cap
Ital stock, may receive and take title to thu
fu and exclusive right to the said invention
a fully set forth and described in the speci
hcstions prepared and executed by the sait
Lyman c. Reed and the said Owen p. Smiti
on the 18th Of October, 1915, and filed in thu
United States Patent Office on the 18th da,
d October, 1915, under the serial numbe
S1t preparatory to obtaining letters paten
Of the United States under said application
with the understanding that the letters paten
70 Be issued under said application shall YES
exclusive right of said invention and tn
sad letters patent in this corporation, whicl
invention and the rights hereunder have beef
appraised BY the parties hereinafter nance
As the first board Of directors of this corpor
atom as having a value of at least ten thou
sand dollars (sl00O00O).
Article VI.-The business of this corpora
non shall be managed and all the corporat
powers thereof, except as hereinafter stated
NAL be vested in and exercised by board o
rot less than three 81 nor more than sevei
W directors, to be elected from among it
stockholders, and majority of the director
any tine IN Office, either present in perso
o. represented by proxy, shall constitute
suorum, provided that so long as there ar
s .ss than i've directors the full board only
enef present in person or represented b.
Proxy, shall constitute a quorum.
aAfuee Vu.-The FIRST board of directors Q
ans corporation shall be composed of Lyma