The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-02-10
CHARTER
OF STANDARD MANUFACTURING COM
PANY, INCORPORATED.


New Orleans.
Be II known and remembered, that on TINS
r1,h Gav Of the month Ct January, m te
yr-- one thousand nine hundred and SIXTEEN
and NJ the independence OF the United states
,f America the one hundred and forty m 81
before ne, Never : D-eiius. a notary puoic
dolly clrr.r0f,,l med and qualified, and IN me
r-ss,--, ~ the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came ana aP
.ue4-c1 the persons whose names are htfelp
subscribed who declared that, ayai.'us thrh-
selves Of the provisions Of the laws 81 inns
state relative 10 the organizations OF corpora
.r-rs and more particularly 10 Act tp| OF the
General Assembly OF the State OF louisiana
t,- the wear nineteen hundred fourteen. they
have c5vcuantcd and agreed. and do Dy '.esc
presents covenant and agree 70 bid FORM
and constitute themselves, as wei a. sH|'
other persons as may hereafter JON or DC
come associated with them, tor the purpose q
ACQUIRING a portion Of the capital St2eh OF
polite in .aw. for the objects and purposes
and under the agreements and supa!A''ohs
hereinafter set forth, t)-wlt:
Article 1.-The name and title ot this cor
marathon shall he the STANDARD MaEutactur-
Ing Company. Inc" and under that name II
shall have and ENJOY all the rights Priv
leyt, and advantages conferred by the State
of Louisiana on corporations IN general, ana
snail exist for period Of nlnety-n1ne years
unless otherwise dissolved, beginning HON
the date OF this act OF Incorporation. II
shall have power and authority 20 sue ana
ts sued I, b,ry and sell. hold, own, lease,
r-.,--y,gc and nyp,rhcgatc and pledge prop
c-.y. real, personal and mixed. 70 name.
elect and appoint managers. directors and
clerks and Other employee, II properly con
drrr ~, CORPORATE business. and 10 make by
l4v., niles and REGULATIONS as may be found
necessary or desirable iD- the management %
th,, corporation. and shall d. everything to
-..--.. IA, F.f--y OIL. d., objects and purposes.
Article LINE C',.iS"e ~ '.t., -,
ION is hereby declared 70 ne '0 ~ "a -. 49,.
Orleans. >ia'r "i I.''l'. M M -
and other legal process '""" "e sE'Eeu uao"
the pes .icHl ana III s"e avs, ~, - ~ -.
dent ON me E'se lir''''.,'' anu III wy -
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Article III-Thc objects and purposes Tor
which thi, corporation D, "rsan'zei' 4nL l'g
business 70 De S'""I'''" ny u, az -. -
ID pe general '-,.'.'>, - '-,i.,,I-riy
81 table s'hdlAt"l'' ana "''''
the manufacture gi vinegar P'NN''>' f'ttg'
sauce, mustard E'F''l,h ~ ups 49,. -
pitd seed hSlrt.P' ",'u N"~' I'm
"a, may be used ioT me seasoning '' '''''
Anil ~ The .,-.,,l s,,rL of -Nis cor
. d. - ,l,,,,.,.,J I,flars tS5 ODU
t'.1I''' - s,. t',.,j-.J I-l0, sb,-rs A. m.
~ -. ~. 80, 5,ii,-s $50 l prr share
SsiJ .r1Sk Shall be represented iy ccrtlh-
-" III :. ,':S-,,.J -, ~, ,;,res
3 - .r,.,,,,,s =, the MIC and up5n
I,'G -. 80 -; - the I,.rd #
- sb,W So. M and nr,ncr. and shall
u.s. - So j., - NJ is r6,,iyaIer,t in prop
.r,y a. the hoard of directors shall decide
All shares shall b- full paid and uou-asSe~-
sable No stakeholder shall have the right
10 sell or otherwise dispose of his stock in
this corporation, without lrst offering same
TO this corporation. and 10 the individual
members Of this corporation. at the book
value thereof and this corporation Is author
ized to purchase said stock at said book
value Tor the benefit Of the other stDckhold-
e-s of the corporation. Should the corporation
decline to purchase said stock the share
holder shall have the night OF option to oher
SAID stock Tor sale 10 any other person or
persons, hrms or corporations.
Article N.-This corporation shall be GO
irg concern when the entire capital stock
! shall have been subscribed and fully paid for.
ALL. VI All d. ,,-r,-,,a ,o,,srs of this
-, I'LL ;. ,..,sJ -, md tho man.
Co' 80 -. - - -, i.S,,as- - az
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poSed Of three Stockholders two OF whom
| Shall constitute quorum: m member OF said
board 10 own or subscribe for less than one
share of stock Said directors shall be
elected by ballot at a general meeting of the
Stockholders on the second Monday in Jam
uary 1916; and annually thereafter that
day Every stOckholder shall be entitled, in
person or by proxy, TO one vote for every
share of stock owned by him All elections
shall be held under such rules and regula-
tious as NAV be determined bv said board of
directors. Ten days written notice, directed
TO the last known address OF every stock
| holder shall be gwen OF all elections.
The directors thus elected shall continue in
office until the second Monday of January,
1917, or until their successors shall have been
elected OF quallhed; any failure to elect ON
GERS or directors snail not be considered as
FORFEITURE OF TINS charter. ANY vacancy &C.
curring IN the board Of directors shal De
hlIed by the remaining directors Tor me IN
expired term. a majority OF the stockhold-
erS al meeting shaH constitute quorum
tor the transaction OF any business.
Said board of directors shall, at its first
meeting after its election, elect out of its
own members a president, vice president and
a secretary treasurer; and said board shall
nave the power IN us disoIeuon 10 unite TWO
OF more oIhCerS, inc same 10 conner upon one
person oaiu O9dru shal nave inc power
10 appoint ana DISMISS such omCets; agents
cietkS ana sfnPIoyees as they may ueeh ~u-
''edo'e' anu 10 III 'heiI compensation
Said board of directors IS especially vested
with the power and authority to mortgage or
pledge the property, real, personal and mixed,
OF the corporation as they may deem mt and
proper; TO purchase, hold, own, mortgage,
pledge, lease and dispose OF real estate, i'm
proved ana uhlihproVed' city ana country
20 eNeCutI MOI 'sdseS' ISSUE io.eS' Oolu9 anu
TlngI eEiueICes Oh ueo', anu 10 ooIto" ana
tellu monty on sa:e u anu from IiluIV iuudlS
IIis anu cor PoId'lolS' d suSn u'Iee' I2i suN'
prices ana upon sucn terms ana condilons'
d uleS may ueeih aiEi'do'e'
said board of directors shall make all the
rules, regulations and bylaws TOR the gov
eminent. control and management Of the bus