The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-28
CHARTER
CHARTER
DF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COM


United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of OrleahJ, City of New Or
leans.
month of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred sixteen, and of
the independence OF the United States OF
America the one hundred forty-hrst, before
me, Lyle Saxon, a notary public, duly COM
missioned and qualified in and for the above
city, parish and state, therein residing, and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared: The several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed. who
declared that, availing themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the State of Lou
siana, relative 10 the organization OF cor
they constitute themselves, their associates,
successors and assigns, a corporation under
the stipulations herein set forth, which they
adopt as their charter, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor
pNration shall be: International Service
Company, Inc" and it shall enjoy success
sion and corporate existence tor a period OF
ninety-nne years from date hereof, and 1t
shall have for the purpose OF the business
20 be carried on by it all the powers con-
ferred by law upon corporations, and shall
generally exercise all the powers necessary
TO carry on the said business.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans:
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
president Of the Company, or, in the event
Of his disability to act, upon the secretary
treasurer.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be conducted by H.
are hereby declared to be that of buying,
selling and dealing in novelties of all kinds
and description, to buy patents and patent
rights for novelties, to manufacture novel;
ties and TO sell and dispose of the same, 70
Ioa1 l. all ind Of merchandise WHAT
soever description pertaining to the novelty
business either retail or wholesale, TO ad.
vertise said novelties, and to lease and
sell the use OF sad nc eli and ap anv poser
necessary acts to carry out the aforesaid
Article IV.[The capital stock of this cor
B9ndied tho asasDG dollars c S %
represented by ten thousand shares Of stock,
at the par value of ten dollars $1,000 each.
Fifty (5O95) per cent of the capital stock
must be Subscribed before the filing of the
Articles of Incorporation. Fifty per cent
(5OC6) of all stock subscribed for must be
actually paid in before the corporation en-
cages in business, and the remainder within
twelve months thereafter, as the law d.
reefs.
The amount to which the capital stock may
be increased shall be one hundred fifty thou
sand (slS0,000 dollars.
All stock subscribed for shall be paid for
ceived, or labor done, at such time and upon
such terms and conditions as the Board Of
Directors shall prescribe. No. transfer OF
stock shall be admitted or held to be valid
or binding so far as the company is con-
cerned unless made upon the books of the
company. No sale or pledge of stock shall
be valid unless made upon the books of the
company. No sale or pledge of stock shall
be valid unless said sale or pledge is accom-.
panied by a written certificate, signed by
the president and secretary-treasurer of the
company, to the effect that the said stock
was offered to the remaining stockholder
through the board of directors, at its book
value, for a period of fifteen days, and they
have failed or declined to purchase same.
Stock sold or pledged in contravention 10
this provision shall become the property OF