The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
CHARTER
OF DIME ICE CO., INC.


United States Of America, State Of Lou
isiana City OF New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this fourth day OF
the month Of December, IN the year. one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen, before
me, Felix ]. Dreyfous. notary pu9,lc, luli
commits stoned and sworn IN tor the PARISH OF
Orleans and CITY of New Orleans, therein re-
siding. Personally appeared the persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed, who
declared that, availing themselves OF tne pro,
visions OF the laws OF this state relative TO
the organization Of corporations, and more
particularly Act No. 2o7 Of the General As
semhly OF this state, approved July y lSit'
they have covenanted and agreed ana 10
by these presents, covenant and agree, bind'
form and constitute themselves, aS well as
such persons who may hereafter JOIN or be
come associated with them, IN to corPo-
ration and body polite in law, for the OBJ
iects and purposes and under the agreements
and stipulatiOns following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style OF tins cor,
poration shall be: Dixie Ice Co., Inc, and
nnder that name it shall have and enjoy all
the rights, privileges and advantages grant
ed by law TO corporations II shall exist Tor
the period OF ninety-nlne years from TINS
day: il shall have the power to contract,
sue and be sued in its corporae name; to
make and use corporate seal; and the same
TO break alter at pleasure; to mold re-
ceive. purchase, convey, mortgage; hypolhe
cate or pledge property, both real and per
sonal: to issue bonds, notes and other oblI-
cations or negotiable instruments; TO have
aid employ such managers, directors, ON
GERS. agents and other employees as the
interest and convenience of said corpora
ton may require or demand; to make and
establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
tions for the corporate management and con-
troll OF the. affairs OF the corporation as may
be deemed necessary and eNpedlent.
Article 1.-THE domicile OF said corpora
ton shall be established in the city OF New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita,,
on the president; in his absence on the vice
president; and in the absence OF both, on
the secretary.
Article III-The objects and purposes for
nature of the business to be carried on by
| it, are hereby declared TO be: to manufac-
| ture, sell, buy, deal in, ice, in this city or
elsewhere.
poraton is fixed at the sum of one hundred
| thousand (S1O0,OO0O0) dollars, divided into
one thousand shares of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each. All shares OF stock
| shall be full-paid and worcestershire. No
| transfer of stock sail be binding upon the
| corporation unless made upon ITS books, and
| all certificates of stock shall be signed by
| such officers as may be designated by the
| board of directors.
This corporation shall have the right to
| increase its capital stock to the further sum
| of two hundred thousand dollars, to be di'
| vided into shares of one hundred dollars each,
| provided said increase in the capital stock
| shall have been authorized by the stock
| holders at a meeting to be held pursuant to
the provisions OF Article V OF this charter;
Article N.-All the corporate powers of the
| company shall be vested in, and the man.
| agement and control of its affairs shall be
| exercised by board of directors composed
| of nine stockholders, the membership OF
| which may be increased to a number not
| exceeding twenty-one by the board of direc-
| tors at any of its regular meetings. A ma
jority of the directors shall constitute a
| quorum for the transaction of all business
The directors shall be elected annually by
| ballot on the second Thursday in January in
| each year. Each stakeholder shall be emit.
| tied, IN person or by proxy, to a vote for
every share owned by him, and all elections
| shall be held under such rules and regula.
| tions as may be determined by the board
OF directors, after fifteen days notice by
mail of such election shall have been sent
| to each stakeholder at his last known ad
dress. The directors thus elected shall con
| tnue in office for one year, or until Their
| successors shall have been duly elected and
qualified. No failure TO elect shall be re-
| garded as a forfeiture of this charter. Any
vacancy occurring on said board shall bt
filled by the remaining directors for the un
| expired term; the said board shall likewise
elect the additional sfnepbers in case they
| should determine to increase the number o
| said board Said board of directors shall
| at its first meeting after its election, nom
mate out of its number president, vice
president, a secretary, and a treasurer Saic
any two OF said Offices into one, or segre
gate said Offices, as also the right TO appon
and dismiss such clerks, managers and othe
| employees of the corporation as conditions
may justify or the business of the corpo
ration may require. The tenure of Office o
all the employees of the corporation shall b.
during the pleasure of the board of direc
tors. Any of the directors or officers shall
have the right to appoint, by written instru
ment, another directtt or stakeholder 4
act as his proxy and in his stead at any an
all meetings of the board of directors.
| Article Vino stakeholder shall ever b
held liable or responsible for the contracts
faults or debts of said corporation, nor shall
any mere informality in its organization
have the effect of rendering this charter null
! or of exposing a stakeholder to any habil
lty beyond the unpaid balance due on tn
shares owned by him.
, Article VII.-This act Of incorporation ma
be changed, modified or altered, or this cor
poration may be dissolved, with the assen
OF the stockholders owning two-thirds of al
the stock of the corporation, at a genera
meeting convened for that purpose, and al
ter at least ten days written notice of thi
meeting has been given through mail, ad
dressed to each stakeholder, at his las
known place of residence. In case of dis
solution by the expirativn' Of this charter o
otherwise, the stockholders shall elect thre
liquidators from among their number, to Ii
y muir Az nd