The herald., 1916-06-22
CHAR TER

OF VI. {. SINS q COMPANY, INC.
! United States Of America, State Of Louisiana,
| Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
! Be is known. that on this 18th day Of the
month OF May, in the year Of Our Lord, one
| thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and Of
| the independence Of the United States OF
| America the one hundred and fortieth.
Before me, Alfred Charles Hammer. no.
! tary public, IN and for the Parish OF Orleans,
| State Of Louisiana, aforesaid, therein Tesid-
| ing, duly commissioned. sworn and qualified,
| and IN the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
| came and appeared NJ. {. Sins, /. NJ Fox
and John I. Sissung, all of the full age Of
majority and residents Of the City OF New
Scverally declared that, availing themselves
OF the laws OF the State Of Louisiana in such
cases made and provided, and particularly
Of the provisions OF Act 267 of the Acts Of
the General Assembly of the State of Lou
isiana for the year 1914, they have covenant
ed and agreed and do by these presents cove
nant and agree and bind themselves, as well
as all such persons may hereafter join
OF become associated with them, to constitute
and form a corporation and body polite in
law, for the objects and purposes and under
the articles and stipulations hereinafter set
forth and expressed which they hereby adopt
as the charter of this corporation, tO-wit:
Article 1.-The name and style Of this
corporation shall be M. c. Sins & Company,
Inc, and under its said corporate name it
shall have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and period OF
uinety-nine years from and after the date
hereof; IL shall have power and authority 10
contract, sue and be sued, TO make and use
a corporate seal, and the same 10 alter and
break al pleasure; to hold, receive, lease.
purchase and convey well mortgage and
hypothecate, property, real personal and
mixed, corporeal and incorporeal; to name and
appoint such managers, agents, directors and
officers as its business interest and con-
vculeuCc may require, and to make and es:ab-
lsh, as well as alter and amend, from time
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for the proper government Of the affairs Of
said corporation as may be necessary and
proper.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the City Of New Orleans
State Of Louisiana, and all citations or other
legal process shall be served upon the Prcsi-
dent Of said corporation or, IN the event Of
his absence, upon the Vice. President thereof,
and, in the absence Of both of said officers,
upon the Secretary thereof.
Article III.-The objects ana purposes for
which this corporation Is organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried on by
II are hereby declared 10 be the carrying on
Of a general freight bro erage and forward
ing business both inland and export; to act
As agent or broker in all transactions per
tanning 10 sid business; and generally TO do
and transact all such business as may be
incidental 70 or connected with the business
contemplated in the charter.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
po-.tion is hereby fixed at the sum Of ten
thousand CSlOODOU dollars, divided into and /
represented by one hundred GOD shares of
stock. Of the par value OF one hundred
$4,000 dollars each. Said stock shall be !
paid for in cash, al such time, IN such ,
amounts and after such notice 10 the sub. !
scribcrs as may be fixed by the Board OF
Directors, or the same may be issued at not
less than par for labor done OF. property &c
tually received by the corporation.
This corporation shall become a going con-
Germ and be authorized TO do business when
the full amount Of its capital stock shall have
been subscribed and paid for The amount TO
which the capital stock may be increased !
shall be the sum of twenty-five thousand
(S25OOOGO dollars.
Article V.-Al the corporate powers Of said
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by a Board OF Directors, composed OF three
stockholders. a majority Of whom shall con-
stitute Il quorum. Said directors shall be
elected annually on the second Tuesday IN
June in each year, except the hrst board ap-
pointed in this charter, who shall hold their
Offices until the second Tuesday IN June,
1917,
All srch elections shall be held by ballot
and conducted at the office OF the said cor
poration. under the supervision OF three com.
missioners to be appointed by the Board OF
Notice of such election shall be given by
the Secretary OF the company by written
notice thereof delivered personally or by de-
posting same in the post Office, properly ad-
dressed, TO each stockholder at least fifteen
OSD days preceding such elections.
At all such elections and at all corporate
meetings every stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each share Of stock standing
in his name on the books Of the corporation,
to be cast in person or by his written proxy,
and a majority OF the votes cast shall elect.
ANY vacancy occurring among the direc.
tors bv death. resignation or otherwise, shall
be filled by election for the remainder of the
term by the remaining directors.
A failure to elect directors on the date
above specified shall not dissolve the cor
poration nor impair its corporate manage
ment. but the directors then in office shall
remain in office until their successors are