The herald., 1916-10-05
CHARTER.

United States OF America, State of Louisi
ana, City Of New Orleans.
he it known. that on this fourteenth dav q
September, IN the year Of our Lord, on,
thousand nine hundred and sixteen, befor,
me, Albert Guilbault, notary public. dul,
comnls STONED and sworn in, for the Parish o.
Orleans and City Of New Orleans, there If
residing, and IN the presence of the wit
neSSes hereinafter named and undersigned
personally appeared the persons whose name,
are hereunto subscribed, and the number o,
shares subscribed by each OF them, and thei-
Postoiiice addresses are set forth opposite
their respective signatures all of full age and
who declared that availing themselves OF
the provisions of the laws of this state
relative to the organization of CORPORATIONS
lhey nave formed and now constitute them.
selves, and their successors, into a corpora.
tlon under the name and conditions herein.
after set fort to-wit:
Article THE name and style of this cor.
poratIon snail be the "Latin-American Trad.
ing Company, Inc" II shall exist for a
period OF ninety-nine years, or until dissolved
according 10 law.
Article 1.-THE domicile of said corpora.
ton shall be in the City OF New Orleans.
La, with reservation Of the right of us
Board OF Directors to meet elsewhere on com.
piance with law; citation or other legal
process shall be served o., the President and
treasurer IN his absence on the First Vice
PRESIDENT and Secretary, and in the absence
Of these two. the Second Vice President
Of SAID corporation.
Article III.-The object and purpose for
which THIS corporation is organized is 20
carry on general importing and exporting
business; 10 act as agents, brokers and com.
MISSION merchants; to deal in and transfer
stocks and bonds, to sell merchandise, bull
non and ores m this Country and foreign
countries; 10 hold by purchase or by exchange
Of Its own stock and 10 vote stock in Other
corporations, foreign or domestic, not in ex-
cess however, Of ten per cent of the capital
STOCK OF any other corporation; and to en-
gage IN any other lawful business nor for
Ridden to said corporation by the laws Of
louisiana. or OF the United States
Article IN;-lhe capital stock of this cor
PoTston IS fixed at the sum of five thousand
dollars $500, represented by fifty shares of
the par value Of one hundred dollars (SlOOl
each share, which shall be paid for in cash.
on subscription. Which capital may be in.
creased to one hundred thousand dollars
(SlU.pO) on compliance with law,
Article VAN the corporate powers Of this
corporation, shall be vested in a Board of
Directors, composed of three stockholders
VINO snail be elected annually on the second
Monday OF September, each year a majority
OF said directors shall DC a quorum for the
transaction OF all business. Vacancies on
SAID board shall be filled by the remaining
directors for the unexpired term. From their
number SAID directors shall select a presi.
dent and treasurer; first ice-president and
secretary, with full power of general man
ager; and a second vice president, who shall
SSSi't uuilng the year until the annual cleo
ton; which election shall be held by ballot
ana each share OF stock shall he entitled to
one vote IN said election for directors, writ
ten proxies shall be recognized in said cleo.
ton OF stockholders who may be absent from,
me city. The first board OF directors. Of
ticers OF this company, shown BY the
signatures and designations of same, at the
foot of this act
Thus done and passed in my office. on the
DAY, month and year ,,rst above written,
IN the presence OF Henry l. Garland and
DANIEL J. Murphy, competent witnesses, who
nave signed with the appearer and me, the
notary, after reading the whole
men Building; Second yice-Presdent, IS
building, First Nice-Presdent, one shares
X. Alcoiea. 6l5 Audubon Building, President
and Treasurer, one share
witnesses: Henry l.. Garland and Daniel ].
A. GUILBAULT, Notary Public.
/, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages.
n and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
ma foregoing act of Incorporation of the
Latin american Trading Co., Inc" was, this
lay duly recorded in my office, in Book
Dol. Folio 225.
g. New Orleans, September IS, 1916.
SIgnedD; EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
DO hereby certify that the above and
oregolng is a true and correct copy of the |
lct OF incorporation of the Latin. American
radIng 20, Inc" and of the certificate OF |
ne recorder OF Mortgages, thereto appended. |
ne whole on file in my office
New Orleans, September IS, 1916. |
Signled): ALBERT GUILBAULT. Not. Pub. |
Is Corondelet St, will move TO III Hennen
Building. '''"
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