The herald., 1916-03-09
CHARTER
OF PAN-AMERICAN TRADING COM

PANY, INC.
United States OF America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
Be il known, that on this, the fifteenth day
of the month of February, in the year of our
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and SIN
teen, and of the independence of the United
States OF America, the one hundred and for
tieth before me, Sidney l.. Febleman, a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
fed within and for the parish OF Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the several per
sons whose names hereunto subscribed
who severally declared that, avaihng them
selves of the benefits and provisions OF the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana and of
the laws of said state relative to the organiza-
ton of corporations, and particularly of the
provision Of Act No. 267 OF the General Assem-
bly, of the State OF Louisiana for the year
1914, they have united to form, and do by
these presents form and organize themselves,
as well as all such other persons who may
hereafter join or become associated with them
or their successors, into a stock corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the
covenants stipulations and agreement follow
ing, tO-wit:
Article THE name and title of this cor
poration shall be "Pan-American Trading
Company, Inc" and under and by said name,
unless sooner dissolved in accordance with
law and this charter, il shall exist and con-
tinue, and shall have and enjoy corporate
existence and succession for period OF
date Of this act. II may have, hold, receive,
borrow, loan, exchange. acquire by grant, git
or purchase, devise or Request, sell, ALLEVIATE,
dispose OF, convey, lease, pledge, pawn, hypO-
thcCate, cucumber or mortgage property OF any
kind, whether real personal or mixed corporeal,
or incorporeal. movable or immovablc, all sub
Ject to such limitations as may be prescribed
iv law II may make issue and indarsc
bonds or notes and other evidences OF debt
II may accept mortgages, pledges or other
forms Of security for money loaned or other
debts II may contract, sue and be sued
plead and be mpeaded by its corporate name
in any court Of competent jurisdiction. II may
make, adopt and use common seal and alter
the same at pleasure. II may hold stock IN
other corporations, and its capital stock may
be issued for capital stock IN other corpora
tions. 1t may name, appoint and employ such
managers, directors, oincers' agents and other
EMPLOYEES as its business and cOnyenlences
may require, and may tx their compensation,
having due regard TO the nature character
and value Of their services. It may make ana
establish bylaws, rules and regulations not
inconsistent with this charter or any existing
law, fixing or altering the management Of us
property the regulation and government OF us
affairs and the manner Of the certucation
and registration Of its stock II may wind up
and dissolve itself, or be wound up and DIS
solved in the manner prescribed by Law" II
NAV conduct business in this State, other
States, the Federal dlstrcts,t the Territories
and possessions Of the United States, and any
foreign country. II shall have power 70 IN
vest its board Of directors with all OF ITS cor
porate powers, subject 10 such restrictions as
NAV be named in this charter, and 1t gen
orally shall possess all powers, rights, privi-
leges and immunities when corporations are
and NAV hereafter be authorized to possess
nude The Constitution and laws OF this State,
and particularly under Act No. 267 OF the acts
Of the General Assembly Of the State Of Lou
isiana for the year 1914
Article II.-The domicile OF this corporation
shall be at the city Of New Orleans. parish Of
Orleans, State OF Louisiana, and all citations
or other legal processes shall be served upon
its president. or in the event OF his absence
its yice-president. or in the event OF the ao-
sence of both OF said officers, upon ITS seere-
tary-treasurer.