The herald., 1916-02-24
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BE, d known that uu this 18th day II the
month % january. IN the year one thousand
urur hundred and sixteen, before me, Iheo-
-.s,..ncd and qr.aI.rrI On and f,r the parish
% Orleans. State % Louisiana, aforesaid.
therein residing. and On the presence OF the
SffurS,,, hereinafter named and under
signed. personally came and appeared the
several partlc, whose name, are hcrcuu'o
subscribed, and scvc-aI!y declared that. avail
my thr,n~rlyc, pf the laws OF the State Of
Louisiana lu such cases made and provided,
they have coycuautci and agreed, and d, 10y
these present covenant and agree ard bind
themselves AS well a., such other persons IS
NAV hereafter become associated with them.
To form a corporation ard body polite IN law,
for the objects and purposes and under the
articles and stipulatious following, to-wit:
Article The name ui tins corporation
shall De Southern Food Packing Company.
Inc and under its said corporate name it
ENJOY corporate existence and succession Tor
the full term of uIucty-uInc Cg@D years from
and after the date hereof t. contract, 10 sue
and be sued. 10 make and use a corporate
pleasure. 10 hold receive, purchase, hypOthc-
cate, convey, sell, lease or pledge real and
personal property: TO issue negotiable bonds
and note, Or other evidences Of debt; to
name and appoint such managers. agents. d.
rcctrr~ and officers as its business interests
and couvruicnCcs may require; and TO make
and establish, as well As alter and amend
from time To- time. such bylaws rules and
regulations for the proper government of the
affairs OF this corporation as may be necessary
and proper
Article 1.-THE dpmicile of this corpora
ton shall be IN the city OF New Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, provided that with the
written consent Of all directors, valid meet
Ings Of directors may be held without this
state, or elsewhere within the state; and ali
citations and other legal process shall be
served upon the president OF tins corporation,
and in the event OF his absence upon the
secretary thereof, and, in the absence Of
both OF said officers, upon the vice president
OF the COrporation
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
nature OF the business :, he carried an nv -
are hereby declared to be:
To engage in the business Of evapOratiug
canning, preserving, packing, marketing and
dealing in all kinds of fruits al vegetables.
shrimp, oysters, e q, meats. stock food and
all other food products and. in general, TO
30 any and all things that may be incidental
TO any of the lines Of business heretofore set
forth; and, further, to carry on such other
business or businesses as may be found
esSary or desirable, or such as is generally
engaged in by corporation Of this kind
Article IN.-The CAPITA STOCK of this cor
pOratIon Is hereby fixed at the sum of five
thousand dollars tS5,OWOO), divided into and
represented by fifty shares OF stock OF the
par value of one hundred dollars (SlOOOO
per share. Said stock shall be paid for in
cash, at such time and after such notice TO
the subscribers as the board of directors may
Tx, or the same may be issued at not less
than par for labor done or services rendered
for the said corporation, or property or rights
actually received by said corporation
The amount TO which the capital stock may
be increased shall at no time exceed the sum
Of one hundred thousand dollars $4,000 OO),
This corporation shall be a going concern.
and shall be authorized to commence bust
ness, when and soon as twenty five hun
dred dollars OF ITS capital stock shall have
been subscribed, and twelve hundred and
nifty dollars of its capital stock shall have
been paid for; all in accOrdanc- with the re-
quiremeuts of Act No. 267 of the General As
sembly OF the State Of louisiana for the year
ISl+.
Article N.-All of the corporate powers of
said corporation shall be vested in and exer-
ciSed by a board of directors, to be com
posed OF not more than five and not less than
thfee stockholders, majority of whom sit
ing AZ any time shall constitute a quorum,
SAID directors to be elected annually on the
second Monday OF February beginning in the
year w. Zach stakeholder shall be entitled
III PSlsoH OF ny written proxy, TO one vote
lot tdch share OF stock owned by him and
standing IN his name on the books Of the
corporation. All elections shall be held under
su'h rules ana regulations as may be deter
mined by the board OF directors after legal
,'oucc OF such election shall have been given
10 eaoh St0ckhoIder by mail. sent to his last
SHOWN address, or be published in one of the
Idlly newspapers published IN the English
language IN the city OF New Orleans for at
I SdS' hI'een days preceding such election.
nc directors thus elected shall continue in
GHlCe uhul theiT successors shall have been
uuy TcT'Gd ana guaiihed No failure TO
eieCt shaIl De regarded as forfeiture OF this
Shdrter Any vacancy occurring on such
ooari OF directors shall be hlled by the re-
t'''Is u"eCioIS ior the u1eNpired term
nHlu o"aIf OF directors snail, at ITS first
.lee,lns dI'er Us eiecton' elect from its
: Io..,oeis Preslueht' one or more vlce-pres-
Io-'S' "a secretary ana treasurer and a man
81 I II may combine the once OF secretary
anu 'loasuteI INTO one ana may even elect
I;ly "lo HcSu hot De stockholder
~ u''TClo'. oau Poard OF directors shall
-; ."V Ign anu power 70 appoint and
I,r-,,',, s~0' tieIhs ana employees OF the
~, ~. ',loi iTCiuu'nB Ihe secretary who IS
o. 80 N''oLuei OF director as conditions
no, 10y !us''.y OF inc business OF the corpora
~ 10y to4u'e' me tenure OF Once OF all
-. - Vi uIe corporation snail be
TI f ~ P!1dnuIe Oh Ihe ooatd oil directors
-''N '''''A u 't'iNNbNlS may, from among Its