The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-03-09

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CHARTER
/ ,r S,t-ruEpN EbDn PACKING COM
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! Br Il h0,wr. ,h4s pu this 1f,h day Of th'
/ v.nlh Yt January. .u tire year prc thou~aus
! ri.. hundred aud .Isrscu, before ire. 1hr'
! .f.-r 4 ~..rrr-. notary public, lGly corn
/ m.--.,r,l and g.4,it- RI Iu and for ,Lc pAri~l
lot D-lcar-. State 10. Louisiana aforesaid
| therein residing. and Iu the presence Of IN,
witnesses hereinafter named and under
! -luned, personally came and appeared Tux
/ several PARTIES whose mann, are hcr-uu;g
/ subscribed, and srvrralIy declared that. avail
INK themselves ot the Law, OF the State OIL
/ Louisiana in such cases made and provided
! they have c.y,uautcd and agreed, and do by
| these present covenant and agree and bIuC
themselves, as well such other persons Is
may hereafter become associated with them
! % form corporation and body polite IN law
| Tor the objects and purposes and under the
| articles and stipulati5ns following, t1-wlt:
! Article The name of this corporation
| shall be Southern Food Packing Company
| Inc" and under its said corporate name il
! shall have power and authority to have and
| enjoy corporate existence and succession fol
/ the full term of uIurty-niue (gyt wears from
| and after the date hereof, to contract, to sue
! and be sued, to make and use a corporate
| seal, and the same to alter and break al
! pleasure. to hold. receive, purchase, hypothe.
! cate. convey, sell, lease or pledge real and
personal property; 10 issue negotiable bonds
and notes or other evidences OF debt; 10
name and appoint such managers, agents. dI-
rgctor> and officers as its business interests
and cpuycuicuccs may rcouire. and 10 make
and establish, a. well as alter and amend
from time To time. such bylaws. rules and
regulations for the proper government OF the
affairs u this corporation as may be necessary
and proper.
Article 1.-THE domiCile OF this corpora
tiou 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 thi 5
state. or elsewhere within the state; and all
citations and other legal process shall be
served upon the president of this corporation.
ard IN the event Of his absence upon the
secretary thereof, and, in the absence of
both of said officers upon the vice-preSideut
OF the corporation.
Article IlI.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business tn he -,rried ~, L,, -
are hereby declared to be:
TO engage in the business of evaporating,
canning. preserving, packing, marketing and
dealing in all kinds of fruits ad vegetables,
shrimp oysters, hsh, meats, stock food and
all other food products and. IN general, TO
- any and all things that NAV 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 nee
essary or desirable, such as is generally
engaged in by a corporation of this kind
Article IN.-The CAPITA stock of this cor.
poratIOn Is hereby fixed at the sum of five
thousand dollars (S5OOOOO, divided into and
represented by fifty shares of stock of the
par value Of one hundred dollars CslnO 20,
per share said stock shall be paid for in
cash, at such time and after such notice TO
the subscribers the board of directors NAV
Tx, or the same may be issued at not less
than par for labor done services rendered
Tor the said corporation, property or rights
actually received by said corporation.
he amount TO which the capital stock nav
be increased shall al no time exceed the sum
OF one hundred thousand dollars (SlOOOOOOO
lhIs 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
my uoilats OF us capital stock shall have
Oeen paid Tor; all in accordance with the re-
quirementS OF Act No. 267 of the General As.
sembly OF The State of Louisiana for the YEA,
1914.
hTucie 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 Ell not more than FIVE and not less than
| three stockholders, a 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 IVY. Each stakeholder shall be entitled
IN person or by written proxy, to one vote
Tor each share OF stock owned by him and
standing IN his name the books of the
corporation. All elections shall be held under
Such rules and regulations as may be deter
mined by the board of directors, after legal
notice OF such election shall have been given
10 each Stockholder by mail, sent to his last
known address, or be published in one of the
daily newspapers published in the English
language IN the city of New Orleans for al
Ieast htteen days preceding such election.
ne directors thus elected shall continue in
once until their successors shall have been
nuly elected and qualified. No failure TO
eject snail be regarded as a forfeiture of thi 5
Gharter. Any vacancy occurring on such
BOARD OF directors shall be filled by the re.
naming directors for the unexpired term
Sald board OF directors shall, at its first
meeting after its election, elect from its
members president, one or more vice-pres-
luehts, a secretary and treasurer, and a man
ager. 1t may combine the office of secretary
ana treasurer into one, and may even elect
secretary who need not be stockholder
OF director. SAID board of directors shall
I I inc tight and power TO appoint and
rot ~, ',roli including the secretary who is
no., s.GfknoLdeI or director, as conditions
10, 10y Jus.'iy or inc business OF the corpora
49,. ny IequHe'. Inc tenure OF othce of all
-; S,"ttIoSeTs Oh me corporation shall BE-
r. III PteaSuIe oil the board OF directors.
rncr,bers ~ G,Iee'oIs may, from among its
,b;nL -; aPPoint an executive committee,
members ;rc CT,;,r,e sh9li consist OF three