The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-28
CHARTER
OF DIME ICE Co, INC

United States of America. State Of Lou
isana, City OF New Orleans
Be il known. that on this fourth day OF
the month of December, in the year one
thousand, nine hundred and sixteen, before
me, Felix J. Dreyfous, a notary public, duly
commissioned and sworn IN Tor the Farisn oil
Orleans and City OF New Orleans, therein re-
siding Personally appeared, the persons
whose names are hereurtO subscribed, VINO
declared that. availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the laws Of this state relative 10
the organization OF corporations, and more
sembly Of this state, approved July = Hi-
they have covenanted and agreed and 90
by these presents, covenant and agree, olnu'
form and constitute themselves, as wei ds
such persons who may hereafter join or be-
come associated with them, in 10 a corPo-
ration and body polite in law. for the OBJ
iee,s and PURPOSE; and under to. tnf
Article 1.-The name and style OF this cor,
poration shall be: Dixie Ice Co., Inc, ana
under that name I shall have ana ENJOY All
| the rights, privileges and advantages grant
| ed by law to corporations; II shall exist TOT
| the period of ninety nine years from TINS
day; il shall have the power TO contract,
sue and be sued in its corpora, name ian 10
| TO break or alter al pleasure; TO hold, re-
| ceive, purchase, convey, mortgage, hyPothe-
| cate or pledge property, both real and per
| sonal: to issue bonds, notes and other ooil-
| cations or negotiable instruments; to have
| and employ such managers, directors, ON
| GERS, agents and other employees as the
interest and convenience OF said corpora
| ton may require or demand; 20 make and
| establish such bylaws, rules and regula-
| tions for the corporate management and con-
| troll Of the affairs of the corporation as may
| be deemed necessary and eXpedient.
| Article 1.-THE domicile OF said corpora
ton shall be established in the city OF New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita;
tions and other legal process shall De served
A. absence
president; and in the absence OF both, on
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is formed, ana the
nature of the business to be carried on by
/, il, are hereby declared to be: to manufac-
ture, sell, buy, deal in, ice, in this city or
Article Iv.-The capital stock of this cor:
; poration is fixed at the sum of one hundred
thousand (slOO,OOoO0 dollars, divided into
one thousand shares of the par value OF one
shall be full-paid and worcestershire. No
transfer of stock sail be binding upon the
corporation unless made upon ITS books, and
, all certificates OF stock shall be signed by
such officers may be designated by the
. This corporation shall have the right &c
n increase its capital stock to the further sun
of two hundred thousand dollars, to be di
( vided into shares of one hundred dollars each
: provided said increase in the capital stoct
shall have been authorized by the stock
} holders at meeting to be held pursuant L
e the provisions of Article of this charter.
: Article Vail the corporate powers OF th'
/ company shall be vested in, and the man
;. agement and control of its affairs shall b
| exercised by board of directors composed
!; of nine stockholders, the membership o
, which may be increased to a number no
), exceeding twenty-one by the board OF direc
" tors at any of its regular meetings A ma
l. jorty of the directors shall constitute
l. quorum for the transaction of all business
:; The directors shall be elected annually b.
/ ballot on the second Thursday in January u
y each year. Each stakeholder shall be emit
lie every share owned by him, and all election
ID shall be held under such rules and regula
oni be determined BY ths boar
r mail of such election shall have been sen
s, TO each stockholder at his last known ad
e, dress. The directors thus elected shall cor
E; successors shall have been duly elected an
IL qualified. No failure to elect shall be n
e; garded as a forfeiture of this charter. An
l vacancy occurring on said board shall
r. expired term; the said board shall likewis
y, elect the additional members in case the
should determine to increase the number
,e. said board. Said board of directors shall
at its first meeting after its election, non
es mate out Of its number a president, a vic
of president, secretary, and treasurer. Sal
We board shall have the right to consolida
he any two of said Offices into one, or segr
o. gate said Offices. as also the right TO appoir
in and dismiss such clerks, managers and 9TH
employees Of the corporation as condition
may justify or the business of the corp
ration may require. The tenure of Office
all the employees OF the corporation shall
during the pleasure of the board of dire
N, tors. Any OF the directors or officers sha
nd have the right to appoint, by written instr
ID ment, another direcot- or stockholder
"a: act as his proxy and in his stead at any ar
OF all meetings of the board of directors
Article VINO stakeholder shall ever
ew held liable or responsible for the contract
IL faults or debts of said corporation, nor sha
is any mere informality in its organizatiC
rsl have the effect of rendering this charter nu
,pi or Of exposing a stakeholder to any lab
-ly ity beyond the unpaid balance due on Il
rs, shares owned by him.
is Article VII.-This act of Incorporation m;
nd be changed, modified or altered, or this Cd
lis poration may be dissolved, with the asse
IS, Of the stockholders owning two-thirds of |:
ne the stock of the corporation, at a gener
ter meeting convened for that purpose, and q
x. ter at least ten days written notice of "a
meeting has been given through mail. a
he dressed to each stakeholder, at his Ia
wv known place of residence. In case of Il
on solution by the expirativn of this charter
IS. otherwise, the stockholders shall elect thr
10 liquidators from among their number, to
Is, 'quidate and settle the business and affai