The herald., 1916-09-28
CHAR TER.
United States Of America. State Of Louisi-
ana, City Of New Orleans.

United States Of America, State Of Louisi
ana, City OF New Orleans.
BE il known, that on this fourteenth day Of
September, in the year OF our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen, before
ne, Albert Guilhault, a notary public, duly
commissioned and sworn in, Tor the Parish Of
Orleans and City of New Orleans, there in
residing and III the presence Of the wit
uesScS hereinafter named and Undersigned,
personally appeared the persons whose names
are hcreunto subscribed and the number OF
shares subscribed by each Of them, and their
postoffCe 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.
they have formed and now constitute them
selves, and their successors, into corpora
ton under the name and conditions herein
after set fort to-wit:
Article THE name and stvle Of this cor
ppTatIon shall be the atin-AmeriCan Trad
ing Company, Inc" il shall exist for a
period Of ninety-nine years, or until dissolved
Article 1.-The domicile Of said corpora
tion shall be in the City OF New Orleans,
La, with reservation OF the right OF Its
Board Of Directors to meet elsewhere com
piiance with law; citation or other legal
process shall be served S.r the Pres dent and
Treasurer in his absence on the First Vice
President and Secretary. and in the absence
Of these two, on the Second NIce-President
Of said corporation
Article III-The object and purpose for
which tins corporation is organized, IS 70
carry on a general importing and exporting
business; 20 act as agents, brokers and com
mission merchants; to deal in and transfer
stocks and bonds, TO sell merchandise, bull
lion and ores in this Country and foreign
countries; to hold by purchase or by exchange
II 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 III any other lawful business nor for
hidden 10 said corporation by the laws Of
| Louisiana. or OF the United States.
Article IN.-Ihe capital stock Of this cor
poratIon i fixed at the sum OF five thousand
dollars $500, represented by MY shares OF
the par value OF one hundred dollars $500
each share. which shall be paid for II cash
| on subscription. Which capital may he in
creased to one hundred thousand dollars
$4,000 on compliance with law.
Article N.-All the corporate powers OF this
cooperation, shall Ice vested in Board Of
Directors, composed OF three stockholders.
who shall be elected annually on the second
Of said directors shall h- a quorum for the
| transaction Of all business. Vacancies on
| said board shall be filled by the remaining
I directors for the unexpIrcd term. From their
! number said directors shall select pres!-
| dent and treasurer; first vice-president and
| secretary, with full power OF general man,
| ager; and a second iCe-presient, who shall
| serve during the year until the annual cleo
| and each share OF stock shall be entitled Il
| one vote in said election for directors, writ.
| ten proxies shall be recognized in said cleo
| ton o.: stockholders who may be absent from
| the city. The first board OF directors, of.
! tlCcrS OF this company, are shown by the
| signatures and deSi gnations OF same, at the
| foot of this act.
Thus done and passed in my office, on the
| day, month and year nrst above written
| in the presence Of Henry /. Garland anC
| Daniel !. Murphy, competent witnesses, who
have signed with the appearer and me, the
notary, after reading the whole
! Original signed: J; Lho,e. 220-222 Hen
ncn Building. Second Vice President. 4,
| shares. J. O. Mouasterio. 1914 Whitney
| Building. First Vice President, one shares
! X. Alcolea. 6l5 Audubon Building, President
| and Treasurer, one share.
| Witnesses: Henry L. Garland and Daniel J
Murphy.
| in and for the Parish OF Orleans, State OF
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
| and foregoing act OF Incorporation, of the
Latin American Trading Co., Inc" was. this
| day duly recorded in my office, in Boob
l1l. Folio 225.
| New Orleans September Is, 1916
| (Sigued): EMILE J. LEONARD. by. X.
| | do hereby certify that the above and
! foregoing is a true and correct copy of the
| act of Incorporation OF the Latin American
| Trading Co, Inc" and of the certificate Of
the Recorder of Mortgages, thereto appended
the whole on file in my office.
New Orleans, September Is 1916.
| (Signled): ALBERT GUILBAULT. Not. Pub
| BIS Corondele; St, will move 10 III Henner
Building.