The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
CHARTER
OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COM
PANN, INC.

:
PANE, INC.
United States of America, State Of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleahs, City of New Or
leans.
BE it known that on this 18th day of the
month of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred sixteen, and OF
the independence of -the United States of
America the hundred forty-hrSt. before
me, Lyle Saxon, a notary public, duly COM
mis- stoned and qualified in and for the above
city, parish and state, therein residing, and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned. personally
came and appeared: The several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that, availing themselves OF the
provisions of the laws OF the State OF Lou
isiana, relative to the organization OF cor
! poratiOns, in such cases made and provided
| they constitute themselves, their associates,
| successors and assigns, a corporation under
| the Stpulations herein set forth, which they
| adopt as their charter, to-wit:
! Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
I pAration Shall be: International Service
| Company, Inc" and it shall enjoy success.
sion and corporate existence for period OF
| ninety nine years from date hereof, and II
| shall have for the purpose of the business
| TO be carried on by it all the powers con.
| ferred by law upon corporations, and shall
| generally exercise all the powers necessary
| to carry on the said business:
| Article 1.-THE domiCile of this corpora
i ton shall he in the City OF New Orleans
\ State of Louisiana, and all citations ant
| other legal process shall be served on tht
president of the Company, or, in the even
| Of his disability to act, upon the secretary
| Article III-The objects and purposes TO
| which this corporation Is organized, ana tn'
| nature of the business to be conducted by 1t
are hereby declared to be that OF buying
| selling and dealing in novelties OF all hnd
| and description, to buy patents and pdten
rights for novelties, to manufacture novel
ties and TO sell and dispose OF the same, e
| deaf in all kinds of merchandise OF what
| soever description pertaining to the novelt!
business. either retail Wholesale 10 ad
vertise said novelties, and to lease ant
sell the use of said novelties and Paten
rights thereof, and to do all and any othe
necessary acts TO carry out the atoresai
objects and purposes.
Article IV-The capital stock OF this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of on
hundred thousand dollars ($lOO,OOO), to b
represented by ten thousand shares OF stock
at the par value of ten dollars $1,000 each
| Fifty (500C) per cent of the capital stoc
must be subscribed before the ming OF IN
Articles of Incorporation. Fifty per cen
| (50G5) of all stock subscribed for must b
J actually paid in before the corporation er
/ cages in business. and the remainder with
twelve months thereafter, as the law d
| reefs.
, The amount to which the capital stock ma
.. be increased shall be one hundred nifty thoI
! sand ($l5O,OO0) dollars.
| All stock subscribed Tor Sndll De pdlu IL
! in cash or its equivalent, or property II
ceved, or labor done, at such time and upo
such terms and conditions as the Board
: Directors shall prescribe. No transfer Z
) stock shall be admitted or held TO be vail
or binding so far as the company IS col
. cerned unless made upon the books OF II
!. company. No sale or pledge OF stock sha
4; be valid unless made upon the books,of II
(; company No sale pledge of stock sha
be valid unless said sale or pledge IS aceoT
e panied by a written certihcate, signed
r the president and secretary treasurer OF u
company, to the effect that the said stoC
I was offered to the remaining stockhoide
d through the board of directors, at its boz
: value, for a period of fifteen days, and th'
I have failed or declined to purchase SANG.
: Stock sold or pledged in coutravention
this provision shall become the property
=. the stakeholder first rendering to the tran
u fierce or pledge its book value
= Article V.-All powers of this corporate
|, shall be vested in, and the business al
n affairs shall be managed by board oil
= rectors. consisting of FIVE 81 directors, W
;. shall be elected annually at a meeting meeting
the stockholders on the second Mohudy
d January of each year.
g Article VI-The first board of dlrectt
Ie shall consist of: VIM. p Flower; No.
It Union St, New Orleans, La; Frank
r Longshore, 252S St. Charles. Ave; New
m leans, La; Mortimer A. SheIrlck' DlU
al Modinger, 81 Audubon ST., New orlea
T. La: Nm. L. Halsey, Cosmopolitan Hot
y New Orleans, La.
e The said William P. Flowes shall be pr pr
* ident of this corporation, William l.
~ sew vice-president, Mortimer A. Sherick,
or vice-president, and Cornelius Modinger,,
retary.treasurer of the corporation; all
"a whom shall hold Office until the second NJ
be day in January, l9lS or until ,a., men and
- Quoted into Office.
~ All elections shall be by ballot at
y" Office OF the company, under the supervis
a. OF two commissioners to be appointed by
M board of directors. Notice of such meet
n. shall be given by the secretary-treasurer
at a,-it;,g delivered TO each stockholder
he person. or mailed to his last known addr
at least ten Q0) days prior to such elect
ed but this notice may be waived by all OF
ly stockholders.