The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-11-09
CHARTER
OF FERRY HACKNEY GROCERY COM
PANY, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.

OF FERRY HACKNEY GROCERY COM.
PANY, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans.
Be it known. that on this the twenty first
day Of the month of October, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
sixteen, before me, Cuthbert S. Baldwin,
qualified, in and for the parish and state
aforesaid, therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared
scribed, all OF the full age of majority and
residents of this parish and state, who sew
orally declared that, availing themselves of
the provisions OF the act OF the legislature
OF this state, known as Act No. 267 of the
acts OF the Session of 1914, they do, by these
presents, covenant, agree and bind them
selves, as well all such other persons as
may become hereafter associated with them,
IN order 70 form and constitute a corporation
or body polite in law, for the objects and
purposes, and under the stipulations follow
ing, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be Ferry Hackney Grocery
Company, Inc" and il shall have and en-
JOY succession and existence for a period
Of nInety-nlne years from date hereof. Ii
shall have the power and authority TO sue
and be sued in Its corporate name, in any
court OF competent jurisdiction; to contract
10 make and use a common seal and alter
the same at pleasure; to acquire property,
by grant, gilt, purchase and by devise or
bequest; to lease, hold and dispose OF, and
TO mortgage and 10 pledge the same, all sub
JeCt to limitations may be provided by
law; to issue bonds and notes; TO borrow
and lend money; 10 appoint such officers and
agents as the business OF the corporation
may require, and TO Tx their compensation;
to name directors and managers, and 10
make and establish bylaws, rules and reg
ulatlons tor the management OF the business
affairs OF said corporation as may be re-
quIsite and necessary.
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the city OF New Orleans,
State OF Louisiana, where all citations and
other legal process shall be served upon the
proper officers thereof.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
nature of tfhe business to be carried on by
it are stated and declared to be as follows
to conduct and operate a wholesale and re-
tail grocery, wine, and liquor business, as
well as to purchase and sell by wholesale
and retail such other goods, wares, and mer'
chaudse as the board of directors may see
mt, or which may be necessary or incidental
to the conduct and operation OF such bust
ness.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poratiOn is hereby declared to be the sun
of twenty thousand dollars, divided into
two hundred shares of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each; the amount OF each
share snail be PAID tOr IN accordance win
law, and this corporation shall be operative
and go into business and become gong
concern when one-half OF its capital stock
shall have been subscribed and one-tourth
paid for, to-wit: at the execution OF these
presents. No transfer Of stock shall be
binding upon this corporation unless same
appears on the books thereof.
Article V.-The corporate powers of thi:
corporation shall be vested in a board Of
directors to be composed of four directors
81 oh all tuf
the transaction of business, to be elected BY
the stockholders at a general meeting TO be
held annually on the third Monday IN Jan
uary of each year.
At all meetings for elections of this cor
poration, each stockholder shall be entitled
| to one vote for each share of stock standing
| in his name on the books of the company.
The board of directors shall have the
power to make all bylaws, rules and regula
| tons necessary for the conduct OF the bust
ness affairs of this corporation; shall cleo
| from their number a president, vice-preslden
| and secretary-treasurer.
Until the election to be held as herein
above provided the following shall consti
| tute the first board of directors: John Ferry
who shall act as president; EDWARD haspei
who shall act as vice-president; George
Hackney who shall act as secretary treas
urer, and Max Hubert.
Article VI.-The capital stock of this cor
poration may be increased OF decreased a
any time in accordance with the laws O
this state This charter may be amended
altered or modified, or the corporation dis
solved by vote of two-thirds of the stock
| holders, voting by shares at meeting con
vened for that purpose, after hftfeen gay
| previous notice of such meeting snail nav
| been given as required by law.
| Article VII-No stakeholder of this corpo
| ration shall ever be held liable for any o
| the Indebtedness, contracts or faults Thereon
| in any further sum than the unpaid oalanc
due the corporation on the shares owned 0;
him, nor shall any informality in the organ
| ization have the effect OF rendering TN
charter null, or of exposing shareholde
to any liability whatever.
| Article VILLA failure at any time t
/ hold meetings or elect directors or othcer
as herein provided, shall not work forfei
\ ture of this charter, or dissolve the corpo
ration but the existing board OF director
/ and officers shall continue in Office until thei
successors in Office have been elected.
| Article IX.-At the expiration of this char
/ ter, unless sooner dissolved, its affairs shal
| be liquidated by one or more commissioner
/ 10 be appointed by the stockholders in meet
| ing assembled for that purpose, and who ar
l invested with full power to sell all the asset
| and property, real and personal, OF this col
poration, to convey full and complete it'll
| thereto, and TO do and perform all acts essen
tial to a full and complete liquidation OF tn
affairs of this corporation, and to divide IN
proceeds, if any, in accordance with law.
Thus done and passed at my Office in III
| city of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the da
| and date first above written in the presenC
of Norman L. Carter and Chas. ]. Larkir
Jr., competent witnesses, whose names al
hereunto subscribed together with the sal
appearers and me, notary.
Original signed: John Ferry, 1901 Baronn
Street, - shares; Geo. L. Hackney, AZ
Prytania Street, g shares; Edw. Haspe
72l7 St. Charles Avenue, ! share; Max HI
bert, 5525 Camp Street, l share.
Witnesses; Norman L. Carter, Chas.
CUTHBERT S. BALDWIN,
Notary Public.
7, the undersigned recorder of mortgage
in and for the parish of Orleans, State (
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the aboy
and foregoing act of Incorporation of Il
iFerry-Hackney Grocery Co., Inc, was tn
day duly recorded in my Office, in book 10
folio 375 New Orleans, Oct. q, 1916
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, by. ]
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