The herald., 1916-12-14
CHARTER
OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COM.
PANY, INC.

OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE COM
| PANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisi.
| ana, Parish of Orleah,, 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 one hundred forty-iirst, before
| me. Lyle Saxon, notary public, duly COM
| misSioned and qualified in and for the above
city, parish and state, therein residing, and
| III 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, availng themselves of the
provisions OF the laws OF the State of Lou
/ isiana. relative to the organization of cor
poratons, in such cases made and provided
they constitute themselves, their associates,
successors and assigns, corporation under
| the stipulatIons herein set forth, which they
adopt as their charter, tO-wit:
! Article 1.-The name and style of this cor
, pNration shall be: international Service
Company, Inc" and it shall enjoy success
sion and corporate existence for a period of
nlnety-nine years from date hereof, and it
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
ton shall be in the City of New Orleans,
State of Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served on the
president of the Company, or, in the event
Of his disability to act, upon the secretary
treasurer.
Article IlI.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized, and the
nature of the business to be conducted by it,
are hereby declared to be that of buying,
selling and dealing in novelties of all kinds
and description, to buy patents and patent
rights tor novelties, to manufacture novel
ties and TO sell and dispose of the same TO
deal in all kinds of merchandise of what
sOever description pertaining to the novelty
business, either retail or wholesale, to adj
vertIse said novelties, and to lease and
sell the use of said novelties and patent
rights thereof, and to do all and any other
necessary acts to carry out the aforesaid
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor
pOration is hereby fixed at the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars $4,000. to be
represented by ten thousand shares of stock,
at the par value of ten dollars $1,000 each.
Fifty 50G6) per cent of the capital stock
must be subscribed before the filing of the
Articles of Incorporation. Fifty per cent
(5OCCD of all stock subscribed for must be
actually paid in before the corporation en-
cages in business, and the remainder within
twelve months thereafter. as the law d.
reefs.
The amount to which the capital stock may
be increased shall be one hundred fifty thou
sand (SlSO,O0) dollars.
All stock subscribed for shall be paid for
in cash or its equivalent or property re-
ceived, or labor done. at such time and upon
such terms and conditions as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe. No transfer of
stock shall be admitted or held to be valid
or binding so far the company IS con-
cerned unless made upon the books of the
company. No sale or pledge of stock shall
be valid unless made upon the books of the
company. No sale pledge of stock shall
be valid unless said sale or pledge is accom-
named Inv hy
the president and secretary treasurer of the
company, TO the effect that the said stock
was offered to the remaining stockholders
through the board of directors, at its book
value, for a period of fifteen days, and they
have failed or declined to purchase same.
Stock sold or pledged in contravention to
this provision shall become the property Of
the stakeholder first rendering to the trans
fierce or pledge its book value.
Article V.-All powers of this corporation
shall be vested in, and the business and
affairs shall be managed by board of di-
rectors, consisting of five (5) directors, who
shall be elected annually at meeting of
the stockholders on the second Monday IN
January of each year.
Article VI-The first board of directors
shall consist of: VIM. p. Flower, No. S0S
Union ST., New Orleans, La; Frank A
Longshore, 1928 St. Charles Ave, New Or
leans, La; Mortimer A. Sherrick, 1910 St
S Tnde Ave- N As Sgeass New oTeans
La; VIM. L. Halsey, Cosmopolitan Hotel,
New Orleans, La.
The said William P. Flower shall be pres
ident of this corporation, William L. Hal.
sey, vice-president, Mortimer A. Snerick, IND
vice-president, and Cornelius Modinger, sec.
retary-treasurer of the corporation; all of
whom shall hold Office until the second Mon
day in January, 1918, until their success
sors shall have been duly elected and con-
Quoted into Office.
All elections shall be by ballot at the
Office of the company, under the supervision
of two commissioners to be appointed by the
board of directors. Notice Of such meeting
shall be given by the secretary-treasurer in
writing, delivered to each stakeholder in
person, or mailed to his last known address,
at least ten (lO days prior to such election,
but this notice may be waived by all of the
stockholders.